Prof. Robert J. Bies, Prof. Dr. em. Karlijn Demasure, Prof. Epiphane Kinhoun, Prof. Dr. Šimo Maršić, Françoise Thoma, Tom Tripp, Antoinette Weibel, Christopher Jacobi, Chelsea Rae Kelly, Brandon Vaidyanathan, Marc Crochet, H.E. Fleur Thomas, Pierre Gramegna, H.E. Virginia Gamba

The Trust & Society Conference is a forum for connecting trust research from across disciplines to concrete social issues, by creating opportunities for academics and social actors to engage the conversation on trust together.

Registration is free and includes all conference sessions, the keynote event (July 19), and lunch on the second day of the conference (July 20). Both in-person and virtual participation are possible for all sessions. See below for a list of speakers and conference program.

This conference is organized by Trust & Society – The Global Network on Trust. Conference sessions will take place at the Luxembourg School of Religion & Society. The keynote event will take place at the Luxembourg Stock Exchange on July 19 from 6 to 8pm.

Places are limited, so please register early. Registration closes July 14th.

Presentations are structured along the following format: 20 minutes for presentation, 20 minutes for discussion and Q&A, followed by a 20 minute break to continue the conversation over coffee.

The Roundtable on Trust & Society will be a moderated panel discussion between our academic speakers and social actors. Confirmed panelists include Anne Calteux – Representative of the European Commission in Luxembourg, and Mr. Marc Crochet, the Executive Chief Officer of Caritas Luxembourg, and Ms. Françoise Thoma, CEO of BCEE. 

Keynote Speakers:

• Inaugural Address by H.E. Virginia Gamba – UN Undersecretary General for Children and Armed Conflict
• Keynote Address by Pierre Gramegna – Managing Director of The European Stability Mechanism

Academic Presenters:

• Prof. Karlijn Demasure – Professor, Faculty of Canon Law; Director, Centre for Safeguarding Minors and Vulnerable Persons at Saint Paul University, Ottawa
• Prof. Brandon Vaidyanathan – Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at The Catholic University of America, Washington DC
• Prof. Chelsea Rae Kelly – Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, The Catholic University of America, Washington DC
• Dr. Christopher Jacobi – Research Associate, Department of Sociology, The Catholic University of America, Washington DC
• Prof. Antoinette Weibel – Professor and Chair of Human Resource Management, University of Saint Gallen; outgoing President, First International Network on Trust
• Prof. Robert Bies – Professor of Management and Director of the Executive Master’s in Leadership Program, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, USA
• Prof. Laurie Barclay – Professor and the Lang Chair in Leadership, Department of Management, University of Guelph, Canada
• Prof. Tom Tripp – Professor of Management, Carson College of Business, Washington State University
• Prof. Epiphane Kinhoun – Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and Development at the Catholic University of Central Africa
• Prof. Šimo Marsic – Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Roundtable on Trust & Society: 

• Anne Calteux – Representative of the European Commission in Luxembourg
• Marc Crochet – the Executive Chief Officer of Caritas Luxembourg
• Françoise Thoma – CEO of BCEE

Conference recordings available here.