Católica Porto School of Business and Economics launches the Centre for Operations and Business Analytics, a new knowledge transfer centre dedicated to the fields of Operations and Business Analytics.
The launch will be marked by a conference bringing together representatives from academia and organisations to reflect on the challenges and opportunities of applied research and knowledge transfer, fostering new forms of collaboration between these two worlds.
Date and time: 15 October, 5:00 pm
Location: Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Porto, Foz Campus, Auditório Carvalho Guerra
Access: In person and free of charge, upon registration below
PROGRAMME
17:00 | Opening Session
João Pinto, Dean, Católica Porto SBE
M. Conceição Silva, Director of Research, Innovation and Sustainability, Católica Porto SBE
17:15 | Centre for Operations and Business Analytics – Presentation
João Nuno Gonçalves, Faculty Member and Director of the Centre for Operations and Business Analytics, Católica Porto SBE
17:45 | Keynote: “Challenges in Turning Scientific Knowledge into Impact”
Pedro Amorim, Full Professor, FEUP / Co-Founder, LT-Plabs
18:20 | Panel Discussion: “The Company’s Operating System: Discipline, Culture and Innovation”
Moderator: M. Conceição Silva
Panellists:
. André Matos, CEO, DTx – Digital Transformation CoLAB
. Carlos Costa, Global Director of Data & AI Foundations, Adidas
. Francisco Duarte, Department of Information Systems, Universidade do Minho
. Miguel Leichsenring Franco, Co-CEO, Schmitt-Elevadores
18:45 | Closing Remarks
