From Vision to Action: Building a Sustainable Future
FROM VISION TO ACTION: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
BRUSSELS, PROUD CAPITAL OF THE EU, SHOWS ITS LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABILITY
HOW POLICIES AND INCENTIVES CAN SPARK STARTUPS TO INNOVATE
Brussels leads in sustainable innovation, showing how public policies drive entrepreneurship. This seminar explores how government incentives, regulations, and support mechanisms foster new startups. As part of hub.brussels' ‘IMPACT MISSION,’ 8 Brussels-based companies will share how sustainability policies helped them grow while making a positive impact.
Democracies around the world have a moral, social, and constitutional obligation to protect the well-being of their citizens. They can serve as central entities orchestrating large-scale, sustainable systemic change. An essential function of government is the creation and implementation of new policies. Public policies have the power to shape societal behaviors, industries’ operational norms, and guide the general direction of a region’s development. Governments around the world have recognized the importance of sustainability and have begun to craft policies that cater to both the immediate needs of their citizens and the long-term health of the planet.
Speakers: from New York:
Josefina Echeverría – Project Manager, Partnerships - NYCEDC
Berardo Matalucci – mimic systems
Speakers: from Brussels:
hub.brussels New York - Kathlijn Fruithof
Guiding companies to integrate sustainable practices and enhance ESG reporting
Christophe Girardier - Glimpact
Camille Deltenre – Grisay Lawyers
Supporting the creation of resilient, sustainable communities and cities
César Lhoest – Deplasse
Tamas Polster - Urbanite Advisors
Moran Hadad - CashewNotes
Optimizing precious resources through recycling, upcycling or transforming
Patrick Jura Simonov – European Circular Economy
Pierre Weyten - Weyten
Driving the innovation in digital transformation to enable smarter, more sustainable processes
Jean-Philippe Schepens van Thiel – AxonJay