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From Technologies to the Market: Winning the Innovation Death Valley
INNOVATE SME CONFERENCE
10th Edition // 2020
November 25th 2020
Digital
INNOVATIVE SME CONFERENCE
10th Edition // 2020
November 25th
Digital
Speakers
Institutional Speakers

H.E. the President of the Portuguese Republic and Honorary President of COTEC Portugal
Professor Doutor Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

H.E. the President of the Portuguese Republic and Honorary President of COTEC Portugal
Professor Doutor Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Speakers

Aurora Baptista
CEO
BEEVERYCREATIVE

Eduardo Marçal Grilo
President of the General Council
University of Aveiro

Gonçalo Salazar Leite
President of the Monitoring Committee
COTEC SME Innovation Network

Hanne Gielis
Innovation Manager
Materialise

Isabel Furtado
President of the Board
COTEC Portugal
Isabel Gonçalves Folhadela Furtado was born in 25th July 1961.
Since 2018, appointed as the first woman for Chairman of COTEC Portugal, the Portuguese National Association for Innovation, whose honorary president is Professor Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Portugal´s President.
Attended basic school in Toronto, Canada, and completed high school in Tunbridge Wells, England. Holds a degree in Economics by the University of Manchester
Isabel is a 3rd generation family member working at TMG – a private family-owned group, over 80 years old, and stands as a Member of the Board of Directors of TMG Group companies and Casa de Compostela.
Since 2008 is the CEO of TMG Automotive, one of the TMG Group companies that supplies premium most of premium OEM interiors.
Currently holds the following positions:
- Chairman of COTEC Portugal
- Vice presidente of ATP (Portuguese Textile Association ).
- Member of Board of Curators ( University of Minho )
- Member of Board of Directors and Executive Board of CEIIA ( Engineering Centre )
- President of High Council of Portuguese Family Business Association (APEF)
- Member of General Council of AEP
- Member of General Council of Forum da Competividade
- Member of the Chancelaria das Ordens Honorificas
- Member of the Governance Committee of MIT- Portugal Program
In 2014, was awarded with the Industrial Order of Merit ( Comendador ) insignia by the President of Portugal.
In July 2019, was awarded with Prémio D. Antónia Ferreira, a prize that distinguishes women for her accomplishments and career.

Jaime Sá
Member of the Board
Simoldes

João Castro
Associate Professor

Madis Talmar
Assistant Professor
Eindhoven University of Technology (Eindhoven TU)

Moisés Domingues
CEO
CODI

Paulo Bártolo
Industry 4.0 Lead & Head of the Manufacturing Group
University of Manchester

Paulo Malta
Managing Partner
Innovsky

Pedro Barreto
President of the Jury of the SME Innovation Award
COTEC-BPI
Licenciado em Gestão de Empresas pela Universidade Católica Portuguesa e frequência do Programa de Formação para Executivos da Universidade de Stanford.
Trabalhou durante todo o período em que frequentou o curso de gestão, os primeiros quatro anos na área de sistemas informáticos da Soporcel-Sociedade Portuguesa de Celulose e o quinto ano no Banco BPI, instituição onde ainda permanece desde Outubro de 1988.
Nos primeiros dez anos no Banco BPI, desenvolveu a sua carreira essencialmente nas áreas Comerciais e de Marketing, tendo sido nomeado Diretor Central de Marketing em Novembro de 1998, função que desempenhou até Março de 2004.
Membro da Comissão Executiva do Banco BPI desde Março de 2004, tem exercido funções de administrador em diversas áreas como sejam Banca de Retalho, Redes Comerciais Internacionais, Marketing, Organização, Segurança, Qualidade, Recursos Humanos, Sistemas de Informação, Aprovisionamento, Operações, Banca Digital, e, atualmente, Banca de Empresas e Clientes Institucionais. Esteve na origem da criação do Comité de Inovação do Banco BPI, órgão que presidiu desde a sua fundação, em Abril de 2009, até Abril de 2012.
Em termos não executivos, é Vice-Presidente do BCI, líder do mercado bancário moçambicano, desde 2013, e desempenhou funções de Administrador da Unicre e da SIBS, entre 2014 e 2017, e da Allianz Portugal entre meados de 2016 e de 2017.
Outras responsabilidades:
- Presidente do Júri do Prémio PME Inovação COTEC-BPI
- Membro do Conselho Geral da COTEC
- Presidente do Júri do Prémio Nacional de Agricultura
- Presidente do Júri do Prémio Nacional de Turismo
- Membro do Júri do Prémios Empreendedor XXI Portugal e Ibérico

Raquel Vieira de Castro
Administradora
Vieira de Castro

Teresa Martins
Co-Founder & CEO
Neadvance

Thomas Sundén
CEO
Sustainable Innovation

Tiago Rebelo
Director - Product & Service Development Unit
CEiiA - Center of Engineering & Product Development

Vincent Favier
CEO & Founder
Ecoslops


Aurora Baptista
CEO
BEEVERYCREATIVE

Eduardo Marçal Grilo
President of the General Council
University of Aveiro

Jaime Sá
Member of the Board
Simoldes

Gonçalo Salazar Leite
President of the Monitoring Committee
COTEC SME Innovation Network

