WCC Supporting the Third Annual Global Trade and Investment Symposium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michel Gerebtzoff was born in Geneva on March 3, 1972, into a family with Russian and French roots. He graduated as a Water and Forestry Engineer from the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences in Gembloux, Belgium. He first started a career in the private sector, as a specialist in geographic databases and earth observation systems.

At the age of 30, he passed the diplomatic competition and joined Foreign Affairs, becoming Embassy Secretary in Geneva (WTO and WIPO, from 2005 to 2008) and then in Beijing (2008-2012). After a year at the Directorate General of European Affairs (trade policy department), he returned to China, to Guangzhou, to head the office for the promotion of exports and investments of the Walloon Region (2013-2016). During that time he was also appointed to the Governing Board of the American International School of Guangzhou.

Upon his return to Brussels, he became an advisor at the Permanent Representation of Belgium to the European Union, in charge of trade, research, and space (2016-2017), after which he became Chief of Staff to the Deputy Permanent Representative of Belgium to the European Union (2017-2019).In 2019 he joined the cabinet of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders before becoming Deputy Chief of Staff to Minister of Foreign Affairs Philippe Goffin (2019-2020). In that capacity, he sat on one of the main pandemic management bodies.

Michel Gerebtzoff took office as Consul General of Belgium in Atlanta on August 1, 2020. He is married and the father of two daughters.

 

 

Claire Angelle is the Founder and CEO of Angelle Consulting, a boutique PR and consultancy firm founded in 2018, with extensive international experience working with government agencies, influencers and companies large and small.

This multi-prong approach is very much linked to Claire’s background, which combines more than 15 years of experience in economic development, government relations, communications and philanthropy in North America, Europe, and South America.

 

Brad Taylor is head of Corporate Real Estate and Facilities for Radial North America, and has over 20 years of experience in retail supply chain. After leading Radial’s Engineering Solutions and Network Strategy team, Brad recently moved into a new role as leader of Workplace Services, a new centralized corporate real estate and facilities organization reporting to the CFO. He and his team lead site selection, procurement, and management of real estate assets across all business units as well as provide facilities maintenance support for automation and workplace infrastructure. Prior to Radial, Brad held leadership positions in fulfillment operations and engineering for Retail and CPG companies such as Nike, Chico’s FAS, and Belk Department Stores. After earning his Industrial Engineering degree from Georgia Tech, Brad spent the first decade of his career as a supply chain consultant designing and launching fulfillment facilities for retailers around the globe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The event will be held in the Taylor Hall Amphitheatre of Wesleyan College, 4760 Forsyth Road. Parking is available in Lot A on the corner of Forsyth Road and Tucker Road. Taylor Hall is adjacent to the parking lot, and event signs will direct you to the amphitheater entrance. There will be a reception in Burden Parlor. There will be limited seating.

The amphitheater is on the south side of Taylor Hall, #5 on the map. Reception is in Burden Parlor, which is in the Olive Swann Porter Building, #10 on the map.

 ***This is a free event but registration is required

 

 

 

For over a decade, the WCC continues to foster business,

cultural, and humanitarian initiatives; to promote business opportunities and humanitarian goals, further improving our society.