Tuesday — Thursday
June 30 — July 2, 2026
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Tuesday
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June 30
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Tuesday — June 30 ·
9h30
Welcome Session
Inês Rocha de Gouveia, President of Fundação Santander Portugal
9h35
Opening Session
Isabel Capeloa Gil, Rector, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
9h45
Keynote Session
Sustainability: a Fading Agenda or a Competitive Bet?
John Elkington, Founder of Volans
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10h15
Dialogue and Burning Questions
Filipe Santos, Dean, Católica-Lisbon SBE
John Elkington, Founder of Volans
10h45
Coffee Break
11h15
Flash Cases
The Business Case for Sustainability
Ana Barbosa, Sustainability Manager, IKEA Portugal
José da Silva Almeida, Global ESG & SHEQ Director, Mota-Engil Group
Miguel Rangel, Area Manager for Smart Infrastructure – Buildings in Portugal, Siemens
11h50
Fireside Talks
Responsible Leadership in an Uncertain World
Filipa Pires de Almeida, Executive Director Center for Responsible Business and Leadership at Católica-Lisbon SBE
Sílvia Barata, Head of Country, BP Portugal and Vice President, Mobility and Convenience Iberia
12h30
Documentary
“When the Spotlight Fades"
Project presentation by the director Wim Wermeulen
12h50
Católica-Santander Award
Innovation for Sustainability — Finalists’ Pitch
Pitch of the 5 finalists
13h15
Lunch Break
14h15
Católica-Santander Award
Innovation for Sustainability — Ceremony
Inês Rocha de Gouveia, President of Fundação Santander Portugal
14h30
Keynote Session
Is Resilience a new source of Alpha?
Cameron Hepburn, Professor of Environmental Economics at Oxford University
15h00
Roundtable
Fast Changing Business Environment
Christian Heller, CEO, Value Balancing Alliance e.V. — Moderator
Bernardo Goarmon, CFO, LightSourceBP
António Carlos Rodrigues, CEO, Grupo Casais
Laura Palmeiro, Chief Sustainable Finance Officer, L'Oreal
15h45
Coffee Break
16h15
Roundtable
Sustainable Finance Opportunities and Pitfalls
Cristina Melo Antunes, Head of Sustainability, Banco Santander Portugal — Moderator
Soojin Lee, Global Head of Sustainable Finance Solutions, Bloomberg LP
João Mestre, Head of Sustainability, Fidelidade
Mark Hume, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Energy and Natural Resources, BlackRock
17h00
ECGI Wallenberg Lecture
Marco Becht, Professor of Finance and the Goldschmidt Chair Professor of Corporate Governance at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management at Université libre de Bruxelles — Opening
Robert F. Engle, Nobel Prize in Economics, Professor of Finance, NYU
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Susana Campos-Martins — Conversation and Q&A
18h00
Closing Remarks
António Baldaque da Silva, Executive Director, Center for Sustainable Finance at Católica-Lisbon SBE
Wednesday
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July 1
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Wednesday — July 1 ·
9h30
Opening Session
Filipe Santos, Dean, Católica-Lisbon SBE
9h45
Keynote Session
The Nature Positive Shift: From Risk to Value
Humberto Delgado Rosa, Former Director for Natural Capital, European Commission
Conversation with Nuno Gaspar de Oliveira
10h30
Roundtable
Nature Positive Strategies
Tiago Carrilho, BCSD Portugal — Moderator
Hugo Rodriguez Garcia, CEO and Technical Director, AMETLAM
Mariana Pereira da Silva, Head of Sustainability, Sonae MC
Eduardo Vasconcelos, Purchasing Director, Fromageries Bel Portugal
11h15
Keynote Session
Missing Link: Religion and Human Sustainable Development
Christine Schliesser, Professor of Theology, University of Zurich
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Conversation with Pedro Franco, Assistant Professor (Adjunct) at NOVA SBE and postdoctoral researcher in Integral Human Development at the Portuguese Catholic University Institute of Political Studies
12h00
Coffee Break
12h30
Roundtable
Nature-positive: markets, models and corporations
Alice Khouri, Head of Legal, Helexia Portugal — Moderator
Ed Horton, Natural Capital Investment specialist, Savills UK
Rui Esteves, Director of Fidelidade and co-leader of Impact Center for Climate Change
Christian Heller, CEO, Value Balancing Alliance e.V.
