It is no secret that corporates and other mature organisations have to look for ways to innovate and seek new opportunities, not only to become more competitive – sometimes it is a matter of survival. Startups can be a fast and reliable source of innovation.

When starting, new tech-based companies often look for opportunities to validate their technologies, or support developing their products. When validation is done, it’s a matter of growing, get new clients and scale.

Startups and corporates have been learning about each other and finding ways to cooperate. Sometimes it is a smooth process, sometimes there are challenges.

Cooperation will help both mature companies and startups grow together. But, how?

Agenda

14:30 – Transformation as a mindset, with Rui Coutinho, Executive Director (Innovation and Development), Porto Business School

Change is happening fast and it comes with some challenges for companies. There is this need to establish strategies to continuously innovate and address those challenges. Entrepreneurship is no longer only at the beginning, it must become part of the whole company lifecycle.

14:45 – Innovation methods and how startups can or can’t be part of it, with Joana Queirós, Innovation Manager at Super Bock Group and Ana Casaca, Global Head of Innovation at Galp, moderated by Rafael Pires, IT Labs Manager at BIT-Sonae MC.

A discussion on the different priorities corporates have, different methods of innovation, collaboration models with startups, as well as the decision-making process.

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Who is this for?

Whether you represent a startup or a corporate, if you are seeking for innovation or an opportunity to grow, join the discussion!

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Zoom link will be shared after registration.

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This session is part of Road to Doing Business, a program taking place before Doing Business – Smart Industry . But everyone interested in the topic is invited to join!

Doing Business – Smart Industry edition is promoted by ScaleUp Porto, together with Anje and UPTEC – Science and Technology Park of University of Porto.

Doing Business is promoted since 2016, and has created hundreds of connections.