Programme

April 19

15:00 -Opening Session

Eugénio Pina de Almeida
President of the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (IPT)

Francisco Carvalho
Director of the Tomar Business School (ESGT)

Anabela Freitas
Mayor of Tomar

João Gomes
IPT Student Union

15:30 - Panel 1 | Moderator: Maria da Conceição Fortunato

Médio Tejo Opportunities
Pedro Saraiva
CEO of Tagus Valley

Agromais - An agricultural development  strategy
Jorge Neves
CEO of Agromais – Entreposto Comercial e Agrícola, CRL

16:30 - Coffee break

16:50 - Panel 2 | Moderator: Graciete Honrado

Ready to work?  Employability, skills and career
Ana Paula Marques
Associate Professor with Habilitation of the Department of Sociology of Minho University and Researcher at the Social Sciences Research Centre, Minho University

Human capital and the challenges of globalisation: learning how to bridge between global thinking and local action
Fabio Carbone
Associate Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco and researcher with the GOVCOPP (University of Aveiro) and the Geoscience Centre (University of Coimbra)

17:50 - Lottery/prize draw

18:00 - Closing session with musical performance

April 20

09:30 - First round of Presentations (papers)

11h00m - Coffee break

11h30m - Second round of Presentations (papers)

13h00m - Coffee break

15h00m - Panel 3 | Moderator: Eduardo Brou

Advances in entrepreneurship as a scientific area of activity
José Carlos Sánchez García
Lecturer at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Salamanca, Spain

BioBIP (Bioenergy and Business Incubator of Portalegre): entrepreneurship and business incubation
Artur Romão
Lecturer in the Polytechnic Institute of  Portalegre

Entrepreneurship and creative industries
Francisco Teixeira Pinto Dias
Lecturer in the ESTM, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, and CEO of ART&TUR

16:30 - Coffee break

16:50 - Panel 4 | Moderator: Olinda Sequeira

Decision-making in the era of knowledge
Carlos Miguel Pereira
Business Analytics Solutions Leader,  SoftINSA Portugal
João Fernandes
Business Analytics Senior Consultant, SoftINSA Portugal
Duarte Caldas
Business Analytics Client Technical Profissional, IBM Portugal

Data analysis and consumer behaviour
Pedro Assude
Marketing Intelligence - Delta Cafés

17:50 - Lottery/prize draw

18:00 - Closing session with musical performance


April 21

15:00 - Panel with alumni of the ESGT | Moderator: Francisco Carvalho

Elisabete Henriques
Master in Audit and Financial Analysis
Trainee Tax Inspector with Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira at Direção de Finanças in Santarém

Carlos Xavier Guerreiro João
Graduate in Business Administration
Sales Manager with MAN Truck & Bus Portugal - Sociedade Unipessoal Lda

Hélder João dos Santos Farinha
Graduate in Tourism and Culture Management
Tourism Technician at the Town Council of Ourém

Mélanie Nascimento
Master in Development of Cultural Tourism Products
Trainer and Tourist Guide