Lisbon Sustainability Week

Building Sustainability Together

2026 edition: June 29 to July 2

At Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, Santander Center and Beato Innovation District

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At a critical time when the decisions we make will shape the future for generations to come, Lisbon Sustainability Week is a catalyst for action to Empower Sustainable Change and Development.

Lisbon Sustainability Week brings together global thought leaders, academics, policymakers, practitioners and industry pioneers from corporations, financial markets, policy institutions, and civil society to rethink how we can collectively build a fair, balanced, and sustainable future.

This year’s focus theme is: Building Sustainability Together.

Held from 29 June to 2 July 2026 at Católica-Lisbon SBE, Santander Central Services, and Beato Innovation District, #LSW26 will be a journey of thought-provoking talks, dynamic debates, hands-on workshops and masterclasses, dissemination of scientific knowledge, and high-impact networking. A hub for connection with top professionals — including policymakers, regulators, financial experts, corporate leaders, researchers, international institutions, NGOs, and community organizations — gathered to advance sustainability across markets, policy, business and society.

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4 Days of Sharing Knowledge

700+ Joining Professionals

50+ Expert Speakers

Meet our confirmed Keynote Speakers

Robert Engle

2003 Nobel prize in economics | NYU Professor Emeritus

A leading global voice in time series analysis with a long-standing interest in the analysis of financial markets.

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John Elkington

Founder and Chief Polinator, Volans

Widely regarded as the “Godfather of sustainability” and a pioneer of the global sustainability movement, with over 50 years of experience advising businesses and institutions worldwide.

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Christine Schliesser

Senior Lecturer for Systematic Theology and Ethics at Zurich University

Her work focuses on the role of religion in the public sphere, particularly in relation to sustainable development, peace, and reconciliation.

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Cameron Hepburn

Environmental Economist, Battcock Professor of Environmental Economics at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford

Leading expert on climate, energy, and sustainability policy.

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Humberto Delgado Rosa

Former Director for Natural Capital, European Commission

A senior figure in European environmental policy, having served as Director for Natural Capital (Biodiversity) at the European Commission’s DG Environment from 2015 to 2025.

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Kfir Godrich

Founder of mAIndfulness

Through mAIndfulness, Kfir advises and invests in companies building in AI, quantum, data, cybersecurity, alternative energy, and the evolving architecture of financial markets — bringing an operator's lens from decades of scaling technology at global institutions.

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Ricardo Rio

Economist, Former Mayor of Braga

Ricardo is an economist and public policy leader with extensive experience in economic development, innovation, sustainability, and regional governance. He served as Mayor of Braga from 2013 to 2025, leading the city to international recognition for innovation, sustainability, and urban development.

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Giulia Lombardi

Philea, Philanthropy Europe Association

Senior leader at Philea, where she coordinates the European Environmental Funders Group (EEFG) and the European Foundations for Sustainable Food and Agriculture (EFSAF), advancing collaboration among philanthropic organizations on climate, sustainability, and food systems

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Brilliant minds will gather together to share their knowledge at Lisbon Sustainability Week 2026

Robert Engle

2003 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
NYU Professor Emeritus
John Elkington

Founder and Chief Polinator, Volans
Cameron Hepburn

Battcock Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Oxford, UK
Christine Schliesser

Zurich University
Humberto Delgado Rosa

Former Director for Natural Capital, European Commission
Kfir Godrich

Founder of mAIndfulness
Giulia Lombardi

Philea, Philanthropy Europe Association
Ricardo Rio

Economist
Former Mayor of Braga
Mark Hume

Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Energy and Natural Resources, BlackRock
Bernardo Goarmon

Group Chief Financial Officer, Lightsource bp
Miguel Almeida

President, Municipal Recovery Fund
Paulo Ferrão

Chair of the Mission Board on Climate Neutral and Smart Cities, European Commission
António Carlos Rodrigues

CEO, Grupo Casais
Hugo Rodriguez Garcia

CEO and Technical Director, AMETLAM
Angela Lucas

Partner, Systemic Sphere
Rui Lopo

CEO, CARRIS
Assunção Loureiro

Co-Founder, Biodiversity Links
Dina Rato

Director, GRC, ESG, and AI Governance
Invited Professor at CATÓLICA-LISBON Executive Education
Filipa Pantaleão

