
O embaixador dos Estados Unidos em Portugal, George Glass, afirma à Lusa que, desde que chegou a Lisboa, no ano passado, tem ficado “impressionado com a inovação, o dinamismo, e as oportunidades económicas em Portugal”. Mais: “É uma altura muito interessante para promover laços económicos mais fortes entre os nossos dois governos e as nossas empresas. Fico feliz por estarmos a trabalhar com a FLAD para fortalecer a nossa relação económica, que levará a uma maior prosperidade tanto em Portugal como nos EUA”.
“The United States and Portugal: A Partnership for Prosperity – Energy Security, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Engagement”
4 de Junho, 8:30, Fundação Gulbenkian
Alla Weinstein, Fundadora e CEO da Trident Winds
Ana Cunha, Secretária Regional dos Transportes e Obras Públicas
Ana Paula Vitorino, Ministra do Mar
António Costa, Primeiro-Ministro
Bernardo Correia, Country Manager da Google para Portugal
Cristina Fonseca, Fundadora da Talkdesk e Venture Partner da Indico Capital Partners
David Neelman, co- proprietário da TAP
George Glass, Embaixador dos EUA em Portugal
João Faria Conceição, COO da REN
John McCarrick, Enviado Especial e Coordenador para Assuntos de Energia Internacionais interino do Departamento de Estado
Kay Koplovitz, Chairman da Springboard
Mae Jemison, Fundadora do Jemison Group e Astronauta da NASA
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Presidente da República
Mike Harvey, Director de Comunicação do Web Summit
Pedro Ricardo, COO da GALP
The United States and Portugal:
A Partnership for Prosperity – Energy Security, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Engagement
08:30 Check-in
09:05 Introduction by MC Cristina Esteves
09:15 Welcome remarks by U.S. Ambassador George Glass
09:30 Opening remarks by Prime Minister Antonio Costa
10:00 Remarks by the Minister of the Sea Ana Paula Vitorino, “LNG and Energy Security”
10:20 – 11:15 The Future of LNG and Energy Security in Europe (followed by Q&A)
Participants
John McCarrick, Acting Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, U.S. State Department
Ana Cunha, Azores Regional Secretary of Transportation and Public Infrastructure
João Faria Conceição, COO, Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN)
Pedro Ricardo, COO, GALP
Moderator Francisco Mendes Palma, AICEP Global Parques
11:20 – 11:35 Coffee break
11:40 – 12:25 Connecting our Companies and our Capital (followed by Q&A)
Participants
Kay Koplovitz, Chairman, Springboard
Alla Weinstein, Founder and CEO of Trident Winds
Moderator Amy Millman, President, Springboard
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break (A simple lunch will be provided for all attendees.)
13:40 Address by Mae Jemison, Jemison Group Founder and Former Astronaut
14:15 Remarks by David Neeleman, TAP co-owner, followed by Q & A
15:00 – 15:50 Building Mutual Prosperity through Innovation and Technology
Participants
Bernardo Correia, Google Country Manager for Portugal
Cristina Fonseca, Talkdesk Founder & Venture Partner at Indico Capital Partners
Mike Harvey, Web Summit Head of Communications
Moderator Ana Lehmann, Secretary of State for Industry
16:00 Closing Remarks by the President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Conclusion of Conference
MAE JEMISON, M.D.

Dr. Mae Jemison is the Principal for the 100 Year Starship Project. Her leadership and vision provides guidance and direction for the foundation and in fulfilling its goal of ensuring all the capabilities for a successful human journey to another star will exist by 2112.
Dr. Jemison, physician, engineer, educator and entrepreneur, was the first woman of color in the world to go into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour and was a NASA astronaut for six years.
Dr. Jemison started The Jemison Group, Inc., a technology consulting firm integrating critical socio-cultural issues into the design, development and implementation of engineering and science projects. As an Environmental Studies professor at Dartmouth College, she taught classes on and researched technology design and sustainable development with special emphasis on developing countries. She is a worldwide respected voice in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and is founder of the non-profit Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence. She started The Earth We Share™, a unique international science literacy curriculum and program that builds student critical thinking and problem solving skills as they gain science knowledge and skills, and trains middle and secondary school teachers in experiential education. Dr. Jemison was the founding Chairman of the state of Texas’ Product Development and Small Business Incubator Board. Prior joining to NASA she was the Area Peace Corps Medical Officer for Sierra Leone and Liberia and a general practice physician in Los Angeles. She is on the boards of Kimberly-Clark, Scholastic, and Valspar.
A member of the National Academies of Science’s Institute of Medicine, Dr. Jemison is also an inductee of the National Women’s Hall of Fame, the National Medical Association Hall of Fame, and Texas Science Hall of Fame and recipient of the National Organization for Women’s Intrepid Award and the Kilby Science Award among many honors.
Dr. Jemison earned her B.S., Chemical Engineering and fulfilled requirements for A.B., African and Afro-American Studies from Stanford University and received her M.D. from Cornell University.
