Program

pioneering the future: new frontiers of economic regulation, ethics & innovation

29 MAY 2025, THURSDAY

19:30 | Welcome Dinner, EPIC SANA Marques, The Garden Restaurant

30 MAY 2025, FRIDAY

09:00 – 09:40 | Official Opening

Opening remarks by Organiser Pedro Bandeira

Welcoming Speech by the President of Glawbus Yiannos Georgiades and Vice-President Ilenia Lombardi

Keynote Speaker, Bernardo Mota Ph.D. – The Ethical and Regulatory Challenges of Today’s World

09:40 | Panel Session 1: Regulating the Future: Navigating Digital Transformation

Speakers:
João Confraria, Ph.D. – Regulating Artificial Intelligence: Possible? Desirable? [Economist – Administrator at ANACOM – National Communications Authority]
Susana Fonseca, Ph.D. – E-commerce: Balancing Consumer with Waste Regulation. [Environmental sociology – Zero Association]
Marília Aires – AI: Navigating Privacy Challenges. [Association for European Life Science Universities – DPO – Lecturer, Lawyer]

11:00 Coffee Break & Networking

11:30 | Panel Session 2: Genomics & the Law: Navigating Innovation, Ethics, and Business Frontiers

Speakers:
Yiannos Georgiades – [Lawyer, Cyprus]
Andreia Veríssimo, Ph.D. – [US Scientist]
Dr. Petros Kattou – [Neuroscientist, Cyprus]

12:30 | Keynote Speaker: Ricardo Teixeira [Digital Marketing Expert, Lisbon]

13:00 | Lunch Break

14:30 | Panel Session 3: Regulating Ethics: Corporate Responsibility in Global Supply Chains

Speakers:
Satinder Gill, – Legal Obligations in Global Supply Chains (Case Study: Due Diligence in High-Risk Suppliers [UK Barrister]
Pedro Martins, Ph.D. – Competition in the Labor Market.
Susana Amaral Ramos – Corporate Accountability in Labor Exploitation and Human Rights Context. [Lawyer]

15:30 | Panel Session 4: Regulating the Market: Compliance vs Competition

Speakers:
Giovanni Marco Borroni – Tariffs Madness and Competition in a Globalized Economy: possible business solutions [International Consultant, Professor]
Cláudia Santos Cruz – Compliance in Trade with Emerging Economies: A Competitive Edge or Hurdle? [Lawyer, Morais Leitão]
Sílvia Barata – ESG Standards: Strategic Benefits and Regulatory Impacts on Business Sectors [Mobil Oil]

16:30 | Coffee Break & Networking

17:00 | Closing Remarks

17:30 | GLAWBUS Members Assembly

19:30 | GALA DINNER, Mensagem – Altis Belem

31 MAY 2025, SATURDAY (OPTIONAL)

10:00 | Pick-up from Hotel

Guided visit to the Jerónimo´s Monastery with paid entrance included, Belém Tower, Memorial of the Portuguese Discoveries, Lisbon’s Pombaline Downtown, free time for lunch (not included but with several options nearby), visit to the Top of the Rua Augusta Arch with paid entrance included and walk through Alfama.

Predicted duration of 7 hours with local guide in English. Price p.p. 75,00 €
19:00 | Dinner in Alfama (local festivities – Popular Saints). Not included.

1 JUNE 2025, SUNDAY (OPTIONAL)