André A. G. Bergen

NIBC Bank NV engages in the provision of investment banking and financial services. The firm offers advises on mergers, acquisitions, financial policy, and property financing, lending, leveraged finance, and derivatives. It provides asset financing to corporate lending, leveraged finance, oil and gas services, infrastructure, real estate, and shipping Sector. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands.

KBC Bank NV (KBC Bank) is the wholly-owned banking subsidiary of KBC Groupe SA (BE: KBC) in Belgium, an integrated bank insurance group serving mainly retail customers, small and medium-sized enterprises and private banking clientele. Based in Brussels, the bank was established in 1998 when Kredietbank, CERA Bank and ABB insurance company merged to create the KBC Bank and Insurance Holding Company. In 2005 the KBC Bank and Insurance Holding Company merged with their parent company, Almanij, to create KBC Group NV.

NIBC Holding NV provides investment banking and financial services. It operates through the following business segments: Corporate Client Offering, Retail Client Offering, and Treasury and Group Functions. The Corporate Client Offering segment provides advice and debt, mezzanine and equity financing solutions to mid-sized companies and entrepreneurs in the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. The Retail Client Offering segment offers savings products and mortgage loans to consumers who are seeking to actively manage their financial objectives. The Treasury and Group Functions segment is comprised of the treasury function of the bank, asset and liability management, risk management and corporate centre which includes human resources and corporate communications; internal audit; legal and compliance; sustainability; operations and facilities; technology; and finance, tax and strategy. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands.

NYSE Euronext operates financial markets and provides trading solutions. It offers an array of products and services in cash equities, futures, options, swaps, exchange-traded products, bonds, clearing operations, market data, commercial technology solutions and carbon trading, all designed to meet the evolving needs of investors, issuers, financial institutions and market participants. The company was founded by Jean-François Théodore in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Anacom SRL, Ahlers NV is a Belgian company that provides logistics and maritime services. The private company is based in Antwerp, Belgium. Christian Leysen has been the CEO of the company since 1989.

Gent Festival van Vlaanderen engages in organizing music events. The company is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.

Zuhair Fayez Partnership provides architectural, engineering, project and construction management, and engineering information system consultancy services. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Vlaams Economisch Verbond provides business management consulting services. The private company is based in Brussels, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded in 1926. The CEO is Hans Maertens.