Open Sessions

These sessions are a space of debate, ideas' exchange or source of information about the topics:

Certification in Innovation
Open Innovation - pros and cons ?
Funding Innovation
Think Local, Act Global
Support 4 Internationalization
Living case: Internationalization of Tomorrow Options

They are composed at least by one speaker and are opened to everyone interested in the theme. The audience is strongly encouraged to participate with questions and comments which will enhance the debate.

NOVEMBER 10

14h00 - 15h30- Open Innovation - pros and cons ?

Moderator: Aurora Teixeira, U.Porto - Faculty of Economics
Panel:

Manuel Lousada Soares, FINEP

Steve Dore, IIS Ltd.

José Oliveira, Colep CCL.

15h30 - 16h15 - Certification in Innovation

Speakers:

Paula Fernandes, RAR Imobiliária, S.A.

Isabel Caetano, COTEC

video of Isabel Caetano presentation

video of Paula Fernandes presentation

NOVEMBER 11

14h00 - 15h00 - Funding Innovation

Speaker: Miguel Sousa, Inova+ / ClubInov

The session objective is to empower innovative entrepreneurs (start-up or growing business) who start with an idea or a dream that they want to commercialize. We want to stimulate these entrepreneurs turn that idea into a successful business. The focus is not just on inventors and new concepts, but enabling economic growth, community development and private ownership. The session will focus on public and private mechanisms to support innovation in companies. The National and European funds for innovation (QREN, FP7, CIP, Eureka, other) are an opportunity to share the risks of innovation with governemts and increase the chances of success. Also, in the next 3 years the private financial network in Portugal will present several opportunities for innovative business. It will be presented a Portuguese private fund to invest seed capital in Portuguese start-ups.

video of this session

NOVEMBER 12

14h00 - 15h00 - Think Local, Act Global

Speakers:
David Gibson, Director of UTEN Austin, Associate Director of the IC² Institute

José Manuel Mendonça, President at INESC Porto

15h00 - 16h30 - Support 4 Internationalization

Speakers:
John Goldsbrough , British Embassy in Portugal / UK Trade & Investment

Mark Sanderson, Manager of the Kroto Innovation Centre and the Sheffield Bioincubator

16h30 - 18h00 - Living case: Internationalization of Tomorrow Options

Speaker: Paulo Santos, CEO at Tomorrow Options

video of this session