Index
1.
Welcome Notes
4
2.
Partners
7
3.
Participant Entities
8
4.
Participants
10
5.
GSI - Presentation
15
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Nothing should limit our aspiration, vision
and creation of the future
6.
GSI – Executive Program
19
7.
GSI – MBA Program
52
8.
Innovative Portugal
65
9.
GSI Partners Info
69
10.
Global Strategic Innovation Accelerators
81
11.
About Leadership Business Consulting
85
Welcome Note by Basílio Horta
Welcome Note by the Promoters
Portugal is amongst the world leaders in the adoption and
development of new technologies. An example is the access to
mobile broadband, counting with 3.8 million subscribers and having
a mobile penetration far above the European Union average.
Basílio Horta
Chairman and CEO of
AICEP Portugal Global
Business Development
Agency
Furthermore, almost half of the Portuguese government's budget in
2010was spent in ICT related enhancements, namely in the areas of
Education, Public Administration and Justice applications. More
recently, according to the FTTH Council 2010, Portugal ranked as one
of the three European countries that is leading the development and
use of optic fiber home services.
Carlos Miguel Oliveira
Managing Partner Leadership Business
Consulting
Around 250 million people in the world speak Portuguese as their
first language, being the sixth most spoken language in the world. As
such, this event provides a great opportunity for bilateral business
opportunities in a considerable huge market, as it offers direct
contact with centers of excellence in the United States of America.
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The bilateral relationship between Portugal and the USA has been
significantly improved. Evidence of these new relationships are
partnerships established between the Portuguese Government and
the University of Texas-Austin, Harvard Medical School, MIT and
Carnegie Mellon University. Furthermore, the positioning of EDP
Renewable, the 3rd largest producer of wind energy worldwide,
proves the high potential still to be developed.
Furthermore, on the 8th of March, AICEP and the new Portuguese
Ambassador in Washington, Nuno Brito, launched a new campaign
called "Portugal, Innovate with us". The aim of this campaign is to
give visibility to Portuguese companies through concrete initiatives
and provide contacts to them in the North American market. We will
be present at the Detroit Car Show in April to introduce MOBI.E a
leading electric vehicle smart grid concept that has been
implemented in Portugal, will participate in Wind Energy events in
Washington and California in May, and promote Portuguese LifeSciences achievements in New Jersey and Washington in June,
among others.
We would like to highlight centers of excellence in Portugal, such as
the ones developed by Cisco, IBM and Microsoft. These companies
established in Portugal nearshoring Outsourcing activities in-charge
of European and in some cases World operations.
I believe that 2011 will be a remarkable year in the strengthening of
the bilateral Portugal - US relationship.
I do most heartily wish great success to the participants in the Global
Strategic Innovation mission.
Torben Rankine
Country Manager USA Leadership Business
Consulting
Last year we set about bringing 25 Portuguese companies to Boston
and Silicon Valley within the Global Strategic Innovation Program.
We are delighted to say that due to last year’s success, this time
we’re 55 strong: 35 companies from Portugal and guest participants
from Angola and Cape Verde, plus a set of 20 executive MBA
students on a parallel program, limited to the Bay Area. It is good to
see the hunger for innovation and entrepreneurship, in tune with
the continued challenges in the global economy.
We view innovation as a strategic challenge, tied to a company’s
ability to pursue new areas of growth. In today’s economic climate it
is through innovation and entrepreneurship that new jobs will be
created and new markets developed. The GSI gives participants a
taste of the innovation and entrepreneurship prevalent in
Massachusetts and Silicon Valley, considered two of the most
dynamic centers of innovation in the USA and the world.
The GSI program also allows participants the opportunity to network
and showcase some of the innovations that are emerging from
Portugal and Portuguese speaking countries. Portugal has been
developing several policies to promote innovation in its economy
and business sectors, namely in Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicle,
Smart Grids, Information and Communication Technologies,
Metallurgy, Life Sciences (Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals and
Health applications) and Infrastructures & Logistics.
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We have a rich mix of participants from diverse economic sectors.
However, no matter which their area of activity, participants signed
up to this Program in order to: i) Learn about strategic innovation
with the best world-class thinkers; ii) Focus on networking
opportunities and the promotion of their companies; iii) Garner
direct contact with selected successful innovative companies, iv)
build closer ties between their country and company and American
companies, research centers and investors.
The GSI is a result of the joint efforts of many entities, listed in this
booklet, to which we are very grateful, with a special mention to
AICEP and ANEMM on the Portuguese side, whose participation and
efforts made it possible to obtain the support of QREN to eligible
participants, and the Portuguese American Legislative Caucus,
PALCUS and the Plug and Play Tech Center on the American side,
whose support has been fundamental for the success of this
Program.
We hope that this initiative lives up to each participant’s
expectations and objectives.
Welcome Note by Rep. António Cabral
On behalf of the Portuguese Legislative Caucus of Massachusetts
and my colleagues Senator Marc Pacheco and Senator Michael
Rodrigues, I welcome the Portuguese Delegation of entrepreneurs
and businessmen and the guests from Cape Verde and Angola.
Massachusetts is your natural partner due to its historical links with
Portugal and Portuguese speaking countries and its innovative and
extraordinarily vibrant economic environment.
Partners
Portuguese Partners
ANEMM - Associação Nacional das Empresas Metalúrgicas e
Electromecânicas
CCAP – American Chamber of Commerce in Portugal
Antonio Cabral
Massachusetts State
Representative by the City
of New Bedford
FLAD – Fundação Luso Americana
Welcome Note by Rep. Jim Costa
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Jim Costa
Member of the U.S. House
of Representatives
California's 20th
Congressional District.
American Partners
Welcome to the Golden State.
PALCUS – The Portuguese American Leadership Council of the U.S.
The Portuguese values of hard work, sense of pride, and a
commitment to excellence are the contributions we make
throughout the world.
PAPS – Portuguese American Post-Graduate Society
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When my family emigrated here three generations ago from the
Azores, they found the fertile soil and abundant sunshine to be a
winning combination as they farmed in California’s Central Valley.
I hope you also find your time here to be productive and enjoyable
as you participate in the Global Strategic Innovation Program.
Plug & Play Tech Center
Supporters
AICEP Portugal Global - Business Development Agency
Welcome Note by Rep. Devin Nunes
QREN – Quadro de Referência Estratégico Nacional
As a member of the Portuguese-American Caucus in the House of
Representatives, our mission is maintaining strong bilateral ties
between the United States and Portugal. Global Strategic Innovation
helps with this mission by connecting Portuguese and American
innovators. I wish participants in GSI programs success in their
programs in Lisbon, Boston, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley.
APDC – Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento das
Comunicações
Sponsors
Best Regards,
Devin Nunes
Member of Congress
California’s 21st
Congressional District
Sata International
Participant Entities
Abrantes, S.A.
ISEL - Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa
Ana Aeroportos
Linkintense, Lda
APCERMágica
– Associação
Portuguesa
de Certificação
Caixa
Software,
Lda
Lógica
Caixa– Mágica
Software,
Lda em Telecomunicações S.A.
CBE
Projectos
e Engenharia
NDrive Navigation Systems, SA
CBE – Projectos e Engenharia em Telecomunicações S.A.
CENFIM
NOSi – Núcleo Operacional para a Sociedade de Informação
CENFIM
CONSTRULINK,
S.A.
Opensoft – Soluções Informáticas S.A.
CONSTRULINK,
S.A. de Engenharia e Gestão, SA
Consulgal
Consultores
Ordior, S.A.
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Consulgal– Consultores
de Engenharia
e Gestão,S.A.
SA
ENACOL
Empresa Nacional
de Combustíveis
Psiengine - Consultoria, Informática e Gestão Lda.
Software Development
ENACOLSpace
– Empresa
Nacional de Combustíveis S.A.
Evolve
Solutions
ROFF - Consultores Independentes, SA
Evolve–Space
Solutions
Glintt
Technology
Enabled Services, S.A.
Tecnisata, S.A.
Glintt – Technology
Enabled Services, S.A.
HITACHI
CONSULTING
TICE.PT
HITACHI CONSULTING
iNOK
Vortal Connecting Business
iNOK
INACOM
– Instituto Angolano das Comunicações
Zuvinova
Zurinova
IT - Instituto de Telecomunicações
Participants
GSI – Executive Program
Company
Abrantes
Position
Joaquim Menezes
President of the Board of
Directors (Abrantes)
Chairman and Founder
(IBEROMOLDES Group)
ANA
ANA Aeroportos
Aeroportos
António
António Correia
Correia Mendes
Mendes
Head
Head of
of Faro
Faro Airport
Airport
APCER
Caixa Mágica Software
José
PauloLeitão
Trezentos
CTO / Research Director and
CEO
Co-Founder
Caixa
CBE Mágica Software
Paulo
Trezentos
Rui Louro
CTO / Research Director and
COO
Co-Founder
CBE
CBE
Rui
LouroPeixoto
Roberto
Sales & New Businesses
COO
Division Manager
Roberto Peixoto
Manuel Pinheiro Grilo
Sales & New Businesses
General Director and CoDivision Manager
Founder
CBE
CENFIM
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Representative
CENFIM
CONSTRULINK
Manuel Pinheiro Grilo
Nuno Alexandre Balsa
General Director and CoHead of Innovation
Founder
Head of Consulting
Head of Innovation
Head Manager of Human
Head of Consulting
Resources
CONSTRULINK
Consulgal
Nuno Alexandre Balsa
Vera Oliveira
Consulgal
ENACOL
Vera Oliveira
Carlitos Marcos Fortes
Head Manager of Human
Resources
General Manager
ENACOL
Evolve
Carlitos Marcos Fortes
Ricardo Marvão
General Manager
CEO and Co-Founder
Evolve
Glintt
Ricardo Marvão
Luís Grincho
CEO and Co-Founder
IT Consulting Manager
Glintt
HITACHI CONSULTING
Luís Grincho
Pedro Gomes Santos
IT Consulting Manager
Director
HITACHI CONSULTING
iNOK
Pedro Gomes Santos
Renato Paço
Director
CEO and Co-Founder
iNOK
INACOM
Renato Paço
Pedro Mendes de Carvalho
CEO and Co-Founder
National Director and head of
the Board
Head of the Electronics
Department (Aveiro Univ.)
Executive Administrator
Senior Researcher (IT)
IT – Instituto de
Telecomunicações
INACOM
João Nuno Matos
Madalena Lemes Neto
IT – Instituto de
Telecomunicações
João Nuno Matos
Head of the Electronics
Department (Aveiro Univ.)
Senior Researcher (IT)
Company
Representative
Position
ISEL
Luís Osório
Coordinator Professor (ISEL)
Founder (OSIRLab)
ISEL
Gonçalo Xufre
Vice-President
Linkintense
Rui Trindade
CEO
Lógica
Luís Barruncho
Managing Director of
Professional Services &
Innovation Service Line
Ndrive
Luís Coelho
CEO
NOSi
Jorge Lopes
President
Opensoft
José Vilarinho
CEO and Founder
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Ordior
Pedro Subtil
Co-Founder (Accendo)
Acting CEO (Ordior)
Ordior
João Grilo
Co-Founder (Accendo)
CEO (Ordior)
Psiengine
Rui Lacerda
Founder
ROFF
Mário Oliveira
Executive Director and COO
ROFF
Fernando Saraiva
Pre-Sales Manager
Tecnisata
José Filipe
CEO (Tecnisata)
Member of the Board
(ANEMM)
TICE.PT
Vasco Lagarto
CEO
Vortal Connecting Business
Miguel Sobral
Executive Vice-President
Head of Product Management
& Business Development
Zuvinova
Paulo Rocha Vieira
CEO and Co-Founder
GSI – MBA Program
Participant
Company
Rui Estrela
António
de Freitas
PanricoDiabetes
Donuts Care Portugal
Abbott
António de
Freitas
Bernardo
Guedes
Abbott Diabetes
Care Portugal
Banque
Privée Espirito
Santo SA
FranciscoMoura
Cambim
Catarina
Independent
Financial
Bayer
Consumer
Care Consultant
Francisco da
Silva
Cristóvão
Carvalho
Portucel Embalagem
SolidNetworks
Business Consulting
Paulo Almeida
Francisco
Cambim
Whirlpool Portugal
Independent
Financial Consultant
Margaridada
Alves
Francisco
Silva
Siemens Embalagem
Portucel
João Oliveira
Decisões e Soluções
Luísa Santos
Jorge
Máximo
PayUp Group
BES
Catarina
José
SenoMoura
Bayer Consumer Care
Nutricafes
Maria
Eduarda Gaspar
Luis
Graça
Visteon & Johnson
Johnson
PedroSantos
Frutuoso
Luísa
Global Group
Blue
PayUp
Cristovao Carvalho
Margarida
Alves
SolidNetworks Business Consulting
Siemens
Victor Eduarda
Alexandre
Maria
Gaspar
Farm Frites
Visteon
José Seno
Nelson
Gonçalves
Nutricafes
Thomas
Portugal
Pedro Almeida
Alfaro
Paulo
Axis Communications
Whirlpool
Portugal
Bernardo
Guedes
Pedro
Alfaro
Axis Communications
Mendes
Pedro Frutuoso
Sonaecom
Global
Blue
Jorge Máximo
Pedro
Mendes
BES
Sonaecom
Rui
LuisEstrela
Graça
Panrico
JohnsonDonuts
& Johnson
NelsonAlexandre
Gonçalves
Victor
Thomas
Portugal
Farm
Frites
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GSI Presentation
Presentation
GSI Objectives
Leadership Business Consulting and a prestigious set of partners have organized the second
edition of the GSI Executive Program. This program will bring entrepreneurs and companies
from Portugal, and guests from Cape Verde and Angola, to Boston and the Bay Area with a view
to promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, internationalization and exports. The program
includes:
High-profile Training on Strategic Innovation
Sessions with Prof. Charles Fine (MIT), Prof. Burton Lee (Stanford
University), Professor José Villas-Boas (Haas School of Business,
Berkeley University), Peter Cohan (Venture, Angel and Private
Capital specialist), Jorge Fernandes (CEO of Mobibucks), Tony
Fernandes (Founder of EU Group), Jorge Nascimento Rodrigues
(Expresso newspaper), João Azevedo (CEO of Euronavy), Gonçalo
Quadros (CEO of Critical Software), Carlos Oliveira and Torben
Rankine (both of Leadership Business Consulting).
