agenda
09:30 | OPENING SESSION
• Rogério Carapuça – President, APDC
• Arlindo Oliveira – Congress Chairman
• Margarida Balseiro Lopes – Minister of Youth and Modernization
10:00 | LIVING IN A FUTURE WITH AI
KNS: Pedro Domingos – Professor of Computer science, University of Washington, Author of 'The Master Algorithm' and '2040' Presentation
10:30 | WILL AI ECONOMICS PROMOTE A FREE WORLD?
KNS: Pedro Faustino – Managing Director, Axians Portugal Presentation
10:35 | PORTUGAL 2030 DIGITAL STRATEGY: AI, WEB 3.0 AND DATA
KNS: Arlindo Oliveira – Congress Chairman
DISCUSSION PANEL:
• Miguel Pupo Correia – Web 3.0 Strategy Coordination
• Graça Canto Moniz – Data Strategy Coordination
• João Gama – AI Strategy Coordination
11:35 | NETWORKING MOMENT – COFFEE-BREAK
12:00 | AI STRATEGIES IN EUROPE: NAVIGATING EXCELLENCE AND TRUST
DISCUSSION PANEL:
• Carme Artigas – Former Spain’s Secretary of State for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence; Co-Chair of the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Artificial Intelligence
• Siim Sikkut – Former Government CIO of Estonia; Managing Partner at Digital Nation
12:50 | AI'S OPPORTUNITY: A GROWTH AGENDA FOR PORTUGAL AND BEYOND
KNS: Giorgia Abeltino – Senior Director of Public Policy & Government Relations for South Europe, Google Presentation
13:10 | NETWORKING MOMENT – LUNCH BREAK
14:30 | THE RESILIENCE OF DEMOCRATIC AND LIBERAL ECONOMIES RELY ON US
KNS: Francis Fukuyama – Philosopher & Political Scientist
• Pedro Faustino – Managing Director, Axians Portugal
14:50 | PORTUGAL'S PRR: SHOWCASING AI FOR THE FUTURE
DISCUSSION PANEL:
• Center for Responsible AI: Paulo Dimas – Vice President of Innovation, Unbabel
• Accelerat.ai consortium: Sebastião Villax – Sr. Innovation Partnerships & Alliances Manager, Defined.ai
15:20 | IMPACT OF AI IN MAJOR INDUSTRIES
DISCUSSION PANEL
• Francesco Costigliola – Chief Analytics Officer, CGD
• João Martins de Carvalho – Executive Board Member, E-Redes
• Miguel Leocádio – Executive Board Member at Glintt Global, responsible for Glintt Next
• Rui Lopes – CEO, AgentifAI
16:10 | REGULATION OF AI APPLICATIONS
DISCUSSION PANEL:
• Maria Manuel Leitão Marques – Member of the European Parliament
• Clara Martins Pereira – Assistant Professor, Durham Law School
16:45 | NETWORKING MOMENT – COFFEE-BREAK
17:10 | TALENT
KNS: Filipa de Jesus – President, National Agency for Qualification and Vocational Education and Training (ANQEP, IP) Presentation
DISCUSSION PANEL:
• Luísa Ribeiro Lopes – President, .PT
• Manuel Garcia – National Coordinator of the Program UPskill – Digital Skills & Jobs, APDC
• Hugo Bernardes – CEO, The Key Talent
• Rodrigo Castro – Founder & CEO, Educa-te
18:10 | 1st DAY CLOSING SESSION
18:30 | AWARD CEREMONY CITIES AND TERRITORIES OF THE FUTURE followed by a Cocktail Presentation
08:30 | Executive Breakfast with Siim Sikkut – Former Government CIO of Estonia (reserved for LEADER ticket holders)
09:30 | 2nd DAY WELCOME
• João Rui Ferreira – Secretary of State for Economy
09:45 | 40 YEARS OF APDC: A CRUCIAL STAKEHOLDER FOR A DIGITAL PORTUGAL
DISCUSSION PANEL:
• Gonçalo Sequeira Braga – Founder of APDC in 1984 and President until Nov’85
• José Graça Bau – President of APDC (Feb’95-Feb’97)
• Pedro Norton – President of APDC (Mar’11-Jan’13)
10:30 | APDC'S PRIORITIES FOR PORTUGAL
• Rogério Carapuça – President of APDC since Jan’13
11:00 | CLIENTS IN-MOTION: LEVERAGING TECH TO IMPROVE EXPERIENCE, LOYALTY AND REVENUE IN THE TELCO INDUSTRY
KNS: Raquel Henriques Santos – Director of Telecom, Media & Tech, NTT DATA Presentation
11:10 | NETWORKING MOMENT – COFFEE-BREAK
11:30 | TIKTOK: NEW FRONTIER FOR COMMUNITY-BASED DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE
KNS: Yasmina Laraudogoitia – Public Policy & Government Affairs Manager, TikTok España & Portugal Presentation
11:40 | PORTUGAL AS THE NEXT SILICON VALLEY OF EUROPE
KNS: Rodrigo Cordeiro - Country Head, Capgemini Engineering Presentation
11:50 | NAVIGATING NIS2: ENSURING CYBERSECURITY COMPLIANCE IN THE DIGITAL ERA
DISCUSSION PANEL:
• Inês Antas de Barros – Partner Information, Communication & Technology, VdA Presentation
• Jéssica Domingues – Head of Cibersecurity Unit, SPMS
12:15 | FROM 5G DEPLOYMENT TO TRANSFORMATION: A TANGIBLE JOURNEY FOR PORTUGAL
KNS: Juan Olivera – CEO, Ericsson Portugal Presentation
12:25 | HARNESS THE EXPONENTIAL POTENTIAL OF NETWORKS – THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PORTUGAL
KNS: Sérgio Catalão – CEO, Nokia Portugal Presentation
12:35 | BEST THESIS AWARD CEREMONY
Best MSc Thesis in the fields of Telecommunications, Media and IT
13:00 | NETWORKING MOMENT – LUNCH-BREAK
14:30 | THE STATE OF THE NATION OF MEDIA
KNS: Carla Martins – Member of the Board, Portuguese Media Regulatory Authority (ERC)
DISCUSSION PANEL:
• Francisco Pedro Balsemão – CEO, Impresa
• Luís Santana – CEO, Medialivre
• Nicolau Santos – President, RTP
• Pedro Morais Leitão – CEO, Media Capital
15:45 | DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION & ENERGY TRANSITION IN THE 5G ERA
DISCUSSION PANEL:
• Manuel Maria Correia – General Manager, DXC Technology
• Tiago Marques – Director of Digital, EDP Generation Presentation
15:55 | FIBERCOS & TOWERCOS' ROLE IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
DISCUSSION PANEL:
• João Osório Mora – Managing Director, Cellnex
• Paolo Favaro – Managing Director, Vantage Towers
• Pedro Rocha – CEO, FastFiber
16:40 | NETWORKING MOMENT – COFFEE-BREAK
17:00 | THE STATE OF THE NATION OF COMMUNICATIONS
KNS: Sandra Maximiano – President, Portuguese Communications Regulatory Authority (ANACOM)
DISCUSSION PANEL:
• Ana Figueiredo – CEO, Altice Portugal
• Luís Lopes – CEO, Vodafone Portugal
• Miguel Almeida – CEO, NOS SGPS
MODERATOR: António Costa – Publisher, ECO - Economia Online
18:30 | CLOSING SESSION
• Rogério Carapuça – Presidente, APDC & Miguel Pinto Luz – Minister of Infrastructure and Housing