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Our Next Monthly Call
Prof. Miguel Athayde Marques, Vice-Rector for Infrastructural and Strategic Development and Professor of Management, Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
"Going Global: Universidade Católica Portuguesa's Internationalization Journey"
A Look Inside Our Monthly Calls:
Featured Speakers and Topics
Dr. Stephen McCabe
Executive Director of Momentum One Zero, and Senior Responsible Owner under the Belfast Region City Deal.
"Transformational investments in the Northern Ireland tech innovation ecosystem: driving the economy through secure, connected, intelligence"
March 10, 2026
Dr. Jan Mládek
Director of the Czech Institute of Applied Economics, former Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, and a GFCC Distinguished Fellow
“The State of European Competitiveness and Social Prospects in a Shifting Global Landscape”
February 10, 2026
Prof. Ted Zoller
T.W. Lewis Distinguished Clinical Scholar and Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Senior Advisor, Global Entrepreneurship Network and Senior Fellow at the GFCC
“The Role of AI in Entrepreneurship, Startup Growth and Business Acceleration”
January 13, 2026
Dr. Rogerio Studart
Advisor, Institute for Climate and Society and GFCC Distinguished fellow
“COP 30 Highlights: Key updates from the climate front”
December 9, 2025
Mr. Kalin Marinov
Head of International Affairs and Strategic Development at Glavbolgarstroy Holding (GBS), Bulgaria
“The competitiveness landscape in Bulgaria”
November 10, 2025
Moamar Y. Aldram
Investment Climate Advisor at the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (MISA)