2025 Edition – Business & Society Symposium

Time to make complex choices: How to balance Purpose, Profit and Societal Value

What inspired the theme « Time to make complex choices »
for the 2025 Symposium? And, What’s next ?

How has the Symposium evolved over the last four years?

Why is the debate format a powerful way of exploring complex topics and decision-making?

How do universities contribute to the sustainability transition? Tell us about SBSEM’s approach to sustainability education? (in French)

SYENSQO TRIODOS BANK UCB

Welcome by Charles-Antoine Janssen, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of UCB, and Prof. Catherine Dehon, Dean of the Solvay Brussels School.
Key Concepts & Case Methodology introduced by Prof. Estelle Cantillon, Academic Director of the Sustainable Development Initiative.
Case studies on difficult decisions from Syensqo, Triodos Bank and UCB.
Food for thought panel with Prof. Axel Cleeremans (ULB), Jochanan Eynikel (Etion) and Cécile Renouard (Campus de la Transition)
Concluding debate: Can we afford to build consensus?