6º Fórum Empresarial do Distrito de Aveiro | 6th Aveiro District Business Forum 6th Aveiro District Business Forum
6th Aveiro District Business Forum
Reinventing Industry, Affirming the Future
Date: November 16, 2018 | Location: Águeda Arts Center (Centro de Artes de Águeda)
The initiative promoted by AIDA CCI, in partnership with the Águeda City Council and with the High Patronage of the President of the Republic, had the highest participation ever: more than four hundred entrepreneurs. A day filled with discussions on topics of greatest interest to the business sector, from the transition of traditional industry to digital, to global competition.
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Program
09h00 | Registration
Opening Session
09h30 | Opening Session
- Jorge Almeida | Mayor of Águeda
- Fernando Castro | President of the Board of AIDA CCI
- Nelson de Souza | Secretary of State for Development and Cohesion
Panel I – From Traditional to Digital Industry
10h15 | The Challenges of the Fourth Revolution
Luís Mira Amaral | President of the Industry and Energy Councils of CIP
10h30 | Round Table
Moderated by Júlio Magalhães (General Director of Porto Canal), featuring:
- Paulo Jorge Ferreira | Rector of the University of Aveiro
- Jorge Marrão | Partner at Deloitte Portugal
- Teodorico Pais | Board Member of Vista Alegre
- Luís Pedro | General Director of Triangle’s – Cycling Equipments S.A.
- Vitor Anjos | General Director of the N. Mahalingam Innovation and Technology Center
12h30 | Lunch / Networking Meetings
Panel II – The District’s Industry in Global Competition
15h00 | Opportunities and Threats for Our Companies
Pedro Ferraz da Costa | President of the Forum for Competitiveness
15h30 | Round Table
Moderated by José António Barros (President of the General Assembly of AEP), featuring:
- António Lobo Xavier | Tax Law Expert Attorney
- José Manuel Fernandes | Member of the European Parliament
- Celeste Hagatong | President of the Board of Directors of COSEC
- Pedro Morais Leitão | President of the Board of Directors of PRIO SGPS
- Diogo Silveira | CEO of The Navigator Company S.A.
Closing Session
17h30 | Closing Session
- Ana Abrunhosa | President of CCDRC
- Fernando Castro | President of the Board of AIDA CCI
- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa | President of the Republic (High Patronage)
18h00 | Cocktail / Networking Meetings

























