
The Future of European Democracy Summit
16 SEPTEMBER, 2017
TimeOut Studio (Mercado da Ribeira)
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Start
Subject
Topic
Participant
09:00
Conference Chairman’s opening remarks.
#Event
Alexandre Krauss, Co-founder and Vice-President, Iniciativa Liberal
09:15
#Europe
Hans Van Baalen, MEP, ALDE Party President
09:30
#DigitalDemocracy
Taavi Rõivas, Former Prime Minister of Estonia
10:15
#DigitalDemocracy
Moderator: Alexandre Krauss, Co-founder and Vice-President, Iniciativa Liberal
Participants:
• Alberto Zilio, Director PA Europe AT&T
• Bram Delen, Speechwriter and Spokesperson of Guy Verhofstadt – President of the ALDE Group
11:00
Coffee break & Networking.
#Networking
11:30
#Economy #Society
Moderator: Sérgio Loureiro, Board Member Iniciativa Liberal
Participants:
• João Romão, GetSocial, CEO & Global Shaper
• André Novais de Paula, Director de Estratégia Criativa na Directimedia
• David Crisóstomo, hemiciclo.pt
12:15
#DigitalDemocracy
Moderator: Bruno Horta Soares, Co-founder and President, Iniciativa Liberal
Participants:
• Gonçalo Caeiro, Co-Founder & Partner at Joyn SGPS
• Pedro Antunes, Entrepreneur and Business Angel
• Tiago Espinhaço Gomes, Senior Consultant Oliver Wyman and Global Shaper
13:00
Lunch. Type: Support
#Networking
14:00
#Smart-cities
Moderator: Rodrigo Saraiva, Co-founder and Vice-President, Iniciativa Liberal
Participants:
• Zsolt Szabo, Member of Dutch Parliament – VVD
• Nuno Santos Fernandes, Forestry and agriculture enterpreneur
• Carlos Marques Figueira, Partner Grupo Rumos
• Tiago Mayan Gonçalves, Laywer
14:45
#Europe
Moderator: Miguel Ferreira, Board Member Iniciativa Liberal
Participants:
• António Miguel, Social Investment Lab, CEO & Global Shaper
• Jan Klesla, European Liberal Forum
• Afonso Mendonça Reis, Empreendedor Social & Global Shaper
15:30
Coffee break & Ideas flash: My European Future. Type: Ideation Session
#Networking
16:15
#Change
Hugo Lourenço, Executive Agile Training
16:30
#Digital
Armando Alves, Board Member Iniciativa Liberal
16:45
#Activism
Cátia Domingues, Ativista
17:00
#Future
Stephan Morais, Managing General Partner, Indico Capital Partners
17:15
Final Remarks & Closing Session.
#Politics
Bruno Soares, Co-founder and President, Iniciativa Liberal
17:30
Session clousure.
Start: 09:00
Subject: Conference Chairman’s opening remarks
Topic: #Event
Participant: Alexandre Krauss, Co-founder and Vice-President, Iniciativa Liberal
Start: 09:15
Subject: [EN] The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party, sharing liberal democrat values in Europe
Topic: #Europe
Type: Keynote
Participant: Hans Van Baalen, MEP, ALDE Party President
Start: 09:30
Subject: [EN] Can we digitalise Democracy? Lessons from Estonia.
Topic: #DigitalDemocracy
Type: Keynote
Participant: Taavi Rõivas, Former Prime Minister of Estonia
Start: 10:15
Subject: [EN] Can politicians be replaced by Artificial Intelligence? Policy-makers and technology experts explore this thought-provoking scenario
Topic: #DigitalDemocracy
Type: Debate
Moderator: Alexandre Krauss, Co-founder and Vice-President, Iniciativa Liberal
Participants:
• Alberto Zilio, Director PA Europe AT&T
• Bram Delen, Speechwriter and Spokesperson of Guy Verhofstadt – President of the ALDE Group
Start: 11:00
Subject: Coffee break & Networking
Topic: #Networking
Start: 11:30
Subject: [PT] Portugal’s startup revolution and its long-term economic and social impact. What are the challenges and opportunities for Portugal’s startup ecosystem?
Topic: #Economy #Society
Type: Debate
Moderator: Sérgio Loureiro, Board Member Iniciativa Liberal
Participants:
• João Romão, GetSocial, CEO & Global Shaper
• André Novais de Paula, Director de Estratégia Criativa na Directimedia
• David Crisóstomo, hemiciclo.pt
Start: 12:15
Subject: [PT] Crowdsourcing policy and crowdfunding finance: good practices from the startup culture to run a political party?
Topic: #DigitalDemocracy
Type: Debate
Moderator: Bruno Horta Soares, Co-founder and President, Iniciativa Liberal
Participants:
• Gonçalo Caeiro, Co-Founder & Partner at Joyn SGPS
• Pedro Antunes, Entrepreneur and Business Angel
• Tiago Espinhaço Gomes, Senior Consultant Oliver Wyman and Global Shaper
Start: 13:00
Subject: Lunch
Topic: #Networking
Type: Support
Start: 14:00
Subject: [EN] Free cities: How can innovation strengthen the freedom of individuals and urban communities?
Topic: #Smart-cities
Type: Debate
Moderator: Rodrigo Saraiva, Co-founder and Vice-President, Iniciativa Liberal
Participants:
• Zsolt Szabo, Member of Dutch Parliament – VVD
• Nuno Santos Fernandes, Forestry and agriculture enterpreneur
• Carlos Marques Figueira, Partner Grupo Rumos
• Tiago Mayan Gonçalves, Laywer
Start: 14:45
Subject: [EN] Seeking new models for Europe: Work, Education & Future of Welfare
Topic: #Europe
Type: Debate
Moderator: Miguel Ferreira, Board Member Iniciativa Liberal
Participants:
• António Miguel, Social Investment Lab, CEO & Global Shaper
• Jan Klesla, European Liberal Forum
• Afonso Mendonça Reis, Empreendedor Social & Global Shaper
Start: 15:30
Subject: Coffee break & Ideas flash: My European Future
Topic: #Networking
Type: Ideation Session
Start: 16:15
Subject: [PT] The Agile Manifesto for Democracy & Politics
Topic: #Change
Type: Talk
Participants: Hugo Lourenço, Executive Agile Training
Start: 16:30
Subject: [PT] Technology as a force for good
Topic: #Digital
Type: Talk
Participants: Armando Alves, Board Member Iniciativa Liberal
Start: 16:45
Subject: [PT] Another kind of activism
Topic: #Activism
Type: Talk
Participants: Cátia Domingues, Ativista
Start: 17:00
Subject: [EN] From Somewhere, People from Everywhere – how the “elite” ruined globalization and what shall we do about it
Topic: #Future
Type: Talk
Participants: Stephan Morais, Managing General Partner, Indico Capital Partners
Start: 17:15
Subject: Final Remarks & Closing Session
Topic: #Politics
Participants: Bruno Soares, Co-founder and President, Iniciativa Liberal
Start: 17:30
Subject: Session clousure
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