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Portugal-Canadá: oportunidades nos setores Aeroespacial e Defesa

Empresas portuguesas convidadas a explorar oportunidades de negócio no Canadá.

28/10/2026 14:30 Lisboa

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  • Perfil do Prof. Afzal Suleman

    Afzal Suleman is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Victoria. He is also an adjunct faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Instituto Superior Tecnico where he steered and laid the foundations for a new undergraduate program in Aerospace Engineering in Portugal.

    Afzal Suleman obtained his BSc (Honours) and MSc in Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College, University of London in the UK followed by a PhD in Space Dynamics in 1992 from the University of British Columbia. Following the completion of the PhD, he attended the International Space University and completed the Advanced Space Studies Program in Japan in the summer of 1992. Next, he was awarded the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council Fellowship in the USA for a period of two years (1992-1994) to further his research in Advanced Aerospace Structures at Wright-Patterson AFB, U.S. Air Force.

    In the international arena, he has been national delegate at the United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN-COPUOS). He is currently a national delegate at the NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) Platform Systems and Technology (PST). He is currently a member of the Canadian Armed Forces Advisory Board (2015-Present) and Government of Canada Space Advisory Board (2016-2022). Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. In 2022, he received the NATO Von Karman Medal.

    Research interests in Aeronautics and Space, with emphasis on advanced drones and cubesats with applications to defence and security, in collaboration with the Department of National Defence Canada and Bombardier.

     

     

  • Programa

    14:15: Receção dos participantes

    14:30: Abertura

    14:40: “O mercado do Canadá “, Luís Sequeira – Delegado da AICEP no Canadá

    15:00: Testemunho de empresas portuguesas:
    • Rui Marcelino, Alma Design
    • Fernando Cunha, Beyond Composite
    • Nuno Burstoff, LusoSpace

    15:30: Coffee-break

    15:40:
    Keynote speaker: Professor Afzal Suleman

    16:20: Keynote speaker: Kristine Osgood, Chair of the CAF Defense Advisory Board (Intervenção via Teams)

    17:00: Cocktail de networking

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