2nd conference on Innovation, Sustainability and Regeneration

Thursday , 17 de November 2022 - 08:30

Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto and Planetiers are pleased to invite you to the 2nd Conference of the INSURE HUB. The event will take place on November 17th. Innovation, Sustainability and Regeneration is the theme of the conference that will take place at the UCP Porto campus.

The programme presents the most national and international recent developments on this subject and has two distinct parts: (i) the Academic Branch (8:30am to 1:00pm), dedicated to academic presentations; and (ii) the Industry Branch (1:45pm to 7:30pm), with the presentation of 6 case studies, including a roundtable with top executives and the intervention of Paul Hodges, Chairman of New Normal Consulting & Infinity Recycling and The World Economic Forum Global Expert.

PROGRAMME

08h30	Registration
09h00	Opening (INSURE - Co-leaders)
ACADEMIC BRANCH
09h15 \| 12h15	Academic presentations
	09h15 Tracking the Sustainable Consumer in the British Fragrance Market 09h30 Green Bonds: An Empirical Analysis of Spread and Choice Determinants 09h45 Do firms that engage in CSR activities have better financial performance? Evidence from European firms 10h00 Developing functional based melon by-products ingredients with antioxidant and prebiotic effects in a circular bioeconomy context 10h15 Ectomycorrhizal fungi help the establishment of Quercus suber plantations under abiotic stress conditions 10h30 Coffee Break 11h00 Microalgae-bacterial granular sludge systems - On the road for more sustainable processes in the aquaculture sector 11h15 The European shift to alternative proteins: current state, challenges, and key activities 11h30 Study on peptides extraction methodologies from spent yeast: a sustainable approach 11h45 Design for a Circular Economy – first steps towards a diagnosis in Portugal 12h00 Understanding the main drivers and barriers of organic product consumption in north Portugal: insights for context based marketing strategies
12h15	General Comment Comments provided by the INSURE team, the Keynote Speaker and representatives of the institutions presenting the afternoon cases at the INDUSTRY BRANCH.
12h50	Closing - Peter Hanenberg, Vice-rector UCP
13h00	Network lunch
INDUSTRY BRANCH
13h45	Registration
14h15	Opening Isabel Braga da Cruz, President Católica Porto & Pro-Rector UCP
14h30 \| 17h00	Case Studies
	14h30 Circular and disruptive innovation (Amyris – Annie Tsong, Chief Strategy & Product Officer) 14h55 Business strategy in the challenging context of sustainability (SONAE – Sónia Cardoso, Head of Sustainability, SONAE SGPS) 15h20 Sustainable investment and financing (KPMG – Martim Santos, Senior Manager KPMG Advisory, Business Transformation and Sustainability) 15h45 Digital Transformation and Sustainable Business (MDS – João Vieira, General Director of Operations Technology) 16h10 From waste into product (LIPOR - Benedita Chaves, Head of Research, Development and Innovation Unit) 16h35 Sustainability as a key element of Leadership (Corticeira Amorim – Alexandra Godinho, Head of HR)
17h00	Coffee break
KEYNOTE SPEAKER & ROUNDTABLE
17h30	Keynote Speaker \| Paul Hodges Chairman - New Normal Consulting & Infinity Recycling, The World Economic Forum Global Expert \| Title: “In the wake of a perfect storm: an urgent call to Sustainable Action”
18h00	Roundtable with Top Executives Topic: “Building a robust and sustainable future in turbulent times” Ana Salomé Martins - Executive Board Member, Symington Family Estates; José Manuel Pereira Ribeiro - Chairman, Lipor; Filipe Araújo - Vice-president, Municipality of Porto; Mário Vinhas - COO, MDS; Paul Hodges - Chairman - New Normal Consulting & Infinity Recycling, The World Economic Forum Global Expert;
18h50	Musical Moment: Wind Quintet, Atlantic Coast Orchestra MDS Best Paper Award
19h00	Closing - Isabel Ferreira - Secretary of State for Regional Development
19h30	Cocktail