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This Friday, and for the upcoming weeks, the world will be present at the Paris 2024 - Comité d'organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de 2024. We will support the exceptional 165 🇧🇪 and 14 Luxembourgers 🇱🇺 selected athletes. 🌍 With 206 countries participating, this world event is also an opportunity for companies and startups from Belgium and Luxembourg to showcase their expertise, know-how and innovation. 🇧🇪 Belgium, will bring talents in tech, media, fashion , transportation, food or landscaping with AB InBev, EVS Broadcast Equipment, Luminex Network Intelligence, Willaert, Distrimob, Bioracer, Café Costume, caroline biss, Ambiorix, or Woody, and will have a dedicated House near Les Champs-Elysées. 🇱🇺 LuXembourg - Let's Make It Happen will offer the opportunity to dive into the heart of the action and experience an unforgettable time with « La Maison du Luxembourg » located on the 3rd floor of the Stade Jean Bouin, just a stone's throw away from Parc des Princes and Stade Roland Garros. An essential spot for Luxembourg's presence at the #Paris2024 Olympics. Supporters, athletes, business partners, media, and political representatives will be able to meet under one roof and showcase expertise to the world. As you know, in 4 years, Los Angeles will be in the focus with the LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games. At Belwest, we will advise companies to find business opportunities and shine on another worldwide scene. Be ready! 🚀 Team Belgium - Comité Olympique et Sportif Luxembourgeois Consulate General of Belgium in Los Angeles - Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) - Wallonia Export & Investment Agency - hub.brussels Luxembourg Consulate General, San Francisco - Luxembourg Trade & Investment Office San Francisco Consulate General of France in Los Angeles Consulate General of France in San Francisco

🇧🇪 Happy National Day to all Belgians and friends! 🇧🇪 Voor alle Belgen een fijne feestdag! 🇧🇪 Bonne fête nationale à tous/toutes les Belges ! 🇧🇪 Schönen Nationalfeiertag an alle Belgier! This is Belgium #BE2107👇👇 Consulate General of Belgium in Los Angeles Embassy of Belgium in the United States of America Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) Wallonia Export & Investment Agency hub.brussels

The Delegation of Flanders to the USA is delighted to share award-winning Flemish filmmaker Tom Van Avermaet’s wonderful news about his new short film 'Hearts of Stone,' which will start its international journey at the Oscar, Bafta, Goya, and Canadian Screen Award qualifying L.A. Shorts International Film Festival this July. 👉'Hearts of Stone' will be screened on Monday July 22nd at the Regal L.A. LIVE at 22:00/10pm as part of program #31. Tom will be there to represent his short film, so be sure to attend the screening if you are in the neighborhood. 🎟️ Tickets are available on the official LA Shorts festival website: https://lnkd.in/gGC8QrUM It will be a special return for Tom to Los Angeles as his previous Oscar nominated short ‘Death of a Shadow’, with Matthias Schoenaerts in the lead, started its amazing adventure at LA Shorts as well! Bulletproof Cupid - Film Production - Flanders Image - Constance Powis - Consulate General of Belgium in Los Angeles

🌍 Exciting Partnership Alert! 🌍 We're thrilled to share some news from our community members Constance Powis and David Levy. They've teamed up as associates at Tachycardia Production with a shared vision to invigorate the film industry by embracing innovative producing approaches. 🎥 Their mission? To support a generation of filmmakers and challenge traditional boundaries within film production. By combining their insights—David's expertise in European 🇪🇺 production methods and Constance's experience in the American 🇺🇸 industry—they're uniquely positioned to foster collaboration across continents. 🌉 Together, they aim to build a robust ecosystem that promotes the creation of borderless films, starting with strengthening ties between Europe and the US. This partnership not only signifies a merging of diverse experiences but also a commitment to taking the best from both worlds to enhance global collaborations. #FilmProduction #InternationalCollaboration #CinemaWithoutBorders #BelwestCommunity Variety - The Hollywood Reporter - Deadline Hollywood - Flanders Image - Wallimage - Wallonie Bruxelles Images - screen.brussels - Film Fund Luxembourg - Consulate General of Belgium in Los Angeles - Luxembourg Trade & Investment Office San Francisco

