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
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
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
11h50
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
12h40
Teaser Première
When the Spotlight Fades
Video presentation
13h00
Católica-Santander Award
Innovation for Sustainability — Finalists’ Pitch
Pitch of the 3 finalists
13h15
Lunch Break
14h15
Católica-Santander Award
Innovation for Sustainability
Inês Rocha de Gouveia, President of Fundação Santander Portugal
14h30
Keynote Session
Cameron Hepburn, Professor of Environmental Economics at Oxford University
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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, Global CSO, L'Oreal
15h45
Coffee Break
16h15
Roundtable
Sustainable Investment Opportunities and Pitfalls
Cristina Melo Antunes, Head of Sustainability, Banco Santander Portugal — Moderator
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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July 1
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Wednesday — July 1 ·
9h30
Opening Session
Filipe Santos, Dean at CATÓLICA-LISBON
10h00
Keynote Session
Humberto Delgado Rosa, Former Director for Natural Capital, European Commission
10h30
Roundtable
Nature Positive Strategies
Filipa Pantaleão, Executive Director, BCSD Portugal — Moderator
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
Alice Khouri, Head of Legal, Helexia Portugal — Moderator
Ed Horton, Natural Capital Investment specialist, Savills UK
To Be Confirmed, Fidelidade Impact Center
Christian Heller, CEO, Value Balancing Alliance e.V.
12h50
Lunch Break
14h30
Case Studies
The Learning Curve of Nature-Positive Execution
Mafalda Sarmento, Head of Sustainability and Impact, CATÓLICA-LISBON — Moderator
Jorge Alcobia, CEO, Faya Foundation
Pedro Ávila, Operational Sustainability Director, REN
José Luís Moreira da Silva, CEO, Esporão
15h30
Coffee Break
16h40
Wrap-up and Next Steps
Nuno Gaspar de Oliveira, CEO, NBI - Natural Business Intelligence
17h00
Leadership Reflections
Planning Nature-Positive, Reflections from the Board
Assunção Loureiro, Co-Founder, Biodiversity Links — Moderator
To Be Confirmed
18h00
Closing Remarks
António Baldaque da Silva, Center for Sustainable Finance, CATÓLICA-LISBON
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
Directorate-General of Energy and Geology
10h10
Opening Session
Manuela Álvares, Councilwoman at CM Matosinhos
10h30
Ricardo Rio, Former Mayor of Braga
Giulia Lombardi, Philea, Philanthropy Europe Association
Keynote Session
11h10
Coffee Break
11h30
Roundtable
Unlocking Municipal Climate Investment
Julio Lumbreras, Coordinator, CitiES2030 — Moderator
Elena Simion, International Projects Expert, CapaCITIES Coordinator, M100 Romania, UEFISCDI
Miguel Almeida, President, Municipal Recovery Fund
Olga Kordas, Program Manager, Viable Cities
12h30
Lunch & Networking
14h00
Roundtable
Blended Finance for Urban Climate Transition
Ângela Lucas, Partner, Systemic Sphere — Moderator
Shiva Dustdar, Head and Director, EIB Institute
Matiss Paegle, Investment Director, BaltCap
Natália Alencar, Head of Sustainability, Banco Português de Fomento
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
Rui Lopo, CEO, CARRIS
Rui Pimenta, CEO, Porto Energy Agency (AdEPorto) and Vice-President, FEDARENE
João Crispim, Head of Corporate ESG, Grupo Casais
Diogo Talone, Director of Water Business Line, VEOLIA
16h00
Roundtable
Advancing Local Climate Pacts: Climate Champions League
Bob D'Haeseleer, City Advisor for EU Cities Mission, ICLEI - Moderator
Teresa Santos, Sustainability Manager, Futebol Clube do Porto
Manuel de Brito, Vice-President, Sport Lisboa e Benfica
17h00
Closing Remarks
Cidades pelo Clima
Paulo Ferrão, Chair of the EU Cities Mission Board
Vasco Anjos, City Councillor, Lisbon City Council
17h30
LSW26 Closing Remarks
Filipe Santos, Dean, CATÓLICA-LISBON
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