In spite of COVID-19, cities across the world have continued to grow at unprecedented levels, particularly in emerging markets. It is expected that they will attract an additional 2 billion people by 2050.
However, cities face immense and unrivalled environmental and social challenges that urgently need to be dealt with, but the investment to tackle them is immense, both in developed and emerging economies.
But cities can also be the solution. To future-proof them, we will need to rely on all stakeholders working together and leveraging technology to address these exceptional challenges if they are to become centres of opportunity, of innovation, and of economic growth.
Join us, for the 3rd Edition of The Future Cities Summit, to be held in the Algarve, as we discuss such pressing issues.
This year’s edition, held in the Algarve aims to address challenges that particularly affect the southern area of Portugal, such as Water Management & Energy Efficiency with a clear focus on the Tourism Industry.
Programme
9h00 | Welcome by British Ambassador to Portugal, Lisa Bandari (tbc)*
9h05 | Opening Session by Hélder Martins | AHETA - Associação de Hotéis e Empreendimentos Turísticos do Algarve
9h15 | Keynote Tourism Strategy 2027 (ET2027)
André Gomes | Presidente da Região Turismo do Algarve
9h30 | Keynote Water management and financing models for the Tourism Industry
Pedro Siza Vieira | Partner in Banking, Finance and Capital Markets at PLMJ and former Minister of State, Economy and Digital Transition of the XXII Government of the Portuguese Republic
WATER
9h45 Panel 1 Sectoral Approach to the Water Crisis - Tourism
MODERATOR - Sandra Primitivo | EY Principal, EY-Parthenon, EY
- Water efficiency - Nuno Sepúlveda, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Details - Hospitality, Sports, Leisure
- Water Quality Management - Prof. Simon Jackson, Molendotech
- Smart Water Management - Águas do Algarve tbc*
- Infrastructure Resilience – Sergio Quintero, Senior Sustainability Manager at MACE
- Alternative sources of water - Raquel Freitas | Senior consultant at PLMJ
10h45 Coffee-Break
11h05 Keynote Energy efficiency and tourism development
tbc*
ENERGY
11h20 Panel 2 Sectoral Approach to Energy Efficiency – Tourism
MODERATOR - Cecília Meireles, Partner at Cerejeira Namora, Marinho Falcão, former Secretary of State for Tourism in the XI and XII Legislatures
- Energy efficiency equipment - Luiz Silva, Solar Americas Capital
- Monitoring of Energy efficiency/carbon footprint - tbc*
- Energy efficient construction/infrastructure - Nuno Fideles | Head of Sustainability | Associate Director, ESG & Sustainability, at SAVILLS
- Renewable energy systems - tbc*
- Incentives and financing for renewable energy sources and efficiency | Pedro Neto, Partner Corporate Finance MONERIS
12h20 Keynote The Role of Technology and Technological Innovation in Sustainability for Tourism
Miguel J. Martins, MJM Advisors
12h30 Keynote Sum up of the Day | What's Next in the sustainability agenda (water, energy, and technology )?
Luis Serra Coelho, Associate Professor at The School of Economics – University of the Algarve | Associate Dean and Director of the MSc in Finance
12h50 Closing by Rui Almeida | Chair of the Board of Directors | BPCC and CEO of Group Moneris
13h00 Lunch
14h30 Afternoon B2B Meetings*
*to be confirmed
This event is a joint organisation by the British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, the British Embassy in Lisbon and MJM Advisors.
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