Be Philanthropy 2023

BE PHILANTHROPY 2023

On Thursday 27 April, the King Baudouin Foundation organised the 'Be Philanthropy 2023' event at Autoworld in Brussels. More than 1,100 philanthropists, policymakers, notaries, bankers, wealth advisers, managers, CSR-entrepreneurs, foundations and family offices from Belgium and abroad participated. This important event for Belgian and European philanthropy focused on trends, opportunities and challenges of philanthropy. Thank you to all those who helped make this event unforgettable.

You can already take a look at these sessions:

Opening speeches of the day

The importance of regulatory environment for philanthropic action

Inclusive transition

Boosting enabling technologies for philanthropy

Corporate philanthropy, CSR and employee engagement

Advising philanthropy in 2023

Public private partnerships for more impact

Good capital and philanthropic investment

The evolving role of philanthropy

Philanthropy, Art & Entrepreneurship

Philanthropist as a human being in a world in transformation

Local Philanthropy

Closing remarks of the day with Brieuc Van Damme

But there is much more to continue to enjoy this exceptional day.

Watch the after movie here.

See the photos here.

Forest Whitaker, the philanthropic actor

American actor Forest Whitaker shares his philanthropic experience with the King Baudouin Foundation on the occasion of Be Philanthropy 2023.

Watch his interview here.

Read the full interview with Forest Whitaker here.

‘Memories of Forgotten Beings’ by Dirk Brossé

Composer Dirk Brossé has composed a musical work for Be Philanthropy, a musical journey through time, space and sound. Read the story of his inspiration here and experience the live performance here or the making of here.