Under the central theme "The Purpose Generation: Becoming the Changemakers of Tomorrow", the Estoril Conferences will take place on September 1 and 2, 2022, at Nova SBE, with a two-day agenda focused on seven main global challenges. It will be broadcasted online and feature live interactions on stage with other universities worldwide to hold their local events.

Nova SBE has recently launched five executive Master's degrees to help with the professionals' career progression, which is scheduled to begin in October 2022. Applications are already open. Marta Pimentel, Executive Education Director at Nova School of Business & Economics, explains why investing in this type of training is important.

Over the next few weeks, Nova SBE Innovation Ecosystem will dynamise, alongside the start-ups incubated in this ecosystem, resident members, and partners, several "Fire Starting the Innovation Circle" sessions, which will take place at Nova SBE's Carcavelos campus, in the Westmont Hospitality Hall.

The launch of the 24th edition of PME Magazine, under the theme "valuing the employee" will take place on April 19th, at Nova SBE campus. The event will feature a presentation by Filipa Martins, CEO of Edenred Portugal, the multinational that created the meal title and specialises in social benefits.

The fourth edition of the Ageas Innovation Hackathon will take place at Nova SBE on 13 and 14 April. Nuno Horta, Group Innovation Manager at Ageas, explains to us why the insurer continues to value investment in innovation and working alongside students.

People (59.9%), sustainability (52.4%) and sales (47.7%) were the three main challenges defined by the micro, small and medium-sized companies that took part in the second edition of the PME Magazine Barometer, a periodic study carried out by PME Magazine in collaboration with More Results, a market research specialist, that in this edition had the partnership of Iberinform, specialist in integrated and customized risk management solutions, and Nova SBE Executive Education.

Nestlé Portugal and Nova School of Business & Economics have launched another edition of their Open Innovation program, START and CO. 2022, and are looking for international startup talents to co-create the future of Food, Nutrition, and Wellness. The novelty of this edition is its Iberian scope, as the programme will also be extended to Nestlé Spain.

To mark International Women's Day, FIBE (Forum Brasil Europa) promoted a conversation about female representation, on March 8, with the participation of researcher Mariana Bugelli and Marta Pimentel, Executive Education Director of Nova School of Business and Economics.