The global energy landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. With the urgency of climate change, companies, governments and society face a major challenge: how to make the transition to a sustainable energy future without compromising economic growth and energy security? This transition is not only technological, but also a leadership and talent management challenge - requiring vision, adaptability and collaboration.

It is up to operations to continuously manage and improve all these factors of production, with the aim of creating the competitive advantages that are essential to any business and in any market.

According to a study carried out in 2022 by the Edelman Trust Barometer, 88% of institutional investors put ESG issues alongside operational and financial considerations when making investment decisions; 60% of workers choose a workplace based on their beliefs and values, while 58% of consumers buy or defend brands that match their beliefs. It is therefore natural that a growing number of managers are increasingly seeking to understand how their activity should have other criteria for analyzing a company's risk than those used by the capital markets.

When everyone treats Artificial Intelligence as their salvation, you'd expect innovation to be considered a critical priority by companies. But it's not. Rui Coutinho, Executive Director of NOVA SBE's Innovation Ecosystem, explains why.

"Do I need a person on the executive committee with sole responsibility for leading innovation?". This is the question that Rui Coutinho, Executive Director of the Nova SBE Innovation Ecosystem, has received most frequently for 25 years. The answer is still the same: "it depends".

Alisson Ávila, Head of Innovation at Nova SBE Innovation Ecosystem, gives examples of how higher education schools are working with companies to respond to organizational challenges and positively impact society.

Marta Pimentel, Executive Education Director at Nova SBE, explains why "life balance leadership" is not only desirable, but essential in today's world.

Patrícia Poças, Coach, Facilitator & Consultant, explains why technical skills will not be the most important thing for leaders in the future, but rather soft skills.