Over the last few years, remuneration in public companies has received considerable attention in both academic and public discourse. Several national and international initiatives have reformed remuneration practices to achieve various objectives, including improving shareholder engagement, encouraging active monitoring by (independent) directors, achieving corporate sustainability, and incentivising long-term value creation. Although these trends have had a significant impact on practice, large differences in remuneration practices still exist.
On the afternoon of 23 May 2024, the Jean-Pierre Blumberg Chair organizes a conference on the topic of “Recent trends in the remuneration of executives and directors”. The conference aims to improve the understanding in Belgium and Europe of the dynamic topic of remuneration of executives and directors. The conference brings together theory and practice through academic presentations that contain empirical evidence on remuneration practices, and through a panel discussion of prominent practitioners (moderated by Charles-Antoine Leunen, Linklaters).
More information and registration can be found via this link. Below follows a brief teaser of what conference participants may expect.
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