M. Christophe Boeraeve is ma Belgian and UAE resident with university degrees in Law, in Belgium and in the USA (Chicago), an MBA from Solvay Business School and additional degrees in Social Communications, Mediation & Arbitration and Business Coaching.
He has been appointed EU EXPERT in innovation as part of the HORIZON2020 program and presently review Fast Track To Innovation Action applications (http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/ & http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/fast-track-innovation-pilot-2015-2016).
As both a UAE and Belgian resident, he regularly shuffles between the GCC and Europe.
Finally, he has had the great pleasure of sitting on the board of a DUBAI & BELGIUM based company Micro Automation Industry : http://www.microautomation.com/industries that has received several awards for its outstanding INNOVATION and VISION : http://www.micro7.com/about-us/awards/, e.g. :
No.1 in innovation
Dubai SME100 2011
Out of 72000 SMEs in Dubai, we have qualified to be among the top SMEs in the 2011 Dubai SME 100 Ranking
This prestigious ranking represents the best of the best SMEs that Dubai is proud of.
III. HORIZON2020 + EXPO2020 ?
We are passionate about developing ties between the EXPO2020 team and our STARTUP INCUBATOR based in BRUSSELS : http://www.finnovaregio.eu/
We could exchange best practices, coordinate teams of researchers in both great nations/regions and fit part of the EXPO2020 $8.7 billion in the €80 billion HORIZON2020 EU program (http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/pdf/press/fact_sheet_on_horizon2020_budget.pdf)
It suffices for UAE companies to set up or acquire one or more EU companies to be entitled to join the program, in all its aspects (not only financial). Me and my team have personal experience of not only quickly setting up or acquiring companies for our Arab investors whereas Finnovaregio is the dedicated office to apply and obtain the EU grants and support.
We also have all the facilities to accommodate teams of UAE entrepreneurs, researchers say BRAINS and mix them with top-notch scientists in the Heart of Europe and all its Innovative achievements.
IV. Offer for business coaching as an expert in Innovation
IV.1. An interactive approach
Being a EU appointed expert for Innovation and a certified Business Coach, Me. Christophe offers to assist your entrepreneurs and researchers in developing their full potential and connecting them with Europe.
IV.2.. Innovative app and method for revealing agreements in groups
Me. Christophe has animated group discussions and coachings with this new app :http://www.appgree.com/en/.
Here are their videos : http://www.appgree.com/press/
Here are the questions it answers :
What if a million people could talk as if they were a guest on a TV debate?
Can you imagine an entire country talking clearly and coherently with its President?
And an understandable conversation between the millions who support two football teams?
And their unique solution based on complex statistics and algorythms :
“Appgree is a new way of talking that opens a door to what until very recently nobody believed was possible. Now a group of friends or even millions of people can simply agree in no time, not only directly expressing their wishes and ideas in a clear way but being able to take part in a myriad of new communication processes.
Appgree is a new medium and so it gives a completely new meaning to human groups. Groups are no longer just the sum of their parts but a coherent entity with a power that grows proportionately to their size. Never before have groups been able to find practical meeting points or manifest their will and take action in just seconds!”
We would typically hold meetings with hardly any top-bottom or academic teachings but rather naturally and quickly : large-scale, multi layers and interdisciplinary group discussions on all issues that may be of interest to your entrepreneurs such as Innovation, Circular economy, Sustainable development, EU programs… all mutually beneficial exchanges between the GCC and Europe.