13h15
Lunch Break
14h45
Keynote Session
The Superintelligence Race: Can We Keep the Balance Right?
15h30
Case Studies
The Learning Curve of Nature-Positive Execution
Mafalda Sarmento, Head of Sustainability and Impact, Católica-Lisbon SBE — Moderator
Jorge Alcobia, CEO, Faya Foundation
Pedro Ávila, Innovation and Operational Sustainability Director, REN
João Roquette, Presidente, Esporão
16h30
Wrap-up and Next Steps
Nuno Gaspar de Oliveira, CEO, NBI - Natural Business Intelligence
17h00
Closing Remarks
António Baldaque da Silva, Executive Director, Center for Sustainable Finance at Católica-Lisbon SBE
Thursday
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July 2
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Thursday — July 2 ·
Delivering Climate Neutrality
Onsite:
Unicorn Stage — Entrance n5
In partnership with:
10h00
Welcome Session
Maria João Rodrigues, Executive Coordinator, Cidades pelo Clima
10h05
Opening Session
Manuela Álvares, Councillor for Public Works and Environment of the Municipality of Matosinhos (in representation of the President of the General Assembly of Cities for Climate)
Rui Frazão (to be confirmed), Directorate-General of Energy and Geology
10h30
Ricardo Rio, Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative
Giulia Lombardi, Philea, Philanthropy Europe Association
Keynote Session
11h10
Coffee Break
11h30
Roundtable
Unlocking Municipal Climate Investment
Julio Lumbreras, CitiES2030 — Moderator
Elena Simion, International Projects Expert, M100
Miguel Almeida, President, Municipal Recovery Fund
Olga Kordas, Program Manager, Viable Cities
12h30
Lunch & Networking
14h00
Roundtable
Blended Finance for Urban Climate Transition
António Baldaque da Silva, Executive Director, Center for Sustainable Finance at Católica-Lisbon SBE — Moderator
Matiss Paegle, Investment Director, BaltCap
Natália Alencar, Head of Sustainability, Banco Português de Fomento
António Miguel Bento, Member of the World Economic Forum Expert Network and Professor of Public Policy and Economics at University of Southern California
15h00
Case Studies
Corporate Innovation in Urban Climate Transitions
Dina Rato, Director, GRC, ESG, and AI Governance and Invited Professor at CATÓLICA-LISBON Executive Education — Moderator
João Telha, Director for Strategy, Innovation, Environment, and Energy, CARRIS
Rui Pimenta, CEO, Porto Energy Agency (AdEPorto) and Vice-President, FEDARENE
João Crispim, Head of Corporate ESG, Grupo Casais
Diogo Talone, Director of the Water area, Veolia Portugal
16h00
Roundtable
Advancing Local Climate Pacts: Climate Champions League
Bob D'Haeseleer, City Advisor for EU Cities Mission, ICLEI - Moderator
Ana Rita Barros, Porto Ambiente
Manuel de Brito, Vice-President, Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Luís Pliteiro, Laboratório da Paisagem
17h00
Closing Remarks
Cidades pelo Clima
Paulo Ferrão, Chair of the EU Cities Mission Board
Vasco Anjos, Councillor for Environment, Energy, and Sustainability of the Municipality of Lisboa
17h40
LSW26 Closing Remarks
Cristina Melo Antunes, Head of Sustainability, Banco Santander Portugal
António Baldaque da Silva, Executive Director, Center for Sustainable Finance at Católica-Lisbon SBE
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