Innovation and Productivity

After half a century of catching up to the US, the Europe-US productivity and innovation gap has increased over the past two or three decades. This raises two questions: First, what causes this gap? Second, what role can public policy play in order to close this gap?

Join us for a morning of thought-provoking presentations and debate with leading international experts. We will explore the conditions that foster innovation, the role of public policy in enabling technological progress, and the challenges and opportunities Europe faces in a rapidly evolving global landscape.

📍 Nova SBE – Westmont Institute, Carcavelos Campus

AGENDA

9:30 - Welcome & Introduction

9:45 - Pirates and Patents: The Role of Intellectual Property in the Development of the Western World.

Petra Moser, Alan Greenspan Professor of Economics, NYU Stern.

10:15 - The digital innovation race: Europe, US, and China.

Dame Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy and Research Director, Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge.

10:45 - Coffee Break

11:00 - High-tech startups: A view from the ground.

Deepak Hegde, Seymour Milstein Professor of Strategy and Founder of Endless Frontier Labs, NYU Stern.

11:30 - AI myth and reality: What can and what cannot be done.

Arlindo Oliveira, Distinguished Professor, Instituto Superior Técnico; and President, INESC.

12:00 - General Q&A

12:30 - End

This event will be held in English.