09:15
09:30

Welcome
Philip Peeters - CEO & publisher of De Bestuurder

09:30
10:20

Disaster in the boardroom, 6 disfunctions everybody should know.
Randall Petersson

10:20
11:05

Parallel session I [NL]
 

• The Role of Minority Shareholders in Belgium Today
  Michael Freilich, Jo Roseleth
• Is Inclusion Under Pressure? A Historical Reflex
  Lieve Creten, Marie Bellefroid
• Boardroom Blind Spots: CEOs Chosen Too Quickly, Kept Too Long – Why Boards Often Pick the Wrong Leaders
  Hilde Vanderschelden, Caroline De Clerck en Kurt Keirsmakers

11:05
11:40

Coffee Break

11:40
12:10

How to Create Good Vibes in the Boardroom? (panel discussion) [NL]
Hanne Decoutere, Bart De Smet, Christ’l Joris 

12:10
13:00

Parallel session II
 

• The corporate secretary is a DJ
  Kristof Macours, Vincent Pacheco
• Governance is Dead, Long Live Governance (Panel Discussion) [NL]
  Koen Hendrix, Hans Wilmots, Patrick Torfs, Jo Hendrikx & Wim Voordeckers
• Is Good Governance Enough to Tackle Societal Change? [NL]
  Ilse Balis, Marleen Denef 

13:00
14:00

Walking Lunch

14:00
14:50

Nature – related issues factured into board decision making
Keynote Brontie Ansell, panel discussion with Anouk Schoors

14:50
15:40

Parallel session III [NL]
 

• Cyberattacks Affect You and Your Business – What You Need to Know About Cyber Threats, NIS2, and Your Board Liability
  William Rosenhek, Strategic Cybersecurity Advisor ACEN
• The Governance Scorecard for Family Businesses
  Laura Lannoo, Jozef Lievens
• Boards Can Make or Break Innovation
  Robin De Cock, Lieven Danneels

15:40
16:15

Coffee Break

16:15
16:50

The Evolution of Governance in Transition Processes (panel discussion) [NL]
Philippe Craninx, Christine De Dijcker, Marc Van Hool

16:50
17:40

The Importance of the Unspoken in the Boardroom [NL]
Marilieke Engbers

17:40
19:00

Governance Summit Key Takeaways [NL]
Bart De Smet, Chairman of the Governance Summit

18:00
18:30

Speech Bart de Wever [NL]
Prime Minister of Belgium

18:30

Good vibes reception