Tuesday — Thursday
June 30 — July 2, 2026
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Tuesday
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Jun 30
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Tuesday — Jun 30 ·
9h30
Opening Session
Isabel Capeloa Gil, Rector, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
9h45
Keynote Session
John Elkington
Sustainability: a Fading Agenda or a Competitive Bet?
Founder of Volans
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10h15
Dialogue and Burning Questions
Filipe Santos, Dean at CATÓLICA-LISBON
10h45
Coffee Break
11h15
Flash Cases
The Business Case for Sustainability
Ana Barbosa, Sustainability Manager, IKEA Portugal
José da Silva Almeida, Sustainability & SHEQ Director, Mota-Engil
12h00
Fireside Talks
Responsible Leadership in an Uncertain World
Filipa Pires de Almeida, Executive Director Center for Responsible Business and Leadership
Sílvia Barata, Head of Country, BP Portugal and Vice President, Mobility and Convenience Iberia
12h45
Católica-Santander Award
Innovation for Sustainability
Inês Rocha de Gouveia, President of Fundação Santander Portugal
13h00
Lunch Break
14h30
Keynote Session
Cameron Hepburn
Professor of Environmental Economics at Oxford University
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15h00
Roundtable
Fast Changing Business Environment
Moderator — Christian Heller, CEO, Value Balancing Alliance e.V.
Bernardo Goarmon, CFO, LightSourceBP
António Carlos Rodrigues, CEO, Grupo Casais
Laura Palmeiro, Global CSO, L'Oreal
15h45
Coffee Break
16h15
Roundtable
Sustainable Investment Opportunities and Pitfalls
Ana Fontoura Gouveia, Head of Sustainability, Banco de Portugal
João Mestre, Head of Sustainability, Fidelidade
Mark Hume, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Energy and Natural Resources, BlackRock
17h00
ECGI Wallenberg Lecture
Robert F. Engle
Nobel Prize in Economics, Professor of Finance, NYU
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18h00
Closing Remarks
António Baldaque da Silva, Executive Director, Center for Sustainable Finance at CATÓLICA-LISBON
Wednesday
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Jul 1
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Wednesday — Jul 1 ·
9h30
Opening Session
Filipe Santos, Dean at CATÓLICA-LISBON
10h00
Keynote Session
Humberto Delgado Rosa
Former Director for Natural Capital, European Commission
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10h30
Roundtable
Nature Positive Strategies
Moderator —Filipa Pantaleão, Executive Director, BCSD Portugal
Hugo Rodriguez Garcia, CEO and Technical Director, AMETLAM
Eduardo Vasconcelos, Purchasing Director, Fromageries Bel Portugal
11h15
Coffee Break
12h05
Roundtable
Externality Markets, Biodiversity, Corp Accountability and Policy
Christian Heller, CEO, Value Balancing Alliance e.V.
To Be Confirmed, Fidelidade Impact Center
12h50
Lunch Break
14h30
Roundtable
The Learning Curve of Nature-Positive Execution
Jorge Alcobia, CEO, Faya Foundation
Pedro Ávila, Operational Sustainability Director, REN
15h30
Coffee Break
15h50
Roundtable
Planning Nature-Positive, Reflections from the Board
Moderator — Assunção Loureiro, Co-Founder, Biodiversity Links
To Be Confirmed
16h45
António Baldaque da Silva, Center for Sustainable Finance, CATÓLICA-LISBON
Nuno Gaspar de Oliveira, CEO, NBI - Natural Business Intelligence
Closing Remarks
Thursday
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Jul 2
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Thursday — Jul 2 ·
Scaling Urban Climate Neutrality: Business, Finance & Collective Action
In partnership with:
09h30
Welcome Session
To be Confirmed
10h00
Opening Session
Manuela Álvares, Councilwoman at CM Matosinhos
11h00
Coffee Break
11h30
Roundtable
Unlocking Urban Climate Investment
Moderator — Julio Lumbreras, Coordinator, CitiES2030
Miguel Almeida, President, Municipal Recovery Fund
12h30
Lunch Break
14h00
Roundtable
Blended Finance for Urban Climate Transition
Moderator — Ângela Lucas, Partner, Systemic Sphere
Matiss Paegle, Investment Director, BaltCap
Shiva Dustdar, Head and Director, European Investment Bank Institute
15h15
Case Studies
Corporate Innovation in Urban Climate Transitions
Moderator — Dina Rato, Director, GRC, ESG, and AI Governance and Invited Professor at CATÓLICA-LISBON Executive Education
Rui Lopo, CEO, CARRIS
Rui Pimenta, CEO, Porto Energy Agency (AdEPorto) and Vice-President, FEDARENE
João Crispim, Head of Corporate ESG, Grupo Casais
16h15
Coffee Break
16h45
Roundtable
Advancing Local Climate Pacts
Manuel de Brito, Board Member, SL Benfica (SAD)
Vice-President, Sport Lisboa e Benfica (SLB)
Teresa Santos, Sustainability Manager, FC Porto
To be confirmed, Baÿern Munich
18h00
Closing Remarks
Paulo Ferrão, Chair of the Mission Board on Climate Neutral and Smart Cities, European Commission
Filipe Santos, Dean of CATÓLICA-LISBON
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