The Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg, in collaboration with the Elcano Royal Institute and Fundación Carlos de Amberes, organizes an in-person conference entitled “Spain-Belgium: Business, Investment and Learning opportunities” on Thursday, March 19^th, 2026, from 16:30 to 18:30, in Antwerp.

Pablo López-Álvarez, president of the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg, will open the event by offering an explanation of why a study on mutual perceptions and images between Spain and Belgium was important at this time.

During this event, Fernando Gijón, co-author of the study and researcher at the Elcano Royal Institute, together with a representative from Fundación Carlos de Amberes, will present the positive results of the study carried out in 2025, aimed at identifying perceptions and mutual images between Spain and the Benelux countries.

Later, Emiel Neyrinck, International Business Advisor at UNIZO, the largest non-profit organization for independent entrepreneurs and SMEs in Flanders, will present a successful case of a commercial exchange between a Belgian company and Spain.

The conferences will be followed by a round-table, where Marleen de Vijt, founder of Azull Real Estate, Andrea Oriol, country manager at EF Belgium, among others, will discuss business, learning and investment opportunities for Belgians in Spain. The round table will be moderated by Patricia Santos, director of the CEU Educational Group.

The event will conclude with a networking cocktail, offering all attendees the opportunity to exchange contacts and ideas with the speakers and other participants.

The event will be held in English in Antwerp (further details about the exact location will be provided soon).

Attendance is free, but registration is mandatory. You can register here: