Throughout the morning, on the School’s campus, seven projects were presented and discussed with analysts and executives experienced in artificial intelligence, investment, corporate strategy, fintech, dentistry, technological innovation and intellectual property. Each group received feedback focused on market validation, business model robustness and scalability potential.
The mentors included Clara Gonçalves (Co-founder and COO of Inductiva.AI), Luís Gustavo Martins (Co-founder of AMPinvest), Jorge Condesso (CEO and Founder of Magellan Atlantic Capital Fund), Sandro Mota Oliveira (executive focused on strategy and international growth), Ana Cristina Figueiredo Gomes (dentist with advanced clinical practice), Adriana Guimarães Leal (professional with experience in investment banking and fintech), Rui Pedro Oliveira (strategic consultant and specialist in intellectual property and technological innovation) and Teresa Sarmento (Senior Researcher and Service Design at CEiiA).
The ideas presented reflected emerging trends and current challenges, with proposals spanning environmental sustainability, mobile healthcare, operational digitalisation, premium wellness economy, forest carbon credits, medical devices and SaaS solutions for construction and logistics.
According to Vitor Verdelho, it was an intense morning marked by high-level dialogue that will contribute to the further development of the projects. Susana Costa e Silva highlighted the importance of challenging ideas with market experts, integrating perspectives from innovation, finance, operations and intellectual property.
The initiative reinforces the Executive MBA’s commitment to applied, practice-oriented learning, bringing students closer to the business ecosystem and challenging them to turn ideas into consistent and viable ventures.
Applications are now open for the 22nd edition of the Executive MBA, starting in October 2026. Discover the programme in more detail here.
