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ESG governance and reporting: how to effectively manage risks and opportunities

The Belgium-Japan Association & Chamber of Commerce (BJA) and Linklaters LLP cordially invite you to a seminar focusing on ESG governance and reporting.

As ESG concerns dominate the agenda, is your company ready to manage related risks and seize opportunities? The growing significance of and scrutiny on ESG makes it a critical element contributing to business performance.

We will explore the topic through a regulatory lens and learn from a panel composed of matter experts as well as testimonials from the industry.

This event is kindly hosted by Linklaters LLP.


 

Program

9:45 Registration
10:15 Welcome words by Tanguy Van Overstraeten, Partner, Linklaters LLP and Vice-President of the BJA
  and by Wim Eynatten, Partner, Deloitte and Chair of the BJA Legal & Tax Committee
10:20 Address by Abrial Gilbert-d'Halluin, EP sherpa on the CSRD and Political adviser to MEP
  Pascal Durand, S&D Group
10:40 ESG Governance: CSRD and CSDDD – beyond the acronyms by:
  David Ballegeer, Partner, Corporate & Finance, Linklaters LLP
  Tom Cobbaert, Managing Associate, Corporate & Finance, Linklaters LLP
  Guillaume Croisant, Managing Associate, Dispute Resolution, Linklaters LLP
11:10 Testimonials by:
  Natalia Agüeros-Macario, Director for ESG Strategy & Engagement, Umicore
  Ingrid D'Haeyer, Department Head Group Legal Banking Products, KBC
  Monica Perez Lobo, Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability, Toyota Motor Europe
11:55 Panel discussion with:
  Maurits de Graaf, Associate Director Work & Rewards, WTW
  Marc Foguenne, VP Sustainability Architectural, AGC Glass Europe
  Ties Debruyne, Plant Manager, Nippon Shokubai Europe
  led by moderator Anke Brems, Senior Manager Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY Belgium
12:40 Networking lunch
14:00 Event adjourns

Participation fee:

This event is free of charge, but registration mandatory

 

Please make your reservation latest by 11 April 2023.
This event is free of charge, but registration is mandatory.
Registrations are made automatically upon completion of the online form, on a first come and first served basis.
Earlier registration is recommended as this seminar is limited in capacity.

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Sponsors

AGC GLASS EUROPE
BARCO
DAIKIN EUROPE
Deloitte.
GROUP S
H. DE BEUKELAER & CO.
HONDA MOTOR EUROPE LOGISTICS NV
LINKLATERS LLP
NIPPON GASES
NTT DATA
SUMITOMO BENELUX
TAKEDA BELGIUM
TOKAI OPTECS
TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS (BENELUX)
TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE
UMICORE
VIALTO PARTNERS
WILMERHALE (WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP)