SDG SUMMER ACADEMY 
Raising the bar for ESG leadership 

Leuven, Thursday 24 August – Programme in Dutch 

CONCEPT

A full-day filled with a plethora of influential and inspiring speakers: turning sustainability knowledge into policy and practice. 

Addresses a variety of sustainability-related matters by experts in their field.

Thematic workshops based on the 5 Ps of sustainability: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and  Partnership.

Open to all actors in society. Everyone is welcome! 


PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Venue: Irish College Leuven , Janseniusstraat 1, 3000 Leuven. Find more information on how to reach the venue here .

Date: Thursday 24 August 2023, from 9 am until 6:30 pm. 

Language: Dutch, no translation to other languages.

Speakers

Mohamed Ridouani, Mayor City  of Leuven

Anne Snick, Systems thinker,  Member Club of Rome

Luc Van Liedekerke, Professor and SDG expert,  University of Antwerp and  KU Leuven

Katelijne Norga, CEO and Founder Pantarein

Bart Devos, Vice President of Public Policy Responsible Business Alliance

Lieve Verboven, Director ILO Office to the EU and the Benelux Countries

Yannis Derbali, Head of Sustainable Development Office of the Belgian Minister of Climate, Environment, Sustainable Development & Green Deal

Julie Bynens, Secretary General Flanders Chancellery and Foreign Office  

Wim Dries, Mayor City of Genk, Chair Association Flemish Cities and Municipalities (VVSG)

Anton de Ryckere, Director Association of Flemish Provinces (VVP)

Sandra Pellegrom, SDG Coordinator of The Netherlands, Dutch Ministry of  Foreign Affairs

Ingrid Lieten, CEO Verso and Vice Chair CIFAL Flanders

Leida Rijnhout, Chief Executive World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO)

Dirk Franco, Professor, Strategy and Policy Advisor University College PXL

Karel Van Acker, Professor Circular Economy KU Leuven & Chair Sustainability Council KULeuven

Rob de With, CEO Global Goals Community

Tie Roefs, Programme Manager bachelor Social Work and advanced Bachelor Global Citizenship & Development at UCLL

Naomi Queeckers, Sustainability Writer for Children at Sustainable Stories

Robbe Lamers, Student Green Office Ghent University

Geert De Wael, Founder The Forge

Didier Vanderslycke, Coordinator ORBIT vzw

Eva Schobyn, Sustainability Consultant at Pantarein Publishing

Nikkie Melis, Sustainability Coordinator at Luca School of Arts

Peter Wollaert, UNITAR Fellow and Managing Director CIFAL Flanders

Programme

08:15 Registration open & welcome with coffee & tea

09:00 Welcoming speech
Mohamed Ridouani, Mayor City of Leuven

09:15 Setting the scene

  • Anne Snick, Systems thinker, Member Club of Rome
  • Luc Van Liedekerke, Professor and SDG expert, University of Antwerp and KU Leuven
  • Valérie Trouet, Scientific Director Belgian Climate Centre
  • Katelijne Norga, CEO and Founder Pantarein
  • Bart Devos, Vice President of Public Policy Responsible Business Alliance
  • Lieve Verboven, Director ILO Office to the EU and Benelux Countries

10:15 Panel Debate: Policy coherence for sustainable development

  • Yannis Derbali, Head of Sustainable Development Office of the Belgian Minister of Climate, Environment, Sustainable Development & Green Deal
  • Julie Bynens, Secretary General Flanders Chancellery and Foreign Office
  • Wim Dries, Mayor City of Genk, Chair Association
    Flemish Cities and Municipalities (VVSG)
  • Anton De Ryckere, Director Association of Flemish Provinces (VVP)
  • Sandra Pellegrom, SDG Coordinator of The Netherlands, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11:30 Coffee Break

12:15 Panel Debate: The role of enterprises in sustainable development

  • Stefan Goethaert, CEO Colruyt Group
  • Jens De Vos, Director Projects Voka
  • Ingrid Lieten, CEO Verso and Vice Chair CIFAL Flanders
  • Karla Basselier, CEO Fedustria
  • Leida Rijnhout, Chief Executive World Fair Trade Organization

13:30 Lunch

14:30 Panel Debate: The role of higher education in sustainable development

  • Dirk Franco, Professor, Strategy and Policy Advisor University College PXL
  • Karel Van Acker, Professor Circular Economy & Chair Sustainability Council KU Leuven
  • Rob de With, CEO Global Goals Community The Netherlands
  • Tie Roefs, Programme Manager Social Work and Global Citizenship & Development, University of Applied Sciences UCLL
  • Naomi Queeckers, SDG Writer for Children at Sustainable Stories
  • Robbe Lamers, Student Green Office Ghent University

16:00 Coffee Break

16:45 Intro & pitch “Open Space”

17:00 Parallel Workshops

  • SDG Game
    Geert De Wael, Founder The Forge
  • Justice is the new sustainability
    Koen De Vidts, Director Zinnings
  • Migration for a sustainable future
    Didier Vanderslycke, Coordinator ORBIT vzw
  • Mindset change
    The Devil’s Avocado (short film by Rijnko van Diepen)
  • CSRD Reporting
    Eva Schobyn, Sustainability Consultant at Pantarein Publishing
  • Art, culture and language
    Nikkie Melis, Sustainability Coordinator at LUCA School of Arts

18:15 Closing words

19:00 Apero and veggie BBQ

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