AGENDA

• Ivo Vieira, Vice-President  | AED Cluster Portugal
• Ricardo Conde, President | Portugal Space Agency

Speakers

• Hans Bracquené, Chairman | SME4SPACE
• Niels Eldering, Head of ESA Entrepreneurship & Business Incubation | European Space Agency
• João Campos, Executive Director – Space Systems MBE | IST
• Helena Correia Mendonça, Principal Consultant | VdA – Vieira de Almeida
• João Fonseca Santos, Head of Office Portugal | European Investment Bank

Moderador

• Nuno Ávila, Vice-President | AED Cluster Portugal

Speakers

• João Bentes Jesus, Head of Institutional Affairs | Geosat
• Ivo Vieira, CEO | Lusospace
• Christos German, Key Account Manager | Airbus Defence & Space
• Andrés Juez Muñoz, Head of European GNSS | GMV
• Katerina Pena, Space Market Downstream Officer | EUSPA

Moderator

• Leonardo Oliveira, Space Manager | AED Cluster Portugal

• José Neves, President | AED Cluster Portugal
• Nuno Lemos Pires, General Director | DGPDN

• Viktoria Dahlrot, Associate Principal | Renaissance Strategic Advisors

The Digital Frontline and Backbone of Defence

• David Antunes, Cyber Defence Programme Manager | European Defence Agency
• Eusébio Rodrigues Parente, Senior Manager, Cyber Defence | Indra

Opening Keynote

• Tenente-General João Boga Ribeiro, Vice-Chief of Staff of the Army | Portuguese Army

Panel: From Industrial Integration to Operational Readiness – Innovation, Supply Chain Resilience and Operational Challenges

Speakers

• Jens Bauer, Senior Director Customer Service | General Dynamics European Land Systems
• Alexander Wolf, Head of Product Management Unmanned Systems | Diehl Defence
• Nuno Cordeiro, Director of Engineering | EID
• Mário Martinho, Project Officer Land Systems Technologies | European Defence Agency

Moderator

• Fernando Cunha, CEO | Beyond Composite

• Bruno Fernandes, Senior Economist | Santander

Opening Keynote

• Comodoro João Silva, Sub-Director – Directorate of Ships |  Portuguese Navy

Panel: Maritime Readiness – Innovation, Industrial Cooperation and Operational Challenges 

Speakers

• Gerrit van Tilborg, Above Water Systems PRT Naval Director | Thales
• Louis Deltour, Business Development Director Drones, Autonomous and Collaborative Systems | Naval Group
• Harm Kappen, Commercial Director | Damen
• Gian Luca Usai, Country Manager, Naval Vessels Division | Fincantieri

Moderator

• Raul Lourenço, Defence Manager | AED Cluster Portugal

Opening Keynote

• Tenente-General João Caldas, Vice-Chief of Staff of the Air Force | Portuguese Air Force

Panel: AeroSpace Advantage – Innovation, Supply Chain Transformation and Mission Superiority

Speakers

• Peter Nilsson, Vice President and Head of Business Unit Advanced Program | Saab
• Manuel Kiefer, VP Key Account Manager for NATO and EU Defence | Airbus Defence and Space
• Martin Walzer, Vice President Marketing & Sales Air Force Systems | Diehl Defence
• Rob Weitzman, Director F-35 International Business Development | Lockheed Martin

Moderator

• Rui Santos, Managing Director | AED Cluster Portugal

• Rebecca Hall, Deputy Director | Defence Industrial Strategy Team | Department of National Defence Canada

• António Baptista, General Director | DGAPDN

• José Rui Marcelino, Vice-President | AED Cluster Portugal
• Pedro Patacho, City Councillor | Oeiras Municipality
• Ana Vieira da Mata, President | ANAC

• Rafael Schvartzman, Regional Vice President | IATA

• Tânia Cardoso Simões , Aviation Transformation Director | EUROCONTROL

Speakers

• Felipe Franco, Vice-President of Environmental Policies | Air France-KLM
• Mark Stolze, Regional Director of Sustainability Engagement | Boeing
• James Sallembien, SAF Officer Europe | Airbus
• Diogo Almeida, Head of Business Development – Hydrogen and Renewable Fuels | GALP
• Artur Sousa, Economic Regulation Directorate | ANAC

Moderator

• Nuno Correia, Vice-President | AED Cluster Portugal

Speakers

• JR Hammond, Executive Director | Canadian Advanced Air Mobility
• Marcos Resende, ATM Business Director | Atech – Embraer Goup
• Dave Green, CEO | Green Aero
• Álvaro Ramos, CTO | Beyond Vision
• Luc Van den Avyle, Commercial Director | Advisory : Partnerships & Business Development | Elysian Aircraft 

Moderator

• Pedro Petiz, Vice-President | AED Cluster Portugal

• Raimonds Gruntins, Director Regional Affairs Europe | IATA

• Filip Czernicki, CEO | Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (Port Polska Programme)

Speakers

• Filip Czernicki, CEO | Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (Port Polska Programme)
• Antoinette Nassopoulos-Erikson, Deputy Head of Studio | Senior Partner | Foster and Partners
• Paul Eijssen, Managing Director | Netherlands Aerospace Group
• Dermot Casey, Manager Airport Development | IATA
• Eugénio Fernandes, General Coordinator | Estrutura de Gestão e Acompanhamento dos Projetos de Aeroportos, IMT

Moderator

• António Moura Portugal, Managing Director | RENA

• Hugo Espírito Santo, Secretary of State for Infrastructures | Ministry of Infrastructures and Housing

• ISQ
• Fossa Systems
• Optimal Group

• TAP
• OGMA
• Aernnova Évora