08/10/2025 

Topic : Navigating through Economic and Financial Uncertainty 

Room : Louvain-la-Neuve, Pl. Cardinal Mercier, Socrate 11 

Agenda : 

4:30 Introduction by Prof. Frédéric Vrins (Chairman of LFIN, UCLouvain, LIDAM) & Philippe Wallez (Head of ESG & Public Affairs, ING)

4:45 Title to be announced by Pierre Wunsch (Governor of the National Bank of Belgium)

Abstract to be announced

5:15 Title to be announced by Charlotte de Montpellier (Senior Economist, ING)

Abstract to be announced

5:45 Disruption by Design: America and the Emerging Global Order by Matthew Lehrfeld (Senior Director at American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium).

President Trump’s second administration isn’t just rewriting U.S. foreign policy; it is rewriting the rules of global business. Europe now faces a world where its partnership with America is uncertain, China is ascendant, and the old playbook no longer applies. In this environment, it is not the scrappy start-ups but the global giants with capital, reach, and political leverage that are best positioned to turn disruption into dominance.

6:15 Questions & Answers
6:45 Cocktail
7:45 End