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Event held in English.

Portugal is more and more a place for startups and tech companies to establish their teams and operations. However, while achieving a more mature ecosystem, there’s a need for better regulation and further government support.

• How can Portugal attract and retain talent?
• Should stock options be taxed before being cashed in?
• How can we provide better access to financing?

How can Portugal do better and be competitive on a European scale?

Register now to join the discussion.

AGENDA

0600 open doors

0630

ecosystem brief

warm up pitch

talk w/ Mariana Bandeira (Jornal Económico), Agustín Baeza (Spanish Startups Association), José Paiva (Landing.Jobs), Manuel Caldeira Cabral (Startup Portugal), Verónica Orvalho (Didimo).

Q&A

0730 drinks + connect

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Mariana Bandeira, Jornal Económico (moderator)

Business Coordinator at Jornal Económico and editor at Startup Magazine. Her professional career began in 2016 in the area of Politics and Great Reporting at SIC and Expresso, having also worked at Rádio Renascença. She studied Journalism at Escola Superior de Comunicação Social and Universidade Nova de Lisboa and today covers Technology and Advisory.

Agustín Baeza Díaz-Moreno, Spanish Startups Association

Agustín currently works in public affairs helping startups and tech companies to achieve their goals, designing communication and political incidence campaigns, and advocating for a pro-innovation and pro-startups regulation in Spain. He is a self-starting and fast-learning professional with broad experience (20 years) in strategic departments and corporate governance. He has worked with companies executives, ministers, mayors and senior officials within public and private organizations and institutions.

José Paiva, Landing.Jobs

José Paiva is the Co-founder and President at Landing.jobs, a candidate-driven tech jobs marketplace, dedicated to matching tech professionals with the right opportunities. He is skilled in team management, people development, career coaching. He is also specialized in business intelligence and performance management.

Manuel Caldeira Cabral, Startup Portugal's Strategic Council

Member of the Board of Directors of ASF - Portuguese Insurance and Pensions Supervision Authority, since 2019. Chairman of the Strategic Council of Startup Portugal, since 2021. He was Minister of Economy of the XXI Portuguese Government, between 2015 and 2018, having launched the Startup Portugal program in 2016 and Startup 2.0, in 2018. Has a member of the Portuguese Parliament elected by the district of Braga, in 2015. Professor of Economics at the University of Minho since 2004. PhD in Economics from the University of Nottingham. Degree and Master in Economics from Nova SBE. Was an advisor to the Minister of Finance of the 18th Government and advisor to the Minister of Economy and Innovation of the 17th Government. In 2004 and 2007 he was a cooperator at the University of East Timor. Between 2007 and 2015 he wrote an opinion column in Jornal de Negócios. He was a representative of the Socialist Party in the negotiation of the 2020 community support framework (2013-2014). He was a member of the Council for the Promotion of Internationalization and of the Europe 2020 Strategy Coordinating Network (2010-11). He was an evaluator of the East Timor Open Budget Questionnaire (between 2010 and 2013) for the International Budget Partnership. He was an advisor at the Portuguese Insurance Association (1991-1992). He was a journalist for Diário Económico and Semanário Económico, between 1988 and 1991, before starting his academic career.

Verónica Orvalho, Didimo

Verónica Orvalho is the founder and CEO of Didimo. She has translated years of research, data science, and computer graphics expertise into a patented technology platform to create digital humans, empowering people to engage more authentically and humanly in digital spaces. This breakthrough provides the next evolution of how humans will engage the world around them. Veronica earned a Ph.D. in Computer Graphics and is a professor at Porto University. She has lived and worked on three continents, with companies like IBM, Sony, Amazon, Universal Studios, and more.

ABOUT ABOVE & BEYOND HANGOUTS

Above & Beyond Hangouts are a monthly hangout for all of those hacking the Portuguese entrepreneur ecosystem.

Happening every last Wednesday of the month, at Ferroviário, it will be a great opportunity to gather all level ecosystem players wanting to contribute to overcoming the community’s challenges.

Every year, in November, Lisbon is turned into the epicenter of the entrepreneurship community. We want to leverage that community, and create a frequent space where everyone can discuss important topics for the development of the ecosystem.