1. Access new knowledge from leading specialists in strategic
innovation and globalization, namely the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and Stanford University;
2. Access US companies that have innovated and
internationalized successfully – CISCO, Google, VMware,
Intel and IDEO - and with innovation centers such as
Stanford Design School;
3. Expose participants to two of the most innovative economic
regions in the world: Silicon Valley, considered the
innovative capital of the world, and Boston, where some of
the best knowledge centers are based;
4. Strengthen the international network of participants
through contact with:
• Venture Capitalists and Business Angels;
Visits to Renowned Innovative Companies and Centers
• Portuguese-American politicians;
Visits to renowned innovative companies in Silicon Valley, among
others to: Stanford Design School, CISCO, Google, VMware, Intel
and IDEO.
• Companies associated with innovation;
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• Organizations such as the Plug & Play Tech Center,
Cambridge Innovation Center, PALCUS and Portuguese
American Post-Graduate Society (PAPS);
5. Assess the opportunity of recruiting Portuguese speaking
post-graduate students studying in the USA – Portuguese
American Post-Graduate Society;
International Networking
Business mixers with politicians, local companies, public sector
entities and the Portuguese-American community in Boston, at the
Boston State House, and Silicon Valley: Networking session with
resident companies, and venture capitalist firms at the Plug and Play
Tech Center in Silicon Valley and networking session with companies
at the AutoDesk Gallery in San Francisco.
6. Introduction to best practices and sharing perspectives
between Portuguese speaking and US based companies
that have managed to innovate and internationalize
successfully – direct contact with the incubators Plug &
Play Tech Center and Cambridge Innovation Center, as
well as the entrepreneur factory, Tech Shop – Fab Lab.;
7. Establish business contacts in the US and with the SME’s
and companies participating as well as promote exports
and internationalization.
Contact with the Largest Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Ecosystem
Interaction with Venture Capitalists at Cambridge Innovation Center
and at the Plug and Play Tech Center and the Tech Shop. Sessions
with Silicon Valley Bank and White & Lee LLP – Business and Legal
Advisors.
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GSI Executive
Program
Agenda 2011
Monday
(Boston)
Monday14th
14thMarch
March
(Boston)
Friday 4th
Friday
4thMarch
March(Lisbon)
(Lisbon)
09h00
09h00
09h10
09h10– –09h50
09h50
09h50
09h50– –10h30
10h30
10h30
10h30– –12h30
12h30
12h45
12h45––14h15
14h15
Opening
OpeningSession
Sessionwith
withDr.
Dr.Basílio
BasílioHorta,
Horta,President
PresidentofofAICEP;
AICEP;
09h30
– 11h30
09h30
– 11h30
Visit
toto
the
Cambridge
Innovation
Center
(with
more
than
200
incubation
Visit
the
Cambridge
Innovation
Center
(with
more
than
200
incubation
companies);
companies);
12h30
– 16h00
12h30
– 16h00
Welcome
Welcomebybyrepresentative
representativeofofthe
theMIT
MITIndustrial
IndustrialLiaison
LiaisonProgram
Programand
and
training
Prof.
Charles
Fine
onon
"Driving
Innovation";
trainingsession
sessionwith
with
Prof.
Charles
Fine
"DrivingStrategic
Strategic
Innovation";
16h00
– 17h00
16h00
– 17h00
Cocktail
with
MIT
students;
Cocktail
with
MIT
students;
18h30
– 20h00
18h30
– 20h00
Networking
Networkingsession
sessionwith
withpoliticians,
politicians,companies
companiesand
andentities
entitiesatatthe
the
Boston
BostonState
StateHouse
House- -KeyNote
KeyNoteSpeaker
SpeakerState
StateRepresentative
RepresentativeAntónio
António
Cabral
; ;
Cabral
20h00
– 21h00
20h00
– 21h00
Dinner
offered
byby
the
organization.
Dinner
offered
the
organization.
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GSIand
andthe
theinitiative
initiative“GSI
“GSIAccelerators”;
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theUSA
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andCalifornia
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andthe
theingredients
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fora aGlobal
GlobalBusiness
Business
Strategy”
Strategy”with
withJorge
JorgeNascimento
NascimentoRodrigues
Rodrigues(Expresso),
(Expresso),João
JoãoAzevedo
Azevedo
(Euronavy)
(Euronavy)and
andGonçalo
GonçaloQuadros
Quadros(Critical
(CriticalSoftware);
Software);
Organized
Organizedlunch.
lunch.
Tuesday
March
Tuesday15th
15th
March
20
Saturday
Saturday12th
12thMarch
March
Arrive
ArriveininBoston.
Boston.
Sunday 13th
Sunday
13thMarch
March(Boston)
(Boston)
Morning
Morning
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visitBoston;
Boston;
13h00
13h00– –14h30
14h30
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onInnovation:
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My
MyCompany”,
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withCarlos
CarlosOliveira
Oliveiraand
andTorben
TorbenRankine;
Rankine;
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06h30
06h30
Check-out;
Check-out;
08h30
– 12h15
08h30
– 11h55
Flight
Boston
San
Francisco;
Flightfrom
from
Bostontoto
San
Francisco;
14h00
– 15h00
14h00
– 15h00
Guided
tour
toto
Googleplex;
Guided
tour
Googleplex;
16h00
– 18h00
16h00
– 18h00
Session
Sessiononon“How
“Howtotoposition
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SiliconValley”,
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SiliconValley
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with
a panel
ofof
various
Silicon
Valley
CEOs.
with
a panel
various
Silicon
Valley
CEOs.
Wednesday
16th March
(SanMarch
Francisco)
Wednesday
16th
08h30
– 14h00
09h00
– 14h00
Visit
toto
CISCO;
Visit
CISCO;
14h30
14h30– –15h30
15h30
Presentation
Presentation“Doing
“DoingBusiness
Businessininthe
theUSA”
USA”– –Rui
RuiBoavista
Boavista Marques,
Marques,
Director
DirectorininUSA,
USA,AICEP;
AICEP;
14h30
– 17h30
14h45
– 17h30
Session
the
and
Play
Tech
Center
with
Torben
Rankine:
Sessionatat
thePlug
Plug
and
Play
Tech
Center
with
Torben
Rankine:
- -Presentation
visit
the
Center;
Presentationand
and
visitofof
the
Center;
- -Launch
ofof
the
Portuguese
Launch
the
PortuguesePavilion;
Pavilion;
- -Interaction
incubating
from
different
Interactionwith
with
incubatingcompanies
companies
from
differentcountries.
countries.
15h30
15h30– –17h00
17h00
Interactive
Interactivesession
sessionwith
withPeter
PeterCohan,
Cohan,Venture,
Venture,Angel
Angeland
andPrivate
PrivateCapital
Capital
specialist,
specialist,about
about“New
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andfinance
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17h30
– 18h30
17h30
– 18h30
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ElevatorPitch
Pitchsession
sessionwith
withVenture
VentureCapitalists:
Capitalists:Intel
IntelCapital,
Capital,Norwest
Norwest
Ventures,
amongst
atat
the
Plug
and
Play
Tech
Center.
Ventures,
amongstothers
others
the
Plug
and
Play
Tech
Center.
Thursday
17th March
Francisco)
Thursday
17th(San
March
9h00 – 10h30
10h30 – 12h00
Seminar at Stanford University, with Professor Burton Lee about “The
Challenges of European Businessmen in the Valley”;
Saturday
(San
Francisco)
Saturday19th
19thMarch
March
(San
Francisco)
Morning
Morning
Free
visit
San
Francisco;
Free
toto
visit
San
Francisco;
Evening
Evening
Depart
from
San
Francisco.
Depart
from
San
Francisco.
Interactive session at Stanford Design School;
Sunday
March
Sunday20th
20th
March
13h30 – 15h00
Visit to Intel, presentation of Intel Capital and visit to Intel Museum;
16h30 – 18h00
Visit to TechShop - Fab Lab, and interactive session with Mark Hatch,
CEO;
18h30 – 20h30
Cocktail and networking event with members of PAPS – Portuguese
American Post-Graduate Society and with members of PALCUS –
Portuguese American Leadership Council in the US and with PortugueseAmerican Politicians at Autodesk Gallery.
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Friday Friday
18th March
Francisco)
18th(San
March
09h00 – 11h30
Session at Santa Clara University on “How to Succeed in the US Market”,
with Jorge Fernandes, CEO of Mobibucks and Tony Fernandes, Founder
of EU Group;
12h00 – 14h30
Visit to VMware;
15h00 – 16h00
Visit to IDEO;
16h00 – 17h30
Work session with IDEO, in Palo Alto, on “How the Future Looks”;
20h00 – 23h00
Closing dinner with Professor Villas-Boas, Professor de Marketing
Strategy, Haas School of Business.
Arrive
in in
Lisbon.
Arrive
Lisbon.
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Executive Program Participants
ABRANTES, SA
ANIBAL H. ABRANTES, SA an IBEROMOLDES Group’s Company
Location:
Rua Anibal H. Abrantes – Marinha Grande / PORTUGAL
Phone: + 351 244 573 420 - Fax: + 351 244 573 429
Email: [email protected]
Web Page www.iberomoldes.pt
President of Board: Joaquim Menezes
Activity: Engineering and Molds for Thermoplastics and Die Casting
of light alloys
Facts:
Founded in 1946
90 Employees
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Company Profile:
Since its foundation ABRANTES has focused its business on the
design, engineering and production of molds for thermoplastics and
die casting tools for non-ferrous light alloys. An important number
of spin-off's from ABRANTES has developed a quite innovative
engineering and tooling cluster in Portugal and ABRANTES is often
referred as the Portugal's "University of Mouldmaking". Throughout
the years, ABRANTES has exported its molds to over 100 countries
for many different industrial sectors and leading companies on
automotive, house appliances, electronics and medical devices.
Objectives for GSI:
Customer focus, Teamwork, Continuous Innovation and Continuous
Improvement, Entrepreneurship, Integrity, Transparency, Personal
Development, Security and Environment are basic values of our
Group’s sustainability practices. We want these values to be
instrumental of our internal cohesion, competitive differentiation
and relationship with all the economic and social stakeholders of our
Company’s business. That’s why we actively participate in
development projects to enhance innovation in our business and to
reinforce the opportunities and ingenious plus creativity of our
teams.
Participant Bio:
Joaquim Menezes is the President of the Board of Directors of
ABRANTES, SA and also the Chairman and founder of IBEROMOLDES
Group, based in Marinha Grande. In the last forty five years, he has
been actively involved in multiple business and strategic innovation
initiatives in Portugal and internationally, serving as the President of
the European Tooling Platform, the Forum ManuFuture Portugal and
being the former European and World’s President of ISTMA International Special Tooling and Machining Association.
ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal
Location:
Edificio 120, Arruamento D, Aeroporto de Lisboa – Lisboa - Portugal
Phone: +351 218 404 231
Web Page: www.ana.pt
CEO: Eng. António Guilhermino Rodrigues
Activity: Airport Management
Facts:
Founded in 1998
1,170 Employees in 2010
R&D Investment of 1,5% of 2010 Net Sales
Marketing Investment of 4,5% of 2010 Net Sales
Company Profile
ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, SA, is made up of a set of businesses
in the aviation sector, and as such, its economic base is linked to
evolution in the domain of passenger air travel.
