Miguel Ferreira – Dean of Faculty and Research & Head of the Finance Knowledge Center, NOVA SBE

Company presentation + Q&A

Moderated by Euronext

Jean-Baptiste Lucas – CEO, McPhy

Key Challenges for Technology Companies when going public

Moderated by Euronext

Jim Joyce – CEO, HealthBeacon

Ξ Location: Terrace | Nova SBE

Gilles Babinet – Co-president, French National Digital Council 

Ξ Location: Main Auditorium | Nova SBE

Ξ Location: Restaurant | Nova SBE

Marta Testi – CEO, Elite

Ξ Location: Main Auditorium | Nova SBE

How to manage and optimise your relationships with the market/financial community

Moderated by Nova, Luis Mota Duarte – CFO and Professor, Sonae Sierra & NOVA SBE

Aurelie Cohen – Chief Investor Relations and Communications Officer, Euronext

Ξ Location: Main Auditorium | Nova SBE

Ξ Location: Terrace | Nova SBE

Theme 1: International Growth Strategies

Emanuel Gomes – Professor, Nova SBE

In an increasingly global, dynamic and competitive market, internationalizing is not an option anymore; it is a necessary condition to survive and grow. Organizations are feeling the pressure to do so, and quotes like these are becoming commonplace in the business environment: “companies must take a chance and enter international markets” or “every company must become global.”

However, internationalizing is not an end, but a means to reach certain goals. It is, therefore, necessary to clearly understand your reasons for internationalizing. Some companies internationalize proactively as they look for new markets to increase their profits, become more efficient, reduce costs (e.g., access to cheaper labor), or even access certain raw materials, technologies, or know-how. Other companies internationalize reactively as they are driven out of the domestic market because it is saturated, stagnated, or hypercompetitive.

A successful internationalization does not depend solely on having the right motives or choosing the right markets but also on selecting an appropriate market entry strategy. Due to the fast pace of technology change and international competition, companies are often choosing entry strategies that imply collaborating with strategic partners such as international mergers, acquisitions, joint-ventures, franchising, and licensing.

In this session, we will provide an overview of some of the dynamics involved in international business. More specifically, we will identify the main drivers for international expansion and discuss the advantages and pitfalls associated with different

Theme 2: Tech4Good – Future and Impact

Ricardo Zózimo – Professor, Nova SBE

Digital Sustainability tendencies – how technology is influencing sustainability;

Sustainable business models in tech and digital – the end game of the organization;

The Role of sustainable finances as accelerator in tech4good projects;

Impact opportunities for tech4good  

Theme 3: Leadership for impact

Milton De Sousa – Professor, Nova SBE

Theme 4: Growing with capital markets

Jorge Cardoso – CEO, Caixa-Banco de Investimento

Ξ Localisation: Workshops Rooms | Nova SBE

Ξ Location: Terrace | Nova SBE