Sustainability Workshop 15 September 2025

We are happy to invite you to our sustainability workshop ‘From vision to action: how companies and investors rewrite their future in a sustainable way’, which will take place on 15 September.

The world is at a tipping point. Some companies and investors start with sustainability in their DNA, others make a brave change of course. This workshop brings both worlds together: inspiring thinkers, pioneering entrepreneurs and critical questions about business and investing in a changing world.

Programme:

14:00 – Welcome

Jan Alexander – Secretary General, Private Capital Belgium

14:05 – A world in transition

Prof. Koen Schoors (UGent) – author of Alles wordt anders

Why does the world seek a new equilibrium every 70 years — and why can the future be better than today?

14:40 – From volume to value

Patrick Molemans (CEO) & Koen Groothaert (COO) – Grandeco Wallfashion Group

How a traditional production company evolved into a brand where sustainability is as important as innovation and design.

15:05 – The new generation of consumer brands

Tibbe Verschaffel – Founder & CEO, Planet B

From zero plastics to healthy ingredients: how brands as WONDR care, BRAUZZ and KLAAAR combine impact and commercial success.

15:30 – Break

15:45 – Impact as a third dimension

Steven Serneels – Chairman, Impact Finance Belgium

Why investing with positive value for humankind and planet is now more important than ever – and how to do that in a world full of political and economical headwinds.

16:05 – Panel

With Koen Schoors, Steven Serneels, Patrick Molemans/Koen Groothaert, and Tibbe Verschaffel

Moderator: Michiel Deturck (Vendis Capital – Chair ESG Committee Private Capital Belgium)

17:00 – Drinks & networking