New Solutions New Partnerships

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New SolutionsNew Partnerships

• Energy Industry Forum
• Energy Building Forum
• Energy Public Forum

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Concept

• Combination of a high-level congress and an
  exhibition gathering providers of energy services
  and suppliers of energy solutions
• Aimed to attract energy managers, energy decision
  makers and energy projects holders.
• Transversal Industry, building- and public sector
• Transversal technology strategy
• Transversal offer demand (Supply and purchase
  of energy, energy management, energy efficiency,
  decentralized production, energy integration
  planning, energy services etc)

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The Partners in 2009
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Will be there(at date)
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The offer 2009

• 3 forums (industry, building, public sector) with
  12 sessions 60 speakers.
• 2 plenary conferences (sustainable real estate
  low carbon energy) with political
  technico-economical insights.
• Strong and rewarding reciprocal partnerships
  through content integration in the forums
  plenary conferences.
• Concentrated exhibition hall for a limited number
  of exhibitors (max 70 exhibitors) and stands at
  low cost (max. 36 m2, money in content, not in
  stands).
• Meeting spaces (2 VIP rooms).
• A netbusinessmeeting platform to schedule meeting
  on event.
• An all-in formula for participants one visitors
  fee giving access to ALL conferences and the
  exhibition, incl. free catering.

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Events within the event

• Opening conferences and activities organised in
  close collaboration with principal partners
• Altran own conference in 2007, inaugurational
  conference and dicussion panel in 2008 with ABB.
• Complementary and specialised workshops
• Seminar on co-generation in 2007.
• Energy Manager of the year (planned in Belgium
  for 2010)
• Etc.

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Programme schedule

• Industry, Buildings Public Sector forums
  schedule
• Only 12 sessions and 60 speakers within the 3
  forums this year in order to allow a greater
  circulation on stands as claimed in 2008 (opposed
  to 21 sessions 90 speakers in 2008).
• Mix of national and international speakers
  (80/20)
• Mix of market experts and case studies (60/40)
• Mix of affiliated experts and independant experts
• Mix of market fundamentals and best
  practices/projects "at date
• Mix of technological- and strategic advice
• Plenary conferences schedule
• 2 plenary conferences instead of 1 in order to
  attract a larger public within the event as
  rewarded in 2008.
• Stronger commitment of public authorities
  (federal regional) federations (e.g.
  Confédération nationale de la construction).
• Plenary conference all day long morning
  dedicated to speeches, afternoon dedicated to
  experts.

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Programme schedule 2009
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Why visit ?

• Meet a large number of energy experts in only 2
  days, in the best conditions
• Measure maturity and competitiveness on the
  market. What about the competitors ?
• Discover the best technological and managerial
  practices of the moment
• Enlarge ones network
• ...

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Who visit ?

• In 2008, about 750 energy managers and energy
  decision makers visit the event.
• The forums have attracted about 350 attendees.
  These are mainly energy project holders within
  their organization (e.g. Stad Antwerpen, Belgian
  army, Vlaamse Overheid, Alpro, Cofinimmo,
  ArcelorMittal Charleroi, Exxon Chemical, Bayer,
  Glaxosmithkline, Infrabel, Janssen Pharmaceutica,
  Kraft, Puratos, Sappi, etc.)
• Study shows that 95 of them intend to come back
  in 2009.
• The plenary conference have attracted about 300
  attendees with a strong VIP representation (e.g.
  Jean-Pierre Hansen, Sophie Dutordoir, Daniel
  Dobbeni, André Pictoel, Dominique Woitrin, Daniel
  Termont, Paul Magnette, etc.).

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Why become partner ?

• Position your brand, build/improve image
• Express level of expertise
• Exhibit your best market practices (prospects
  customers)
• Generate leads with existing customers and
  prospects
• Valorise your best customers
• Accelerate the market transformation (e.g. ESCO
  market/Renewable market)

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Why become partner ?

• Take advantage of a motivated high-level
  audience
• Pre-selection of the public guaranteed by the
  cost of the event
• Experience shows the Energy Forum directly leads
  to new and important business relationships
• Develop your brand image in front of market
  influencers
• Events within the event give the Energy Forum
  partners the opportunity to position themselves
  firmly in matters that are of importance to their
  communication strategy and to take on a
  leadership position in front of key people as
  Energy Forum become a global national event.

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What are the options?

• Gold partner
• Silver partner
• Bronze partner
• Exhibit on a stand
• Be part of the content
• Be listed in the catalogue

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What are the options?
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