Spring Seminar - From Reform to Reality: Rethinking Anti-Corruption in Belgium
Mon May 18, 2026 from 05:00 PM to 09:00 PM
Timezone : Europe/Brussels
Room P02, Boulevard du Jardin Botanique 43, (UCL Campus) Bruxelles, Belgique
Spring Seminar - From Reform to Reality: Rethinking Anti-Corruption in Belgium.
How can recent anti-corruption developments in the European Union be effectively implemented and enforced in Belgium?
This seminar will offer an analysis of the measures that have been implemented and those that still need to be introduced to promote integrity across all sectors. Join industry experts, public institution representatives and civil society leaders to discuss initiatives and opportunities for establishing effective anti-corruption policies in Belgium.
Programme:
17.00: Registration
17:30: Welcome on behalf of the dean – Louvain School of Management - UCLouvain
17:35 – 17:45 Introduction - Gudrun Vande Walle – executive director TI-Be
17:45 – 18:40: Panel 1 – Anti-corruption and the criminal law policy
The EU-directive aims at a harmonisation of the definition and the sanctioning of corruption. The philosophy behind the new Criminal Code is simplicity, accuracy and consistency, as well as a more tailored approach to sentencing. In this panel we discuss the effectiveness of the current criminal law policy on corruption and how the new regulation will impact the criminal prosecution of corruption.
Moderator: Stijn De Meulenaer – board member of TI-Be, Managing Partner at Everest lawfirm
Panelists:
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Prof.dr. Vanessa Franssen - University of LIège faculty of Law and Criminology
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Mr. Louis Colart - Chef du pôle Enquêtes - Le Soir and Co-author of QatarGate
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Ms. Marcella Militello – Programme & Advocacy Officer Basta!
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Ms. Ludivine Kerzmann – Counsellor – Court of Appeal Brussels
18:40 – Break
19:00 – 19:55: Panel 2 – The prevention of corruption
The EU-Directive on combating corruption encourages the Member States to take a wide range of preventive, legislative and cooperative measures: installing bodies specialised in the prevention of corruption; elaborating specialised anticorruption training; collecting data; ... . This panel will discuss the objectives of the EU Directive on prevention.
Moderator: Prof. Corentin Hericher –Louvain School of Management – UCLouvain – Board member of TI-Be.
Panelists:
- Mr. Raphaël Kergueno – Senior Policy Officer Transparency International EU
- Mr. Vincent Van Bueren - Corporate Communications & Sustainability Director - Gimv
- Mr. Eddy Boutmans -Member of the Federal Deontological Commission
19:55 – 20:00: Closing of the seminar – M. Marc Beyens – Chair of the Board of Directors TI-Be.
20:00 – 21:00: Networking & Catering.
To request an invoice, please contact connect@transparencybelgium.be.
Date and place
Mon May 18, 2026 from 05:00 PM to 09:00 PM
Timezone : Europe/Brussels
