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
Valérie Trouet, Scientific Director Belgian Climate Centre
Bart Devos, Vice President of Public Policy Responsible Business Alliance
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
Stefan Goethaert, CEO Colruyt Group
Jens De Vos, Director Projects Voka
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
Koen De Vidts, Director Zinnings
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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