Wednesday, September 24 - Marriott Hotel, Brussels

Plenary session: “Revealing the backroom tales of a CEO & IRO during times of change”
Moderator: Kimberly Stewart, Head of Investor Relations, Technip
Panellists: Duco Sickinghe, former CEO, Telenet
                Emilie Megel, VP Investor Relations, Technicolor
                Oliver Gernandt, Head of IR, Numericable Group

Plenary session: “Sell side under pressure: impact on IR“
Moderator: Gerbrand Nijman, Group Director & Head of Investor Relations, Vimpelcom
Panellists: Annedien Heilbron, Corporate Access, ABN AMRO
                Wim Hoste, Senior Equity Analyst, KBC Securities               

Breakout session A
“Bringing European companies and American investors together: US-buy side expectations and European company experience”, with input from Ipreo.

Introduction and moderation: Nick Arbuthnott, MD Corporate Services EMENA, Ipreo (presentation)
Panellists: Jan van de Bossche, Manager Investor                 Relations, DSM
                Olivier Gernandt, Head of Investor Relations,                 Numericable Group
                Kimberly Stewart, Head of Investor Relations,                 Technip
               
                     

Breakout session B
”Integrated Reporting: where do we stand, where do we want to go and how do we get there?"

Introduction and moderation: Wim Bartels, Global Head of Sustainability Reporting & Assurance, KPMG Sustainability (presentation)
Panellists: Willem van den Berg, Head of IR, AEGON
                Thelke Gerdes, Director Investor Relations, AB InBev
                Robert Klijn, ESG specialist, Fair Impact

1. Consumer Goods                           host: Carl Hoyer, VP Corporate Communications, Royal Wessanen 
2. Financials (i.e. Insurance)               host: Roeland Haanen, Manager Investor Relations, Delta Lloyd Group
3. Healthcare/Biotechnology/Pharma   host: Marieke Vermeersch, Associate Director Investor Relations, Ablynx
4. Oil & Gas                                      host: Kimberly Stewart, Head of IR, Technip
5. Technology                                    host: Emilie Megel, VP Investor Relations, Technicolor
6. Real Estate                                   host announced at conference
7. Telecommunications                       host:  Gerbrand Nijman, Group Director and Head of Investor relations, Vimpelcom
8. Utilities                                          hosts: Ana Fernandes, IRO REN and Miguel Viana, IRO EDP
9. SME                                              host: Benedicte Thibord, Global Head of SmartConnect Services, Kepler Cheuvreux

Keynote
“IR: new times, ask for new standards” by Dr. S. (Stephan) Hollander, Professor of Accounting, Tilburg University.(presentation)