The main strategic focus of ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, SA can be
expressed as striving for sustained growth in operational efficiency
and in the optimization of its business portfolio.
Realizing that sustainability in airport management can only be
guaranteed through dynamism within the aviation sector itself, we
have gone in search of business partners for better balanced
management.
Objectives for GSI:
ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, SA, has as its mission the efficient
management of the airport infrastructures under its charge, linking
Portugal to the world, and contributing to the economic, social and
cultural development of the regions where it is found.
Moreover, the object of its mission is to offer its clients high-quality
service, creating value for the shareholders and ensuring high levels
of professional qualification and motivation of its employees.
Participant Bio:
António Correia Mendes has a degree in Civil Engineer – Stability by
IST/UTL, has a post graduate degree in Management – Marketing by
the joint program of the Portuguese Catholic University and the
UNL. He is head of Faro Airport, 2nd Portuguese largest airport with
more than 5.3 million passengers per year.
Previously, he assumed the Technical Management of Faro Airport
and worked as a Civil Engineer, both as designer and planner, at
airport infrastructures. He has undertaken several projects as an
independent Civil Engineer.
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APCER – Associação Portuguesa de Certificação
Location:
Edifício de Serviços Exponor, 2º - Av. Dr. António Macedo - 4450-617
– Leça da Palmeira - Portugal
Phone: +351 229 993 600
Web Page: www.apcer.pt
CEO: José Leitão
Activity: Certification of management systems, services, products
and people
Facts:
Founded in 1996
64 Employees
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Company Profile:
APCER is a private Portuguese organization dedicated to the
certification of management systems, services, products and people
as a method of guaranteeing quality and promoting the competitive
advantage of organizations, whether public or private, national or
international.
In Portugal, APCER is the clear market leader in Management
Systems Certification. More than 6,800 certificates of conformity
have been issued since its foundation, including the certification of
organizations in Spain, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Angola, France,
Ireland, Romania, Morocco and China (Macao).
APCER is the only Portuguese certification entity representing the
international network IQNet (The International Certification
Network).
Objectives for GSI:
To know how innovation and start-up’s are managed in the USA and
to explore networking and cooperation opportunities.
Participant BIO:
José Leitão is CEO of APCER – Associação Portuguesa de Certificação,
since the 1st July 2006, Chairman of the Board of APCER Brasil since
2011 and member of the General Assembly Steering Body of
Business Council for Sustainable Development Portugal since 2010.
Moreover, José Leitão is Chairman of Enercer Global and of
Promonet Association since 2010 and Chairman of NET – New
Enterprises and Technologies, S.A. since 1995.
José Leitão has a MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from
Instituto Superior Técnico, a post-graduate degree from Faculdade
de Economia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, and an MBA. from the
European University.
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Caixa Mágica Software, Lda
Location:
Rua Soeiro Pereira Gomes, Lote 1 - 8º F 1600-196 Lisboa PORTUGAL
Phone: +351 217 921 260 - Fax: +351 217 921 261
Web Page: www.caixamagica.pt
CEO: Paulo Trezentos (CTO) and Vitor Garcia (CFO)
Activity: Consultancy and Software Development
Facts:
Founded in 12th August 2004
25 Employees
R&D Investment of € 500,000
Marketing Investment of € 10,000
Company Profile:
Caixa Mágica Software (CMS) is an SME company that is the leader
in the Open Source market in Portugal. CMS is responsible for the
development and marketing of Caixa Mágica Linux (CML), the
leading Portuguese Linux distribution and the successful deployment
of hundreds of open source projects in to the Portuguese public
administration and large private companies. The CM Linux product is
installed on over 650,000 computers as part of wide-scale
Portuguese education initiatives. CMS is involved in the deployment
of more than 120 Linux-based security appliances distributed
geographically and overseas for the Portuguese Army.
The Caixa Mágica consultancy unit is a specialist in the development,
integration and deployment of projects using open source
techonologies such as MySQL / Postgres, Apache, PHP / Python /
Perl, Android, Drupal / Plone and productivity solutions such as
OpenOffice and Cloud Office.
Objectives for GSI:
• Discover new trends, technologies and business models;
• Share Caixa Mágica's experience and learn from the
background and experience from the other participants;
• Meet US companies and decision makers with the potential for
making a real impact.
Participant Bio:
Paulo Trezentos is CTO / Research Director and co-founder of CMS.
He is also a lecturer at ISCTE-IUL since 1999. As a researcher he
participated in several European RTD projects. In 2000, he was
granted the Premio Milénio 2000 Expresso award for the Linux Caixa
Mágica project, a national prize for young researchers that rewards
the most promising project. Paulo Trezentos graduated from ISCTE
in 1999. He was awarded a MSc in Computer Science Engineering in
IST, Technical University of Lisbon.
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CBE – Projectos e Engenharia em Telecomunicações S.A.
Location: Lisbon -Vialonga
Phone: +351 219 925 400
Web Page: www.cbe.pt
CEO: Carlos Barroqueiro
Activity: Engineering and Telecommunications
Facts:
Founded in 1998
210 Employees
Turnover of more than € 20,000,000 (10% growth in 2010)
R&D Investment of € 400,000
Marketing Investment of € 250,000
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Company Profile:
CBE is the Leader and Main Telecom Contractor and Integrator in the
Portuguese Market for the Fibre To The Home (FTTH), Fibre To The
Building (FTTB) and Fibre To The Node ( FTTN), as well as for HFC
CATV Networks and 2G, 3G and LTE (and WCDMA) Mobile Networks.
Moreover, it is the only Portuguese Company in this area with
National Footprint and Strong Position on O&M Contracts (Fixed and
Mobile), as well Certifications on the Major 2G/3G and LTE
International Standards and Manufacturers ( Ericsson, AlcatelLucent, Siemens, Huawei, and ZTE), and all the International
Partnerships needed to deploy such networks. CBE is currently
studying its International Expansion with some Strategic Partners
into Europe, Africa, USA and Asia.
Objectives for GSI:
• Search for new investments opportunities and new Business
Partners, Technologies and Investors;
• Internationalize CBE and expand its Core Business;
• Develop partnerships on the content, services and technologies
for Broadband Telecom Networks based on FTTH/B ultra-high
speed new telecom networks (Over 100Mb).
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Participant Bio:
Rui Louro is the CBE COO and his career started in Cabovisão (Cable
TV Operator). He studied Telecommunications, followed by an
Advanced Program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Management and an Advanced Management Program For
Executives (AMP) at the Universidade Católica (Lisbon).
Roberto Peixoto, is the Sales & New Businesses Division Manager at
CBE. His career began as MW Project Manager for the Operator
Connex (Romania) and In 2000, he joined Onitelecom, to launch a
nationwide Telecommunications Network (Mobile and Fixed).
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CENFIM – Vocational Training Centre for Metallurgy and
Metalworking Industry
Location:
Rua do Açúcar, 88, 1950-010 LISBON, Portugal
Phone: +351 917 224 294, +351 218 610 150
Web Page: www.cenfim.pt
CEO: Manuel Pinheiro Grilo
Activity: Vocational training for the Metal Sector
Facts:
Founded in 1985
160 Employees
R&D Investment of € 154,000 (2010)
Marketing Investment of € 158,000 (2010)
Company Profile:
CENFIM aims to promote career guidance and improvement in the
Metal Sector by providing training throughout apprenticeships,
recycling and development for all professional levels.
CENFIM also undertake activities relating to technological research
and the spread of scientific knowledge.
Objectives for GSI:
CENFIM would like to find some international partners to promote
networking and take advantage of the whole program throughout
the visits and meetings to be made.
Participant Bio:
Manuel Pinheiro Grilo is co-founder of CENFIM, where he is the
General Director since 1995. He has previously worked in several big
enterprises (Lisnave, Eurofil, Cometna), having more than 30 years
experience in metal industry. He coordinated the development of
several projects at national and international level.
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CONSTRULINK, S.A.
Consulgal Consultores de Engenharia e Gestão, SA
Location:
Lisbon, Portugal
Phone: +351 707 503 010
Web Page: www.construlink-sa.com
CEO: Pedro Vaz Paulo
Activity: Information Technology
Location:
Oeiras, Portugal
Phone: +351 214 468 500
Web Page: www.consulgal.pt
CEO: Rogério Monteiro Nunes
Activity: Engineering and Project management consulting
Facts:
Founded in 1999
73 Employees
Facts:
Founded in 1983
406 Employees
R&D Investment of € 4,800,000
Company Profile:
Construlink is a leading Information Technology service provider and
platform developer. We design, develop, support and promote
software IT applications using sophisticated and highly secure
technology.
Construlink works closely with government agencies worldwide
implementing customized e-Procurement platforms, delivering
innovative technology and turn-key software solutions.
Construlink expertise covers:
• Public Sector eProcurement platforms ;
• Corporate eProcurement platforms;
• Business to Business Solutions;
• Enterprise Management Solutions;
• IT Infrastructure;
• IT Outsourcing Services.
Objectives for GSI:
Innovation is central to our company’s strategy and performance, as
such Construlink invests in the constant evolution of its
competences and accomplishments. Construlink looks forward to
interacting with leading experts in strategic innovation, in order to
maximize value creation and generate innovation in our company.
By participating in the GSI program we also hope to strengthen iour
nternational network and promotion as well as explore new
business opportunities.
Participant Bio:
Head of Innovation at CONSTRULINK, Nuno Balsa graduated in
Business Management at the Instituto Superior de Ciências do
Trabalho e da Empresa and attended a one year Business program at
the University of Ljubljana. At Construlink since 2008 Nuno Balsa is
Vice-Director of the Consulting department, coordinating over 15
consultants and 2000 clients.
Company Profile:
Consulgal SA is a Portuguese Company, providing modern, dynamic
and competitive engineering, project management and
environmental consultancy services of excellence. Consulgal aims to
achieve in every Project the best results from the capability and
experience of its corporate technical and management staff both in
Portugal and internationally, following the continuous progress and
development of the state of the art techniques and market
requirements, thus improving systematically its services with
innovative and competitive solutions.
Being already established in Macao, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique,
Cape Verde, Libya, Hungary and Romania, Consulgal’s way to the
future is based, on one side, in the sustained development of new
centers of know-how and in a steady consolidation of the reputation
reached in the national market and, on the other side, in an
internationalization in target markets, where the Company can
provide its innovative, competitive advantages through its best
knowledge shared by multi-disciplinary teams present in four
continents.
Objectives for GSI:
To benchmark best practices within Consulgal’s internationalization
strategy and to evaluate expatriate conditions for Portuguese
employees in the North American market.
Participant Bio:
Vera Oliveira is the Head Manager of the Human Resources
Department in Consulgal Group since 2002, reporting to the Board
of Directors. Additionally to her degree in HR she is also post
graduated in E-Business, with current responsibility for
implementing the HR corporate portal and application, within the
ERP development strategy in Consulgal.
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ENACOL – Empresa Nacional de Combustíveis S.A.
Location:
São Vicente, Cape Verde
Phone: +238 230 60 60/ +238 230 60 72
Web Page: www.enacol.cv
CEO: Adalberto Leite Pereira de Sena
Activity: Marketing of Fuels and Lubricants
Facts:
Founded in 1979
227 Employees in 2010
Marketing Investment of € 181.209 (2010)
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Company Profile:
ENACOL is one of the largest Cape-Verde energy supplier companies,
being the market leader of the Oil & Gas distribution market in Cape
Verde. With a current market share of 65%, its global strategic is
based on strengthening its leadership in Energy market, through
product diversification with renewable energies and investing
strongly in innovation in IT & management information, safety,
operations and finance efficiency and social responsibility.
Objectives for GSI:
ENACOL would like to consult the market for prospective businesses
and to find the best existing products and technologies to help it
achieve its strategic objectives, namely:
• Innovation (diversifications of product line);
• Optimization of logistics operations;
• Optimizations of management systems;
• Improvement of safety systems.
Participant Bio:
Carlitos Marcos Lima Fortes has a Bachelor degree in Economics by
Kiev University, in the ex-USSR, and a post-degree in Business
Administration by ISCTE, in Portugal. He worked at ENAPOR, the
company which administrates the ports of Cape Verde, as the CEO’s
Assistant. Later on he assumed the Management of SILMAC, a
company dedicated to the supply of industrial and private security
services. Then, he was the General Manager of MOAVE, the largest
grains milling firm of Cape Verde. He has been working as the
General Manager of ENACOL since August 2008.
