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Debate with 50 young entrepreneurs

President Cavaco Silva met with young company executives and entrepreneurs over the future of the economy

The President of the Republic met, in the Palace of Belém, with more than 50 young company executives and entrepreneurs, in an Encounter held under the topic “Youth and the Future of the Economy”.

At the end of the day-long event, the leaders of the three working groups in which it was divided, presented the conclusions arrived at during the discussions, which were extremely well attended.

“Entrepreneurial Culture”, “Company Entrepreneurship” and “Social Entrepreneurship” were the three themes analysed during the event.

In the opening session, which was introduced by President Cavaco Silva, speeches were also addressed by university lecturer Pedro Lomba and entrepreneur Alexandre Relvas. In the plenary session that followed, led by the President of the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs, Francisco Maria Balsemão, speeches were equally addressed by two academicians, Manuel Caldeira Cabral and Virginia Trigo, and two young entrepreneurs, Diogo Teles and Miguel Pavão.

Collective discussions embracing all participants were held during the working lunch, also held in the Palace.

With the ending of the event, and after the conclusions were read out, the President of the Republic expressed his appreciation as to how the Encounter was held, and assumed several commitments with the young entrepreneurs concerning the challenges he was addressed with.