Benelux Forum – Belgian Meetings Archives

Meetings of the Benelux Forum first started in Belgium in 1998 with the purpose of improving the quality of information available to pension fund managers leading to the development of more relevant and efficient management, a better understanding of investment processes and eventually, improved performance.

By bringing together pension fund representatives with service providers, robust and objective discussions have become the norm. All members may attend the meetings but a key requirement for all non-pension fund members and speakers is that product or services selling is not permitted.

There are two categories of membership. One for representatives of Pension Funds and similar Institutional Investors such as charities, foundations or other non-commercial organisations. Members include representatives of Belgium, Dutch, French and German Pension Funds as well as other European and multinational companies’ pension funds. The other is open to a limited number of other representatives from the pensions and investment industry.

The Dutch meetings are usually held in Zeist,The Netherlands on the second Tuesday of February, April, June, October and December while the Belgium meetings are usually held in May and November at Elewijt, which is 20km north of Brussels, Belgium.

The Forum is advised by an Advisory Committee who ensure that the topics being discussed are relevant and helpful.

Most recent meetings.

Advisory Committee Members

Edwin Meysmans

Trustee, Euroclear Pension Fund

Edwin was managing director of Pensioenfonds KBC, one of the largest pension funds in Belgium from 1997 to 2017. In that period, the funds assets grew from 500 mio euro to 2 bn euro. In 1997, Pensioenfonds KBC received the IPE award for best European pension fund. Edwin was also vice president of the Belgian Pension Fund Association. Edwin retired and is now an independent trustee on the board of a number of pension funds such as Euroclear, Willis Towers Watson Lifesight and Pensions OFP. (08.18)

Kris Praet

Managing Director, EMEA Benefit Investments, Johnson & Johnson

Kris is Managing Director, EMEA Benefit Investments of Johnson & Johnson. His responsibilities include overseeing the investments, asset allocation and funding of J&J’s European employee benefit assets. He is based in J&J’s Global Treasury Services Center in Beerse

Kris has over 26 years of pension investment experience. Prior to his current role, he was Senior Manager Payroll, Personnel Data Administration and Pension Fund for Janssen Pharmaceutica’s campus. Kris began his Johnson & Johnson service in the Finance Department of Janssen Pharmaceutica as Credit Manager.

Kris has a Master in Law Degree from the Catholic University of Louvain and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA Institute). (01.18)

Vincent Lantin

Pension Fund Lead, Proximus Group

Vincent joined the Proximus Group in 1995 at the Treasury department where he was responsible for risk management. After three years he joined the Group's pension team. In 2001, Vincent became Senior Investment Officer, in charge of the equity portfolio and foreign exchange management. Since 2004 Vincent is responsible for the management of the second pillar pension fund within the Group. In 2013 he became Head of Pension Fund. Vincent holds a degree in Foreign Trade from the EPHEC (Brussels), a PhD in economics from the UCL Mons University and a specialisation in derivatives from the IFCA (Brussels). Proximus is the leading Belgian provider of telephony, internet, television and network-based ICT services.

Benelux Forum – Belgian Meetings.

Benelux Forum – Dutch Meetings.

International Seminar.

Irish Pension Fund Investment Forum.

Money Purchase Pensions Forum.

Nordic Forum.

Pensioen Bestuurstafel.

Pension Trustees Circle.

Private Markets Investors Forum.

Southern Africa Pension Fund Investment Forum.

Swiss International Forum.

UK Pension Fund Investment Forum.