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Evolve Space Solutions
Location:
Lisbon
Phone: +351 211 921 228
Web Page: www.evolve.pt
CEO: Ricardo Marvão
Activity: Aerospace software development
Facts:
Founded in 2004
14 Employees
R&D Investment of € 120,000
Marketing Investment of € 25,000
Company Profile:
Evolve is a Portuguese aerospace company that started by providing
IVV services to satellite simulators and operating systems for the
European Space Agency (ESA). Today the company develops several
products for the aerospace industry in fields like high precision georeference with mobile platforms, 3D concurrent engineering
platforms and virtualization automatic testing for aerospace &
telecommunications companies, with several clients throughout
Europe.
Objectives for GSI:
Evolve would like to promote its products in the US market and
establish partnerships & licensing agreements.
Evolve would also like to take advantage of the program, particularly
the visits to Cambridge and Silicon Valley, and promote national and
international networking.
Participant Bio:
Ricardo Marvão is the CEO & co-founder of Evolve, has a BSc in
Computer Science from the Lisbon University (Portugal). In 2008, he
received an Aerospace MBA from Toulouse Business School after
finishing the Space Studies Program offered by the International
Space University with the Chinese Space Agency in Beijing
(China). He began his career at Dell (UK), as a software engineer,
having returned to Portugal to work in the R&D Innovation Labs of
Portugal Telecom where he stayed until 2003, when he joined the
European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt (Germany). After
receiving his MBA, he joined Inmarsat in London, integrating its
business development team in projects like the Full Operating
Capability for Galileo Satellites, and the European S-Band Licensing.
Last year, he left to Boston (USA) where he participated in a
proposal for a joint project on concurrent design with MIT, NASA
and some Portuguese universities in the MIT-Portugal Program.
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Glintt – Technology Enabled Services, S.A.
Location:
Beloura Office Park – Ed. 10, Quinta da Beloura,
2710-693 SINTRA - Portugal
Phone: +351 219 100 200 - Fax +351 219 100 299
Web Page: www.glintt.com
CEO: Manuel Mira Godinho
Activity: Managed Services; Consultancy and
Outsourcing
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Location:
Lisbon
Phone: +351 211 222 100
Web Page: www.hitachiconsulting.com
CEO: José Maria Lima Raposo (CEO for Portugal)
Activity: Business Consultancy Services
Integration;
Facts:
Founded in 1995
1,155 Employees
R&D Investment of over € 2,000,000
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HITACHI CONSULTING
Company Profile:
Glintt is quoted on Euronext Lisbon and is active in the Information
Technology market on three continents, with special emphasis on
Spain, Angola and Latin America. In the national market, Glintt holds
a strong position in the world of Banking, Telecommunications,
Health, Commerce, Industry and Public Administration. The Glintt
management teams devise complex strategies for companies
working in highly competitive, international surroundings and
assume full responsibility for their successful outcome. The company
has developed a particular business culture, in which each manager
acts as an entrepreneur who totally absorbs the task s/he has been
entrusted with, at the same time relying on a team of specialists and
consultants, all of whom are dedicated to the success of the projects
they are working on. We are looking to develop projects with our
Clients that promote growth and prosperity, and which are equally
fruitful for our Shareholders.
Objectives for GSI:
Innovation, is a key factor to build new solutions, and to address
new markets. The way innovation is thought and developed in US is
a reference for all other countries, and Glintt want to learn from the
best. So, I want to be able to get good advantage of the program, I’ll
expect interesting visits to MIT and Silicon Valley, and use the
opportunity to promote national and international networking.
Participant Bio:
Luis Grincho manages IT Consulting by GLINTT, a Consulting and IT
services company with offices in Portugal, Spain and Angola. Luís
Grincho studied Electronics Engineering and Telecommunications at
Instituto Militar Pupilos do Exército. Before GLINTT, he managed the
local offices of Atos Origin (ex-Schlumberger-Sema), and managed IT
projects in the launching of some important companies in Telco and
Media industry.
Facts:
Founded in 2000 in US and 2006 in Portugal
60 Employees in Portugal and 5,500 Worldwide
R&D Investment of 4% of the Global revenues (this reports to the
Hitachi Group)
Company Profile:
As Hitachi, Ltd.'s (NYSE: HIT) global consulting company, HITACHI
CONSULTING is a recognized leader in delivering proven business
and IT solutions to Global 2000 companies. With a balanced view of
strategy, people, process and technology, we work with companies
to understand their unique business needs, and to develop and
implement practical business strategies and technology solutions.
HITACHI CONSULTING's client base includes nearly 25% of the Global
100 and many leading mid-market companies. From business
strategy development through application deployment, we help
clients quickly realize measurable business value and achieve
sustainable ROI.
Objectives for GSI:
As part of our local strategy in Portugal, where we want to be in the
innovative consultancy area (doing innovative projects for our
clients), we think this could be a major opportunity not only to see
innovative companies, but also to see the new trends for the several
markets. With this initiative we think we can come with new
solutions and ideas for the Portuguese market and specifically to our
clients.
Participant Bio:
Pedro Gomes Santos has a degree and a Master in Information
Systems Management followed by an MBA in Business Management
by the Portuguese Institute AESE-IESE. He has previously passed by
Lógica as Managing Director for Transportation and Logistics Sector
and also as Outsourcing Services Director. Since January 2010 he’s a
Director in HITACHI CONSULTING responsible for all the markets
excluding the Financial Services.
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iNOK
Instituto de Telecomunicações
Location:
Lisbon
Email: [email protected]
Web Page: www.inok.pt
CEO: Renato Paço
Activity: IT Consultancy and MSP
Location:
Lisbon
Email: [email protected]
Web Page: www.it.pt
CEO: Prof. Carlos Salema
Activity: Research on Telecommunications
Facts:
Founded in 2003
20 Employees
R&D Investment of € 200,000
Facts:
Founded in 1992
400 Collaborators
R&D Investment of € 8,500
Company Profile:
iNOK is a IT Consultancy and Managed Service Provider in Portugal.
Our Consultancy practice is specialized in IT Service Management,
and we have a SaaS ITIL solution called HDSM, our current key
differentiator.
Our Managed Services are based on a Service Operating Center in
Lisbon, from where we provide Service desk, Network Management,
Systems Management and Server Hosting.
Company Profile:
Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) is a private, not-for-profit
organization, of public interest. IT mission is to create and
disseminate scientific knowledge in the field of telecommunications.
Scientific expertise, from which follow its main research and
education activities, spans through the following wide areas:
• Wireless Communications;
• Optical Communications;
• Networks and Multimedia;
• Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies.
IT is actively involved in fundamental and applied research both at
national and international level. Simultaneously, it is committed to
foster higher education and training, by hosting and tutoring
graduate and postgraduate students. It also plays its role towards
public society with public awareness initiatives, knowledge transfer
to industry, and by providing consulting services on a noncompeting basis.
Objectives for GSI:
iNOK wants to spin-off Jazzdesk, a Web 20 Customer Support app,
and are looking for financing (Ventures) and for web 20 partners to
integrate with (more information on www.jazzdesk.com).
Participant Bio:
Renato Paço is the co-founder and CEO of iNOK since 2003.
Previously he was IT services Director for Iberia in Neoris, and
Partner and co-founder of an IT Services Provider in Lisbon.
Renato holds a Masters in Telecommunications Engineering in IST,
Lisbon, and a Post-graduation in Management by AESE.
Objectives for GSI:
Understanding the way from research to market and global market
potential
Participant Bio:
João Nuno Silva Matos has a degree, MSc and PhD, in Electrical
Engineering. He was head of Electronic Department from Aveiro
University (Portugal). He has participated in numerous national and
international projects. Currently, he is Professor at Universidade de
Aveiro and Senior research in Instituto de Telecomunicações.
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ISEL - Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa
Linkintense, Lda
Location:
Rua Conselheiro Emidio Navarro, 1; 1959-007 Lisboa
Email: [email protected]
Web Page: www.deetc.isel.pt
CEO: José Carlos Quadrado
Activity: Engineering Institute
Location:
Porto
Phone: +351 222 430 045
Web Page: www.ipointsofware.com
CEO: Rui Trindade
Activity: Innovation Management Software
Facts:
Founded in 1852
600 Employees (and 6,500 students)
Facts:
Founded in October 2009
6 Employee
R&D Investment of € 150,000
Marketing Investment of € 55,000
Company Profile:
ISEL - High Engineering Institute of Lisbon offers seven masters and
seven undergraduate courses on the scientific areas of Civil,
Electronic, Telecommunications and Computers, Electrical, and
Chemistry and Biology engineering. A number of research
laboratories maintains a long tradition of a strong connection with
industry both through R&D investments and the support of the
industry to the projects developed by student.
Objectives for GSI:
The development of an R&D laboratory supported by the Brisa
company, from 2002, grounded on an Open Innovation culture
towards the creation of value, motivates the desire to find similar
experiences. As a “Knowledge Factory”, ISEL is committed to help
the creation of a computer systems and Information Technology
solutions industry for the global market. The laboratory is now
connected to an incubator centre also in the ISEL campus, aiming to
promote entrepreneurship among the new engineers on a strong
complicity with large Portuguese companies (Galpgeste) and
governmental bodies (ANSR).
Participant Bio:
Gonçalo Xufre is Vice-President at ISEL. And a Coordinator Professor
in the scentific area of Mathematics.
Luis Osório is Coordinator Professor at ISEL in the scientific area of
Electronics, Telecommunication and Computers (ADEETC). His main
disciplines are Distributed Systems Infrastructures and Systems
Integration offered to the Informatics and Computers master. He is
responsible for the Technology and Information Systems Applied
Research Group (GIATSI), the founder of the Open Systems and
Innovation research Laboratoty (OSIRLab) funded by industry and
governmental research investments.
Company Profile:
Linkintense is a start-up company focused on developing software
solutions for corporate innovation. Although only created in 2009,
product development began in 2008, aiming to develop a corporate
innovation system based, not only on the chain-link model of
innovation (Kline and Rosenberg framework), but also on the latest
academic and business literature and in accordance with Innovation
Management Systems most recent standards. In late 2010, the first
version of the software was placed in the market, branded as ipoint
(which stands for innovation point) - Enterprise Innovation Planning.
Thus, ipoint’s mission is to promote companies’ growth and
productivity, leading them to new sources of competitive
advantages through corporate innovation.
Objectives for GSI:
GSI is an opportunity to access to knowledge from leading specialists
in innovation, in order to evaluate our product and address new
issues. Additionally, we are sure to benefit from knowing innovative
US companies by strengthening our international network.
Participant Bio:
Rui Trindade is graduated in Economics. He started working in the
Portuguese Investment Agency, then passing to the Portuguese
Trade and Investment Board (AICEP). During his M.Sc. his research
on innovation provided the academic background for developing the
basis of the innovation system behind ipoint. Additionally, his work
with ICT companies (in AICEP) proved to be a lucky match, since it
provided most of innovation day-to-day practices used by normal
companies. Currently, Rui is CEO of Linkintense and ipoint’s Head of
R&D.
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Lógica
NDrive Navigation Systems, SA
Location:
(Iberia operation) Lisbon, Av. José Malhoa 16A,5º
Phone: +351 210 054 005 / 6
Web Page: www.logica.com
CEO: José Carlos Gonçalves
Activity: Business Consulting; Professional Services; Outsourcing.
Location:
Porto
Phone: +351 228 320 440
Webmail: www.ndrive.com
CEO: Luis Baptista-Coelho
Activity: Software Development
Facts:
Founded in 1st October 1991
1,100 Employees in Iberia (39,000 Total)
R&D Investment of € 886,000 in Iberia (€ 11,040,000 Total)
Sales & Marketing Investment of € 4,154,000 in Iberia (€
328,800,000 Total)
Facts:
Founded in 2007
70 Employees
R&D Investment of €6,000,000
Marketing Investment of €1,000,000
Company Profile:
Logica is a business and technology service company that provides
business consulting, systems integration and outsourcing to 10,000
clients around the world. This includes many of Europe’s largest
public sector organizations and businesses; three of the top 10
global listed oil and gas companies; five of the top 10 listed
European utilities; and six of the top 10 listed European telecoms
operators. Lógica creates value for clients by successfully integrating
people, business and technology. It is committed to long term
collaboration, applying insight to create innovative answers to
clients’ business needs.
Objectives for GSI:
Our purpose is to help our clients address their business needs and
thus help them develop the relationship with their technology, their
customers and their people. We believe collaboration is an essential
ingredient for innovation. We want to be aligned with the best
practices by benchmarking against peers and by relying on an
advanced innovation model that may define, implement, measure
and improve the innovation capability within the organization,
drawing on the dynamics and diversity of the business and its wider
ecosystem.
