Invest in Alentejo, an initiative led by ADRAL – Alentejo Regional Development Agency will take part of an institutional mission to the Portugal Pavilion, in Expo Dubai 2020, from 8-11 February, to present its 6 axes of development and attraction for the Alentejo region, led by its partner entities. These axes are Aeronautics, Agroindustry, Tourism, Ports & Logistics, Digital, and Energy.
Its mission is to strengthen the internationalization of goods and services in the Alentejo region, based on the main areas of the Regional Strategy for Smart Specialization (EREI), with the aim of improving the region’s position in the global market, materializing in the strengthening of its export potential as well as in attracting investment to increase the development of the region.
Invest in Alentejo is co-financed by the Support System for Collective Actions (SIAC), under the Alentejo Regional Operational Program 2014-2020 (ALENTEJO 2020).
ADRAL – Alentejo Regional Development Agency | Daniel Janeiro
AICEP Global Parques | Isabel Cardoso
APS – Administration of the Ports of Sines and Algarve | José Luís Cacho
ARPTA – Alentejo Regional Tourism Promotion Agency | Vítor Fernandez da Silva
EDIA – Alqueva Development and Infrastructure Company | José Pedro Salema
Évora Municipality | Alexandre Varela
Ponte de Sor Municipality | Rogério Alves
Santiago do Cacém Municipality | Álvaro Beijinha
Sines Municipality | Nuno Mascarenhas
5:30pm | Networking cocktail and interviews
Business Opportunities in the Agroindustry Sector in Alentejo
José Pedro Salema, Chairman of the Board of Directors of EDIA – Alqueva Development and Infrastructure Company
12:00pm | Agroindustry Networking and interviews
3:00pm | Aeronautical Seminar
Conference Opening with a contextualization of the Invest in Alentejo initiative, Aeronautics Axis
Susana Prates, Marketing and Communications Director of Ponte de Sor Municipal Aerodrome
3:05pm | Presentation of business opportunities in the aeronautical sector in Évora
Alexandre Varela, Deputy Mayor of the City of Évora
3:35pm | Presentation of investment opportunities in the aeronautical and aerospace sector in Ponte de Sor
Rogério Alves, Deputy Mayor of Ponte de Sor
4:00pm | Presentation of the "Accelera" project - "The Innovation Cluster for Aviation and Travel Start-ups Accelerating Sustainable Growth in Ponte de Sor”
PLM
4:30pm | Signing of Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation with photoshoot
4:40pm | Closing of the Conference
Susana Prates, Marketing and Communications Director of Ponte de Sor Municipal Aerodrome
5:00pm | Networking cocktail and interviews (includes media opportunities)
Sines Municipality – Living by the Atlantic Ocean
Nuno Mascarenhas, Mayor of the Municipality of Sines
11:45am | Sines Industrial and Logistics Zone - Where Logistics and Energy come together
Isabel Caldeira Cardoso, Vice-President of AICEP Global Parques
12:00pm | Porto de Sines - Maritime Hub for the World
José Luís Cacho, CEO, Sines Port Authority
2:30pm | Tourism B2B meetings
Its mission is to strengthen the internationalization of goods and services in the Alentejo region, based on the main areas of the Regional Strategy for Smart Specialization (EREI), with the aim of improving the region’s position in the global market, materializing in the strengthening of its export potential as well as in attracting investment to increase the development of the region.
Invest in Alentejo is co-financed by the Support System for Collective Actions (SIAC), under the Alentejo Regional Operational Program 2014-2020 (ALENTEJO 2020).
PROGRAMME
8 FEBRUARY
4:30pm | Public Presentation of the Invest in Alentejo Initiative5:30pm | Networking cocktail and interviews
9 FEBRUARY | AGROINDUSTRY AND AERONAUTICS
11:30am | Agroindustry SeminarBusiness Opportunities in the Agroindustry Sector in Alentejo
José Pedro Salema, Chairman of the Board of Directors of EDIA – Alqueva Development and Infrastructure Company
12:00pm | Agroindustry Networking and interviews
3:00pm | Aeronautical Seminar
Conference Opening with a contextualization of the Invest in Alentejo initiative, Aeronautics Axis
Susana Prates, Marketing and Communications Director of Ponte de Sor Municipal Aerodrome
3:05pm | Presentation of business opportunities in the aeronautical sector in Évora
Alexandre Varela, Deputy Mayor of the City of Évora
3:35pm | Presentation of investment opportunities in the aeronautical and aerospace sector in Ponte de Sor
Rogério Alves, Deputy Mayor of Ponte de Sor
4:00pm | Presentation of the "Accelera" project - "The Innovation Cluster for Aviation and Travel Start-ups Accelerating Sustainable Growth in Ponte de Sor”
PLM
4:30pm | Signing of Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation with photoshoot
4:40pm | Closing of the Conference
Susana Prates, Marketing and Communications Director of Ponte de Sor Municipal Aerodrome
5:00pm | Networking cocktail and interviews (includes media opportunities)
10 FEBRUARY | PORTS & LOGISTICS, ENERGY AND TOURISM
11:30am | Ports & Logistics and Energy Seminar - Sines Industrial, Logistics and Port PlatformSines Municipality – Living by the Atlantic Ocean
Nuno Mascarenhas, Mayor of the Municipality of Sines
11:45am | Sines Industrial and Logistics Zone - Where Logistics and Energy come together
Isabel Caldeira Cardoso, Vice-President of AICEP Global Parques
12:00pm | Porto de Sines - Maritime Hub for the World
José Luís Cacho, CEO, Sines Port Authority
2:30pm | Tourism B2B meetings