General Programme

Day 1 – 24 September 2026 (Thursday)

18:00

Registration & Welcome Reception - Letraria – google maps link

Participants' registration and welcome networking session

20:00

Welcome Cocktail and Finger Food - Letraria

Informal Cocktail and Finger food offering participants the opportunity to meet fellow young engineers from across Europe

23:00

Traditional Porto "Tascas" Rally

An informal social activity through Porto's historic city centre, allowing participants to experience the local atmosphere and gastronomy

Day 2 – 25 September 2026 (Friday)

08:30

Departure for Technical Visits

09:30

Technical Visits - Continental / Yazaki

Visits to leading engineering companies, research centres and infrastructure projects, highlighting Portuguese engineering excellence

13:30

Lunch Box

14:30

Technical Visits - IKEA / INEGI

Additional technical visits for participants

Day 3 – 26 September 2026 (Saturday)

09:00

Opening of the Conference and Conference

09:30 – 10:30 | Panel 1 – How will engineers work?

Amr Hany Saleh

Founder and Technical Consultant at iHQ Tech

Filipe Paulino

Managing Partner at 3.5G and Project Manager Council Member at Alphalink

João Martins

Program Manager at Jumia Porto Tech Center

10:30

Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:00 | Panel 2 – How will industry work?

João Moutinho

Executive Director at BUILT CoLAB

Luísa Matos

Founder & CEO at LEMSI Studio

Bruno Lopes e Silva

Head of Artificial Intelligence at RAILES

12:00 – 13:00 | Panel 3 – What will engineers build next? (Powered by Genan)

Ana Pires

Researcher at INESC TEC’s Centre for Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Afonso Nogueira

Founder & CEO at Hypermetal - Metal Additive Manufacturing

Luís Gonçalves

Innovation Manager at Genan

Marta Martins

Project Manager – Innovation at Genan