Governance Summit Program – Friday, June 6, 2025

09:15
09:30

Welcome - Hanne Decoutere (5 min)
Introduction -  Philip Peeters (10 min)

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
  • 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
  • Cybersecurity boardgame – ACEN

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 
  • Cybersecurity boardgame – ACEN

13:00
14:00

Walking Lunch

14:00
14:50

Nature – related issues factured into board decision making
Keynote Brontie Ansell, panel with Anouk Schoors (The Nest) and Vanessa Van Bergen (Chapter Zero)

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
  • Cybersecurity boardgame – ACEN

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
17:45

The Importance of the Unspoken in the Boardroom [NL]
Marilieke Engbers, followed by a panel with Sophie Buysse (Debateville), Sofie Pollet (IAA) and Saartje Verbeke (GUBERNA)

17:45
18:05

Intermezzo

18:05
18:30

Speech Bart de Wever [NL]
Prime Minister of Belgium

18:30
18:40

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

18:40

Good vibes reception