Local: Auditorium Prof. Dr. José Marques Dos Santos
Date: Monday, June 30th, 2025 | 11h00-12h30
Moderators: João Lobo Ferreira, Head of Interface Mission, ANI
Adélio Mendes, Full Professor, LEPABE/ALiCE, FEUP
Lecturers: To be determined
CoLABs, CTIs and Industry short pitches: the pitch session aims to present the key innovation challenges the institutions face, foster stronger collaboration with academia, and encourage the integration of PhD holders into the innovation process. Following the pitch session, a 15-minute round table discussion will take place, with each Speaker addressing key questions.
Luís Seca
Member of the Executive Board of INESC TEC and Director of AAET (Association Alliance for the Energy Transition)
Bridging knowledge and innovation: The role of the Alliance for the Energy Transition (ATE) Agenda in connecting industry, SMEs, and academia
This presentation explores the ATE Agenda’s role in bridging industry, SMEs, and academia to accelerate the shift to sustainable energy. It focuses on how integrating highly qualified resources enhances innovation, research, knowledge transfer and the development of cutting-edge solutions. The presentation also addresses AAET’s role in sustaining these partnerships after ATE funding.
Biography
Luís is a senior researcher at the Centre for Power and Energy and member of the Board of Directors of INESC TEC. His research areas are distributed electrical resources integration (renewable based electricity generation, electric vehicles, storage, etc.) in distribution and transmission grids, dynamic analysis of electrical systems, smart grids and energy efficiency. Luís is also one of the Directors of AATE, an Association created to support the coordination, management and communication activities of the ATE Agenda, maximizing the value delivered and ensuring the success of ATE projects. AATE also aims to lay the foundations for an energy cluster, through a dynamic and competitive ecosystem for the energy transition.