Tuesday, October 8th
08:30 - Welcome reception
09:00 - Opening Speech
João Rodrigues (Vice-Rector of University of Algarve)
Rogério Bacalhau (Mayor at Câmara Municipal De Faro)
José Pimenta Machado (President at Agência Portuguesa Do Ambiente)
Telmo Vieira (Managing Partner na PremiValor Consulting | Professor at ISEG - Universidade de Lisboa)
1. SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Challenges and Opportunities (Round-Table)
09:45
Vera Eiró (President at ERSAR - Entidade Reguladora Dos Serviços De Águas e Resíduos) |David Alves (Coordinator of International and Institutional Relations)
Silvério Guerreiro (District Delegate of Algarve for the Ordem dos Engenheiros and Specialist Engineer in Hydraulics and Water Resources)
Pedro Perdigão (CEO of INDAQUA)
Carmona Rodrigues (President Águas de Portugal)
Isabel Soares (Board Member at Águas Do Algarve)
Nuno Brôco (CEO at Águas Do Tejo Atlântico)
Moderator: Sophie Matias (City Councilor at Faro Municipality) | Filomena Sintra (Vice-President of Castro Marim Municipality)
10:45 - BREAK & NETWORKING
2. INNOVATION WITH FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY and ESG: SHOWCASING ESG, WATER MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SMART CITIES INITIATIVES
11:00
Maria João Marques (Head of Sustainability at Mazars) - ESG Standards & Best Practices
Mário Peres (IoT Country Sales Manager at Vodafone)
Vasco Almeida (CEO Portugal & PALOPs at Minsait)
Pedro Perdigão (CEO of INDAQUA) - Water & Wastewater Management Solutions
Alexandre Figueiredo (CFO at Four Seasons Fairways) - Sustainable Tourism
Carlos Manso (President of the Board of Directors at Infralobo) - Smart Resource Management / Smart Cities
Moderator: Telmo Vieira (Managing Partner at PremiValor Consulting | Rita Vasconcelos (Director at PremiValor Consulting)
3. WATER AS A STRATEGIC VECTOR IN SECURITY & DEFENCE
RISKS AND CHALLENGES (ROUND-TABLE)
11:45
Major João Bengalinha (Deputy of the Chief of Staff of the Directorate of CIS at Força Aérea Portuguesa)
Rui Sancho (Operations Department at Águas do Algarve)
José Ribeiro (Criminal Investigation Coordinator at the National Unit for Combating Cybercrime and Technological Crime (UNC3T) at POLÍCIA JUDICIÁRIA)
Manuel Gonçalves (Krítica Program Coordinator at SIS)
Moderator: Carlos Manso (President of the Board of Directors at Infralobo)
12:30 - LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING
14:00 - Welcome reception
14:15 - Opening Session
Telmo Vieira (Managing Partner at PremiValor Consulting)
4. THE ROLE OF HYDROGEN IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION
14:30 - Keynote Speaker
Alberto Abanades (Full Professor of the Department of Energy Engineering of the Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineering - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists)
5. The need for a medium - long-term Strategic approach, Innovative Technologies and Policies for Wildfire Management in Portugal and southern Europe Countries | Necessidade de uma abordagem estratégica de médio-longo prazo, tecnologias inovadoras e políticas para a Gestão dos Fogos florestais em Portugal e nos países da Europa do sul
14:45
Mário Silvestre (2nd National Commander of Emergency and Civil Protection at Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil)
Miguel Serrão (Southern Region Coordinator at COLÉGIO DE ENGENHARIA FLORESTAL | ORDEM DOS ENGENHEIROS)
Ricardo Alves (Head of the Division of Nature and Environment of the Directorate of the Nature and Environment Protection Service at GNR)
Diogo Feio (Legal Consultant at SRS LEGAL and Former Member of the European Parliament)
Moderator: Telmo Vieira (Managing Partner at PremiValor Consulting)
15:40 - BREAK & NETWORKING
16:00 - Keynote Speaker
Cristina Pinto Dias (SECRETARY OF STATE FOR MOBILITY) - Pathways to a Carbon-Neutral Economy: Green Transport, Green Economy: Decarbonizing Through Mobility
6. EXPLORING CUTTING-EDGE SOLUTIONS FOR RESOURCES EFFICIENCY WITH FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY
16:15
Filipe Martins (Manager for Product and Customer Operations at Vodafone)