🤖 Showcase your #tech solutions and innovation with hub.brussels at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 28-31 in San Francisco 🌁 👉 Join 10,000+ Startup & VC Leaders 👉 Exhibit on hub.brussels Collective Kiosk 👉 Build & Scale Your Business Faster 👉 Organize virtual meetings via CrunchMatch 👉 Gain Insights From Tech Pioneers including Alex Pall from Mantis Venture Capital or Mary Barra, CEO at General Motors. 👉 Benefit of site visits, qualified contacts and insights thanks to the immense experience of hub.brussels local team Eric Gabrys and Will Sweeney-Samuelson. 🙌 You can also reach out to our chapter leader David Hubert and our network experts Yannis Moore & Serge Jonnaert. 👉 Ready? Register before Sep. 15: https://lnkd.in/emUVN6xX Consulate General of Belgium in Los Angeles #TC2024

Join us, in Portland, on July 31st, for our summer mixer and enjoy an evening of engaging conversations, networking, and discover new opportunities. You will be welcomed by our local leaders: Didier Donné & Lou Junior Mariette. ⚫️🟡🔴⚪️🔵 This event is made possible by: Cat Jerger at Guild Mortgage, Cooper Mountain Ale Works, Youth Villages, Bridgecraft, and DRUVEN

On #BastilleDay, the French 🇫🇷 National Day, at the invitation of Cynthia Cazandjian Hajjar from UFE Los Angeles and the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles, the Belwest community was happy to celebrate “le 14 juillet” with our French 🇫🇷 and American 🇺🇸 friends, along with other European 🇪🇺 countries and Québec, at the stunning Canon Gardens in the City of Beverly Hills. Our members Boogle, TLS-EXPRESS, and BMO joined us on this festive day, with a belgian touch ;) At Air Food L’appart, Boogle was also present with a 🇫🇷 Pétanque field. Great also to share the afternoon with a booth located next to our friends from The Elles Collective and French Cluster while eating delicious Liège Waffles from LA BELLE LIÉGEOISE.

In exactly 4 years, the world will be in L.A. for the LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games. A major sport event that will also bring business opportunities for Belgian 🇧🇪 and Luxembourgish 🇱🇺 companies. At Belwest, we will inform and guide you to be fully part of #LA28 with your talents and expertise. Let’s do this together 💪 Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) - Wallonia Export & Investment Agency - hub.brussels - Luxembourg Trade & Investment Office San Francisco - Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) - City of Los Angeles - County of Los Angeles

[MEET OUR MEMBERS] Volition was established in 2010, with the aim of transforming cancer diagnostics from expensive, invasive, and often unpleasant procedures to something as fast and accessible as cholesterol or pregnancy testing. Their co-founding scientists, Jake Micallef and Mark Eccleston joined forces with Group CEO, Cameron Reynolds. 🚀 The company has grown from a single two-meter lab bench at the Université de Namur in Belgium to a purpose-built 20,000 square feet lab in Gembloux, Belgium, an Innovation Lab in California, and offices in California, London, Singapore and Nevada. In 2015 the company was listed on the NYSE (VNRX). They have now have a team of over 100 dedicated staff, spanning a wide range of disciplines; all united in our mission to improve outcomes for humans and animals. 🔬 With their patented Nucleosomics™ technology which isolates circulating nucleosomes from the blood for quantification and analysis, they are dedicated to revolutionizing the diagnosis and monitoring of life-altering diseases by advancing the science of epigen mp etics. 👉 More info ? Contact our member Gaetan Michel, COO at Volition and based in Carlsbad, California. Together with our SiG Leaders Stéphanie Verbrugghe, MPharm, QP, QPPV and Philippe Cronet, we have a great team in SoCal for #Biotech and #BioScience. BioWin - The Health Cluster of Wallonia - Wallonia Export & Investment Agency - Consulate General of Belgium in Los Angeles #LifeSciencePros 🧬💊🔬 #epigenetics #innovation #liquidbiopsy #diagnostics

📍Save the Date📍After a successful first edition, the European Languages and Transcultural Studies Department at UCLA, in partnership with Belwest and the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles, organizes a new Job Fair on November 4th, in Los Angeles. 👉 Do not miss this opportunity to meet with recruiters from European companies active in SoCal, multicultural students and job seekers.