The INSURE.hub, a partnership between Católica Porto Business School, Faculty of Biotechnology and Planetiers New Generation, is organizing the second Innovation, Sustainability and Regeneration international conference, to be held on UCP Porto campus on November 17, 2022.
The programme presents the most national and international recent developments on this subject and has two distinct parts: (i) the Academic Branch (8:30am to 1:00pm), dedicated to academic presentations; and (ii) the Industry Branch (1:45pm to 7:30pm), with the presentation of 6 case studies, including a roundtable with top executives and the intervention of Paul Hodges, Chairman of New Normal Consulting & Infinity Recycling and The World Economic Forum Global Expert.
CALL FOR PAPER/EXTENDED ABSTRACTS
PROGRAMME
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08h30 |
Registration |
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09h00 |
Opening (INSURE - Co-leaders) |
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ACADEMIC BRANCH |
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09h15 | 12h15 |
Academic presentations |
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12h15 |
General Comment
Comments provided by the INSURE team, the Keynote Speaker and representatives of the institutions presenting the afternoon cases at the INDUSTRY BRANCH. |
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12h50 |
Closing - Peter Hanenberg, Vice-rector UCP |
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13h00 |
Network lunch |
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INDUSTRY BRANCH |
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13h45 |
Registration |
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14h15 |
Opening
Isabel Braga da Cruz, President Católica Porto & Pro-Rector UCP
John Melo - CEO Amyris Inc |
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14h30 | 17h30 |
Case Studies |
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14h30 Circular and disruptive innovation (Amyris – John Melo – CEO Amyris Inc)
15h00 Case 2 (TBC)
15h30 Business strategy in the challenging context of sustainability (SONAE – Sónia Cardoso, Head of Sustainability, SONAE SGPS)
16H00 Sustainable investment and financing (KPMG – Martim Santos, Senior Manager KPMG Advisory, Business Transformation and Sustainability)
16H30 Digital Transformation and Sustainable Business (MDS – João Vieira, General Director of Operations Technology)
17H00 From waste into product (LIPOR - Benedita Chaves, Head of Research, Development and Innovation Unit)
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17h30 |
Coffee break |
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER & ROUNDTABLE |
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18h00 |
Keynote Speaker | Paul Hodges
Chairman - New Normal Consulting & Infinity Recycling, The World Economic Forum Global Expert |
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18h20 |
Roundtable with Top Executives
Building a robust and sustainable future in turbulent times:
Fernando Leite – CEO Lipor; Filipe Araújo - Vice-president Porto City Hall; Paul Hodges (Chairman - New Normal Consulting & Infinity Recycling, The World Economic Forum Global Expert) |
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19h00 |
Closing session - Isabel Ferreira - Secretary of State for Regional Development |
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19h30 |
Musical Moment + Diploma / MDS Best Paper Award + Cocktail |
CALL FOR PAPER/EXTENDED ABSTRACTS
PAPER/EXTENDED ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Authors are requested to electronically submit a full paper or an extended abstract. Papers/extended abstracts must be in English and clearly define the objectives, methodology, findings and significance of the investigation or study, and should clearly identify the names and affiliation of all authors. The deadline for submission is November 1st, 2022. The authors of accepted papers will be notified by November 8, 2022.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: The members of the conference Scientific Committee are: Alexandra Leitão (Católica Porto Business School); António Vasconcelos (Planetiers New Generation); Célia Manaia (Faculty of Biotechnology); Cristina Sá (School of Artes); João Cortez (Faculty of Biotechnology); João Pinto (Católica Porto Business School); Luís Rochartre (Planetiers New Generation); Manuela Pintado (Faculty of Biotechnology); Patrícia Moreira (School of Artes); Patrícia Oliveira-Silva (Faculty of Education and Psychology); Raquel Carvalho (Faculty of Law – Porto School); Ricardo Ribeiro (Católica Porto Business School).
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS: António Vasconcelos (Planetiers New Generation); João Pinto (Católica Porto Business School); Manuela Pintado (Faculty of Biotechnology).
CONFERENCE STRUCTURE: 10 papers/extended abstracts will be selected for presentations in plenary sessions over the morning. A set of additional papers/extended abstracts will be selected for presentation in a Poster format. After a network lunch and before the keynote speech, participants are invited to attend case studies presentations by INSURE's business partners.
TOPICS: The conference is calling for high-quality and original research or case studies on topics including (but not limited to):
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Innovation and business transformation;
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Disruptive innovation;
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Circular economy;
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Leadership & governance for sustainability;
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Sustainable business strategy;
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Social entrepreneurship and responsible business;
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Sustainability literacy and education;
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Sustainable investment and financing;
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Challenges owing to the impact of climate change;
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Climate risk management;
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Laws and regulations related to sustainability.
MDS BEST PAPER AWARD: the best morning presentation (taking as criteria the scientific quality, innovation, and performance) will be awarded with a prize of 1,000 euros.
MDS Best Paper Award
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