Rector of UCP participates in the event "A series of conversations to Frame the Future" of the GFCC

Isabel Capeloa Gil, Rector of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, participates today in the event "A series of conversations to Frame the Future", an event organised by the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils.

The Rector of UCP will be one of the speakers in the session "Talent", which takes place today, July 14, at 2:00 p.m. (9 a.m. ET). This session will also have the participation of Michael Fung (Deputy Chief Executive, SkillsFuture), Chad Holliday (Chairman, GFCC), Isabelle Christina (Ashoka Young Changemaker; Founder, Black Girls Project; Program Ambassador, UNICEF), Aleksandar Subic (Deputy Vice-Chancellor - STEM College and Vice President Digital Innovation - RMIT University), Deborah L. Wince-Smith (President, Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils - GFCC; President and CEO, Council on Competitiveness) and Roberto Alvarez (Executive Director, Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils).

The event "A series of conversations to Frame the Future" is composed of ten sessions, which will run until November, addressing the following themes: "Innovation", "Talent", "Intellectual Property Systems", "Infrastructure", "Public-Private Partnerships", "Regulation", "Local Development", "Natural Assets", "Trade and Global Partnerships" and "Benchmarking".

More information and registration here.

 

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