CULTURALLIA 2015 is an international B2B forum (business speed dating) focusing on Creative and Cultural Industries and on Information & Communication Technologies. It will happen on October 14, 15 & 16 2015, as part of MONS 2015 - European Capital of Culture.

2. CONCEPT
• Organization of an international B2B
forum on the sidelines of Mons 2015 -
European Capital of Culture
• Economic event with a focus on the
different businesses revolving around the
cultural and ICT sectors
• International business speed dating

3. HISTORY
• Large experience in the FUTURALLIA network
since 1998
• Organization of several B2B events on the
sidelines of Business Fairs
• Participation in many business partnership
projects at international level
• Vice-Presidency of the Futurallia Association
• Organization of the 10th edition of Futurallia in
Wallonia in 2005  Welcoming of 1110
participants from 42 countries / regions

5. CULTUR@LLIA CONCEPT
• Declination of the Futurallia concept on
the themes of cultural and creative Industry
and ICT
• Participation goal of 500 Belgian and
foreign companies active in the cultural
and IT sectors
• Recruitment of participants
through a large network of partners

6. PROMOTION / NETWORKS
• Futurallia : global network of partners members of
the Futurallia Association
• AWEX-WBI networks : global network of the
economy, trade and culture attachés of the Walloon
Region of Belgium
• Enterprise Europe Network : European
Commission’s network of 600 relays dedicated to
the international development of SMEs
• Mons 2015 network / CEC
• Thematic networks (culture / ICT / Design)

7. SECTORS
• Main axis : Culture / ICT
• Communication / Web
• Audiovisual / Movie / TV / Music / Festivals
• Edition / Training
• Gaming / Serious game
• Show / Stage Set / Theatre / Costumes
• Design / Architecture / Heritage
• Sound / Picture / Lighting / Photo
• Museums / Libraries / Attractions
• Tourism
• Radiation on all the channels upstream and downstream
the culture and ICT sectors  industry activities &
Services

8. METHODOLOGY
• Online Company Registration  Definition of
the sought profile and type of partnership
• Compilation in an online catalog containing all
participants
• Appointments choice by each company
• Organization of the appointments scheduled
on the basis of all applications
• Assignment of interpreters in case of
incompatibility of language between participants

9. APPOINTMENT
PLANNING

10. PROGRAM
• 10/14/15 : Welcoming of international delegations /
delivery of the appointments schedules / Welcome
cocktail / Cultural Program
• 10/15/15 : Forum opening / Thematic seminar / B2B
/ Gala Evening & Cultural Program
• 10/16/15 : B2B / Closing Ceremony / Cultural and /
or touristic visits / International Evening
• Opportunity for foreign delegations to benefit from a
complementary program based on their wishes

11. CONTACTS
Walloon Group for Partnership
Lionel BONJEAN – President
Alexandra DUPONT – Coordinator
Stéphanie DE CONINCK – Project Manager
22, Boulevard Initialis – 7000 Mons (Belgium)
Tél. : +32 (0) 65 34 25 37
Mobile : +32 (0) 477 250 828
lionel.bonjean@hainaut.be
alexandra.dupont@hainaut.be
Stephanie.deconinck@hainaut.be

12. HAINAUT BEP SPI CCILB
DEVELOPPEMENT
Bld Initialis 22 Av. Sergent Vrithoff 2 Rue du Vertbois 11 Grand ’Rue 1
B-7000 MONS B-5000 NAMUR B-4000 LIEGE B-6800 LIBRAMONT
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ingrid.cheron@hainaut.be mdh@bep.be monique.rover@spi.be am.barbette@ccilb.be
Members of the Walloon Group for
Partnership