North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) region is regarded as the “economic powerhouse of Europe” and is the most important region for manufacturing and also investment between  Germany and the UK and vice versa. The capital of this region is Düsseldorf and set out below are a few statistics on this impressive bit of Europe with  approximately 18 million inhabitants.  

Although 23 of the top 50 largest German companies ( banks and insurance companies not included) such as E.on, Bayer, Henkel, ThyssenKrupp, Bertelsmann, Ford and Deutsche Telecom are based in this region, NRW is still a state of and friendly to small and medium sized businesses along with young and innovative start-ups.  
 
The NRW region has  its roots in heavy industrial, steel and coal mining which can be mainly found around the Ruhr Area; however the region has  over the years experienced a rapid development in the media and communications sectors. Many of the leading German telecommunication providers have chosen NRW as the location for their headquarters such as Vodafone, Deutsche Telecom and E-plus.  
 
It also is a leading fashion centre with Esprit and Wallis choosing to base their headquarters in the region. Also  some of the largest trade fairs take place in the region ( mainly in Düsseldorf and Cologne such as MEDICA and ANUGA and the world’s largest shoe fair).
 
Not only is NRW a first class business location, it is also a good place to live and study. There are excellent restaurants and bars as well as the architectural attractions such as Cologne Cathedral and Schloss Benrath.  

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	Guy Street Chairman	APS Advisory GmbH 40670 Meerbusch GStreet@apsadvisory.de
	Mark Roberts Vice-Chairman	CMP International AG 53773  Hennef Tel.: +49 (0)2242 969 76 30 m.roberts@cmp-international.com
Hans-Peter Kreibich Treasurer		PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH 50668 Köln Tel.: +49 (0)221 208 42 02 hans.kreibich@de.pwc.com

Dear Reader,
 
The NRW region provides an extensive events programme for its members throughout the year. These include a gala dinner in January, business breakfast meetings, training seminars, visits to local companies and an annual symposium. Photos of our events may be seen throughout the editions of BCCG News and further details of our events programme may be seen on this website (event calendar).
 
Our membership base is extensive and includes large conglomerates, SMEs and innovative start up companies as well as students and retired individuals.
 
We are always on the lookout for new members; further details of which may be found on our website www.bccg.de. Alternatively please send us your details and we shall do our best to persuade you to join our first class regional network!
 
Guy Street

Regional Events & Values
22.11.2018	Gala Dinner Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf
26.09.2018	Regional seminar on pensions and property, Düsseldorf
05.09.2018	The growing need for Cybersecurity, Düsseldorf
03.09.2018	44. Jahresturnier der BCCG Golfing Society, Krefeld-Linn
21.06.2018	Visit to RTL Cologne, Köln
26.04.2018	Luxusmode trifft Gewerbeimmobilien…….im Schatten des BREXIT, Düsseldorf
20.03.2018	BLOCKCHAIN – the future of Real Estate, Düsseldorf
15.02.2018	German-British Relations: Brexit and Beyond, Düsseldorf
23.01.2018	An evening at HSBC Germany, Düsseldorf
13.12.2017	Visit to the production site of Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, Düsseldorf
05.09.2017	Strengthening Trade with Britain, Düsseldorf
04.09.2017	43. Jahresturnier der BCCG Golfing Society, Krefeld-Linn
Download >>	43. Golf-Tournier der BCCG www.bccg.de
06.04.2017	5. Kranhauskonferenz Köln, Köln
02.02.2017	Gala Dinner with The Rt Hon. Greg Hands MP, Minister of State for Trade & Investment, Düsseldorf
05.01.2017	HSBC Economic Forecast 2017 - Event is fully booked, no more registrations available -, Düsseldorf
05.09.2016	42. Jahresturnier der BCCG Golfing Society, Krefeld-Linn
Download >>	Golfing Society http://www.bccg.de/nrw
16.06.2016	ISR, "Education and Grill Evening", Neuss
18.05.2016	Visit at Rentokil Initial, Köln
11.04.2016	POSTPONED: 5th Kranhaus Conference Cologne
10.02.2016	EU Reform Lunch with HM Ambassador to Germany, Sir Sebastian Wood KCMG, Düsseldorf
06.01.2016	Economic Forecast at HSBC, Düsseldorf
20.10.2015	2020 and Beyond: Opportunities in the UK Rail Sector, Düsseldorf
22.09.2015	RheinCargo: Tour of harbour and port facilities in Düsseldorf and Neuss, Dusseldorf
07.09.2015	41. Jahresturnier der BCCG Golfing Society, Krefeld-Linn
Download >>	41. Golf-Tournier
15.06.2015	5th Cologne Compliance Day, Köln
15.04.2015	"Energy" Gala Dinner, Düsseldorf
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13.03.2015	"Trade" Breakfast with guest speaker Tony Sims OBE, Director, UK Trade & Investment Germany, Düsseldorf-Wittlaer
08.01.2015	BCCG Region NRW's New Year's Reception, Düsseldorf
25.11.2014	Registration closed - Gala Dinner Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf
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Download >>	GALA DINNER, 25 November 2014 at the Hilton Hotel, Düsseldorf
20.11.2014	The British & the Germans - Mutual respect, love or dislike?, Köln
08.09.2014	40. Jahresturnier der BCCG Golfing Society, Krefeld-Linn
05.09.2014	Prospects for economic growth in Germany and Great Britain, Düsseldorf
25.08.2014	The upcoming Scottish Referendum – current discussion and possible impacts on trade, Düsseldorf
04.06.2014	4th Cologne Compliance Day, Köln
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Download >>	4th Compliance Day Cologne "Tone from the top plays ever more important role"
06.05.2014	An evening at YouGov, Köln
14.01.2014	Thoughts and Perspectives on 2014 Economic Developments, Düsseldorf
24.09.2013	An evening at E.ON Datteln 4, Datteln
20.06.2013	3rd Cologne Compliance Day - Risiko Geschäftspartner, Köln
23.05.2013	Cyber Security - Breakfast Meeting, Düsseldorf
25.04.2013	A visit to TMD Friction ("TMD"), Leverkusen