Seminar 'Outlook 2026: Seizing Opportunities in a Transforming Market'
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Caroline De Clerck
Director of the Board, Beaulieu International Group, Board Member, Ideal Group
Caroline De Clerck holds a master’s degree in Business Economics and has been active within Ideal Group Holding since 2010. She began her professional career at the family-owned subsidiary Ideal Automotive in Germany as a plant controller and later became a director there. Since 2021, she has served as a family director at the other family business, Beaulieu International Group. She is a member of the real estate committee, the remuneration and nominations committee, and the audit committee. Her experience lies primarily in the fields of governance, strategy, and family businesses. -
Jan De Bondt
Advisor at Vlerick Business School and Board Member at various organisations
Jan De Bondt has over 30 years of experience in the investment banking industry, both domestically and abroad. He has been with a.o. Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, and Société Générale. Since 2017, he focuses on advising companies and financial institutions on funding, business development and strategy. In addition, he is Co Director Executive Asset Management Course of Vlerick Business School. De Bondt is Board Member at various organisations. -
Laura Cooper
Head of Macro Credit and Global Investment Strategist, Nuveen
Laura Cooper is Managing Director, Head of Macro Credit and Global Investment Strategist at Nuveen where she provides directional guidance to internal portfolio managers and strategic insights to clients, helping to shape macro and top-down investment views. Prior to joining Nuveen, Cooper led a team of multi-asset strategists at BlackRock dedicated to providing macro insights and tactical investment research. -
Vincent Juvyns
Chief Investment Strategist, ING Investment Office, ING Belgium
Vincent Juvyns is Chief Investment Strategist within ING Belgium’s Investment Office since April 2025. He leads the investment strategy team in Belgium and works closely with colleagues in the Netherlands and Luxembourg to define ING Investment Office’s investment strategy. He also serves as ING Belgium’s investment ambassador at client conferences and events and is the main point of contact for the press on investment topics. Juvyns brings 20 years of experience in asset management. Before joining ING, he worked at J.P. Morgan Asset Management as Global Market Strategist, where he delivered market and economic insights to wholesale and institutional clients across the Benelux, France, Switzerland, and the Middle East. -
Wim Vermeir
Chief Investment Officer, AG Insurance, Group Head of Investments, Ageas
Wim Vermeir became in April 2011 Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director of AG insurance. Since June 2012, he is also Group Head of Investments for Ageas. In 2019, he was appointed President of the Financial Committee of the King Bauduin Foundation. Before joining AG(eas), he held different positions at Dexia Asset Management between 1995 and 2006, including Equity Manager, Head of Socially Responsible Investing, Head of Global Balanced Management and Head of Equity. In 2006, he was appointed Chief Investment Officer for Traditional Investments and Member of the Executive Committee at Dexia Asset Management. Vermeir started his career at the University of Ghent and Vlerick School of Management as research assistant in corporate finance. He holds a civil engineer degree in physics (University of Ghent) and an MBA (Vlerick School of Management).