Beyond Training: The DIBEST Digital Transformation Journey

Talks

Opening Summit Speech
Linda Pereira (Ambassador, World Talents); Tatiana Teixeira; Ricardo Barroca
Done
All Your Business on One Platform: Odoo Workshop
Vasco Rodrigues (Corvanis)
Done
Kids Imagine the Future: Algarve 2050
Tatiana Teixeira: Francisco Barroca, Luke Fernandes, Luna Zampini, Ruby Heijnen
Done
Innovating the Territory: Towards Smarter and More Sustainable Development
With Professor Manuela Moreira da Silva (UAlg) moderating, joined by Gualter Crisostomo (CEiiA), Hugo Jorge (Rolear), Rita Andrade (RCA project delivery)
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AI Agent-to-Agent Payments: Scaling to Trillions of Daily Micropayments
With Clarissa Peereboom (ABC) moderating, joined by Lou Kerner (CryptoMondays), and Hugo Martins (Tether)
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One Year Later: Startup Showcase 2024 Alumni Reflections
With Wouter Heijnen (COREangels Algarve) moderating, joined by Sonat Duyar (Rat Rig), Tânia Catarina Ferreira (Sea4Us), Francisco Machado (Easy Harvest), Christopher Barrett (Briganti Ocean Systems Ltd), Joana Xavier (expressTEC)
Done
Bridging Science, Innovation and Regulation for Better Health
With Sofia Vairinho (UAlg) moderating, joined by Vânia Roberto (ABC CoLAB), Erica Viegas (Infarmed), and Sérgio Menezes Pina (AuroraMed)
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The Algarve as a Destination for Global Knowledge-Sharing Events
With Jorge Cabaço (ShareAlgarve) moderating, joined by Luís Segura (Algarve Tourism), Rui Barroca (designFAO), Miguel Barbosa (Tec2Med), Elena Dimitrova (TEDxPraça Gil Eanes)
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Women of Impact: Community-Driven Leadership
With Linda Pereira (Women in Tech) moderating, joined by Agatha Bulha (JB Law Office), Penelope Gonçalves (local.foundation), and Marta Aragão (METIME)
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The Algarve’s Potential within the EuroStack Context – Critical Infrastructure, Opportunities, and Natural Resources
David Castro (Phibon)
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Panel Regional Development

Location: Main Stage - 11/6/25, 2:25 PM - 11/6/25, 2:45 PM (Europe/Lisbon) (20 minutes)

With Ana Moreno (B16) moderating, joined by Margarida Morais (DIZTINTA), Catarina Silva (Quimera Travel Experiences), and Beatriz Cortez (Be Surf School).

Discover how digital transformation empowers businesses to evolve beyond traditional training. Moderated by Ana Moreno, three entrepreneurs - Margarida Morais, Catarina Silva, and Beatriz Cortez - share their journeys through the DIBEST program, revealing how innovation, technology, and collaboration helped them rethink operations, reach new markets, and strengthen their business impact.

Catarina Santos Araújo da Silva

Catarina, co-founder of Quimera Travel, specializes in travel ops and project management.

Margarida Pinto Ribeiro Mendes de Morais

Sociocultural Animation graduate with training, leadership, and social intervention experience.

Ana Moreno

Ana Moreno, a Communication Sciences grad, blends creativity and strategy in digital marketing.

Beatriz Cortez

Lisbon-born architect, surf entrepreneur, founder of BeSurf—Portugal's only woman-led, certified surf school. Inclusion & innovation.