Road to COP31: A shared future from Brussels to Antalya

Name: Road to COP31: A shared future from Brussels to Antalya
Start: 2026-06-04T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-04T15:00:00+02:00
Location: Press Club Brussels Europe

Hourly Schedule

Programme

10:00am - 10:15am
Welcome Remarks

Speakers: Dogan Basaran CEO of the Sustainable Future Platform

10:15am - 10:30am
Opening Remarks

Speakers: Luc Bas Director CERAC (Climate Risk Assessment Center)

10:30am - 10:45am
Keynote

Speakers: Christian Clauwers Visual Storyteller, EU Climate Pact Ambassador, founder and President of SEA.

10:45am - 11:30am
Climate Diplomacy, Science & Global Governance

Speakers: Bart Rymen Attaché at the Federal, Interfederal, and International Coordination Service of BELSPO / IPCC National Focal Point for Belgium Daniel Cervenka Director of The Convergence / CEO of Resolve Global, EU Climate Pact Partner Peter Wittoeck Head of the Belgian delegation at UNFCCC Prof. Dr. Hans Bruyninckx Professor of Environmental Governance at the University of Antwerp and former Executive Director of the European Environment Agency, Board Member of SEA

11:30am - 12:15am
Ecological Resilience & Circular Economy

Speakers: Asli Pasinli Former CEO, WWF (World Wildlife Fund, Türkiye) Enrique Flores Vice President of Guy Carpenter Prof. Dr. Gudrun de Boeck Head of the ECOSPHERE Research Group (University of Antwerp), Chair of the Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development (IMDO), Advisory Board of SEA Veronique van Haaften Founding Member and Secretary General of the European-Turkish Trade and Investment Council (ETTIC)

Dogan Basaran

CEO of the Sustainable Future Platform

Luc Bas

Director CERAC (Climate Risk Assessment Center)

Christian Clauwers

Visual Storyteller, EU Climate Pact Ambassador, founder and President of SEA.

Bart Rymen

Attaché at the Federal, Interfederal, and International Coordination Service of BELSPO / IPCC National Focal Point for Belgium

Daniel Cervenka

Director of The Convergence / CEO of Resolve Global, EU Climate Pact Partner

Peter Wittoeck

Head of the Belgian delegation at UNFCCC

Prof. Dr. Hans Bruyninckx

Professor of Environmental Governance at the University of Antwerp and former Executive Director of the European Environment Agency, Board Member of SEA

Asli Pasinli

Former CEO, WWF (World Wildlife Fund, Türkiye)

Enrique Flores

Vice President of Guy Carpenter

Prof. Dr. Gudrun de Boeck

Head of the ECOSPHERE Research Group (University of Antwerp), Chair of the Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development (IMDO), Advisory Board of SEA

Veronique van Haaften

Founding Member and Secretary General of the European-Turkish Trade and Investment Council (ETTIC)

The Society for Environmental Awareness (SEA), in collaboration with the Sustainable Future Platform and Travel Tomorrow, invites all interested stakeholders to participate in the high-level event Road to COP31: A shared future from Brussels to Antalya.

This event will bring together policymakers, schientists and industry leaders to shape the dialogue ahead of COP31 in Antalya.

Through keynote interventions, panel discussions and an exclusive photo exhibition by Christian Clauwers, the programme will foster an open and dynamix exchange on the most pressing environmental and climate challenges of our time.

The event will provide a unique platform to connect climat diplomacy, scientific insights and innovation, while exploring actionable strategies to build a more resilient and sustainable future ahead of the next United Nations Climate Change Conference.

The conference also marks the start of a three-week photography exhibition: “The Fragile Frontlines of a Warming World”. Curated by Ipek Tekdemir. Photography by Christian Clauwers.

Photo Gallery