2025 Portugal Capital Markets Day Conference
“Portugal as a Prime Investment Destination: Infrastructure & Innovation at the Core”
This exclusive International Conference will highlight Portugal’s dynamic Innovation ecosystem and advanced Infrastructure, showcasing their role in fostering investment across diverse sectors.
To this end, AEM and Euronext Lisbon asked the Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, a European top 30 Business school and the Portuguese reference school in management research, to produce the exclusive Report “Innovation & Infrastructure: Connecting Portugal with the future”, regarding Portugal’s Investment Advantages, which will be presented during the conference.
Join industry leaders, investors, and policymakers to explore why Portugal stands out as a prime investment destination.
Engage with a distinguished line-up of speakers, experts, business leaders, and government representatives for a deep dive into Portugal’s evolving economic landscape and outstanding entrepreneurial opportunities
Gain expert insights into the main structural trends shaping the economy and discover how the country’s strengths in two transversal competitive factors, Innovation and Infrastructure, drive growth, job creation, and technological progress.
Where
Programme
14h00 – 14h30
Registration and Networking
14h30 – 14h45
Setting the Stage for this Conference
Speaker: Miguel Athayde Marques, Chairman, AEM (Portuguese Issuers Association)
Speaker: Isabel Ucha, CEO, Euronext Lisbon
14h45 – 15h00
“How is innovation reshaping business in Portugal?”
Key Guest Speaker: Prime Minister of Portugal, Luís Montenegro
15h00 – 15h30
Presentation of the report “Innovation and Infrastructures: connecting Portugal with the Future”
Speaker: Filipe Santos, Professor, Dean, Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics,
Coordinator of the Report “Innovation and Infrastructures: connecting Portugal with the Future”
You are invited to explore Portugal’s Investment Advantages.
Join us for an in-depth look at how Portugal’s strong innovation ecosystem and modern infrastructure creates a prime environment for investment across sectors.
With a highly developed transport, energy, and telecommunications network, Portugal offers seamless connectivity and efficiency.
Discover the country’s exceptional talent pool, a growing asset in its dynamic economy, and learn how a culture of innovation, pro-business policies, a thriving startup scene, and close collaboration with academia are driving innovation and long-term growth.
15h30 – 16h00
Fireside Chat
“Portuguese Capital Markets: Financing Innovation and Infrastructure – The View of the Regulator”
Guest Speaker: Luis Laginha de Sousa, Chair, Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM – Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários)
Moderator: Abel Sequeira Ferreira, Executive Director, AEM (Portuguese Issuers Association)
Beyond its sophisticated physical framework, Portugal benefits from sophisticated financial, insurance, healthcare and retail sectors, creating a well-rounded business environment.
The country’s strategic location, provides direct access to European and global markets, reinforcing Portugal’s position as a prime destination for large-scale investments and complex business operations.
16h00 – 16h30
Coffee-Break
16h30 – 17h10
Roundtable I
“Unlocking opportunities: Innovation, physical infrastructures and industrial projects”
Speaker: António Coutinho, CEO, EDP Inovação
Speaker: João Bento, CEO, CTT – Correios de Portugal
Speaker: João Conceição, COO, REN – Redes Energéticas Nacionais
Moderator: Isabel Ucha, CEO, Euronext Lisbon
Portugal is a rising Innovation and Talent Hub and has a strong Foundation for Investment.
Backed by world-class universities and cutting-edge R&D centers, Portugal is quietly advancing its global competitive positioning through innovation and delivering new products and services.
A highly skilled workforce, strong STEM participation, and the ability to attract global talent are reshaping Portugal’s talent landscape and driving growth in tech and advanced manufacturing, while Infrastructure provides the necessary tangible foundation for economic activities.
Portugal boasts a modern and efficient infrastructure network, spanning transportation, energy, and telecommunications, that ensures seamless business operations.