Hanne Gielis
Innovation Manager
Materialise

Isabel Furtado
President of the Board
COTEC Portugal
Isabel Gonçalves Folhadela Furtado was born in 25th July 1961.
Since 2018, appointed as the first woman for Chairman of COTEC Portugal, the Portuguese National Association for Innovation, whose honorary president is Professor Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Portugal´s President.
Attended basic school in Toronto, Canada, and completed high school in Tunbridge Wells, England. Holds a degree in Economics by the University of Manchester
Isabel is a 3rd generation family member working at TMG – a private family-owned group, over 80 years old, and stands as a Member of the Board of Directors of TMG Group companies and Casa de Compostela.
Since 2008 is the CEO of TMG Automotive, one of the TMG Group companies that supplies premium most of premium OEM interiors.
Currently holds the following positions:
- Chairman of COTEC Portugal
- Vice presidente of ATP (Portuguese Textile Association ).
- Member of Board of Curators ( University of Minho )
- Member of Board of Directors and Executive Board of CEIIA ( Engineering Centre )
- President of High Council of Portuguese Family Business Association (APEF)
- Member of General Council of AEP
- Member of General Council of Forum da Competividade
- Member of the Chancelaria das Ordens Honorificas
- Member of the Governance Committee of MIT- Portugal Program
In 2014, was awarded with the Industrial Order of Merit ( Comendador ) insignia by the President of Portugal.
In July 2019, was awarded with Prémio D. Antónia Ferreira, a prize that distinguishes women for her accomplishments and career.

João Castro
Associate Professor

Madis Talmar
Assistant Professor
Eindhoven University of Technology (Eindhoven TU)

Moisés Domingues
CEO
CODI

Paulo Bártolo
Industry 4.0 Lead & Head of the Manufacturing Group
University of Manchester

Paulo Malta
Managing Partner
Innovsky

Pedro Barreto
President of the Jury of the SME Innovation Award
COTEC-BPI
Licenciado em Gestão de Empresas pela Universidade Católica Portuguesa e frequência do Programa de Formação para Executivos da Universidade de Stanford.
Trabalhou durante todo o período em que frequentou o curso de gestão, os primeiros quatro anos na área de sistemas informáticos da Soporcel-Sociedade Portuguesa de Celulose e o quinto ano no Banco BPI, instituição onde ainda permanece desde Outubro de 1988.
Nos primeiros dez anos no Banco BPI, desenvolveu a sua carreira essencialmente nas áreas Comerciais e de Marketing, tendo sido nomeado Diretor Central de Marketing em Novembro de 1998, função que desempenhou até Março de 2004.
Membro da Comissão Executiva do Banco BPI desde Março de 2004, tem exercido funções de administrador em diversas áreas como sejam Banca de Retalho, Redes Comerciais Internacionais, Marketing, Organização, Segurança, Qualidade, Recursos Humanos, Sistemas de Informação, Aprovisionamento, Operações, Banca Digital, e, atualmente, Banca de Empresas e Clientes Institucionais. Esteve na origem da criação do Comité de Inovação do Banco BPI, órgão que presidiu desde a sua fundação, em Abril de 2009, até Abril de 2012.
Em termos não executivos, é Vice-Presidente do BCI, líder do mercado bancário moçambicano, desde 2013, e desempenhou funções de Administrador da Unicre e da SIBS, entre 2014 e 2017, e da Allianz Portugal entre meados de 2016 e de 2017.
Outras responsabilidades:
- Presidente do Júri do Prémio PME Inovação COTEC-BPI
- Membro do Conselho Geral da COTEC
- Presidente do Júri do Prémio Nacional de Agricultura
- Presidente do Júri do Prémio Nacional de Turismo
- Membro do Júri do Prémios Empreendedor XXI Portugal e Ibérico

Raquel Vieira de Castro
Administradora
Vieira de Castro

Teresa Martins
Co-Founder & CEO
Neadvance

Thomas Sundén
CEO
Sustainable Innovation

Tiago Rebelo
Director - Product & Service Development Unit
CEiiA - Center of Engineering & Product Development

Vincent Favier
CEO & Founder
Ecoslops
Moderators

Carina Ramos
CEO / Sales Manager
3DEver

Filipa Franco
Head of Listing Portugal
Euronext

Jorge Portugal
General Manager
COTEC Portugal


Carina Ramos
CEO / Sales Manager
3DEver

Filipa Franco
Head of Listing Portugal
Euronext

Jorge Portugal
General Manager
COTEC Portugal
Hosts

Anja Lange
Presenter/ Host / Moderator & Coach

Catarina Marques Rodrigues
Journalist / Host & Moderator

Anja Lange
Presenter/ Host / Moderator & Coach

Catarina Marques Rodrigues
Journalist / Host & Moderator
Concept Note
An innovative concept, even if very attractive, does not guarantee industrial achievement. The creation of a prototype with technical feasibility is not a sufficient condition to guarantee its commercial viability in the market. The key is to understand in advance the link between the product’s design and its manufacturing cost, in order to reduce market risk, maximize margins and reduce costs in the industrialization of innovation.
Product engineering, manufacturing and additive manufacturing simulation technologies bring many advantages over classic prototype manufacturing, allowing for the reduction of the time and cost of a prototype development cycle, collection of user information, reducing the impact of design errors and the exploration and testing of multiple possibilities of cost optimization and final profitability of scale production. Sectors such as construction, aerospace or healthcare equipment, among many others, are increasingly adopting these technologies in the development of new products.
Let’s discuss in this one-day conference the topics:
- Risk identification and management in the innovation ecosystem
- Innovation in fast cycles – success stories
- The role of open “Test beds” in supporting experimental development
- Digital manufacturing technologies in education and training
- The future of additive manufacturing technologies
And also:
- Round table on the State of Innovation
- Portugal País de Engenharia Award Announcement
- PME Innovation Award Announcement