09:30 | Opening Session

09:35 | Odete Almeida, HVAC&R Specialization Coordinator at the Portuguese Engineers Association

09:40 | José Afonso, Portugal’s Official Representative at REHVA

09:45 | José Luís Alexandre, ASHRAE Portugal Chapter President-Elected

09:50 | Mahroo Eftekhari, ASHRAE Region XIV President

09:55 | Fernando de Almeida Santos, President of the Portuguese Engineers Association

10:00 | Morning Session

Moderator: Ana Fernandes (Board Member at EFRIARC)

10:10 | Topic: Decarbonization in the Built Environment. What is it, and the Pros and Cons?

   Keynote Speaker: Thomas Lawrence (DL ASHRAE, University of Georgia, USA)

10:30 | Topic: Advanced Energy Performance Assessment towards Smart Living in Buildings and District Level

   Keynote Speaker: Catalin Lungu (Immediate Past President of REHVA)

10:50 | Topic: Health and Wellness in the Built Environment

   Keynote Speaker: Dennis Knight (DL ASHRAE, Immediate Past President of ASHRAE)

11:10 | Coffee break

11:50 | Topic: The Road to Decarbonization

  Speaker: William Doll (European Product Marketing Director at CARRIER - Platinum Sponsorship)

12:10 | Topic: High-density racks: new refrigeration technologies

  Speaker: Stefano Salvagnin (Technical Sales Engineer - Thermal Management at VERTIV - Platinum Sponsorship)

12:30 | Q&A

13:00 | Lunch & Network

15:00 | Afternoon Session

Moderator: Tiago Rushwurth (Executive Director at AIPOR)

15:10 | Topic: Climate and cooling technologies

   Keynote Speaker: Paolo Falcioni (Director General at APPLIA)

   Topic: Environment Social and Governance

   Keynote Speaker: António Grangeia (Senior Engineer, Specialist in Refrigeration by OE, External Consultant for the Centauro Group)

15:30 | Topic: Designing Zero Carbon Buildings - Embodied and Operational Emissions in Achieving True Zero

   Keynote Speaker: Ljubomir Jankovic (DL ASHRAE, University of Salford, UK)

15:50 | Topic: Improving environmental air in commercial spaces

   Speaker: Kelly Jenkins (Business Development Manager, Delta Direct - Platinum Sponsorship)

16:10 | Q&A

16:30 | Coffee break

17:00 | Topic: Chasing Tomorrow's ZEB Solutions

   Speaker: Daniel Malveiro (BAXI Delegate Solutions Portugal - Platinum Sponsorship)

17:20 | Topic: Towards climate neutral cities - the role of buildings in the present and in the future

   Keynote Speaker: Paulo Ferrão (Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, Acting Chair of the EU Mission Board for Climate Neutral and Smart Cities)

17:40 | Closing Session

    Fernando de Almeida Santos, President of the Portuguese Engineers Association

    Odete Almeida, HVAC&R Specialization Coordinator at the Portuguese Engineers Association