Dear members, 

We inform you about the next Business Integrity Forum of Transparency International Belgium which will be held in Brussels on Friday 16 October, from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm in the offices of DLA Piper (Wolstraat 70, 1000 Brussels).

Title: “Navigating New Legal Challenges for the Business Sector: New Belgian Criminal Code & Private Investigation Act” 

Topics:  

• Introduction to the new criminal code in relation to the business sector
• Corruption in the new criminal code: the offense 
• Sanctioning - confiscations - out-of court settlements of corruption cases
• How to deal with these changes in practice?
• Update on the Private Investigation Act  

Speakers: 

• Prof. Dr. Vanessa Franssen, Professor at ULiège and Senior Researcher at KU Leuven, UAntwerpen-ULiège Chair in Customs Law, and President a.i. of UBLDP-BLUS
• Mathilde Vandormael, Lawyer (White Collar Defense) at Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Research & Teaching Assistant in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at ULiège
• Stijn De Meulenaer, Executive Professor at MCFA, Certified Compliance Officer, Criminal Cassation Lawyer and Partner at Everest Law, and Board Member of TI-BE

 We close the BIF meeting at 12:00 with a sandwich lunch.  

If you are planning to attend, please register via the Microsoft Forms link below:

TIB's Business Integrity Forum - In Person Meeting Registration  October 16, 2026 — 9:30

Kind regards,

Transparency International Belgium team