Alumni Day 2020 - Innovation - New Business Models & the Impact on Governance

During their national events in the past year, the GUBERNA Alumni have been proposing a deep reflection on how the changes imposed by the contemporary environmental and societal challenges are reflected on entrepreneurship and governance practice. Hence, in order to push the discussion one notch further, it seems logical to focus this year’s Alumni Day on innovation.  

Described by economist Joseph Schumpeter as one of the key factors contributing to economic change, innovation is embedded into the entrepreneurial DNA: it poses challenges to the whole sector or economic environment and creates new business opportunities, allowing companies to differentiate from competitors. At more technological companies, innovation can even shape the business model with a significant impact on the governance and on the role played by the board. Above and foremost, innovation should be a factor of (sustainable) growth. 

GUBERNA Alumni will tackle these, and more, topics at their annual Alumni Day on 1 October 2020. Given the current pandemic, we are planning a special event this year that you, as GUBERNA Alumni, will be able to attend either physically or digitally. For the moment, we are keeping the maximum number of physical attendees limited to 50 people; to those who exceed this number, or who prefer to attend the event remotely, we are organising high-quality live streaming with rich interaction opportunities. Additionally, this edition will be exceptionally accessible upon a fee that varies according to four different inscription possibilities. 

In view of the current situation, we have arranged 2 formats to attend this event:

Physical event (includes welcoming drink, walking dinner and networking) - limited to 50 people

• Early bird promo - available up to 16/08/2020 - €60
• Regular ticket - as of 17/08/2020 - €80 - sold out

Digital event (includes only live streaming of the conference in high-quality user experience mode)

• Early bird promo - available up to 16/08/2020 - €35
• Regular ticket - as of 17/08/2020 - €48

Cancellation fee
You can cancel your registration free of charge until 31 August 2020. We charge an administrative fee of 30% of the original price to all cancellations as from 1 September 2020.

GUBERNA Alumni can register one friend from their professional network who may be interested in GUBERNA activities. However, this is a paying event for all attendees, including the friend you might bring. 

The "Bring a Friend" tickets are available for:

• Physical event - regular ticket at €80 (the early bird promo does not apply) - sold out
• Digital event - early bird ticket at €35 and regular ticket at €48

Want to bring a friend? Book his/ her ticket.

We are constantly monitoring the security measures imposed by the federal government as well as any other recommended precautions that may have an impact on this event. Consequently, we will increase the amount of possible participants according to the evolution of the situation. 

On the other hand, should any impediment hinder the event from taking place physically, all pre-registered attendees will be reimbursed and given the chance to attend digitally. In this case, physical early birds will be allowed to use the digital early bird fee even after 16 August 2020.