BRUSSELS DIPLOMATIC ACADEMY
New Directions at Ten
On the occasion of our 10th Anniversary, the Brussels Diplomatic Academy (BDA) is pleased to invite you to the launch of the BDA’s House of Diplomacy.
The programme will be followed by a Reception.
Date: December 11, 2023
Venue: De Warande, Zinnerstraat 1, Brussels.
Time: 15h00 -18h00
15:00 – 15:15 Registration
15:15 – 15:30 Opening and Introduction of the House of Diplomacy
Gunter Gaublomme, Director BDA
15:30 – 15:40 Welcome
Prof. Dr. Karin Vanderkerken, Vice-Rector Internationalisation VUB
15:40 – 15:50 Keynote address: Energy and the EU Strategies in the New Political Dimension
Flavia Silvestroni, Legal Officer, International Trade and Public Procurement Law Expert, European Commission
15:50 – 16:50 Panel Discussion: New Directions: The World in 2024
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Cailin Mackenzie, Director of Education, BDA
A Changing World, Ambassador Dr. Len Ishmael, Global Advisor, BDA
Sustainability Reporting: Value Driver, Risk Driver or Bottom Line for our Planet? Prof. Dr. Tom Vermeiren, VUB & BDA
A Financial Diplomacy for the EU, Burkhard Ober, Associate Partner, Hume Brophy Consultancy
Recommendations for a European Technology Diplomacy,
Mark De Zutter, CEO, Law & Lobby in Innovation
16:50 – 17:00 Closing Remarks
Maxim Vandekerckhove, Attaché / Policy Advisor at the Belgian Federal Ministry of
Social Security & Coordinator Technology Diplomacy at the BDA
17:00 – 18:00 Reception
Participation in the conference is free of charge.
Due to a limited number of places, reservation is required via delia.barbu@vub.be.
Registration is only complete once you have received written confirmation.