Rector of UCP participates in Global Innovation Summit 2020

Universidade Católica Portuguesa will be present at the Global Innovation Summit 2020, an event organised by the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils, with the participation of Isabel Capeloa Gil, Rector of UCP, at this summit, which will take place between November 17 and 18.

Isabel Capeloa Gil will be one of the speakers at the session "Presentations: Innovation breakthroughs", on the second day of the event, under the theme "Building the future economy", between 10.15 - 10.40pm GMT.

Entitled "Crossing the chasm: Health, Innovation and the Future Economy", GIS 2020 focuses on "the impact of COVID-19 from a health, social and economic perspectives", as well as on "the pivotal role innovation will have in supporting the future economy". The event brings together global leaders representing business, universities and governments.

For more information about the event, click here. Register here.

Related News

The President
The President takes part in a live episode of the “Puxar Pela Cabeça” podcast at Católica
The “Puxar Pela Cabeça” podcast returns on 22 October for a live recording at Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon, featuring Isabel Capeloa Gil in a session dedicated to the theme “How Will We Have Survived the Next 10 Years?”.

Fri, 16/10/2026

The President
The President of Universidade Católica has been named one of Portugal’s most powerful women by Forbes
Isabel Capeloa Gil has once again featured prominently on the magazine’s annual ‘Most Powerful in Business’ list, taking second place in the Education and Science category. Find out more here.

Fri, 25/09/2026

The President SACRU
The president of Universidade Católica takes part in the SACRU Scientific Colloquium in Rio de Janeiro
The President of Universidade Católica Portuguesa and President of SACRU, Isabel Capeloa Gil, took part in the Alliance’s Scientific Colloquium, which took place in Rio de Janeiro from 27 to 29 August, under the theme ‘Empathy in different contexts: hope and recognition in a shared Common Home’. Find out more here.

Mon, 07/09/2026