CREATECH: cross innovation in creative and cultural industries

WARM-UP PITCH w/

Kult
Byar
SAStudio


TALK w/

Helena Moniz, President at EAMT - European Association for Machine Translation

André Forte, Head of Business Development for the Arts at UPTEC

João Vasconcelos, Executive Director at canal 180

(moderated by) Tânia Almeida Santos, Founder and Director at CRU Creative Hub

What’s Fintech’s Role in Achieving Financial Sustainability?

WARM UP PITCH w/

Unlockit.io
Biometrid
FinBox Solutions
Lympid


TALK w/

Marta Palmeiro, Co-founder and CFO at StudentFinance

João Freire de Andrade, Co-founder and President at Portugal Fintech

Ricardo Costa, Founder and CEO at LOQR

Ana Teixeira, Co-founder and CEO at MUDEY

(moderated by) Vanda de Jesus, Managing Director at iCapital

Stand-up Session

WARM UP PITCH w/

GovWise
ixat
Illusion
Chemitek

STAND-UP COMEDY W/

JOANA CALDEIRA
HUGO SCHEPENS DE MELO

PORTUGAL 2026: CRAFTING A ROADMAP FOR OUR ECOSYSTEM

WARM UP PITCH w/

Lever.tax
Lynxai


TALK w/

Milana Dovzhenko, Co-founder, HRD & Product at Bairro

Alexandre Mendes, Head of Ventures & Strategy at Subvisual

Toni Barreiros, Coordinator Fundão Innovation Area at Município do Fundão

(moderated by) Ana Marcela - Executive Director at Trabalho by ECO

Overcoming the biggest challenges in Healthtech

WARM UP PITCH w/

Glooma
OrgaVlalue
Peeking window


TALK w/

André Eiras dos Santos, Founding team and GM of International at Sword Health

Micaela Seemann Monteiro, Chief Medical Officer for Digital Transformation at CUF Digital

Vanessa Ribeiro, Coordinator of the Planning and Innovation Center at the Central Administration of the Health System (ACSS)

Jorge Pimenta, Innovation Director at Instituto Pedro Nunes


(moderated by) David Magboule, Startup Portugal

AI Opportunities For Startups

WARM UP PITCH w/

Emotai
DIGESTAID
Bandora Systems

TALK w/

Dr. Jorge da Ponte, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Instituto dos Registos e do Notoriado

Humberto Ayres Pereira, Founder & CEO at Rows

Liliana Ferreira, Chair at Fraunhofer Portugal

(moderated by) Rute Sousa Vasco, Publisher at MadreMedia

Go global with Business Abroad

WARM UP PITCH* w/

Agit
Wiseshape
Qubitz

TALK* w/

Mafalda Ricca, Founder and CEO at X-Plora

Pedro Silveira, key account manager and responsible for the startup ecosystem at AICEP Portugal Global

Pedro Vieira, Guest lecturer and Director of the Open Executive Programs in the area of Internationalization at Porto Business School

Ricardo Lima, Head of Startup & Investors at Web Summit

(moderated by) André Forte, Head of Business Development for the Arts at UPTEC

How to succeed as an incubator? | Above & Beyond Hangout

WARM UP PITCH w/

RAIZ
ARROW4D
Automaise

TALK w/

Teresa Biléu, Coordinator at StartUP Montemor-o-Novo
Luís Rodrigues, Director at Startup Braga
Rui Gouveia, CEO at Build Up Labs
(moderated by) Nádia Leitão, Managing Director at StartUp Barreiro

Smack My Pitch Up | Above & Beyond Hangout

We finished 2022 giving stage to our startups. This is why this last session of the year was a Pitch Marathon for startups of our community. In the audience we had our fantastic usual crowd plus invited investors, incubators and other ecosystem boosters.

Mental Health: a myth or a reality for founders? | Above & Beyond Hangout

With:
Anabela Figueiredo, MindAlliance Portugal
Patrícia António, Manicómio
Pedro Trincão, Worldcoin
(moderated by) Ana Marcela, ECO

Road 2 Web Summit | Above & Beyond Hangout

With:
- Giancarlo Bonsel, CORE Angels Portugal
- Joana Larsen, GALP
- Ricardo Lima, Web Summit

Entrepreneurship Grants & Investment | Above & Beyond Hangout

With:
- Paula Pinho, KPMG
- Pedro Cilínio, IAPMEI
- Bernardo Santos e Sousa, Portugal Digital
- João Kuchembuck, Startup Portugal

Web3: hype or the future? | Above & Beyond Hangout

With:
- Diogo Mónica, Co-Founder and President at Anchorage Digital
- Fiona Disegni, ex-Innovation Principal at Farfetch
- Nuno Lima da Luz, Principal Associate at Cuatrecasas & President at Associação Portuguesa de Blockchain e Criptomoedas
- Pauline Foessel, Founder & Director at Artpool
- Tim Smith, Senior Reporter at Sifted

A Sea of Opportunities | Above & Beyond Hangout

With:
- António Costa Silva, Ministry of Economy and Maritime Affairs
- Carlo Fedeli, FlexSea
- Dianne Dain, Today
- Stephan de Moraes, Indico Blue Fund
- Rita Sousa, Faber Ocean
- Miguel Marques, Skipper & Wool

Business Abroad: Countdown to Collision | Above & Beyond Hangout

With:
- Carlos Moedas, CML
- Paddy Cosgrave, Web Summit
- Beatriz Freitas, BPF
- António Dias Martins, Startup Portugal
- Carolina Amorim (EMOTAI),
- Dulce Guarda (Splink)
- Miguel Alves Ribeiro (sheerME)
- Patrícia Roque (Startup Portugal)

Cybersecurity & Hacking | Above & Beyond Hangout

With:
- Ana Castro, Escola de Criminologia - UPorto
- Rui Ribeiro, JScrambler
- Paulo Viegas Nunes, Exército Português
- Yevheniia Broshevan, Hacken
- Karla Pequenino, Público

Cybersecurity & Hacking | Above & Beyond Hangout

With:
- Inês Sequeira, Casa do Impacto
- Filipa Matos, Remote
- Joyce Pinto, Bantumen
- Mariana Brilhante, SPEAK