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