Participant Bio:
Luís Barruncho is a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science with 17 years experience in the IT business and innovation.
He is now Managing Director of the Professional Services &
Innovation Service Line at Lógica Iberia and a member of the
Management Board in Iberia, of LOGICA´s Global Innovation Council
and of LOGICA´s Energy & Utilities international business team for
business consulting.
Company Profile:
NDrive Navigation Systems, S.A. is a worldwide provider of
navigation services to mobile platforms. NDrive is a European
innovator in the development and supply of onboard navigation
systems and mobility solutions for Windows Mobile, Symbian,
iPhone, Android, bada and webOS platforms. NDrive currently sells
its products in over 50 countries throughout the world under its own
brand or via OEMs. Its customers include well-known brands in
categories such as laptop (HP) consumer electronics (ARCHOS),
mapping portal (Mappy), handset manufacturer (Samsung, HTC,
Toshiba, LG) and wireless operator (TMN, VIVO).
Objectives for GSI:
GSI is an opportunity to access the knowledge from leading
specialists in innovation, in order to improve our product and to
address new market needs. Additionally, we are sure to benefit from
knowing innovative US companies and to strengthen our
international network.
Participants BIO:
Luis Baptista-Coelho is the CEO of NDrive Navigation Systems, a
position he has been appointed after joining the company on
October 1st 2008. Previously, Luis was a Board member at RRC,
Managing Director at Difo (an RRC company) and the VP Business
Development for the whole RRC Group. Prior to that, Luis spend 14
years in the IT industry in Eastern Europe where he held
management responsibility in the RRC Group, SMC Networks, U.S.
Robotics and was appointed Compaq’s Country Manager in Slovenia,
where he took the responsibility of opening ground-up the 28th
Compaq Subsidiary within EMEA. Luis is a graduate in Business
Administration from the University of Lisbon and holds a European
Masters degree in Management (EAP - Paris, Oxford and Berlin).
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NOSi – Núcleo Operacional para a Sociedade de Informação
Opensoft – Soluções Informáticas S.A.
Location:
Av. Cidade de Lisboa - Edifício Fenícia, Várzea, C.P. 620
Praia
Phone: +238 260 7967 / +238 260 7979 / +238 260 7973
Fax: +238 261 5510
Webmail: www.nosi.cv
Activity: Public Entity
Location:
Lisbon
Phone: +351 213 804 410
Web Page: www.opensoft.pt
CEO: José Vilarinho
Activity: IT
Company Profile:
NOSi – Núcleo Operacional da Sociedade de Informação is the
coordinating entity that promotes the information society and
electronic governance in Cape Verde, covering all direct and indirect
state and local authorities. The main tasks are to promote and
implement policy measures that mobilize society, the private and
public sector so as to contribute to the development of Cape Verde’s
the information society and the implementation of measures that
will modernize the organizational structure of the public
administration towards e-governance. The general objectives are:
• Contribute to the definition of a global strategic vision that
associates the main challenges of the Cape Verde society to
the development of the information society;
• Propose policies that generalize the internet access as an
indispensable condition for the launching of the knowledge
economy;
• Propose a new phase in the development of Internet,
supported by the implementation of new technologies, the
transmission of high debit levels and a vision of convergence
with digital services;
• Promote connectivity as the driver of economic activities
through the emergence of new services, applications and
contents that create new markets, reduce costs and enhance
productivity;
• Promote e-governance as the best opportunity to unleash the
transformation process in the state’s organizational structure
and the modernization of the Public Administration.
Participant Bio:
Jorge Lopes is currently on the Board at NOSi.
Facts:
Founded in 21st September 2001
50 Employees
R&D Investment of € 400,000
Marketing Investment of $ 280,000
Company Profile:
Opensoft is a Portuguese company specialized in developing
technological solutions. Our core activities are software
development, project management and technological consultancy.
We thrive to excel as a partner, implementing customized solutions
that go beyond our client’s expectations.
Founded in 2001, Opensoft has experienced continuous growth and
development, due to its team of 50 highly skilled and experienced
software engineers. We are permanently investing in our team
through training and knowledge update.
Opensoft is a ISO 9001 certified company, and was recently
recognized as SME Lider and SME Excelence by the Portuguese
Institute for the Support of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
(IAPMEI).
Objectives for GSI:
Opensoft is considering developing a software product to be
commercialized worldwide. This is a strategic innovation for the
company. For it to be successful, knowledge about similar processes,
support programs and target markets, as the US, are key success
factors. In this context, our objectives for GSI are to understand the
theoretical framework for this type of innovation and learn from the
experience of other companies.
Participant Bio:
José Vilarinho is the founder and CEO of Opensoft. José has a degree
in Computer Science by FCT-UNL and an MBA by the School of
Economics & Management of UNL. Previously he coordinated the
development of several projects baking/payments sector, in the
Portuguese Payments Services Company (SIBS). He has 15 years of
experience in IT Solutions development, and 10 years of experience
in management.
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ORDIOR, S.A.
Psiengine - Consultoria, Informática e Gestão Lda.
Software Development
Location: Vila Nova de Gaia
Phone: +351 223 796 068
Cell-phone: +351 964 036 720; +351 961 572 277
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Web Page: www.ordior.pt
CEO: Pedro Subtil / João Grilo
Activity: Consulting and management
Facts:
Founded in 2005
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Company Profile:
Ordior has been devoted to the highest standards when it comes to
providing solutions for all aspects of the professional training
process for its clients, having extensive experience both in Europe
and Africa. These solutions may range from the building stage,
selecting equipment and management of professional training
centers to the planning and execution of training courses. Ordior has
the know-how required for the diagnostic, planning and subsequent
implementation of professional training courses in a wide range of
areas. The company intends to continue its internationalization and,
is committed to the acquisition of skills in the technological and
innovation areas to improve and diversify their services.
Objectives for GSI:
• Establish partnerships with new technology companies and
analyze the potential for commercial representation;
• Determine which technological solutions could be successfully
applied to our core business;
• Exchange experiences with other companies regarding the
internationalization process and acquire know-how on the
innovation process that can put to use in our business.
Participants Bios:
Pedro Subtil has a Masters Degree in Finance by ISCTE (Lisbon).
Previously he worked in Finance, College level teaching, Training and
as an IT Consultant. He is co-founder of Accendo, a consulting
company and he has been the acting CEO of Ordior since 2010.
João Grilo has a degree in Geological Engeneering by FCT-UNL
(Lisbon). Previously he worked in training (new technologies). He is
the Co-Founder of Accendo, a consulting company and has been the
CEO of Ordior since 2010.
Location:
Lisboa
Web Page: www.psiengine.com
CEO: Artur Carvalho
Activity: Software Development and Metrics
Facts:
Founded in 2001
21 Employees
R&D Investment of $ 70,000
Marketing Investment of $ 30,000
Company Profile:
Psiengine has since 2001, a proven record of market experience
developing and optimizing software projects for different industries.
Through a combination of consulting, construction and training
services, Psiengine helps companies optimize their IT business case.
The company’s focus is on the full spectrum of software
development activities, including management, requirements,
architecture, database design, construction, testing, QA, methods
and processes, configuration management, security auditing and
software metrics. Psiengine was recognized as PME Líder and later
has achieved PME excelência 2010 – a recognition given by the
Portuguese Economics Ministry to approximately 1000 companies
nationwide. We believe that both awards attest to our serious and
long term commitment to quality and excellence in software
development services, as well as our steady financial stability,
tempered with responsible and sustainable growth.
Objectives for GSI:
Psiengine’s participation is motivated by the opportunity to network
with the best examples in the global market, promoting new
innovative concepts. Besides that, the company wants to present
itself in the USA, considering its internationalization goals for 201112. GSI gives us the chance to identify potential business partners
that add value to our services, as well as valuable training
opportunities and sharing of experiences.
Participant Bio:
With 20 years accumulating a wide variety of roles in the software
development industry, Rui Lacerda’s career has spanned into several
roles in the Software Development Industry with focus on relational
database design, software architectures and development. After
having also a role in sales and pre-sales, in 2001 he co-founded
Psiengine. During this last 10 years he has been responsible for
Finances, Sales and General Management. He is currently an active
Partner mainly involved in Internationalization and New Ventures.
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ROFF - Consultores Independentes, SA
Tecnisata , S.A.
Location: Lisbon, Porto, Covilhã, Paris, Luanda, Stockholm
Phone: +351 218 393 410
Web Page: www.roffconsulting.com
CEO: Francisco Febrero
Activity: SAP Consulting
Location:
Lisbon, Portugal
Phone: +351 219 225 213
Webmail: [email protected]
Web Page: www.tecnisata.com
CEO: Jose Filipe
Activity: Automotive Industry
Facts:
Founded in 1996
400 Employees
R&D Investment of € 2,000,000
Marketing Investment of € 1,000,000
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Company Profile:
As the Portuguese market leader in implementing SAP solutions,
ROFF runs consultancy projects in all technological areas of business
support. With a staff of 400 and offices in Lisbon, Porto, Covilhã,
Paris, Luanda and Stockholm, ROFF was the first SAP partner
operating in Portugal to cater for the SME market as well as for large
Portuguese and multinational companies. ROFF is a Gold Channel
Partner and Services Partner. ROFF’s strategy for the international
markets is based on placing high-performing local resources in
teams representing the best of Portuguese human capital. This
investment has resulted in the organization’s sustained growth and
has made a strong contribution to the trust that all the company’s
clients place in Portuguese talent. In 2008, ROFF became part of the
Reditus Group, thus forming one of the three largest Portuguese
groups in the IT industry.
Objectives for GSI:
ROFF is rapidly expanding its activities to export competitive quality
consultancy services. We now have as many office locations abroad
as we do in Portugal and our revenue is now greater in the external
market. By participating in GSI, our objective is to get to know
American companies and the IT market in general in order
acknowledge all the opportunities for business.
Participants Bios:
Mário Oliveira is Executive Director and COO at ROFF. Mário holds a
degree in Engineering and a post-graduation in Information Systems
Engineering and is one of ROFF’s four founding partners.
Fernando Saraiva is currently Pre-Sales Manager and reports directly
to the Sales Director. Fernando joined ROFF in 1997 and has held
positions as SAP Financials Consulting Manager and as Project
Manager in several national and international projects. He holds a
degree in Business Administration and a post-graduation in
Information Systems.
Facts:
Founded in 1974
47 Employees
R&D Investment of € 41,000
Marketing Investment of € 15,000
Company Profile:
Tecnisata was founded in 1974, located in Lisbon, Portugal. Our
Company holds expertise in conception; design, production
and assembly of stamping dies and special tools for the automotive
industry. We are dedicated to complex components in order to
promote higher performance. We have participated in European
projects of R&D and we are in the process of evaluation of future
ones. The following projects are highlighted:
• PLASCO: low friction coefficient coating through new plasma
coating process;
• ISSEA: integration of the security sub-modules in the
automotive industry.
At a national level, we recently participated on INATEC – Innovation,
Agility and Technology, on the mould industry and we currently
participate on TOOLINGEDGE – High-performance Sustainable
Production – and MTJ – Magnetic Tube Joint Technology
Development.
Objectives for GSI:
To access the US market in its most competitive industry sectors. To
improve our competitiveness and improving our innovation
capabilities.
Participant Bio:
José Filipe, mechanical engineer, 49 years old
CEO of Tecnisata.
Participant in several R&D projects, both on a European and
Portugal level.
Responsible for production sites.
Technical consultant for special projects in mechanical industry.
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TICE.PT
Vortal Connecting Business
Location:
Aveiro
Phone: +351 234 484 066
Web Page: www.tice.pt
CEO: Vasco Lagarto
Activity: Technology Pole Association
Location:
Lisbon – Madrid - London
Phone: +351 210 325 000
Web Page: www.vortal.biz
CEO: Rui Dias Ferreira
Activity: IT Business
Facts:
Founded in 2009
3 Employees
Facts:
Founded in 2000
110 Employees
R&D Investment of € 1,500,000
Marketing Investment of € 400,000
Company Profile:
TICE is an association with more than 50 partners (Universities,
Institutes and Companies) that aims to build a platform that will
promote a fast transfer of knowledge and innovation and lead to the
creation of new products and services. The final objective is to
reinforce the Portuguese ITC sector position in international
markets.
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Objectives for GSI:
TICE aims to promote the Portuguese ITC sector capabilities and to
increase the international interaction with identical entities. It is also
our intention to identify business opportunities and areas for
bilateral cooperation, either with R&D and/or with industrial sectors.
Participant Bio:
Vasco Lagarto worked for more than 30 years in the telecom sector
(Portugal Telecom Inovação-research), being also involved in
European research projects (acting as a leader of some consortia).
He is also an expert of the European Commission for the evaluation
and review of European projects.
