Willemen Group: Building Leadership at Scale

An exclusive In the boardroom session - What does leadership look like when stakes are high, timelines span decades, and impact reshapes an entire country?

With its more than 1900 collaborators,
Willemen Group is more than a construction company—it is a key player behind some of Belgium’s most complex and transformative infrastructure projects. But this evening goes far beyond construction. It is about leadership in high-stakes environments, strategic decision-making in uncertainty, and creating long-term societal value.

Join Tom Willemen (Chairman) and Marc Jonckheere (CEO) for a rare and candid conversation on topics like leadership in a family-owned business at scale, handling economic cycles within a capital-intensive high-risk industry, Combining innovation and sustainability through collaboration. Discover firsthand learnings from large infrastructure projects and their personal leadership insights.

Before the keynote, you will be granted exclusive access to the Oosterweel site—widely recognized as “the project of the century” in Belgium. This guided tour offers a rare opportunity to experience one of Europe’s largest infrastructure projects up close, understand its scale and complexity, and see firsthand how bold vision is translated into reality on-site.

Why attend? Gain insider insights from top-tier industry leaders, experience leadership in real-world complexity, connect with(in) the Vlerick Alumni Community and combine thought leadership with a unique on-site experience. So, a realmust-attend for business leaders, board members, entrepreneurs and anyone passionate about leadership, strategy and impact.

Venue: ROCO-Oosterweelcampus, Galjoenstraat 2, Antwerp

Parking: Kinepolis Antwerp, Groenendaallaan 394, Antwerp (a 10 minute walk to ROCO Oosterweelcampus)