Congress Program

POST-PANDEMIC AND REINVENTING WITH TECHNOLOGY

09:00 - 09:05

OPENING

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa , President of the Portuguese Republic

09:05 - 09:35

REINVENTION WITH TECHNOLOGY

Rogério Carapuça, President of APDC
Maria Manuel Leitão Marques, Member of the European Parliament and President of the Congress

09:35 - 10:00

PORTUGUESE SCIENCE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 AND ITS ROLE IN THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY

Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology & Higher Education of Portugal

10:00 - 10:05

THE MIRACLE OF MULTIPLICATION OF MERIT

Pedro Faustino, Managing Director of Axians

10:05 - 10:15

HOW TO GUARANTEE ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN A POST-PANDEMIC EUROPE

Mário Centeno, Governor of the Bank of Portugal

10:15 - 11:00

ECONOMY AND HEALTH - HOW TO RECONCILE PRIORITIES

Francisco Veloso, Dean of the Imperial College Business School
Henrique Barros, President of the Institute of Public Health at University of Porto

11:00 - 11:45

THE FUTURE BEYOND CORONA

Gerd Leonhard, Futurist & Humanist

COMMENTS: Vanda Jesus , Executive Director of Portugal Digital
Carmo Palma, Managing Director at Axians Portugal

11:30 - 12:00

PARALLEL SESSIONS

EXCLUSIVE Q&A
APDC Guests

Gerd Leonhard, Futurist & Humanist

11:45 - 12:25

HOW TO INSPIRE AND LEAD PEOPLE TO CHANGE THE WORLD IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC

David Simas , Chief Executive Officer of the Obama Foundation

COMMENTS: Aida Chamiça, Executive Coaching
Miguel Xavier, Director of the National Mental Health Programme

12:25 - 13:00

INSPIRING YOUTH

Nadeem Nathoo, Founder of The Knowledge Society
Anupra Chandran, The Knowledge Society Student

13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH BREAK

THE FUTURE: MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

14:00 - 14:20

THE FUTURE OF MEDIA

Mathieu Fritsch, Head of News Partnerships for Southern Europe at Facebook

14:20 - 14:55

INFLUENCERS' DILEMMA

Ricardo Castanheira, Coordinator of the Telecom/Digital Team at the PT Permanent Representation to the EU
Ricardo Rocha, CEO LuizaLabs
Vanessa Martins, Frederica CEO & Digital Influencer

MODERATORS: Ricardo Tomé, Coordinating Director of Media Capital Digital at Media Capital

14:55 - 15:45

THE STATE OF THE NATION OF MEDIA

Bernardo Correia, Google Country Manager
Francisco Pedro Balsemão, CEO of Impresa
Luís Cunha Velho, Managing Director of the Media Capital Group
Hugo Figueiredo, Board Member, RTP

15:00 - 15:30

PARALLEL SESSIONS

CYBERSECURITY IN THE NEW DIGITAL WORLD: THE IMPORTANCE OF A HOLISTIC STRATEGY

João Pires da Silva, Business Development Manager, CyberSecurity Services & Solutions, SIA Cesce
Paulo Pinto, Managing Director at SIA Cesce

15:45 - 16:35

5G-POWERED DIGITAL ECONOMY

Abraham Liu, Huawei Chief Representative to the EU Institutions and Vice-president European Region
Bruno Casadinho, Managing Director and Group Vice President of Capgemini Engineering
Gabriel Solomon, Head of Government & Industry Relations, Europe & Latin America at Ericsson
Sérgio Catalão, Country Senior Officer of Nokia

16:35 - 16:45

APDC BEST THESIS AWARDS CEREMONY sponsored by Axians

Fernando Rodrigues, Managing Director of Axians
Carmo Palma, Managing Director at Axians Portugal
Pedro Faustino, Managing Director of Axians

16:45 - 17:15

PARALLEL SESSIONS

ACCELERATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITH 5G

Duarte Mineiro, Partner, Armilar Venture Partners
Jorge Graça, Executive Board Member of NOS
José Bastos, Co-Founder & CEO, Knock
Marta Sousa Monteiro, Senior Start-up Business Development Manager, Amazon Web Services

MODERATORS: Pedro Abrantes, Director of Strategy and Business Development, NOS

16:45 - 17:45

PORTUGAL AND THE FUTURE OF WORK

Richard Samans, Director of Research, International Labour Organization

DEBATE: Gonçalo Hall, Co-Founder at Remote Portugal
Manuel Garcia, National Coordinator of the Upskill Program
Manuel Maria Correia, General Manager for DXC Technology in Portugal

17:45 - 18:00

TALKING WITH

André de Aragão Azevedo, Secretary of State for the Digital Transition

REINVENTING BUSINESS

09:00 - 09:15

OPENING

Pedro Siza Vieira, Minister of State for the Economy and the Digital Transition

09:15 - 10:00

REINVENTING BUSINESS & LIFE WITH EXPONENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES

Matthew Griffin, Fanatical Futurist

COMMENTS: Arlindo Oliveira, President of INESC
Pedro Afonso, CEO da VINCI Energies Portugal

