1st October 2026 – Morning

Arrival and Check-in of Participants

Welcome

- José Manuel Fernandes, via video message (Minister of Agriculture and Maritime Affairs, Portugal)
- Assunção Cristas (Co-Head of Practice Partner Environment & Climate Change at VdA – Vieira de Almeida, Portugal)
- António Corrêa Nunes (Advisory Board at Global Agri Forum, Portugal)
- Raúl Bragança Neto (Executive Administrator of Media N9ve Group and Board Member of the Global Agri Forum, Portugal)

World Agrifood Production: Dynamics and Trends

- Forest L. Reinhardt (John D. Black Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, USA)

Sugal Group: From Portugal to the World

- Miguel Baptista (CAO & CFO at Sugal Group, Portugal)

Coffee Break

South America as Global Agrifood Supplier

- Antonio Azevedo (CEO at Luxor Group, Brasil)

Round Table: Unlocking Agribusiness Opportunities in Africa
Moderator: Ricardo Santos Ferreira, Deputy Director at Jornal Económico

- Michael Nisser (President at Phoenix Eagle Group nv, Angola)
- Wanderley Ribeiro (Presidente at AAPA – Associação Agro Pecuária de Angola, Angola)

Population Growth and Sustainability: Combined Challenges for Agrifood Production

- Assunção Cristas (Co-Head of Practice Partner Environment & Climate Change at VdA – Vieira de Almeida, Portugal)

Lunch at the Event Venue

1st October 2026 – Afternoon

The New Era of Forests: Regenerate, Protect and Value

- Caitlin Clarke (Director, Policy and External Relations at BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group, USA)

Agritech from an Investor Perspective

- Francisco Jardim (Managing Partner at SPventures, Brazil)

Coffee Break

Agriculture with Impact

- Francisco Ferreira dos Santos (CEO at JFS Group / Reset Foundation, Mozambique)

Round Table: Agribusiness on an Investor Perspective
Moderator:  Soren Jensen (Advisory Board at Global Agri Forum)

- Catarina Pinto Correia (Co-Head of Practice Partner Environment & Climate Change at VdA, Portugal)
- Javier Cano (Board Member at Eurosemillas)
- Juan Lopez Barcelo (Investment Director, Infrastructure & Natural Resources at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Canada)
- Vasco Nunes (Senior Operations Officer at IFC / World Bank, Angola)
- Bader Al Aujan (Chairman at Al Jouf Agricultural Development Co. & Chairman at Entaj, Saudi Arabia)

Building Unicorns From Zero to a Billion

- Uri Levine (Co-founder and Ex- CEO at Waze)

Signing of Corporate and Institutional Agreements and Protocols
Coordinator: José Ramalho (Advisory Board at Global Agri Forum)

Event Closing

Exclusive Dinner for Speakers, Sponsors, Partners and Guests