Crossing Borders Through International Collaboration

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
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
Kids Imagine the Future: Algarve 2050
Tatiana Teixeira: Francisco Barroca, Luke Fernandes, Luna Zampini, Ruby Heijnen
Done
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
Done
How to Build 700+ Startups: The CREATE-X Model for Entrepreneurial Success
Rahul Saxena (CREATE-X, Georgia Tech)
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)
Done
An Overview of Startups in the Algarve
Pedro Gomes (DB Informa)
Done
Stop Disrupting, Start Transforming: A Playbook for Meaningful Change
Reimar Kosack (Kosack.de)
Done
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)
Done

Panel Startups

Location: Main Stage - 11/7/25, 11:55 AM - 11/7/25, 12:15 PM (Europe/Lisbon) (20 minutes)

With Silvia da Paz (Algarve Evolution) moderating, joined by Rahul Saxena (CREATE-X, Georgia Tech), Ondrej Spala (ICE Kirkenes - Arctic Circular Economy Summit), and António Guerreiro (Algarve Evolution)

Silvia da Paz (Algarve Evolution), Rahul Saxena (CREATE-X, Georgia Tech), Ondrej Spala (ICE Kirkenes – Arctic Circular Economy Summit), and António Guerreiro (Algarve Evolution) discuss how cross-border partnerships drive innovation, strengthen regional ecosystems, and open new pathways for knowledge exchange between the Algarve, the U.S., and Northern Europe.

Rahul Saxena

Director of CREATE-X, empowering students to launch startups and build entrepreneurial skills.

António Guerreiro

António Guerreiro leads Algarve Evolution, driving innovation and connecting talent, startups, and partners in the Algarve.

Sílvia da Paz

Economics & Marketing grad from Algarve, expert in investment project management (CRESC Algarve 2030, POCTEP, PAECPE).

Ondrej Spala

Entrepreneur and director, fostering collaboration in the Nordic Arctic for business growth.