As part of Católica Porto Business School's association with Jornal de Negócios' initiatives Negócios Sustentabilidade 20|30 and the National Sustainability Award, our School will host the second event in a cycle of conferences dedicated to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) themes.
Date: 29 January 2025
Time: 9 a.m.
Venue: Católica Porto Business School, Central Building - Carvalho Guerra Auditorium
Programme: Complete below
SOCIAL Conference
Education, Immigration and Quality of Life. Which paths?
Católica Porto Business School will host a conference dedicated to social issues, bringing together business leaders, sustainability experts and political decision-makers to debate topics such as education and immigration.
The Dean of Católica Porto Business School, João Pinto, and the Director of Jornal de Negócios, Diana Ramos, will be responsible for the welcome note. Carlos Moreira da Silva, Founder of Barbosa e Almeida and BRP Portugal will be the Keynote Speaker. Sofia Salgado, Professor at Católica Porto Business School, will be on the panel debating "The future of education in times of transition".
PROGRAMME
09:00 | Guest Reception
09:30 | Welcome Address
Diana Ramos, Director, Jornal de Negócios
João Pinto, Dean, Católica Porto Business School
09:40 | Institutional Opening
Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho, Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security
09:55 | Opening talk
Carlos Moreira da Silva, Chairman of BRP Portugal and founder and CEO of Teak Capital
Moderator: Diana Ramos, Director of Negócios
10:25 | Panel Discussion | The future of education in times of transition
Afonso Mendonça Reis, Social Entrepreneur in Education and Jury President, Global Teacher Prize Portugal
André Rosendo, Founder, Open Learning School
Mónica Vieira, General Coordinator, Teresa and Alexandre Soares dos Santos - Iniciativa Educação
Sofia Salgado, Professor, Católica Porto Business School
Moderator: Helena Garrido, Journalist and Curator of the Negócios Sustainability initiative
11:20 | TESTIMONY | A Life Story – An Immigrant in Porto
11:30 | Panel Discussion | Immigration. From economy to social integration
Pedro Portugal Gaspar, President of Board, Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA)
Paulo Fernandes, Mayor, Fundão Municipality
Ricardo Rio, Mayor, Braga Municipality
Pedro Afonso, CEO, Vinci Energies Portugal
Moderator: Helena Garrido, Journalist and Curator of the Negócios Sustainability initiative
12:10 | “A conversation with… how to live better in cities?”
Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores, Mayor of Pontevedra (Spain)*
Moderator: Carlos Marçalo, Director of Content and Special Projects, Medialivre
12:30 | Panel Discussion | Territory, cities, and housing. How to plan for quality of life
António Carlos Rodrigues, CEO, Grupo Casais
Fernando Paulo, Vereador do Pelouro da Educação e da Coesão Social, Câmara Municipal do Porto
Isabel Matias, Arquiteta, Leiras do Carvalhal
Ribau Esteves, Presidente, Câmara Municipal de Aveiro
Moderator: Diana Ramos, Director of Negócios
13:10 | Closing Remarks
*to be confirmed
Find out more about the ‘’Negócios: Sustentabilidade 20|30‘’ initiative here.
