World Bank Group AgriConnect – Business Opportunities Seminar
- Agribusiness & Agritech
- Belgium
Are you a Brussels-based company active in agri-tech, irrigation, food processing, food logistics or sustainable agriculture? Join this exclusive business outreach event and discover how the World Bank Group’s AgriConnect initiative is creating new procurement, partnership and investment opportunities across emerging markets.
About
hub.brussels, together with FIT, AWEX, FPS Finance and the World Bank Group, invites Brussels-based companies and organisations to discover AgriConnect, an ambitious initiative designed to transform agriculture, strengthen food security and create jobs across low- and middle-income countries.
Launched in 2025, AgriConnect aims to reach up to 300 million farmers by 2030 through large-scale investment programmes and country-level partnerships. The initiative is generating concrete opportunities for businesses active across agricultural value chains, including agri-tech, irrigation, infrastructure, food processing, food logistics and sustainable agriculture.
This event will provide Brussels-based businesses with valuable insights into upcoming World Bank Group-supported projects and practical information on how to engage through procurement, implementation partnerships and private-sector investments.
Participants will also learn how to work with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), which support private-sector projects in emerging markets through financing and risk mitigation solutions.
The session will conclude with networking opportunities and one-to-one discussions with World Bank Group representatives.
Program
13:30 – 14:00: Registration and welcome coffee
14:00 – 14:15: Opening remarks
by Nathalie Francken – Executive Director representing Belgium, World Bank Group
14:15 – 15:00: AgriConnect : Strategy and Opportunities
AgriConnect’s targets and focus areas, Country Compacts and examples, and opportunities for Belgian companies through tenders and implementation partnerships.
Presentation by a.o. Penelope Hucker – Lead AgriConnect, World Bank Group and the World Bank procurement team.
15:00 – 15:45: Working with IFC & MIGA under AgriConnect
What financing and insurance opportunities IFC and MIGA can offer, and how to engage with them.
Presentation by a.o. Lada Busevac – Head of Brussels Office, IFC; Lucia Sousa – Country Officer, IFC; Nabil Fawaz – Principal Business Development Officer, MIGA and Szilard Farkasdi – Business Development Officer, MIGA.
15:45 – 16:15: Knowledge exchange
16:15 – 17:15: Networking reception and one-to-one conversations
Practical info
Why participate?
- Discover international business opportunities linked to large-scale agricultural development programmes
- Gain a better understanding of World Bank Group procurement and partnership mechanisms
- Learn about financing and risk-mitigation solutions offered by IFC and MIGA
- Connect directly with World Bank Group experts and representatives
- Explore potential partnerships in emerging market
Who should attend?
This event is particularly relevant for companies and organisations active in:
- Agri-tech and digital agriculture
- Irrigation and water management
- Agricultural infrastructure
- Food processing
- Food logistics and supply chains
- Climate-smart agriculture
- Sustainable farming solutions
- Agricultural finance and investment
Practical information
- Date: 18 November 2026
- Time: 13:30 – 17:15 (registration from 13:30, start at 14)
- Venue: World Bank Group Office, Avenue Marnixlaan 17, 1000 Brussels
Price
Participation is free of charge, subject to registration.
As places are limited, the organisers may, if necessary, select participants and give priority to companies that best fit the target audience.
Useful resources
Any questions? Just ask Reinout!
Reinout Van Hullebus
Grand Duché de Luxembourg et UE - organisations internationales
Rue Belliard 65,
1040 Bruxelles
Belgique