| Event: Montepio "Acredita Portugal" Contest Gala
Date: June 8, 2019 (Saturday) Schedule: Starts at 8:00 p.m. Location: Lisbon Convention Center – Praça das Indústrias 1, 1300-307 Lisbon |
Lisbon, May 24, 2019 – The finalists of the 9th edition of the Montepio Acredita Portugal Competition will be announced at the initiative’s closing gala. The winning projects were selected from among more than 10,000 ideas submitted to what is the country’s largest entrepreneurship competition.
Seven winners will be announced in the contest, one for each category of the initiative: Social Entrepreneurship, Mobility (2019 Brisa Mobility Award), Technology (K.Tech Award), Communication (Autónoma Award), Water and Sustainability (H2O Innovation Award by Águas de Gaia), Products and Services and the category of Health and Wellness.
The Gala begins at 8:00 p.m. It is a free event open to the public, who will also be able to vote on the projects in the competition. The awards ceremony is also an opportunity to meet and interact with the entire ecosystem, including event partners, advisors, jury members, and investors.
The event will also feature a talk by Miguel Pina Martins, CEO of Science4You, on his entrepreneurial journey and the challenges he has faced along the way.
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PROGRAM:
8:00 p.m. – Welcome Drink
9:00 p.m. – Start of the Gala
9:10 p.m. – Talk (Miguel Pina Martins, CEO of Science4You)
9:30 p.m. – Announcement of Winners
About Believe in Portugal:
Acredita Portugal is a non-profit organization focused on the development and promotion of national entrepreneurship, which was born in 2008 by José Miguel Queimado. Since then, Acredita Portugal has worked by and for all Portuguese people, regardless of their background or culture, allowing any citizen the opportunity to pursue their entrepreneurial dream. Each idea in the competition is submitted free of charge, undergoes an evaluation and sees its business plan developed. Winning projects are given the opportunity to develop strategic partnerships with a view to implementing them on the market.