Steering Committee
Fernando Almeida
PhD in Engineering and Computer Science from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). Holds a Masters in Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship and a degree in Computer Engineering and Computing by FEUP.
In the last 10 years of activity he has performed professional functions in the field of university polytechnic education, business, and applied research in the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship and information technologies.
Integrated researcher at INESC TEC’s Center for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship. He is a founding member of the US-based International Association of Innovation Professionals (IAOIP).
Principal Lecturer at ISPGAYA.
José Carlos Morais
PhD and Master in Sociology from the University of Porto, Portugal. Principal Lecturer at ISPGAYA, Portugal. Integrated Researcher in CEOS.PP (Centre for Organizational and Social Studies of the Polytechnic of Porto).
President of the Technical-Scientific Council of ISPGAYA, reconciling activity in institutional management bodies with teaching in higher education (28 years, starting in 1997). Since September 2017, participates in international collaboration programs — ERASMUS — involving European, and in 2023, North American universities.
Plenary Speaker at the European Conference on Innovation Management (ECIM) 2024, Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary, with the communication “Science Parks and Entrepreneurial Activity: The Case of UPTEC”. Invited editor on 3 special issues of the International Journal of Innovation Science (Emerald Publishing) and editor of 4 books on Springer.
José Duarte Santos
PhD in Management from University of Vigo. Specialist in Marketing and Advertising.
Professor of Management and Marketing since 1999.
Marketing professor at the Accounting and Business School of the Polytechnic of Porto (ISCAP/P.PORTO).
Professor at ISPGAYA from September 1, 1999 to August 31, 2020.
Director of the ISPGAYA School of Business Sciences from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2022.
Researcher in Strategic Relationship Marketing and Integrated Customer Experience at CEOS.PP and at ADiT-Lab.