INNOVATION, PARTNERSHIPS & TRADE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 9 September 2026
BJA structure
Innovation, Partnerships & Trade Committee
The focus of the BJA Innovation, Partnerships & Trade Committee is to enhance the understanding of doing business with Japan and to promote a broad scope of activities with regards to export, trade and partnerships with Japan. Innovation in a wide approach is central in its pursuit, leading to business excellence.
The committee aims to facilitate and support activities towards the wider Belgian-European-Japanese community to inform, to organize, to share the best business practices, to enhance partnerships on a variety of levels, to bring businesspeople together (for example start-ups, scale-ups, etc.) around trade, export and exchange of know-how, research, innovation, technology, goods, services, and much more.
In addition, the committee co-organizes the YES (Young Executive Stay in Japan) Program under the auspices of HM King Philippe of Belgium, together with the Belgo-Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BLCCJ).
Chair: Dr Sofie Pattijn
If you wish to contact the Innovation, Partnerships & Trade Committee, kindly send a message to the BJA office or to the committee members directly.
Members
Member of IPT Committee
Chair of IPT Committee
CTO AND FOUNDER
IQVIA Laboratories Belgium
W: labs.iqvia.com/in-vitro-immunology
E: send a message
AREA MANAGER ASIA & NORTH AFRICA
hub.brussels
W: hub.brussels
E: send a message
Member of IPT Committee
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
EU-JAPAN CENTRE FOR INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION
W: www.eu-japan.eu
E: send a message
Member of IPT Committee
CORPORATE AFFAIRS & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR BELUX
JAPAN TOBACCO INTERNATIONAL CO. NETHERLANDS B.V. - BELGIAN BRANCH
W: www.jti.com
E: send a message
Member of Executive Committee
Member of Legal & Tax Committee
Chair of Legal & Tax Committee
Member of IPT Committee
Japanese Service Group Leader
Financial Services Tax & Legal Leader
PARTNER, Belgian Certified Tax Consultant, Global Business Tax
Deloitte
W: www.deloitte.com
E: send a message
Member of Investment Committee
Member of IPT Committee
AREA MANAGER EAST ASIA
WALLONIA EXPORT & INVESTMENT AGENCY
W: www.awex.be
E: send a message
VICE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT SALES CORE CMOS AND STRATEGIC ACCOUNTS
IMEC
W: www.imec-int.com
E: send a message
COUNSEL
VAN BAEL & BELLIS
W: www.vanbaelbellis.com
E: send a message
PROJECT MANAGER
JAPAN EXTERNAL TRADE ORGANIZATION (JETRO)
W: www.jetro.go.jp/belgium/
E: send a message
DEPUTY DIRECTOR TRADE EAST ASIA
FLANDERS INVESTMENT & TRADE
W: www.flandersinvestmentandtrade.com
E: send a message
Member of Board of Directors
Member of Executive Committee
Chair of Executive Committee
Member of Legal & Tax Committee
Member of IPT Committee
PARTNER
VAN BAEL & BELLIS
W: www.vanbaelbellis.com
E: send a message
Member of IPT Committee
CLIENT EXECUTIVE
MARSH
W: www.marsh.com
E: send a message















