Program

Accreditation

Opening Session

José António Nogueira de Brito – President of APED

The Challenge of Artificial Intelligence in the Future of Retail

Michael Dobbs – Technical Sales Lead, DOD Retail Accounts, IBM

Presentation of the Economic Impact Study of the Retail Sector in Portugal

Pedro Brinca – Professor at Nova SBE

Q&A by Diana Ramos – Director of Jornal de Negócios

Coffee Break

Retail in Portugal and Europe – The EuroCommerce Perspective

Juan Manuel Morales – President of EuroCommerce

Commentary by Miguel Poiares Maduro – Director of the Global Law School at Universidade Católica de Lisboa

Leadership and Change Management in Times of Uncertainty

Nadim Bou-habib – Professor at Nova SBE

Commentary by Raquel Vaz Pinto – Professor at Nova FCSH

Lunch

Inspiration and Attitude

Felipe Gomez – Entrepreneur and Author of the Program “Thinking Out Loud”

A Conversation About… Retail, Sustainability, and the Consumer

Laia Andreu – Country Manager IKEA Portugal

Nuno Luz – General Director of FNAC Iberia

Q&A

Empowerment, Training, and Reskilling People in the Age of AI

Pär Lager – Senior Advisor at Försvarshögskolan (Swedish Defence University) in Executive Education and Strategic Partnerships

Commentary by Ricardo Martinho – President of IBM Portugal and Maria Estarreja – Professor at Católica Lisbon Business & Economics and Executive Director of the Retail Innovation Lab (RIL)

ARS Review: The Transformative Impact of Retail on the Business Landscape

Paulo Portas – Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

Q&A by Ana Patrícia Carvalho

Closing Session

Gonçalo Lobo Xavier – General Director of APED

Cocktail