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17 September 2009:
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17.15 – 18.00 |
Conference registration |
| 18.00 – 18.15 |
OPENING SPEECH: ‘DECIDING ON PEOPLE GOVERNANCE’
Speaker: Serge Hubert, Chairman of Epegon Foundation |
| 18.15 – 18.45 |
PEOPLE GOVERNANCE ON THE AGENDA:
WHY CORPORATE DECISION MAKERS SHOULD CLAIM
THE PEOPLE GOVERNANCE MANDATE?
| Speaker: Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman Europe Microsoft Corp. |
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| 18.45 – 20.00 |
THE EPEGON LECTURE 2009
The annual Epegon Lecture is given this year by professor R. Edward Freeman. As the ‘godfather’
of the stakeholder theory he is uniquely placed to defend the relevance of a fully-fledged people
governance policy.
Speaker: Prof. R. Edward Freeman - University of Virginia, US
Chair: Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman Europe Microsoft Corp. |
| 20.00 |
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18 September 2009:
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08.30 – 9.00 |
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| 09.00 – 10.15 |
Plenary 1 |
During this plenary session, two keynote speakers from the academic world and the business community will be offering their
perspectives on the people governance issue. Their analyses reflect a shift, starting with the moral and philosophical considerations
about the status of people in the corporate environment and ending with specific examples of how companies can
increase their success in both financial and human terms.
Speaker 1: Prof. Dirk Matten, Hewlett-Packard Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility, Schulich School of Business
Speaker 2: Jean-François Héris, President & CEO AGC Flatglass
| Chair: Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman Europe Microsoft Corp. |
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| 10.30 – 12.00 |
Workshops
(4 parallel session) |
The workshops will provide practical opportunities for presenting and dissecting examples. During these interactive sessions
an investigation will be made, from the perspective of different stakeholders (managers, CEOs, human resources officers,
academics), to discover what are the blockers and enablers of a people governance policy.
A. WORKSHOP CEO
Speakers: Alexandre Cleven (Partena Group), Simon Pickard (EABIS), Marie-Ange Andrieux (Deloitte France),
Francine Swiggers (ARCO Groupe)
Facilitator: Wim Vandekerckhove (Ghent University)
B. WORKSHOP DIRECTORS
Speakers: Adrienne Axler (Sodexo), Cansen Basaran-Symes (PWC Turkey), Serge Fautré (Cofinimmo),
Sonja Rottiers (Nationale Suisse Belgium et l'Européenne),Pierre Klees (Vinçotte)
Facilitator: Lutgart Van den Berghe (Guberna)
C. WORKSHOP HR
Speakers: Peter van Rhede (AGC Flatglass Europe), Régis Mulot (Staples International), André Leclercq (Arcelor Mittal)
Facilitator: André Nijhof (Neyenrode Business School)
D. WORKSHOP ACADEMIC
Speakers: Yves Fassin (Vlerick Management School),
Luc Van Liedekerke (KULeuven), Jos Leys (KULeuven) and many others.
Facilitator: Sabine Denis (Business & Society) |
| 12.00 – 13.30 |
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| 13.30 – 14.30 |
Plenary 2 |
CORPORATE PIONEERS OF PEOPLE GOVERNANCE
Testimonials of two managing directors who convinced their boards and chose for a true people governance policy.
Speaker 1: Luc Lallemand, Managing Director of Infrabel.
Speaker 2: Johan Deschuyffeleer, Managing Director & VP at HP Europe
Chair: Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman Europe Microsoft Corp. |
| 15.00 – 16.30 |
Panels |
While the workshops provide peers with an opportunity to share their experiences, the emphasis during the panels will be on a
cultural crossover. Under the leadership of an academic supervisor, Directors, CEOs and HR officers will consider which mandate
belongs to what task and how complementary relationships can be developed against this background. A distinction is made in
this context on the basis of the sector: public or private.
PANEL 1 – PEOPLE GOVERNANCE
IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
Speakers: Dirk Schilders (Consilium EU), Alain Flausch (STIB), Katrien Hoebeke (Infrabel), Suzan Langenberg
(Kuleuven), ...
Facilitator: Anna Maria Darmanin (European Economic & Social Committee)
PANEL 2 – PEOPLE GOVERNANCE
IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
Speakers: Brigitte Chanoine (ICHEC), Miriam Murphy (SES ASTRA), Ursula Saint-Léger (TAQA),
Fabrice Enderlin (UCB), Marc Bihain (ING), Johan Vanden Eynde (VDE Legal)
Facilitator: Julia Harrison (Blueprint Partners) |
| 16.30 – 17.30 |
Plenary 3 |
Conference report: lessons learned and future agenda |
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Registration fee:
Exclusive conference business package: 450 euros (vat not included)
The conference registration fee includes attendance on the two-day conference event, cocktail on the 17th and walking dinner on the 18th of September
+ Registration to RH Tribune (French) or HR Tribune (Dutch) – one year
+ Registration to people governance monthly executive summary to be issued as of June 2009 – 10 times a year
Standard conference business package: 300 euros (vat not included)
The conference registration fee includes attendance on the two-day event, cocktail on the 17th and walking dinner on the 18th of September
Academic and student package: 50 euros (vat not included)
Registration deadline: 4th of September 2009
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