Annual General Meeting 2022
We look forward to welcoming you at our
EUROPEFIDES
GENERAL MEETING in Paris Rueil-Malmaison
on 6 and 7 May 2022
LOCATION:
Novotel Paris Rueil-Malmaison****
21 Avenue Edouard Belin - 92500 Rueil-Malmaison - France
PROGRAMME
Thursday, 5 May 20221
19.30 Informal
dinner for those arriving early
Restaurant: Du Coq à l'Âne - 11, place des Impressionnistes - Rueil-Malmaison
Departure from hotel at 19.30h. The restaurant is a 5 min walk from the hotel near the Seine river, so that people arriving later can easily join us.
The kitchen closes at 21.30h.
(food and drinks not included in conference fee)
Friday, 6 May 2022: EuropeFides General Meeting
Full day seminar (open to members and guests) - Agora / Amphithéatre
9.30 – 10.00 Welcome coffee and registration
10.00 Introduction by President, Erwin Herresthal
10.15 – 11.00 The influence of Napoleon and Impressionists, Anne de Farcy (open to everyone)
11.00
– 11.45 L’éxception francaise:
Peculiarities in French law, tax and accounting
Caroline Blondel & Pascal Ngatsing, GGV Avocats - Rechtsanwälte
Heinz Zillgens, SERF EuropeFides SAS
11.45 – 12.45 Panel
discussion:
The implications of the war in Ukraine for professional advisors and
international clients
Pascal Ngatsing, GGV Avocats - Rechtsanwälte (moderator)
Dr. Michael Bormann, bdp Group
Dr. Martin Bernardini, Bernardini & Co
Simon Marsh, WSM Advisors
12.45 – 14.15 Lunch (open to everyone) - Verrière
14.30
– 16.00 Workshop: Stéphane Dieutre,
L’Institut Aristote
Major changes in the relation to work : a quest for purpose &
fulfilment
A new challenge for leaders, entrepreneurs and managers
16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break
16.30
– 17.15 Get together of working
groups:
Audit & Accounting - Tax &
VAT - Legal
Get together with fellow members from your profession to discuss opportunities
for collaboration and topics of particular relevance in your fields and
practice.
17.30 – 18.00 Meeting of the Management Committee (Board Members Only)
18.00 – 19.30 Walk
on the Île des Impressionnistes (open to everyone)
Right across the river Seine is the Île des Impressionistes, where many of the
most famous impressionist paintings originated. Our walk will pass by spots
where many famous works were painted.
Evening Programme (open to everyone)
20.00 Cocktail Reception at Novotel - Verrière
Saturday, 7 May
2022
Morning programme - Agora / Amphitéatre
9.30 – 11.00 General Meeting (members only)
11.30 – 12.30 Short walk along the Seine (open to everyone)
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch at hotel (open to everyone)
Afternoon and Evening Programme (open to everyone)
14.00 – 17.00 Sightseeing afternoon (open to everyone)
Visit
to Chateau de Rueil-Malmaison and gardens and Église St. Pierre St. Paul
Bus departs at 14.00
18.00 – 20.00 Evening
and Dinner on the Île des Impressionnistes
In the evening we will walk over the Pont de Chatou to the Île des Impressionnistes,
where there will be several activities to do before dinner:
During the activities, an Apéro will be served near the restaurant Maison Fournaise.
The Musée Fournaise will open their doors for us after hours and guests
will be able to check out an immersive
exhibition on Renoir (30min).
The local Association des Canotiers is offering short boat tours on the
Seine (30min) and the possibility to visit Atelier
Sequana where the boats are built.
The museum and boat tours can be done in small groups. So our members and guests
can enjoy a drink and chat with each other and occasionally split up to do some
of the activities.
20.00 Dinner
at Maison Fournaise
We will round off the evening with dinner at Maison Fournaise, which is featured
in Renoir’s famous painting “le Déjeuner des canotiers”.
PROGRAMME FOR ACCOMPANYING PERSONS
Thursday, 23 September 2021
19.30 Informal
dinner:
Restaurant: Du Coq à l'Âne - 11, place des Impressionnistes - Rueil-Malmaison
Departure
from hotel at 19.30h. The restaurant is a 5 min walk from the hotel
near the Seine river, so that people arriving later can easily join us.
The kitchen closes at 21.30h.
(food and drinks not included in conference fee)
Friday, 24 September 2021
10.15 – 11.00 Presentation: The influence of Napoleon and
Impressionists (open to everyone) - Agora / Amphithéatre
Those who
are interested are welcome to join this presentation.
11.00 – 12.30 Visit to Château de la Petite Malmaison with
guided tour of chateau & gardens
The Château was one of the private residences of Joséphine Bonaparte, where she lived after the divorce from Napoléon.
Departure from hotel lobby at 11.00
12.45 – 14.15 Lunch at Hotel - Verrière (behind Amphithéatre)
14.30 – 16.30 Visit to the Exposition:
Duography Lek & Sowat
Lek & Sowat combine street-art with Urban art and are featured in a permanent exhibition at Centr Pompidou and also had an exposition at Villa Medici in Rome.
Departure
from Hotel at 14.30
18.00
– 19.30 Walk on the Ile des
Impressionnistes
Right across the river Seine is the Île des Impressionnistes,
where many of the most famous impressionist paintings originated. Our walk will
pass by spots where many famous works were painted.
20.00 Cocktail
Reception at Novotel - Verrière
Saturday, 25 September 2021
11.30 – 12.30 Walk along the Seine
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch at Hotel - Verrière
14.00 – 17.00 Sightseeing afternoon
Visit
to Chateau de Rueil-Malmaison and gardens and Église St. Pierre St. Paul
Bus departs at 14.00
18.00 – 20.00 Evening
and Dinner on the Île des Impressionistes
In the evening we will walk over to Chatou on the Île des Impressionistes,
where there will be several activities to do before dinner:
There will be an Apéro at one of the local bars.
The Musée Fournaise will open its doors for us after-hours and guests
will be able to check out an immersive
exhibition on Renoir (30min).
The local Association des Canotiers is offering short boat tours on the
Seine (30min) and visits to Atelier
Sequana where the boats are built.
The museum and boat tours can be done in small groups. So our members and guests
can enjoy a drink and chat with each other and occasionally split up to do some
of the activities.
20.00 Dinner at Maison Fournaise
We will round off the evening with dinner at Maison Fournaise, which is featured
in Renoir’s famous painting “le
déjeuner des canotiers”.