17h10 – 17h50
Roundtable II
“Is Portugal doing right about (de)Regulation”
Speaker: Paul Mihailovitch, Managing Director and Head of Southern Europe ECM, J.P. MORGAN
Speaker: Paula Gomes Freire, CEO, VdA – Vieira de Almeida
Speaker: Nuno Martins, Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services Partner, PwC
Speaker: Américo Carola, Head of Millennium Investment Banking, Millennium bcp
Moderator: Carlos Robalo Freire, CEO, AON Portugal
Portugal may help drive effective Reforms for Growth and Innovation in Europe.
There is a growing global push to reduce regulatory barriers in order to stimulate economic activity.
Motivated by competitiveness concerns, as highlighted in reports like those from Draghi and Letta, and driven by the ambition to accelerate growth, several governments and institutions are advocating for a more liberalized economic environment — one that promises faster growth, lower prices, and increased innovation.
This session will address the critical question: How can reforms be bold enough to make a significant impact while remaining coherent and sustainable for long-term success? We will explore how to balance the desire for rapid progress with the need for carefully structured, effective policies that ensure lasting economic benefits.
17h50 – 18h10
“Europe: a new landscape for companies?”
Speaker: Miguel Athayde Marques, Chairman, AEM
18h10
End of Event
Speakers
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Organisers & Partners
AEM – The Portuguese Issuers Association is a non-profit organization that advocates for Portuguese companies to Portuguese, European, and international institutions.
AEM is dedicated to fostering the successful and sustainable development of the Portuguese capital markets, positioning it as a vital funding source for companies and a key driver of their competitiveness and Portugal’s economic growth.
AEM represents all issuing corporations and groups listed on the Lisbon Stock Exchange Index PSI, as well as the majority of issuing companies on the PSI General.
As the voice of Portuguese issuers and listed companies, AEM strives to create an environment where the full potential value of its members can be realized, significantly benefiting the Portuguese economy.
Euronext is the leading pan-European market infrastructure. It operates regulated exchanges in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal. With more than 1,900 listed issuers and around €7.1 trillion in market capitalisation as of end March 2024, it has an unmatched blue-chip franchise and a strong diverse domestic and international client base. Euronext operates regulated and transparent equity and derivatives markets, one of Europe’s leading electronic fixed income trading markets and is the largest centre for debt and funds listings in the world. Its total product offering includes Equities, FX, Exchange Traded Funds, Warrants & Certificates, Bonds, Derivatives, Commodities and Indices. The Group provides a multi-asset clearing house through Euronext Clearing, and custody and settlement services through Euronext Securities central securities depositories in Denmark, Italy, Norway and Portugal. Euronext also leverages its expertise in running markets by providing technology and managed services to third parties.
Aon plc (NYSE: AON) exists to shape decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. Our colleagues provide our clients in over 120 countries and sovereignties with advice and solutions that give them the clarity and confidence to make better decisions to protect and grow their business.
Vieira de Almeida (VdA) is a leading international law firm with more than 40 years of history, recognised for its impressive track record and innovative approach in corporate legal services. The excellence of its highly specialised legal services covering several industries and practice areas enables VdA to overcome the increasingly complex challenges faced by its clients. The firm offers robust solutions grounded in consistent standards of excellence, ethics and professionalism.
VdA has been recognised for its outstanding and innovative services, having received the most prestigious international accolades and awards of the legal industry. Through VdA Legal Partners network, clients have access to a team of 330 lawyers across 7 jurisdictions, who deliver consistent quality of service and sectorial coverage in Portuguese-speaking African countries, including Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, and São Tomé and Príncipe, as well as in Timor-Leste.
PwC firms help organisations and individuals create the value they’re looking for. PwC is a network of firms in 149 countries with more than 370,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory, tax and legal services.
PwC offices, located in Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde and Mozambique, have more than 70 partners, with a total of more than 2,900 permanent employees spread across Lisbon, OPorto, Coimbra, Funchal, Luanda, Cidade da Praia and Maputo.