ACT® Day 2026

Transition plans as a business compass for a climate neutral EU

Wednesday 30th of September 2026 from 13:15 to 19:30 📍Brussels Environment, Tour & Taxis Brussels, Belgium

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 the programme!

13:15 - 14:00
Check in and welcome coffee
14:00 - 14:20
Introduction speeches
Marie-Pierre Fauconnier Sylvain Waserman
14:20 - 14:40
Keynote
Introduction to the ACT initiative.
14:40 - 16:00
Roundtable "Beyond the pledge : how can companies use transition plans to drive real business transformation?"
Kim Schoppink, Head of Europe at SBTi Griet Cattaert, Regional Head Western Europe and North America at UN Global Compact Rémi Bussac, Senior Climate Policy Advisor at EDF Alexandre Velleuer, CEO VO Group SA
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
16:30 - 16:50
Keynote
Presentation of the LIFE Co-Pilot project
16:50 - 18:10
Roundtable "Is Europe ready to take the lead on climate transition at a global scale?"
Tom Van Ierland, Head of Unit Low Carbon Transition, DG Clima Sebastien Godinot, WWF Europe Senior Economist Margherita Barbieri, Global Reporting Initiative Senior Standards Manager Adrien Thirion, Aluminium Dunkerque Decarbonization Manager Morgan Després, European Climate Foundation Executive Director for Climate finance, Nature, Adaptation and Resilience
18:10 - 18:20
Closing speeches
Gerbrand Haverkamp Mathilde Louvet
18:20 - 19:30
Cocktail

Practical information

Time and place

Wednesday 30th of September 2026.
From 13:15 to 19:30.
Brussels Environment, 86C Port Avenue, Tour & Taxis, 1000 Brussels, Belgium. 
PRMs Access.

Getting there

Bicycle: Bicycle parking is available on the Tour & Taxis site right in front of the BEL entrance. "Villo" station (shared bikes) : Rue Picard, 3.
Train: From Gare du Nord, you can reach the BEL by walking 15 minutes, cycling 5 minutes or by using bus n°14/15/57 (Bus stop : "Armateurs/Steamers).
Metro lines: 2 & 6 - Station: Yser et Ribaucourt (12 minutes walk) ; 6 - Station Belgica en Pannenhuis.
Tram lines: 51 - Stop: Sainctelette (20-minute walk).
Bus - Stib lines: 14, 15, 89 - Stop: Picard ; Lines: 14, 15, 57, 88 - Stop: Armateurs.
Bus - de Lijn timetables lines: 129, 620 - Stop Ribaucourt ; Lines: 213, 214, 230, 231, 232, 233, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 250, 251, 260 Stop: Molenbeek St Jean - Ribaucourt.

Support

For further information, please contact Simon Allain, ACT® Initiative Coordinator (simon.allain@ademe.fr).

Get to know the speakers!

Morgan Després

European Climate Foundation
Executive Director, Climate...

Margherita Barbieri

Global Reporting Initiative
Senior Standards Manager

Adrien Thirion

Aluminium Dunkerque
Chef du pôle...

Marie-Pierre Fauconnier

Brussels Environment
General Manager

Mathilde Louvet

CINEA
Deputy Head of Unit LIFE...

Gerbrand Haverkamp

World Benchmarking Alliance
Executive Director

Griet Cattaert

United Nations Global Compact
Regional Head Western Europe...

Sebastien Godinot

WWF Europe
Senior Economist

Rémi Bussac

EDF
Senior Climate Policy Advisor

Alexandre Velleuer

VO Group
CEO

Tom Van Ierland

European Commission’s DG CLIMA
Head of Unit : low carbon...

Sylvain Waserman

ADEME
President

Kim Schoppink

Science Based Targets...
Europe Regional Lead
Chargement

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