Company Profile:
Vortal is one of the largest eSourcing and eCommerce providers in
Europe with +2,000 private and public buyers and +20,000 suppliers
in three continents. Vortal provides an electronic SaaS platform that
allows buying organizations to purchase goods and services cheaper
and more efficiently and gives suppliers access to a greater number
of sales and thus revenue opportunities.
Vortal is very active offering these services in the Construction and
Government sectors in Portugal and is now expanding these services
into Spain, UK and other European countries.
Vortal’s expertise and capabilities has been mentioned by Gartner
research, namely their recent publications “Strategies for PublicSector Investment in Procurement Applications” (July, 2010 – one of
the four top leaders in Public eTendering Solutions), and “Cool
Vendors in Procurement Applications, 2010” (April, 2010 – one of
the three mentioned companies, and the only one in Europe).
Objectives for GSI:
As part of our internationalization and of our interest in the U.S.
market, this participation gives us the opportunity to enhance the
orientation of Vortal for innovation, through the know-how of
technology centers of Silicon Valley.
This visit will allow us to meet with new technological methods to
increase our offer in the markets where we operate.
Participant BIO:
Miguel Sobral, Executive Vice-President of Vortal
Head of Product Management & Business Development
Degree in Economics
MBA - ISCTE Business School
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ZUVI NOVA Lda
Location:
Rua dos Cavalos, Nº30 7830 341 SERPA
Phone: +351 91 279 87 59
Web Page: www.ttrecord.com
CEO: Pedro Trinité
Activity: Information services to companies through innovative
technology
Facts:
Founded in May 2009
8 Employees
Company Profile:
ZUVINOVA is a B2B company focused on providing fast and
comprehensive intelligence for business decision-makers
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Objectives for GSI:
Have a better understanding of the US market, identify potential
clients and investors, enhance the USA network. Identify best
practices around innovation.
Participant BIO:
Pedro Rocha Vieira worked at Banco BPI, in corporate retail banking
and project finance for 3 years. Then he was project manager for the
Chapitô-Rio project (a multifunction social and cultural project). In
2007 he co-founded the Social Innovation Program, at TESE (a
Portuguese NGO).
In September 2009 e became a Free Agent Project Manager &
Consultant in (social) innovation and entrepreneurship. In December
2009 he also co-founded the Beta-i, an association for the promotion
of innovation and entrepreneurship. Since February 2010 he's the
Coordinator at the new Design Response Unit at Experimenta (using
design to address social issues). He studied Management at UCP, did
the ISEP at INSEAD and the "Foresight, Strategy and Innovation" pos
graduation at ISEG.
GSI - MBA Program
Agenda 2011
Monday
Monday14th
14thMarch
March
Friday 4th
Friday
4thMarch
March(Lisbon)
(Lisbon)
09h00
09h00
09h10
09h10––09h50
09h50
09h50
09h50––10h30
10h30
Opening
OpeningSession
Sessionwith
withDr.
Dr.Basílio
BasílioHorta;
Horta;
Summarized
SummarizedPresentation
PresentationofofGSI
GSIand
andthe
theinitiative
initiative“GSI
“GSIAccelerators”;
Accelerators”;
09h00––10h00
09h30
09h00
Guidedtour
tourtotoUniversity
UniversityofofSan
SanFrancisco
FranciscoCampus
Campus(USF);
(USF);
Guided
09h30 – 11h45
10h00 – 12h00
Training session at USF on “Innovation, Globalization and
Training
session inat
USFValley”;
on “Innovation, Globalization and
Entrepreneurship
Silicon
Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley”;
13h00 – 16h00
14h00 – 16h00
Session on “Elevator Pitch” at USF;
Session on “Elevator Pitch” at USF;
Presentation
Presentationofofthe
theUSA
USAMarket
Market– –Massachusetts
Massachusettsand
andCalifornia
California- AICEP
- AICEP
16h45 – 18h15
16h45 – 17h45
10h30
10h30––12h30
12h30
Visit to Zynga (to be confirmed).
Visit to PG&E.
Presentation
Presentation“10
“10Findings
Findingsand
andthe
theingredients
ingredientsfor
fora aGlobal
GlobalBusiness
Business
Strategy”
Strategy”with
withJorge
JorgeNascimento
NascimentoRodrigues
Rodrigues(Expresso),
(Expresso),João
JoãoAzevedo
Azevedo
(Euronavy)
(Euronavy)and
andGonçalo
GonçaloQuadros
Quadros(Critical
(CriticalSoftware);
Software);
Tuesday 15th March
12h45
12h45––14h15
14h15
Tuesday 15th March
Organized
Organizedlunch.
lunch.
09h45 – 10h45
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11h00 – 12h30
11h30 – 13h00
Saturday
Saturday12th
12thMarch
March
14h00 – 15h00
14h00 – 15h00
10h55 – 13h35
Flight
from
Lisbon
to London Heathrow;
Arrival
in San
Francisco.
16h00 – 18h00
16h00 – 18h00
16h05 – 18h35
Visit to the Intel Museum;
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Visit to Zynga;
Visit to LinkedIn (to be confirmed);
Guided tour to Googleplex;
Guided tour to Googleplex;
Session on “How to position yourself in Silicon Valley”, organized by
Silicon
Valley
Bank and
White & yourself
Lee LLP –inBusiness
and Legalorganized
Advisors –by
Session
on “How
to position
Silicon Valley”,
with
a panel
of Bank
various
Silicon
Silicon
Valley
and
WhiteValley
& LeeCEOs.
LLP – Business and Legal Advisors –
with a panel of various Silicon Valley CEOs.
Flight from London Heathrow to San Francisco.
Sunday 13th March
Wednesday 16th March
Wednesday 16th March
Morning
Free to visit San Francisco;
Sunday 13th March
08h30 – 14h00
09h00 – 14h00
Visit to CISCO;
Visit to CISCO;
Morning
13h20 – 16h00
Free
to visit
Guided
tourSan
to Francisco;
Alcatraz.
14h30 – 17h30
14h45 – 17h30
Session at the Plug and Play Tech Center with Torben Rankine:
Session at the Plug and Play Tech Center with Torben Rankine:
- Presentation and visit of the Center;
- Presentation and visit of the Center;
- Launch of the Portuguese Pavilion;
- Launch of the Portuguese Pavilion;
- Interaction with incubating companies from different countries.
- Interaction with incubating companies from different countries.
13h20 – 16h00
Guided tour to Alcatraz.
17h30
17h30––18h30
18h30
Elevator
ElevatorPitch
Pitchsession
sessionwith
withVenture
VentureCapitalists:
Capitalists:Intel
IntelCapital,
Capital,Norwest
Norwest
Ventures,
Ventures,amongst
amongstothers
othersatatthe
thePlug
Plugand
andPlay
PlayTech
TechCenter.
Center.
MBA Program Participants
Thursday
17thMarch
March
Thursday 17th
9h00––10h30
10h30
9h00
SeminaratatStanford
StanfordUniversity,
University,with
withProfessor
ProfessorBurton
BurtonLee
Leeabout
about“The
“The
Seminar
ChallengesofofEuropean
EuropeanBusinessmen
Businessmenininthe
theValley”;
Valley”;
Challenges
10h30––12h00
12h00
10h30
Sessionon
onInnovation
InnovationatatStanford
StanfordUniversity;
University;
Session
13h30––15h00
15h00
13h30
Visittotothe
theComputer
ComputerHistory
HistoryMuseum;
Museum;
Visit
16h30––18h00
18h00
16h30
VisittotoTechShop
TechShop- -Fab
FabLab,
Lab,and
andinteractive
interactivesession
sessionwith
withMark
MarkHatch,
Hatch,
Visit
CEO;
CEO;
18h30––20h30
20h30
18h30
Cocktail and
and networking
networking event
event with
with members
members ofof PAPS
PAPS –– Portuguese
Portuguese
Cocktail
American Post-Graduate
Post-Graduate Society
Society and
and with
with members
members ofof PALCUS
PALCUS ––
American
PortugueseAmerican
AmericanLeadership
LeadershipCouncil
Councilininthe
theUS
USand
andwith
withPortuguesePortuguesePortuguese
AmericanPoliticians
PoliticiansatatAutodesk
AutodeskGallery.
Gallery.
American
Friday
18thMarch
March
Friday 18th
09h00––11h30
11h30
09h00
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SessionatatSanta
SantaClara
ClaraUniversity
Universityon
on“How
“HowtotoSucceed
Succeedininthe
theUS
USMarket”,
Market”,
Session
withJorge
JorgeFernandes,
Fernandes,CEO
CEOofofMobibucks
Mobibucksand
andTony
TonyFernandes,
Fernandes,Founder
Founder
with
EUGroup;
Group;
ofofEU
Objectives for GSI:
• Learn about business innovation and the process of
generating new ideas in Silicon Valley;
• Seek business opportunities or an innovative idea through a
joint venture and bring it to Portugal.
Bernardo Guedes
a degree
in Economics. from
Universidade
Bernardo Guedes
holds aholds
degree
in management
He has
20 years
Moderna dein business
Lisboa. He
has 21 years of experience in banking
experience
administration.
industry. Bernardo
is currentlyfor
head
commercial Rep
department
Bernardo
is now responsible
theof Portuguese
office ofand
a
asset
management
for
Banque
Privée
Espirito
Santo
in
Swiss Private Bank in Portugal and also co-Managerbranch
for the
Portugal. Branch of “Banque Privée Espirito Santo SA”.
Portuguese
Objectives for GSI:
• Develop an international network in the US Market;
• Look for new business ideas ;
• Search different perspective of doing business.
12h00––14h30
14h30
12h00
VisittotoVMware;
VMware;
Visit
15h30––17h45
17h30
15h45
VisittotoThe
TheGood
GoodGuide;
Guide;
Visit
20h00––23h00
23h00
20h00
Closing dinner
dinner with
with AICEP
AICEP and
and PAPS
PAPS –– Portuguese
Portuguese American
American PostPostClosing
GraduateSociety
Societymembers.
members.
Graduate
Saturday
19thMarch
March
Saturday 19th
Morning
Morning
Freetotovisit
visitSan
SanFrancisco;
Francisco;
Free
18h00
18h00
Check-out;
Check-out;
20h50––13h55+1
13h55+1
20h50
Flightfrom
fromSan
SanFrancisco
FranciscototoLondon
LondonHeathrow.
Heathrow.
Flight
Sunday
20thMarch
March
Sunday 20th
15h25––18h05
18h05
15h25
António Freitas
António Freitas holds a degree in Aquatic Sciences from the
University of Porto. He worked as a Biologist Technician Specialized
in Marine Aquaculture and Fish Reproduction in Southern Portugal
on a Seabass and Seabream hatchery . He later worked for a
Portuguese subsidiary of J & J Inc. - Cilag Medicamenta as a sales
representative. António is currently the Country Manager of Abbott
Diabetes Care Portugal, a division of Abbott Laboratories.
Flightfrom
fromLondon
LondonHeathrow
HeathrowtotoLisbon.
Lisbon.
Flight
Catarina Moura
Catarina holds a degree in Marketing Management and has 18 years
of experience in Marketing and Advertising. She started her career
in Advertising, at Publicis Network and later she moved into the
Automotive Industry as Marketing Director of SEAT. Currently she
works at Bayer Consumer Care as a Brand Manager.
Objectives for GSI
• To know and learn from state of the art Companies and top
Universities how to successfully innovate and internationalize;
• Seek inspiration to boost her career;
• Develop networking.
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Cristóvão Carvalho
Cristóvão Carvalho graduated in Computer Science at Universidade
Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. He was a manager at
Accenture for nine years where he developed an extensive set of
skills ranging from project management to implementation in the
Public Administration, Social Security and Education sectors.
Cristóvão is currently leading the operations as the Consulting
Director for the startup company - SolidNetworks Business
Consulting.
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João Pedro Oliveira
Joao studied Accounting at Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa and also
has a post-graduate in Business and Management Consultancy from
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. Joao started his career at the
Portuguese National Television company, RTP. Thereafter passing
through Oblog Consulting before becoming CIO in Portugal for
Sanyo. He is currently Director for the southern region for a financial
services company, Decisões e Soluções.
Objectives for GSI:
• Learn about new trends in the technology and information
systems area;
• Create a network of contacts in the area of innovation;
• Hear about cases of success in Innovation in the Silicon Valley
area.
Objectives for GSI:
• Access to best practices and market knowledge of leading
experts in innovation and strategy;
• Personal growth and stimulation through contact and
interaction with the largest IT companies worldwide;
• Introduction to new business models in order to maximize
business opportunities for my company.
