The workshop took place in the last 23rd May 2016 on Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, an event promoted by the Portuguese Diaspora Council in partnership with ANI and FCT.

The workshop “Diaspora Empresarial Portuguesa e as Oportunidades do Programa Horizonte 2020” took place on 23rd May and was promoted by the Portuguese Diaspora Council, in partnership with Agência Nacional de Inovação (ANI) and Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT). The event took place at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, in Lisbon, and had the attendance of 75 participantes from portuguese companies and organizations.

The main goal of the workshop was to explore concrete actions in which the Portuguese people working in foreign companies can support the participation the Portuguese companies in projects of Programa Horizonte 2020.

The event had the presence of Professor Maria da Graça Carvalho, ex-Member of the European Parliement and Counselor of the Comissary Carlos Moedas’ Office and the Presidents of Agência Nacional de Inovação (ANI) and Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT).

You can check the presentations of the participantes here:

– Embraer, João Pedro Taborda (HERE)

– GE Renewables, Rodrigo Carreira Emídio (HERE)

– GPPQ, Prof. Eduardo Maldonado (HERE)

– ANI, Miguel Barbosa (HERE)

By The Portuguese Diaspora Council, May 2016