The Prémio Nacional de Inovação (National Innovation Prize) is back to reward Portugal's best talent and entrepreneurial projects. The initiative, developed by Jornal de Negócios in partnership with BPI and Claranet, aims to boost the culture of innovation in the country.
Committed to being one of the main drivers of innovation on and off campus, Nova School of Business & Economics (Nova SBE) is again joining Prémio Nacional de Inovação this year through the Nova SBE Innovation Ecosystem (IECO), as a knowledge partner, and through the presence of its Dean, Pedro Oliveira, as member of the jury.
The PNI aims to boost the culture of innovation and reward the best talents and entrepreneurial projects that contribute to innovation and digital transformation in Portugal. The first edition, in 2023, had more than 100 applications.
The National Innovation Prize has two categories – one related to the business segment (agriculture and industry, tourism and real estate, energy, utilities and infrastructure, retail and e-commerce, TMT, health, banking, insurance, and services; education, public sector; non-profit sector/entities). The other relates to technology (best ML & AI, Best workplace/workplace transformation, best web 3.0, best sustainable tech, best cybersecurity, best software & application development). The National Innovation Prize has four other awards to deliver, three for the organization's size (Large Organization, SME, and Startup) and the “Personality Award”.
As well as participating as a knowledge partner, Nova SBE will be represented by its Dean, Pedro Oliveira, as mentioned above, as he will be on the judging panel for the Business Segment category. Pedro Oliveira will thus join Alexandre Ruas, Executive Director-Operations at Claranet; Ana Casaca, Global Head of Innovation at Galp; Ana Dias, CFO at Medialivre; António Coutinho, CEO of EDP Inovação; Armindo Monteiro, President of CIP; Francisco Barbeira, Executive Board of BPI; Gil Azevedo, Executive Director of Startup Lisboa; Jorge Portugal, Director General of COTEC Portugal, and Sílvia Garcia, Director of ANI.
The applicants have until April 15th to submit their applications on PNI's official website.