2nd Aveiro Region Business Forum

SMEs and Economic Growth

Date: November 4, 2010 | Location: Ílhavo Cultural Center (Centro Cultural de Ílhavo)

The 2nd edition of the Aveiro Region Business Forum brought together entrepreneurs and political decision-makers to analyze the national economic conjuncture and the vital role of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in economic growth. During the event, strategies to overcome the crisis, the impact of the State Budget, and the importance of internationalization as a pillar of development were debated.

👉 Download the 2nd Forum Conclusions Document (PDF – PT)

Program

09h00 | Registration and Documentation Delivery

Opening Session

09h30 | Opening Session

• José Vieira da Silva | Minister of Economy, Innovation and Development
• Valdemar Coutinho | President of the Board of AIDA CCI
• Ribau Esteves | President of CIRA – Aveiro Region Intermunicipal Community and Mayor of Ílhavo

10h00 | Aveiro District Framework
AIDA CCI

Panel I – “Current Conjuncture and its Opportunities”

10h15 | Discussion Panel
Moderator: Deolinda Nunes (Vice-President of AIDA CCI and Director of Nestlé, Avanca Factory)

• The Current Conjuncture and its Opportunities | José Vieira da Silva (Minister of Economy, Innovation and Development)
• Research and Development in Business Growth | Nogueira Leite (President of the Aveiro Port Community and Board Member of the Mello Group)
• National Finances and their Impact on Business Competitiveness | João Luís Duque (Full Professor and President of the Higher Institute of Economics and Management – ISEG)
• State Budget and Compliance with the PEC | Miguel Frasquilho (Economist, Member of Parliament and Former Secretary of State for Treasury and Finance)

12h15 | Debate

13h00 | Lunch

Panel II – “Corporate Internationalization”

15h00 | Discussion Panel
Moderator: Mira Amaral (CEO of Banco BIC Português)

• Internationalization as a Support for Economic Growth | Basílio Horta (President of AICEP Portugal Global)
• Barriers and Challenges to Internationalization | Vitor Neves (CEO of COLEPCCL Portugal, S.A.)
• The Sea Cluster as a Competitiveness Factor in Portugal | José Poças Esteves (Managing Partner at SaeR – Strategic and Risk Assessment Society, Lda.)
• Macroeconomic Policies in the Euro Area | João Loureiro (Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Porto)

17h00 | Debate

Closing Session

18h00 | Closing Session

• Valdemar Coutinho | President of the Board of AIDA CCI

18h15 | Closing Cocktail and Networking

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