The ECCP invites you to a briefing session on 13 August 2020 as it releases the results of its recent study on the impact of COVID-19 on European businesses in the Philippines. Learn the highlights of the study results to better understand the broader implications of the pandemic to EU-Philippines trade and investments. In addition, gain insights on the recommendations of European enterprises on how to ensure business continuity as well as how to accelerate economic recovery.
Thomas Wiersing is Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines as from September 2019, one year after taking up his post as Head of Political, Press and Information Section and Deputy Head of Delegation. Prior this posting, he was the Desk Officer for the Philippines and the ASEAN Regional Forum in the Southeast Asia Division of at the European External Action Service in Brussels.
Beforehand, he was Head of Section for Africa/Middle East in the Directorate for Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability - Operations Division at the European External Action Service. He previously served in the Directorate-General for Justice and Home Affairs - Division for Civil Protection of the Council of the European Union General Secretariat in Brussels. Mr. Wiersing has worked at the German Federal Ministry of Justice (Bundesjustizministerium) International Treaty Law Division and at the German Federal Chancellery (Bundeskanzleramt), Directorate-General for European Affairs and Office of the Special Counsellor of the Chancellor for German-French relations.
Mr. Wiersing holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration and Diploma in Public Administration from École Nationale d'Administration; as well as Maîtrise in Public International Law and First State examination in Law (Master level).
Nabil Francis is the President of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine – the oldest European Chamber outside of Europe, with close to 800 members.
Mr. Francis also currently serves as CEO and President of Republic Cement Services Inc. With vast experience in the construction and building materials industry, he has led organizations of significant scale and complexity across different markets, including Morocco, India, Bulgaria, Egypt, France, Germany and Sri Lanka.
He obtained a master’s degree in business administration from ESSEC Business School in France and holds degrees in civil engineering from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon and urban planning from McGill University.
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