5º Fórum Empresarial da Região de Aveiro | 5th Aveiro Region Business Forum 5th Aveiro Region Business Forum
5th Aveiro Region Business Forum
Industry towards the Future
Date: November 11, 2016 | Location: Cineteatro Alba, Albergaria-a-Velha
The 5th edition of the Business Forum, held under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic, brought together nearly four hundred participants to debate the importance of Industry 4.0. During the event, speakers reinforced the need to increase cooperation between industry and universities or technological centers as a driver of development, and the urgency to create conditions to attract investment and relaunch the national economy.
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Program
09h00 | Registration
Opening Session
09h30 | Opening Session
- António Loureiro e Santos | Mayor of Albergaria-a-Velha
- Fernando Paiva de Castro | President of the Board of AIDA CCI
- Manuel Caldeira Cabral | Minister of Economy
Panel I – “Smart Industry”
10h15 | Internationalization and Smart Industry
Carlos Moedas | European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation (Videoconference)
10h30 | Round Table
Moderated by Manuel António Assunção (Rector of the University of Aveiro), featuring:
- José Rui Felizardo | Founder and CEO of the Centre for Excellence and Innovation in the Automotive Industry (CEIIA)
- Elvira Fortunato | Director of the Materials Research Center (CENIMAT) at Univ. Nova de Lisboa
- Carlos Ribas | Official Representative of Bosch in Portugal and Technical Administrator of Bosch Car Multimedia Portugal, S.A.
- Pedro Reis | CEO of BCP Capital
12h30 | Lunch / Networking Meetings
Panel II – “The Future Bets on Investment”
14h30 | Investment, Financing, Taxation and … Confidence!
António Saraiva | President of CIP, Portuguese Business Confederation
15h30 | Round Table
Moderated by Daniel Bessa (Economist, Professor at the University of Porto), featuring:
- Miguel Cruz | President of IAPMEI
- Carlos Martins | Chairman of the Board of Directors of Martifer SGPS, SA
- Carlos Álvares | Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banco Popular
- Tiago Caiado Guerreiro | Tax Law Expert Attorney and Arbitrator
Closing Session
17h30 | Closing Session
- José Ribau Esteves | President of CIRA
- Fernando Paiva de Castro | President of the Board of AIDA CCI
- João Vasconcelos | Secretary of State for Industry
18h00 | Cocktail / Networking Meetings






























