THE FUTURE OF CITIES Summit – 3rd Edition

Cities cover 1% of the Earth’s surface, are home to 55% of the world population, and generate about 80% of the global combined GDP. 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 Managemente & Energy Efficiency with a clear focus on the Tourism Industry.

PROGRAMME

8h45 Welcome coffee

9h00 Welcome by Lisa Bandari, British Ambassador to Portugal

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
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9h45 Panel 1 Sectoral Approach to the Water Crisis – Tourism

MODERATOR – Sandra Primitivo | EY Principal, EY-Parthenon, EY
o Water efficiency – Nuno Sepúlveda, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Details – Hospitality, Sports, Leisure
o Water Quality Management | Prof. Simon Jackson, Molendotech
o Infrastructure Resilience | Sergio Quintero, Senior Sustainability Manager, MACE
o Alternative sources of water – Raquel Freitas | Senior consultant at PLMJ
o Water Management – Engº Pedro Coelho, Diretor of APA-ARH Algarve

10h45 Coffee-Break

11h05 Keynote Energy efficiency and tourism development
Ricardo Amorim Novaes, SparkWave Energy 

ENERGY
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11h20 Panel 2 Sectoral Approach to Energy Efficiency – Tourism

MODERATOR – Cecília Meireles |  former Secretary of State for Tourism in the XI and XII Legislatures*
o Energy efficiency equipment – Luiz Silva | Solar Americas Capital
o Monitoring of Energy efficiency/carbon footprint – Fernando Perna – Universidade do Algarve, CITUR Algarve
o Good practices in energy transition to enhance a tourist destination – Cláudio Casimiro | Vogal do Conselho de Administração, INFRAMOURA
o Energy efficient construction/infrastructure – Nuno Fideles | Head of Sustainability | Associate Director, ESG & Sustainability, SAVILLS
o 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

12h35 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 Groupo Moneris

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13h00 Lunch

Afternoon
B2B Meetings (tbc)

The event is free to attend but registration is mandatory. Places are limited to the capacity of the venue and will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.

REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN

This event is a joint organisation by the British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and the Department for Business and Trade of the British Embassy in Lisbon