Agenda Talks - AED Days 2025

AGENDA

TALKS

03 JUNE | TAGUSPARK CONGRESS CENTER

WEST time zone

09H00

Networking Breakfast and Registration

10H00

Opening Session

Speakers

José Neves, President | AED Cluster Portugal
Isaltino Morais, President | Oeiras Municipality
Ricardo Conde, President | Portuguese Space Agency

10H30

Presentation: Geopolitics and Geoeconomics in 2025

Speaker

Paulo Portas, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

10H55

Presentation: ESA Ministerial

Speaker

Heriberto Saldivar, Head of the Department of Strategy | European Space Agency

11H10

Presentation: Quo vadis AAM and impact for Portugal

Speaker

Sven Kopera, Co-Lead of AAM | Roland Berger

11H25

Panel: Global Partnerships for Industrial Sovereignty: The Role of the Aeronautics, Space & Defense sectors

Speaker

Jose Luis de Miguel Cortes, Senior Vice President Europe | Airbus Defence & Space
Alexander Lukiancik Paraskiva, Sales Manager South Europe | Damen
Élise Racicot, Ambassador | Embassy of Canada to Portugal
Thierry Closset, Project Officer SES Collaborative projects | EDA

Moderador

Manuel Ramires Serrano, Senior Political Consultant | Political Intelligence Portugal

11H55

Presentation: Filling the Vacuum— Securing Europe in the Wake of the US Tilt to Indo-Pacific

Speaker

Michael Formosa, Managing Partner | Renaissance Strategic Advisors

12H10

Closing Morning Session

Speaker

Admiral Jorge Manuel Nobre de Sousa, Portuguese Navy Chief of Staff

12H30

Networking Lunch

14H00

Opening Afternoon Session

Speakers

General Cartaxo Alves, Portuguese Air Force Chief of Staff

14H15

Presentation: Accelerating Innovation, Elevating Partnerships: 5th Gen Airpower

Speaker

J. R. McDonald, Vice President, F-35 Business Development | Lockheed Martin

14H30

Presentation: Airbus: How the European Global Aerospace Leader is gaining height in Portugal?

Speaker

Nathalie Hellard-Lambic, Managing Director | Airbus Portugal
Maria Madalena de Sá, Public Affairs | Airbus Portugal

14H45

Presentation: Gripen E – Partnership for National Security and Growth

Speakers

Daniel Boestad, Vice President, Gripen Business Development | SAAB AB

15H00

Presentation: Taking Off in Portugal: Lufthansa Technik’s New Chapter

Speakers

Volker Magunna, Senior Director | Implementation Project New European Site | Lufthansa Technik

15H15

Panel: Disruptive Technologies in Aeronautics, Space & Defense: Transforming the Future

Speaker

Hugo Chambel, Chief Commercial Officer | AVP
João Galego, Head of AI | Critical Software
Olivier Surly, Senior Director Europe Business Information | MDA
Ron Nulkes, Chair | NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG)

Moderator

Rui Marcelino, Vice-President | AED Cluster Portugal

15H45

Closing Afternoon Session

Speaker

Lieutenant General Maia Pereira, Portuguese Army Vice-Chief of Staff

16H00

Break

16H30

B2B Sessions

18H00

Break

19H30

Networking Dinner

Maria Pimenta Restaurant
(Fábrica da Pólvora, 2730-036 Barcarena)