Pedro Moura (Head of Phygital Offering for Portugal at Minsait)
Nuno Carvalho (CFO at Zertive)
Joni Barroso (Regional Director and Board Member at Indaqua) - Water & Wastewater Management Solutions
Moderator: Telmo Vieira (Managing Partner na PremiValor Consulting)
7. PITCH CEREMONY - CALL FOR PROJECTS | 2nd EDITION
STARTUPS CATEGORY
17:00
5-min. Elevator Pitch | TOP Projects - Startups Category
17:30 - Closing Speech
Sophie Matias (City Councilor at Faro Municipality)
Wednesday, October 9th
09:00 - Welcome reception
09:30 - Opening Speech
José Apolinário (President at CCDR Algarve)
Filomena Sintra (Vice-President at Castro Marim Municipality)
8. How Municipalities are addressing the challenges of WATER, SUSTAINABILITY, CIRCULAR ECONOMY and ESG
10:00
Sophie Matias (City Councilor at Faro Municipality)
Filomena Sintra (Vice-President at Castro Marim Municipality)
Rute Silva (President at Vila Do Bispo Municipality)
Cláudia Guedelha (City Councilor at Albufeira Municipality)
Ricardo Calé (Vice-President at Olhão Municipality)
Moderator: Rita Vasconcelos (Director at PremiValor Consulting)
9. THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF WATER (Round Table)
10:40
Pedro Pimpão (Chairman of the Board of Directors at Infraquinta)
Carlos Manso (President of the Board of Directors at Infralobo)
Carlos Baía (City Councilor at Faro Municipality)
Lars Steen Nielsen (Danish Ambassador to Portugal)
Hugo Nunes (Administrator at Águas do Algarve)
Moderator: Luís Coelho (Full Professor at University of Algarve | Ordem dos Economistas)
11:15 - BREAK & NETWORKING
10. SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME (Round Table)
11:30
Ricardo Alves (Chefe da Divisão da Natureza e do Ambiente da Direção do Serviço da Proteção da Natureza e Ambiente na GNR)
Maria João Silva (Inspetora da Polícia Judiciária)
Moderador: João Oliveira (Diretor da Diretoria de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo)
11. PITCH CEREMONY | 2nd Edition
STUDENTS CATEGORY
12:00
5-min. Elevator Pitch | TOP Projects - Students Category
12:30 - LUNCH & NETWORKING
14:00 - Welcome reception
14:15 - Opening Session
Telmo Vieira (Managing Partner at PremiValor Consulting)
12. PITCH CEREMONY | 2nd Edition
RESEARCHERS CATEGORY
14:45
Jury Presentation
14:50
5-min. Elevator Pitch | TOP Projects - PhD & Researchers Category
15:15 - BREAK & NETWORKING
13. NATURE, ECONOMY AND DECARBONIZATION
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
15:30
Manuela Moreira (Coordinating Professor at University of Algarve)
14. THE IMPACT OF ESG ON FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
15:45
Vitor Barosa (President at BNI Europa Bank)
Maria João Marques (Head of Sustainability at Mazars)
Alberto Mota Borges (Faro Airport Manager)
Filipe Martins (Manager for Product and Customer Operations at Vodafone)
Moderator: Telmo Vieira (Managing Partner at PremiValor Consulting)
15. NATURE, ECONOMY AND DECARBONIZATION
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
16:30
Assunção Cristas (Partner at VIEIRA DE ALMEIDA | Professor at Nova School of Law)
16:45
Juri Meeting
16. WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT - CALL FOR PROJECTS | 2nd EDITION
17:05 - Winning projects announcement (Students Category + PhD & Researchers Category)
Arq. Sophie Matias (Faro Municipality) + Dra. Rute Silva (Vila do Bispo Municipality) + Dr. Filipe Martins (Vodafone) + Dr. Alexandre Figueiredo (Four Seasons Fairways) + Dra. Rita Vasconcelos (PremiValor Consulting) + Eng. Vasco Almeida (Minsait) + Eng.ª Maria João Marques (Mazars) + Dra. Isabel Soares (Águas do Algave)
17:15 - Winning projects announcement (Startups Category)
Dr. Rogério Bacalhau (Faro Municipality) + Prof. Telmo Vieira (PremiValor Consulting) + Dr. Carlos Manso (Infralobo | Ordem dos Economistas) + Dr. Jorge Oliveira (Four Seasons Fairways) + Eng. Jóni Barroso (Indaqua) + Dr. Pedro Moura (Minsait) + Prof. Pedro Pimpão (Infraquinta) + Eng. Nuno Silva Carvalho (Zertive Consulting)
17:30 - Closing Session
Rogério Bacalhau (Mayor at Faro Municipality)
Paulo Águas (Rector of University of Algarve)
Telmo Vieira (Managing Parter at PremiValor Consulting)