09:45 - 10:15

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Q&A WITH

Matthew Griffin, Fanatical Futurist

10:00 - 10:35

THE FUTURE OF GOVERNMENT

Cheow Hoe Chan, Government Chief Digital Technology Officer at GovTech Singapore

COMMENTS: Sofia Marta, Managing Director at Accenture Portugal
Mário Campolargo, Director General DG Informatics DIGIT at European Commission

10:35 - 11:05

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Q&A WITH

Cheow Hoe Chan, Government Chief Digital Technology Officer at GovTech Singapore

10:35 - 11:10

THE FUTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Marília Machado dos Santos, Managing Director Volkswagen

COMMENTS: Rodrigo Maia, Executive Board Member and T&I Director of Capgemini Engineering
Pedro Ávila, Director of Studies and Operational Innovation at REN

11:10 - 11:45

THE FUTURE OF RETAIL

Bernardo Perloiro , Chief Operating Officer at Majid Al Futtaim Group

COMMENTS: Pedro Campos, Business Consulting Director at BOLD by Devoteam
Luis Carvalho, SVP Technology, Global Platform at FARFETCH

11:45 - 12:20

THE FUTURE OF ENERGY

Albert Cheung, Head of Global Analysis at BloombergNEF

COMMENTS: João Rodrigues, Country Manager for Portugal, Schneider Electric
Susana Quintana-Plaza, Executive Board Member and COO at Galp Energia

12:20 - 12:40

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Rosa Monteiro, Secretary of State for Citizenship and Equality

12:40 - 13:10

DIGITAL WITH PURPOSE

Luís Neves, CEO of the Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI)
Jeffrey Sachs, University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University

13:10 - 14:15

LUNCH BREAK

TECHNOLOGY

14:15 - 14:35

MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Elvira Fortunato, Technology Vice‐Rector at NOVA University and Director of the Materials Research Center

14:35 - 14:55

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Luc Julia, Chief Scientific Officer of Groupe Renault

14:45 - 15:45

PARALLEL SESSIONS

Q&A WITH

Luc Julia, Chief Scientific Officer of Groupe Renault

14:55 - 15:15

5 WAYS HOW VR AND AR ARE ALREADY TRANSFORMING OUR LIVES

Kris Kolo, Global Executive Director VR/AR Association

COMMENTS: João Graça, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Unbabel
Isabel Trancoso, Full professor at Instituto Superior Técnico

15:15 - 15:35

TECHNOLOGY – COMMENTS

João Graça, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Unbabel
Isabel Trancoso, Full professor at Instituto Superior Técnico

THE FUTURE - RECOVER & RESILIENCE

15:35 - 15:45

HOW TO ALLOW EUROPE TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE DIGITAL TRANSITION

Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market, European Commission

15:45 - 16:30

PORTUGAL STRATEGY 2030

António Costa Silva, President of the National Monitoring Committee of the Recovery and Resilience Plan
Nuno Santos, Executive President of the National Agency coordinating the execution of European funds (European Commission) in Portugal - AD&C.

DEBATE: Clara Raposo, Dean of ISEG Lisbon School of Economics & Management of the University of Lisbon
Joana Silva, Professor at CATÓLICA-LISBON and Director of PROSPER CATÓLICA-LISBON

16:30 - 17:00

PARALLEL SESSIONS

THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON ECOMMERCE

Miguel Fernandes, Business Manager, PayPal em Portugal
Assunção Loureiro, Director of Business Development, Oceanário de Lisboa
Nuno Castel-Branco, General Manager, Standvirtual

16:30 - 17:10

THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE PLAN FOR CITIES AND TERRITORIES

Miguel Leocádio, Member of APDC "Healthy and Sustainable Cities” Working Group & Lead for Portugal’s Market at Axians Portugal, Vinci Energies Group

DEBATE: António M. Cunha, President of Norte Portugal Regional Coordination and Development Commission
Pedro Dominguinhos, President at Setúbal Polytechnic Institute and Coordinating Council of Portuguese Polytechnics
Vladimiro Feliz, Chief People & Digital Technology Officer at CEiiA President of APDC "Healthy and Sustainable Cities” Working Group

17:10 - 17:20

TALK

Pedro Nuno Santos , Minister of Infrastructure and Housing

17:20 - 17:45

WRAP-UP

Rogério Carapuça, President of APDC
Maria Manuel Leitão Marques, Member of the European Parliament and President of the Congress

17:45 - 17:55

CLOSING

António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal

OPENING

Rogério Carapuça, President of APDC
Maria Manuel Leitão Marques, Member of the European Parliament and President of the Congress

UNLIMITED POTENTIAL: HOW 5G WILL FUEL EXPONENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES

Matthew Griffin, Fanatical Futurist

THE STATE OF NATION OF COMMUNICATIONS

Alexandre Fonseca, Altice Portugal CEO
Miguel Almeida, NOS SGPS CEO
Mário Vaz, Vodafone Portugal CEO

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Hugo Santos Mendes, Deputy Minister for Communications

CLOSING
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