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A talk on “Water management in Madeira: One Island, three systems, 180 sources” will be given by Amílcar Gonçalves (ARM) on 27th June. |
Amílcar Gonçalves holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. He began his activity in August 1996 at the Funchal Airport Expansion Work, as a Structural Engineer, in the Management and Supervision Team. In November 1998, he joined the Cimentos Madeira Group and in May 2002 joined the staff of LREC – Regional Laboratory of Civil Engineering. In October 2009, he was elected councillor of Funchal City Council. In July 2012, he became a part-time councillor with the portfolios of the Park of Machinery and Vehicles, Information Technologies and Heritage. From October 2012 to October 2013, he held the position of full-time councillor with the responsibilities of Public Works, Traffic, Civil Protection and Firefighters, Information Technology and Heritage. On 30 April 2015, he was appointed to the position of Regional Director of Public Buildings and in February 2016 to the position of Regional Director of Social Equipment and Conservation. Between 20 October 2017 and 15 October 2019, he was a member of the XXII Regional Government of Madeira, as Secretaryof Agriculture for Equipment and Infrastructure. In November 2019 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of ARM – Águas e Resíduos da Madeira, S.A., a position he currently holds. He is a senior member of the Order of Engineers of Portugal and President of the Fiscal Council of the Madeira Region of the Order of Engineers.
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A talk on “Energy literacy as an essential tool for energy and climate transition” will be given by Nelson Lage (ADENE) on 27th June. |
Nelson Lage has a degree in Political Science - International Relations and an Executive Master in Management and Leadership Development (Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics). He has more than 15 years of experience in the public sector in the areas of energy, innovation and international relations. He served as an adviser in several Portuguese governments and, more recently, he was Adviser to the Secretary of State for Energy (2018-2019) and Adviser as well as Deputy Chief of Cabinet to the Deputy Minister and Secretary of State for Energy (2019-july 2020). In 2011, he joined ADENE - Agência Portuguesa da Energia and is currently President of ADENE, President of OLMC – Logistics Operator of Change of Supplier, member of the Board of Directors of the MEDENER network – Mediterranean Energy Agencies Network and chairs the EnR - European Energy Agencies Network. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of ERSE – Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos and member of the strategic and consultant board for various initiatives and events. On a voluntary and pro bono basis he is Executive Director of the Intercultural Dialogue Network - Reach Alliance Global Network, member of the board of the Foundation Alliance of Civilization and member of East West Bridge International Foundation.
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A talk on “Innovative tools for promoting sustainability and circularity in organizations and in the built environment” will be given by Paulo Santos (ADENE) on 29th June. |
Paulo Santos is the Director of Sustainability and Mobility at ADENE. He led the design and implementation of the national buildings energy certification system (SCE) in Portugal, as well as other voluntary energy labelling schemes that promote efficient use of energy and water resources in buildngs and sustainability in organizations. With nearly 25 years’ experience and extensive knowledge of energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainability issues, he has a solid background on business management and innovation. He also participates in social impact projects and other community and civic activities.
