02 October 2025
CEO Think Tank | CEO in 2025: transform or re-invent?
Guest speakers: Mr. Chris Peeters, Chief Executive Officer, BPOST Group | Mr. Ignacio GARCIA ALVES, Global Chairman & Global CEO, Arthur D. Little
This exclusive session will examine how CEOs should go beyond incremental change to transform their companies and reinvent their operating model by building on their strengths, questionning assumptions in the face of changing market and economic conditions, and staying ahead of the curve.
08 October 2025
CFO Council | AI in the CFO Office: engaging the next phase of financial transformation
Initially promised to hyper-automate financial routine processes and reporting tasks, AI is evolving at the speed of light and the potential of genAI and mostly AI agents is seen as an emerging transformative force that has the power to completely reshaping how the finance organization operates, manages risk, and unlocks value. And in a world where precision is key, the rise of AI agents marks another significant step to cash flow management, budgeting, financial planning, and forecasting.
+ Understanding the real transformative potential of AI in finance
+ Building a strong AI-ready data strategy and model as fundamental pillar of AI success
+ How AI agents completely reshape financial automation, intelligence and value creation
+ Optimizing financial processes and costs without stifling the full AI potential
+ Hyper-automation, enhanced financial intelligence, new strategic insights: how does AI transform the role and mandate of the CFO
16 October 2025
CEO Roundtable |Transforming from crunch to full business reboot - the Lunchgarden case
When Lunch Garden declared bankruptcy in January 2025, efforts to relaunch were immediately underway. The chain had 800+ employees before the bankruptcy. For the new owner CIM Capital, the challenge was clear: quickly reframing both the operating and business model with a more agile structure to ensure a sustainable future and preserve as many jobs as possible. In parallel, a social dialogue was launched to define the new working conditions within the new strategy, business objectives, and flexibility goals.
27 October 2025
CEO Think Tank | Re-thinking the CEO-Board relationship and alignment
Guest speakers: Bart De Smet, Chairman of the Board, Ageas | Niek Depoorter, CEO, Arvesta | Thierry Janssen, CEO, Symeta; fr. Chairman of the Board, Real Dolmen | Sandra De Kerckhove, CEO, Iris Group
For CEOs and their Executive Committees, keeping and maintaining alignment with the Board is of capital importance. A clear alignment enables to work toward shared goals and objectives while better understanding each one’s vision and expectations. But it’s not always an easy task as the understanding of business drivers, reality of the field and socio-economic factors may be seen and interpreted very differently.
09 December 2025
CEO Think Tank | The new role and perimeters of the transformation office
Guest speakers: Denis Gorteman, CEO, D’Ieteren; Others to be announced soon
A Transformation Office is a centralized unit that orchestrates large-scale transformational projects in diverse areas. Acting as a hub, its role consists of coordinating various initiatives, projects, and skills to ensure effective and successful implementation. This session will explore how new factors like technology and AI in particular, huge regulation, new governance rules and stricter risk mitigation are changing not only the role of the transformation office, but also its scope and operating model.
