WAYNE VISSER (Católica Porto Business School)
wvisser@ucp.pt
Wayne Visser, who will serve as Director of Católica Centre for Thriving Futures, is the Galp Chair and Professor of Practice in Regenerative Business, Innovation and Technology at Católica Porto Business School, as well as a Fellow and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. He is the author of over 40 books, including the international bestseller Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy. He was formerly Director of Sustainability Services for KPMG and Strategy Analyst for Capgemini.
Marta Portocarrero (School of Law | School of Porto)
mportocarrero@ucp.pt
Marta Portocarrero is a Professor at the Faculty of Law of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa and specializes in administrative law, where she is responsible for courses in public law, including administrative law, administrative litigation, administrative organization and IA and public administration. She is also a researcher of the Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law (CEID) and the author of various articles and chapters. Currently Assistant Director and Coordinator for Pedagogical Innovation at the Porto School of Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
Pedro Rodrigues (Faculty of Biotechnology)
pmrodrigues@ucp.pt
Pedro Miguel Rodrigues is a Professor and Vice-Dean for Lifelong Learning and Partnerships at the Faculty of Biotechnology, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (ESB-UCP). He is also an integrated Research Centre for Biotechnology and Fine Chemistry (CBQF-UCP) member. He is responsible for courses in signal and image processing, computing programming, artificial intelligence & machine learning areas. He specializes in AI-driven tools for data science and analysis, focusing on decision support in agri-food and biological/biomedical systems.