Build Your Future, Don't Just Talk About It

Talks

All Your Business on One Platform: Odoo Workshop
Vasco Rodrigues (Corvanis)
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Opening Summit Speech
Linda Pereira (Ambassador, World Talents); Tatiana Teixeira; Ricardo Barroca
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Startup Pitch Showcase 2025
STARTUPS: Isabel Carapeta (Simplifyer), Vitaly Rimmer (Svaito AI Solutions), Márcio Moreira (Bio1OneHealth), Marta Lima (NXW: Nutrition from Water), Sérgio Menezes Pina (AuroraMed), Sunamita Borges da Costa (QXote), Francisco Barroca - (SkillYay) | LEADS: Dave Williams & Jens Palsma, MENTORS & JUDGES: Laurent Horowitz, Sven Olof Kulldorf, Damarys Zampini, Isabel Pereira, Dasha Kichuk
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Projeto RURALPYME - O poder da digitalização em Zonas Rurais / Baixa Densidade
João Amaro (Tertúlia Algarvia)
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Road2Summit Roadshow Prizes
Rita Gonçalves and Isabella Puga (ANJE Algarve)
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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)
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Now or Never: Can the Algarve Build Its Innovation Future?
Joaquim Nascimento (Algarve Evolution) & Aquiles Marreiros (CCDR-Algarve)
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How to Build 700+ Startups: The CREATE-X Model for Entrepreneurial Success
Rahul Saxena (CREATE-X, Georgia Tech)
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From Local to Viral: The Unexpected Entrepreneur
Avlis Otreb
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The Innovation Bridge: Connecting Universities, Startups and Society
Hugo Barros (CRIA - University of the Algarve), Pedro Saraiva (TAGUSVALLEY)
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Showcase session Startups Innovative Ecosystem

Location: Experts Room - 11/6/25, 3:00 PM - 11/6/25, 3:30 PM (Europe/Lisbon) (30 minutes)

Lenz Gschwendtner (local.foundation)

There were 5 startup weekends happening in Portugal this year alone. What is their impact? With a new startup weekend happening in Lagos, let's walk through the journey of what startup weekends actually contribute to a healthy startup ecosystem, and how aspiring entrepreneurs can go from observers, to participants, to active contributors.

Lenz Gschwendtner

Building & breaking the internet since the 90s. He's worn all the hats, focused on building things that last and helping others find their path.