The Porto Digital & AI Summit is a new annual gathering dedicated to reflecting on the impact of digital transformation and artificial intelligence on businesses, leadership and competitiveness.

Organised by Católica Porto Business School and Fundação de Serralves, the first edition will take place next April 15 in Porto, at Fundação de Serralves, and will feature Amit Joshi as keynote speaker. A professor and researcher at IMD Lausanne, he is internationally recognised and has been named one of the 100 leading Digital Shapers in Switzerland by BILANZ and Digital Switzerland, in recognition of his contributions to advancing big data, data analytics, and artificial intelligence capabilities within organisations.

Amit Joshi is also one of the guest professors on the Postgraduate Programme in Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence at Católica Porto Business School, a programme co-directed by João Vieira, Industry Fellow at the school and Managing Director of 360 Solutions, and by Luís Marques, Professor at the school and Board Member of Rangel Logistics Solutions.

“More than an event focused on technology, the Porto Digital & AI Summit is being launched with the purpose of promoting a qualified discussion on how organisations can respond, with vision and execution capability, to the profound changes currently underway,” says João Pinto, Dean of Católica Porto Business School. The acceleration of artificial intelligence, the digitalisation of business models and the evolution of the skills required of leadership make an informed, cross-sector and action-oriented forum for debate essential.

Aimed at C-level executives, decision-makers and business leaders, this event seeks to establish itself as a leading platform for discussing the major challenges and opportunities that are redefining the future of business.

The event is also supported by leading partners — Timestamp, Konica Minolta, Salesforce, Contisystems and 360 Solutions — whose involvement reinforces the relevance of this initiative and its strong connection to the business and technology ecosystem.

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