Francisco Cambim
Francisco holds a degree in Business Administration. He is a Financial
Markets professional with 20 years experience in Investment
Banking (Sales and Debt Capital Markets Origination). Until recently
Francisco was Head of Global Markets for Portugal at the Dutch bank
ABN AMRO.
Jorge Máximo
Jorge Máximo graduated in Accounting and Financial Management
from Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa. Jorge is currently director of the
Accounting and Planning Department (DPC) at Banco Espírito Santo.
Jorge is a specialist in definition and control of accounting processes
in Banking.
Objectives for GSI:
• Knowledge and understanding of innovation and
entrepreneurship best practices in the US market;
• Identify business opportunities (products, markets) that may
lead to establishment of own business.
Objectives for GSI:
• Visit and get to know the region that is a world reference in
innovation and economic development;
• Exchange knowledge about how an entrepreneurial culture is
cultivated within the general mindset;
• Discuss the American opinion for the technological trends in
banking and shared-governance in local administration;
• Network to build references in my professional activity and in
order to apply best practices.
Francisco da Silva
Francisco holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidade
Nova de Lisboa. He has 13 years of experience in the automotive
industry and, for the last 5 years, in the Packaging and Containers
industry. Francisco is now production manager at Portucel
Embalagem.
José Seno
José holds a degree in Food Engineering and a post-graduation in
Health and Security at Work. He has 18 years of experience in the
Coffee Industry and he has been the Operation Director of
Nutricáfés, S.A. since 2000. He also had been the Director of the
Portuguese Association of Coffee until 2010.
Objectives for GSI:
• Learn about innovation and business acceleration to help
create a self-owned business;
• Develop an international network of contacts.
Objectives for GSI:
• Contact with the American culture of business innovation and
consolidate the knowledge acquired during the MBA;
• Learn about the best practices in innovation and strategic
business and increase a network of contacts.
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Luís Graça
Luis Graça holds a degree in Economics from the Universidade Nova
de Lisboa. Luis has 18 years experience in the Health Care industry,
serving in several areas such as Sales, Marketing and Key Account
Management and with cross functions and cross countries
experience. He is currently Corporate Business Director at Johnson &
Johnson Medical.
Maria Eduarda Gaspar
Eduarda Gaspar holds a degree in Psychology from Universidade de
Lisboa. Eduarda has 15 years experience in Human Capital
Management in the automotive industry. She currently works in the
Human Resources area for Visteon. Eduarda considers herself a
strategic partner for the development of individuals, thereby
contributing to their growth and that of their companies.
Objectives for GSI:
• Understand and be aligned with market trends and drivers, in
order to be prepared to innovate and change, as they are part
of our life.
Objectives for GSI:
• Networking;
• Connect with different organizations;
• Learn more about Strategic Innovation and also Globalization
and Entrepreneurship.
Luísa Santos
Luísa Santos holds a degree in Economics from FCEE (Portuguese
based Catholic University). Luisa worked in Finance departments of
Carrier Portugal and Sun Microsystems, and is currently the Finance
Controller of PayUp Group.
Nelson Gonçalves
Nelson Gonçalves holds a degree in Psychology from the
Universidade Lusófona, a post-graduate degree in Management by
INDEG (ISCTE Business School) and is specialized in Assessment
Center by BIOSS (Brunel University – London).
Since 2004, he is Partner of a company that represents four major
international consulting companies in Human Resources
Management in Portugal.
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Objectives for GSI:
• Learn more about innovation procedures and strategies;
• Learn from contacting with the companies to be visited and
apply the knowledge acquired in the Portuguese market;
• Seek new business opportunities.
Margarida Ferreira Alves
Margarida holds a degree in Economics from the Universidade Nova
de Lisboa. She was a teacher at a Marketing and Design University in
Lisbon and since 2005 has been a Director for Industrial Solutions
and Services at Siemens in Portugal.
Objectives for GSI:
• Learn about business innovation culture in the US in general,
and in Silicon Valley in particular;
• Learn more about the culture and behavior of American
companies and universities.
Objectives for GSI:
• Meet new businesses and expand knowledge in Management
and other areas;
• Seek new business opportunities – create partnerships and
bring new business/start-ups to Portugal in different areas.
Paulo Almeida
Paulo Almeida holds an Accounting and Management degree from
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa. He has more than 12 years of
professional experience in the Portuguese market, mainly in
financial management roles at big multinational corporations, such
as Whirlpool Corporation and Coca-Cola. He has also managed
several multi-disciplinary and cross sector projects throughout his
career.
Objectives for GSI:
• Increase knowledge on the benefits of innovation in the
corporate world and on how to do business in very
competitive environments;
• Practice pitching a business idea to connections made during
the GSI Program.
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Pedro Alfaro
Pedro Alfaro graduated in Mechatronic Engineering from ISTC and
has a post-graduate degree in Marketing from IPAM. Pedro started
his career at Cedis - IT Systems Consultants. Subsequently passing
through Strong Segurança, Anixter Portugal and Norbain Portugal.
Pedro is currently heading up Axis Communications business in
Portugal.
Objectives for GSI:
• Learn how to develop a winner Pitch;
• Experience the atmosphere of a real Elevator Pitch in a huge
and competitive market such as Silicon Valley;
• Visit big and innovative companies and sense their ambitions;
• Develop an international network in the US Market.
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Rui Estrela
Rui Estrela holds a degree in Business Management from
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa with a post-graduate degree in
Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Rui started his career
17 years ago as a consultant. He later moved into the fast moving
consumer goods sector, where he has been a successful manager in
the Marketing and Commercial areas over the last 12 years, for both
multinational and domestic companies.. Rui is currently Marketing
Manager at Panrico Donuts.
Objectives for GSI:
• Learn more about Entrepreneurship and Innovation, watching
and understanding some of the world’s best practices, with the
potential objective to build a business in a near future.
Pedro Frutuoso
Pedro Frutuoso holds a degree in Marketing Management from the
Instituto Português de Administração e Marketing. Pedro has
extensive international experience in sales & marketing and general
management and has worked in the pharmaceutical, consultancy
and financial sectors, managing multidisciplinary teams worldwide.
Currently Pedro is Country Manager for Global Blue.
Victor Alexandre
Victor Alexandre has 20 years of experience in Marketing and Sales.
Over the course of his career he has been responsible for the
Customer Service Department at a Newspaper distribution
company, a Marketing Manager for a dairy company, and Business
Unit Manager for a Marketing and Sales Consulting Company.
Currently Victor is Market Manager Southern Europe for Farm Frites.
Objectives for GSI:
• Learn best practices and access new concepts in the field of
innovation and globalization strategy with the aim of
developing personal and professional skills;
• Strengthen the international network with venture capitalists
and entrepreneurs, understand new business models, share
perspectives, techniques and identify opportunities for growth
and internationalization.
Objectives for GSI:
• Learn about innovation from a different business context.
Pedro Mendes
Pedro holds a degree in Computer Science (Informatics Engineering)
from Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (IST) with a post-graduate
degree in Business Management from Universidade Nova. Pedro
has 13 years of experience in the Telco sector. Currently he is the IT
Core Services Director for Optimus, the 3rd largest Telco Operator in
Portugal.
Objectives for GSI:
• Training on Strategic Innovation;
• Interaction and networking with Champions;
• Experience the environment of Silicon Valley.
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Innovative Portugal
Background
Mainland Portugal is geographically located in Europe’s West Coast, on the Iberian Peninsula. It
is bordered by Spain to the North and East and by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South,
making it a privileged geo strategic location between Europe, America and Africa.
In addition to the mainland, Portugal’s territory further comprises the Autonomous Regions of
the Azores and Madeira, two archipelagos located in the Atlantic Ocean.
Portuguese borders have remained unchanged since the XIII century, making it one of the oldest
countries in the world, with a history that dates back 900 years and that clearly demonstrates its
strong identity and internal cohesion.
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Area:
92,094.4a sq km
Population (thousands):
10,632 (2009)
Working Population (thousands):
5,583 (2009)
Population density (inhabit./sq km):
115.4 (2009)
Capital
Lisbon (2.1 million – larger metropolitan
area)
Currency
EUR = 1.3948 USD (average in 2009)
GDP at market prices:
167,652 million EUR (2009)
GDP per capita:
15,766 EUR (2009)
Source: INE Instituto Nacional de
Estatística; Banco de
Portugal
A few Facts about Innovative Portugal:
•
Portugal is the European Union country that has most increased investment in innovation in
the last 5 years*;
•
It ranked 2nd in the European Union in terms of growth of the public investment on R&D*;
•
Portugal is the European Union country that has the highest increase in the number of
innovative companies working together (as a percentage of the total number of SMEs)*;
•
It ranked 2nd in the European Union on the number of patents created in areas that
constitute a challenge for societies (disruptive innovation)*;
•
Portugal is one of the 3 European countries that is leading the development and use of fiber
optic*;
•
It ranked 3rd in the European Union on the number of companies that have introduced
innovative products and processes in the market, ensuring a higher efficiency in the use of
resources and the costs of production*;
•
A Portuguese company, EDP Renewables, is the 3rd largest producer of wind energy
worldwide*;
•
Portugal is the European Union country where most young adults (between 20 to 24 years
old) have completed high school*;
•
Ranked 3rd worldwide in terms of Mobile Telephony Market Penetration**
Source: * - FTTH Council Europe 2010 Report
** - Data from OECD 2008
GSI Partners Info
Partners
AICEP PORTUGAL GLOBAL - Business Development Agency
Web Page: www.portugalglobal.pt
President : Basílio Horta
Activity: Government Business Agency
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Institution Profile:
Aicep Portugal Global is a government business entity, focused on
encouraging the best foreign companies to invest in Portugal,
contributing to the success of Portuguese companies abroad in
internationalization processes or export activities.
Aicep is a “one-stop-shop” Agency, a reliable partner whenever
companies are looking to invest or buy Portuguese services or
products.
The Agency helps foreign firms find the business partners that best
matches their request for Portuguese products and services through
its global network of more than 50 offices, and in particular for this
mission the Offices in New York and San Francisco.
Aicep is launching a new promotional Campaign in the US, under the
motto: ”Portugal, Innovate with us”, with the aim of raising the
awareness of American entrepreneurs to the world state-of-the art
of some Portuguese products and services, namely in the areas of
Renewable Energies, Electric Vehicle Smart Grids, Information and
Communication Technologies, Life Sciences (Biotechnology,
Pharmaceuticals and Health applications) and Infrastructures &
Logistics.
Why we support GSI?
Aicep participates in the 2nd edition of GSI as a partner and
supporter and is fully engaged in its success. The high level contacts
and outstanding quality of the program are certainly of interest to
the participating companies. The event combines aspects that can
make the difference in the competitiveness and internationalization
of Portuguese companies, blending product innovation and process,
but also the spirit of networking and the strategic need to discover
the best practices of what is made elsewhere, in this case, by having
direct contact with the best centers of excellence in the Unites
States of America.
Contacts:
Basilio Horta – President
Rui Boavista Marques – USA Director
Ana Sofia da Silva – San Francisco Office Representative
ANEMM - Associação Nacional das Empresas Metalúrgicas e
Eletromecânicas
Location:
Pólo Tecnológico de Lisboa - Rua Francisco Cortês Pinto, 2
1600-602 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 112 740 - Fax: +351 217 150 403
Email: [email protected]
Web Page: www.anemm.pt
Chairman: José de Oliveira Guia
Activity: Employer Association
Institution Profile:
The Association aims to represent, defend and promote the rights
and interests of its members with the administration and public
authorities, social partners and the EU.
ANEMM offers personalized support in the following areas: legal,
recruitment,
economic and fiscal support for investment,
standardization, certification and quality, safety and health, trade
and outsourcing, internationalization - missions and trade fairs and
professional training.
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Why we support GSI?
To improve the competitiveness of companies in the metallurgical,
electromechanical and IT areas, through its international promotion
and the fostering of innovation according to their business models,
products and services and export promotion and internationalization
of companies within the U.S. market.
Contact:
Maria Luís Vieira Correia – General Director
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CCAP – American Chamber of Commerce in Portugal
FLAD – Fundação Luso-Americana
Location:
Rua D. Estefânia 155 – 5 E
1000-154 Lisboa
Phone: +351 213 572 561 - Fax: +351 231 572 580
Email: [email protected]
Web Page: www.amcham.org.pt
Chairman: José Joaquim Oliveira
Activity: Non-profit Association
Location:
Rua Sacramento à Lapa, 21
1249-090 Lisboa
Phone: +351 213 935 800 - Fax.: +351 213 963 358
Email: [email protected]
Web Page: www.flad.pt/
President of the Executive Board: Teodora Cardoso
Activity: Foundation
Institution Profile:
Founded in 1951, the American Chamber of Commerce in Portugal is
an independent and non-profit association of both Portuguese and
American business and businessmen, dedicated to the promotion of
commercial, economic and industrial relations between Portugal
and the United States.
