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Festival of Governance

We celebrated GUBERNA’s 30th anniversary together during the memorable Festival of Good Governance on 27 November 2025 at the iconic Flagey in Brussels.
The event offered keynotes, interactive sessions, and insights on important governance topics.

Discover all the highlights of the event. Read the articles, watch the aftermovie and photos, and much more.

 
 
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30 Years of Governance - Highlighted Articles

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    GUBERNA Academic Hub

    Good governance is the heartbeat of future-proof organisations, surpassing theoretical frameworks. We are therefore proud to launch the GUBERNA Academic Hub: a space where cutting-edge research meets boardroom reality. Each year, GUBERNA will initiate multiple joint projects with leading academics addressing pressing governance questions, resulting in scientific studies, white papers, and concrete recommendations for our members.

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Pascale Van Damme
GUBERNA contributes to my knowledge network, allowing me to consider other perspectives and experiences in the challenges I face as a director. And I meet fascinating people with whom I share the passion to help organisations grow in a sustainable way.
Pascale Van Damme
CEO Cordeel Group

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Articles and publications

Digital Member Forum

Our first digital member forum, for a sustainable future

On 21 April GUBERNA held its first digital member forum around the theme “The implications of the Urgenda case on the accountability of organisations and the climate debate in the light of the Covid-19 crisis”. Before turning towards an overview of the event, it is important to sketch the context. Covid-19 has pushed GUBERNA, just as many other organisations, forward on its journey towards digitalisation.  Our first digital member forum is an excellent example thereof, but it is not the only one.

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Cyber-Risk Oversight

The ISA’s cyber-risk handbooks are an attempt to provide Board members with a simple and coherent framework to understand cyber risk, as well as a series of straight-forward questions for Boards to ask management to assure that their organisation is properly addressing its unique cyber-risk posture.

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Urgenda: how urgently should climate change be put on the agenda of the board?

On our first digital member forum onthe 21st of April we will reflect upon the impact of the Urgenda legal case on the accountability of companies. But what/who is Urgenda? Why is a court ruling on climate change against the Dutch government significant for Belgian companies? Which lessons can a board of directors take away from this case? And what will be the impact of the current COVID-19 crisis on the climate debate?

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