Executive Director, BCSD Portugal
João Crispim

Head of Corporate ESG, Grupo Casais
Nuno Gaspar Oliveira

Managing Partner and CEO of Natural Business Intelligence (NBI)
Matiss Paegle

Investment professional at BaltCap Infrastructure Fund
Ana Barbosa

Sustainability Manager, IKEA Portugal
Manuel de Brito

Vice-President and Executive Administrator of Benfica SAD
Christian Heller

CEO, Value Balancing Alliance e.V.
Vice President, BASF SE
Filipe Santos

Dean at Católica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics
António Baldaque da Silva

Executive Director Center for Sustainable Finance at Católica-Lisbon
Mirko Heinle

Professor of Managerial Accounting at Wharton University of Pennsylvania
Ane Tamayo

Professor of Accounting at the London School of Economics
Khrystyna Bochkay

Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Miami
Nemit Schroff

Professor of Accounting at MIT Sloan School of Management
Aaron Yoon

Professor of Northwestern University
Thorsten Sellhorn

Full Professor of Accounting at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich
Ioannis Branikas

Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Oregon’s Lundquist College of Business
Karl Lins

Spencer Fox Eccles Chair in Banking and Professor of Finance at the University of Utah
Diana Bonfim

Research Adviser at the European Central Bank and a visiting professor at Católica Lisbon SBE
Sam Hartzmark

Professor of Finance at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management
Zacharias Sautner

Professor of Sustainable Finance at the University of Zurich and Senior Chair at the Swiss Finance Institute
Jan Starmans

Associate Professor of Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics
Gaia Melloni

Associate Professor in Accounting and Control at HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne
Christoph Schiller

Assistant Professor of Finance at The Ohio State University
Tim Baldenius

Professor at Columbia Business School
Ilia Dichev

Professor of Accounting at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School
Rachel S. Yoon

Assistant Professor of Accounting at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business
Jody Grewal

Assistant Professor of Accounting at the University of Toronto Mississauga
Naomi Soderstrom

Professor of Managerial Accounting at the University of Melbourne
Pedro Matos

Finance professor at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business
Yiding Ma

Postdoctoral Researcher at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Mathias Kruttli

Assistant Professor of Finance at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University
Melissa Prado

Full Professor of Finance at Nova School of Business and Economics
Tuomas Tomunen

Assistant Professor of Finance at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management
Maria João Rodrigues

Executive Coordinator, Cities for Climate
Teresa Santos

Sustainability Manager, FC Porto
Julio Lumbreras

Coordinator of CitiES2030
Filipa Pires de Almeida

Executive Director Center for Responsible Business and Leadership, CATÓLICA-LISBON
Inês Rocha de Gouveia

President, Fundação Santander Portugal
Isabel Capeloa Gil

Rector, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
João Mestre

Head of Sustainability, Fidelidade
Jorge Alcobia

CEO, Faya Foundation
José Almeida e Silva

Sustainability & SHEQ Director, Mota-Engil
Laura Palmeiro

Chief Sustainable Finance Officer, L’Oréal
Manuela Alves

Councillor for Public Works and Environment, Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos
Miguel Belo Carvalho

Executive Board Member, Banco Santander Totta
Pedro Ávila

Operational Sustainability Director, REN
Sílvia Barata

Head of Country, BP Portugal
Vice President, Mobility and Convenience Iberia
Eduardo Jorge Mota Vasconcelos

Purchasing Director, Fromageries Bel Portugal
Rui Pimenta

CEO da Agência de Energia do Porto (AdEPorto)
Vice-Presidente da FEDARENE
Ed Horton

Asset Manager, DRC Savills Investment Management
Natural Capital Investment specialist, Savills UK
Natália Alencar

Banco Português de Fomento
Vasco Anjos

Councillor for Environment, Energy and Sustainability of Lisboa Municipality
Cristina Melo Antunes

Head of Sustainability at Santander Portugal
Bob D'Haeseleer

ICLEI
Alice Khouri

Head of Legal, Helexia Portugal
José Luís Moreira da Silva

CEO, Esporão
Mafalda Sarmento

Head of Sustainability and Impact, CATÓLICA-LISBON
Tomé Pedroso

Advisor to the Board of Fidelidade
António Miguel Bento

Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)