Sustainability Conference

Building on the success of previous editions, the fourth Sustainability Conference will bring together leading voices from business, policy and technology to explore how ambition, regulation and innovation can drive sustainable transformation in a rapidly evolving digital economy.

Programme

14:00 - Walk-in and registration

14:30 - Welcome by Bram Linnartz, ESG chair of Loyens & Loeff

14:35 - Keynote - Strategic perspective on sustainability, geopolitics, AI and Europe’s future competitiveness

Ahmed Aboutaleb (Former Mayor of Rotterdam and recipient of the World Mayor Prize)

15:00 - Powering the energy transition: overcoming grid congestion and unlocking electrification

Claire van der Hoeven (Counsel)

Navigating one of the bottlenecks of the energy transition.

15:30 - Networking break

15:50 - Short tax update

Bartjan Zoetmulder (Tax Partner) and Mick Knops (Tax Adviser)

A brief update on tax developments relating to energy, sustainability and climate, including relevant updates following Budget Day.

16:05 - Dispute Resolution

Marit Bosselaar (Partner) and Wieger Wielinga (Executive Adviser, Omni Bridgeway)

The role of litigation funding in ESG litigation cases. 

16:35 - Panel discussion - Human capital, sustainability and the digital age

Featuring: Anneleen Abbeel (Country HR Manager Belgium & Luxembourg at H&M) and Lieke Lamb (Trendwatcher and Technology Expert at TrendWatcher.com)
Moderator: Filip Saelens (Partner)

Please note that this event is intended for a specific target audience. We kindly ask you to note that registrations may be declined if they do not align with the intended participant profile.

Last year's conference

Watch the recap video of our 2025 conference to see highlights from last year's event and learn more about the topics that were discussed.