Monday — Thursday
June 29 — July 2, 2026
Tuesday
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Jun 30
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Tuesday — Jun 30 ·
Building and Financing Successful
Sustainable Business
Onsite @ Santander Center
9h30
Opening Session
Isabel Capeloa Gil, Dean at Universidade Católica Portuguesa
9h45
Keynote Session
Sustainability: a Fading Agenda or a Competitive Bet?
John Elkington, Founder of Volans
Learn more
10h15
Dialogue and Burning Questions
FilipeSantos, Dean at CATÓLICA-LISBON
11h30
Flash Cases
The Business Case for Sustainability
Ana Barbosa, Sustainability Diretor Portugal at IKEA
José Almeida e Silva, Global ESG Director at Mota Engil
12h15
Fireside Talks
Responsible Leadership in an Uncertain World
Filipa Pires de Almeida, Executive Director Center for Responsible Business and Leadership
Sílvia Barata, CEO BP Portugal & Rachel Muller
14h00
Keynote Session
Cameron Hepburn
Cameron Hepburn, Professor of Environmental Economics at Oxford University
Learn more
14h30
Roundtable
Fast changing Business Environment
Moderator — Christian Heller (VBA)
Bernardo Goarmon, CFO at LightSourceBP
António Carlos Rodrigues, CEO at Grupo Casais
Laura Palmeiro, Global CSO at L'Oreal
15h45
Roundtable
Sustainable Investment Opportunities and Pitfalls
Moderator — TBD
Ana Fontoura Gouveia, Head of Sustainability at Banco de Portugal
João Mestre, Chief Sustainability Officer at Fidelidade
Mark Hume, Managing Director and Energy Portfolio Manager at BlackRock
16h30
Católica-Santander Award
Innovation for Sustainability
Inês Rocha de Gouveia, President ofFundação Santander Portugal
18h00
Closing Remarks
António Baldaque da Silva, Executive Director at Center for Sustainable Finance, CATÓLICA-LISBON
Wednesday
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Jul 1
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Wednesday — Jul 1 ·
Nature Positive:
From Thinking to Acting
Onsite @ CATÓLICA-LISBON
9h30
Opening Session
FilipeSantos, Dean at CATÓLICA-LISBON
Meet the Speakers
Learn from Global Thought Leaders Shaping Sustainability