CCAP Goals are: to increase commercial relations between Portugal
and US and promote transatlantic understanding; cooperate with
public and private organizations that defend the same interests and
have the same goals; act as a permanent networking platform for
the Members; promote our Members, their companies, products
and services; promote and support Innovation and
Internationalization.
Institution Profile:
The Luso-American Development Foundation is a private, financially
independent Portuguese institution.
Its main goal is to contribute towards Portugal's development by
providing financial and strategic support for innovative projects by
fostering cooperation between Portuguese and American civil
society. A substantial part of the Foundation's activity consists of
launching its own projects, which it manages alone or in partnership
with other institutions.
Why we support GSI?
By supporting GSI, CCAP promotes relations between both
countries. Moreover, participating and supporting this event seems
to be a good opportunity to enlarge and build networks.
Contact:
Graça Didier – Executive Director
Why we support GSI?
The Luso American Foundation is proud to associate with this
LEADERSHIP initiative to contact U.S. technology leaders.
There is no more practical way for Portugal to upgrade its global
competition strength than direct contact with the U.S. innovation
players. This visit should bring new insights, new tricks, and new
friends.
Contact:
Charles Buchanan – Board Member
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PALCUS – The Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the U.S.
PAPS – Portuguese American Post-Graduate Society
Location:
9255 Center St., Suite 404
Manassas, VA 20110
Phone: +1 202 466 4664 - Fax.: +1 202 466 4661
Email: [email protected]
Web Page: www.palcus.org
Chairman: John Bento
Activity: Portuguese Non-profit Organization in the U.S.
Email:
President – [email protected]
Executive Committee – [email protected]
Web Page: www.papsonline.org
President: Rogério Candeias
Activity: Portuguese Non-profit Organization in the U.S.
Institution Profile:
Institution Profile:
In order to create singular national voice to advocate for the
Portuguese-American and Luso-American communities-at-large,
PALCUS was founded in 1991 as a 501(c)3 non-partisan, non-profit
organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. with a mission of
addressing domestic and international concerns of the PortugueseAmerican community.
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PALCUS has conducted an expanding program of research,
educational and public affairs activities on salient issues of interest
to the Portuguese-American community and the Luso-American
relationship.
The Portuguese American Post-graduate Society is an independent,
non-profit organization, with no political affiliations. Its objectives
are: to stimulate the development of strong relationships between
the Portuguese postgraduate community in North America and
universities and companies in Portugal, to promote the interaction
between the Portuguese postgraduate community in North America
and the Portuguese-American community, to strengthen the
influence and representation of the Portuguese academic
community in the North American society.
PAPS was founded in 1998 and currently has approximately 400
members.
Contact:
Contact:
Ângela Simões – Board Member
Rogerio Candeias – President
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Plug & Play Tech Center
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Location:
440 N. Wolfe Rd. - Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Phone: +1 408 524 1400
Email: [email protected]
Web Page: www.plugandplaytechcenter.com
President / CEO: Saeed Amidi
Activity: Community of start-up companies
Location:
170 West Tasman Dr.
San Jose, CA 95134
Web Page: www.cisco.com
Chairman and CEO : John Chambers
Activity: IT
Institution Profile:
For nearly 3 decades, Plug and Play management has played a direct
and significant role in starting over 50 successful ventures in Silicon
Valley and around the world.
Over the years, they have assembled a world-class network of serial
entrepreneurs, strategic investors, and industry leaders who actively
assist our portfolio as Entrepreneur Partners and Advisors.
They partner with entrepreneurs and leverage the resources of our
strong network to build successful companies.
Together with our Entrepreneur Partners, Advisors, and Strategic
Network, they provide access to the resources and infrastructure
essential to building rapidly growing and profitable enterprises.
Contact:
Saeed Amidi - CEO
Institution Profile:
At Cisco customers come first and an integral part of our DNA is
creating long-lasting customer partnerships and working with them
to identify their needs and provide solutions that support their
success.
The concept of solutions being driven to address specific customer
challenges has been with Cisco since its inception.
Husband and wife Len Bosack and Sandy Lerner, both working for
Stanford University, wanted to email each other from their
respective offices located in different buildings but were unable to
due to technological shortcomings.
A technology had to be invented to deal with disparate local area
protocols; and as a result of solving their challenge - the multiprotocol router was born.
Since then Cisco has shaped the future of the Internet by creating
unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers,
employees, investors and ecosystem partners and has become the
worldwide leader in networking - transforming how people connect,
communicate and collaborate.
Contact:
Carlos Brazão – President (Cisco Portugal)
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Sata International
Embassy of Portugal to the U.S.
Location:
Avenida Infante D. Henrique, 55 - 2º
Ponta Delgada, S. Miguel - Açores 9504-525
Phone: +315 707 22 72 82
Email: [email protected]
Web Page: www.sata.pt
Chairman: António Gomes de Menezes
Activity: Airline
2012 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: +1 202 350 5400 - Fax: +1 202 462 3726
Email: [email protected]
Web Page: www.embassyportugal-us.org
Ambassador: Nuno Brito (Director-General of the Portuguese
Foreign Ministry’s External Policy Department)
Portuguese American Legislative Caucus Caucus
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Institution Profile
A subsidiary of SATA Air Açores and licensed to operate outside the
Azores, SATA Internacional originated from the conversion of the
airline Oceanair, purchased by SATA Air Açores in 1994.
After 50 years of business in the Azores islands, SATA began
operating non-regular charter flights for domestic and foreign
tourist operators in 1995 using a Boeing 737/300.
The company’s name changed from Oceanair to SATA Internacional
on 19 March 1998, and on 17 June the company received its air
operator’s certificate, thus becoming an independent company.
Today, SATA Internacional uses four Airbus A310/300 and four
Airbus A320/200.
SATA Internacional’s flight maintenance and operating services are
organized according to JAROPS requirements, the highest possible
standards of European aeronautical authorities.
In 1998, SATA Internacional won the public tender for the Lisbon and
Porto/ Ponta Delgada and Funchal/ Ponta Delgada routes.
Today the airline flies regularly to destinations such as Lisbon, Porto,
Funchal, Frankfurt, London, Manchester, Paris, Dublin, Amsterdam,
Zurich, Copenhagen, Boston and Toronto. From the outset it has run
and is still expanding a significant charter operation. The Dominican
Republic, Cuba, Tenerife, Las Palmas, Lyon, Exeter, East
Midlands, are just some of the destinations visited over the past
years.
We have finally achieved our goal: to offer flights between the
Azores and the world.
Contact:
Luís Silveira – Board Member
António Cabral is a State Representative in the city of New Bedford
in Massachusetts. He has an undergraduate degree from the
University of Massachusetts and a post-graduate certificate from
Brown University.
Marc Pacheco is a State Senator and he has an Master's Degree in
Public Administration, Suffolk University; Bachelor's Degree in
Human Services, New Hampshire College.
Portugal Consulates
Boston:
899 Boylston Street - 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: +1 617 536 8740 - Fax: +1 617 536 2503
Consul: Paulo Cunha Alves
San Francisco:
3298 Washington Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: +1 415 346 3400 - Fax: +1 415 346 1440
Consul: António de Carvalho
New Bedford:
628 Pleasant Street - Room 204
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: +1 508 997 6151 - Fax: +1 508 992 1068
Consul: Fernanda Coelho
Rhode Island:
56 Pine Street - 6th Floor
Providence, R.I. 02903
Phone: +1 401 272 2003 - Fax: +1 401 273 6247
Consul: António de Sousa
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Global Strategic
Innovation
Accelerators
GSI Accelerators
General Objectives
Presentation
Leadership Business Consulting, as the organizing company, presents GSI Accelerators - the
Incubation and Business Acceleration Program in Silicon Valley.
This program, which counts with the institutional support of the Portuguese International Trade
Agency, AICEP Portugal Global, aims to accelerate the growth and globalization of companies,
through a structured and customized program, using a proven and successful approach and
applying a reduced initial capital outlay.
GSI Accelerators represents a unique opportunity for:
1. Learning: expose Portuguese entrepreneurs and new talent
to the business environment of Silicon Valley so as to
impact their corporate culture, business network and
entrepreneurial skills;
2. Business Opportunities: enable new Portuguese companies
to test and have success in a global market, including the
U.S.;
3. Impact: bring to Portugal the best practices in terms of
corporate entrepreneurship.
Incubation:
Incubation of start-ups and business acceleration in the Pavilion
“Innovative Portugal” at the Plug and Play Tech Center, the most
prominent incubation center in Silicon Valley, with an incubation
period of 3 months.
Objectives for Promoters
1. Source ideas, products and business opportunities;
2. Develop products and spin-offs for the global market;
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Networking:
Participation in Investment Forums and ongoing close contact with
venture capitalists, business angels, universities, large enterprises
and their partners.
3. Enhance the number of Open Innovation Projects and
Corporate Responsibility Actions;
4. Strengthen the company’s image internationally;
5. Incentivize and motivate partners, staff and suppliers.
Training:
Participation in events organized by Plug & Play Training Camp and
in seminars and training sessions organized by Leadership Business
Consulting and AICEP.
Objectives for Users
1. Improve the participants’ business model in order to
succeed in the global market and enhance the company’s
international value;
2. Enable companies to access wider sources of capital in
order to grow or sell their idea / business;
3. Access international best-practices and the latest ideas /
Mentoring:
Inclusion in a Mentoring Program, developed by Leadership Business
Consulting, aimed at giving strategic and commercial support to
each participant and allocation of a Business Relationship Manager
from Plug & Play Tech Center to each participant.
innovations / models;
4. Create an international network and build a network of
partners and key customers for the company's international
growth;
5. Promote a game-changing culture of innovation.
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About Leadership
Business Consulting
About
Leadership Business Consulting
Leadership Business Consulting (LBC) is a management consulting
firm with the highest international quality and professional
standards. We strongly believe in the customization of our services
to the client’s needs and in supporting implementation.
LBC is based in Portugal, with offices in Oporto and Lisbon, and
operates in the USA, Spain, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique and
South Africa.
• Average annual growth over 50%
• 65% of turnover is international
• Over 350 projects, with a very high satisfaction rating from
clients, in the Quality Management System audited by the Lloyds
Register.
www.leadership-bc.com
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www.leadership-agenda.com
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E-mail: [email protected]
Partnering USA and
Portuguese Business
Thank You List
Notes:
In the USA:
• Angela Simões of Autodesk and PALCUS;
• Aldo Franciscolo of Intel Capital;
• Ana Sofia da Silva and Rui Boavista Marques of AICEP USA;
• Dirk Lueth of Entarena, Paul Healy of Seamless, Nicolai Wadstrom of Bootstraplabs, Miguel
Baltazar of Outsystems, Jim Keravala of Flaii
• Fernando Gouveia of the Plug and Play Tech Center;
• Jennifer Morrow of The Office of Congressman Devin Nunes;
• Jerry Chen of VMware;
• Jessica Pinho of the Office of State Representative António F.D. Cabral, 13th Bristol District;
• Jorge Fernandes of Mobibucks;
• Martin Kan of Silicon Valley Bank;
• Mark White of White & Lee;
• Peter Coughlan of IDEO;
• Peter Cohan of Peter S. Cohan & Associates;
• Professor Burton Lee and Paul Marca of Stanford University;
• Rogério Candeias of the Portuguese-American Postgraduate Society;
• Scott Nishioki, Chief of Staff, Congressman Jim Costa ;
• Tony Fernandes of the EU Group;
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In Portugal:
• Basílio Horta, Maria Cândida Azeredo Lobo, Vital Morgado of AICEP;
• Bob Santos of the Department of the State Secretary for Innovation and Energy;
• Carlos Brazão and Sandra Freitas of CISCO;
• Fátima Fonseca and Charles Buchanan of FLAD ;
• Graça Bau and Daniel Adrião of the Department of the State Secretary of Public Works and
Communications;
• Graça Didier of CCAP;
• João Reis and Maria Luís Correia of ANEMM;
• Jorge Nascimento Rodrigues;
• Jorge Portugal of the Office of the President of the Republic of Portugal;
• Jorge Sales Gomes of Brisa inocvação;
• José Rui Soares of Whatever SGPS
• Margarida Alves of Siemens;
• Jorge Sales Gomes of Brisa;
• Paulo Barreto of Google.
• Vanda Jesus of APDC
And our own team at Leadership Business Consulting:
Catarina Brito , Frederico Henriques, Henrique Gomes, Nuno Almeida, Nuno Moreira,
Sandra Correia, Tiago Cabral and Torben Rankine
Notes:
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“Only those who risk going too far can
possibly find out how far they can go.”
T.S. Eliot