Abreu Advogados, in partnership with Layer2State, Portuguese Family Business Association and 42 Portugal, is pleased to invite you to Digital Self-Sovereign State of Portugal, taking place on 26 May at the Abreu Advogados Auditorium, in Lisbon.
At a time when digital sovereignty, cryptoassets, artificial intelligence and distributed governance models are becoming increasingly important for states, businesses and investors, this event will provide an opportunity to discuss the future of financial, technological and institutional infrastructure in Portugal and across Europe.
The programme will feature national and international speakers, including representatives from Abreu Advogados, Layer2State, CMVM, PwC, Edmond de Rothschild and the Portuguese Family Business Association.
Date: 26 May
Time: 4p.m - 7:30p.m
Venue: Abreu Advogados (Lisbon)
Join us for a discussion on digital sovereignty, financial innovation, distributed governance and the future of the digital economy in Portugal.
PROGRAMME
4p.m — Opening Remarks
Fernando Veiga Gomes, Abreu Advogados
4:05p.m — The State of Democracy and Human Development
Michael Chobanian, Layer2State Foundation
4:30p.m — The State of Digital in Portugal
Pedro Santa-Clara, 42 Portugal
4:45p.m — AI as National Infrastructure: Sovereignty in the Age of LLMs
Speaker TBA
5:05p.m — Fireside Chat | From Plan B to Digital Self-Sovereign States
Paulo Bartolin, BIL Suisse
Michael Chobanian, Layer2State Foundation
5:20p.m — DLTs and Cryptoassets: State of Tax and Regulation in Portugal
Isabel Pinheiro Torres, Abreu Advogados
5:35p.m — Institutional Capital Perspective on Sovereignty
Pedro Almeida, Edmond de Rothschild
5:50p.m — Roundtable | Building Sovereign Financial Rails:
DLTs, Tokenization and the Future of Market Infrastructure in Europe
Marta Boura, Abreu Advogados;
Roberto Bilro Mendes, PwC;
João Vieira dos Santos, CMVM;
Moderated by Diogo Pereira Duarte, Abreu Advogados
6:30p.m — Closing Statement
6:35p.m — Work Sessions, Demos & Cocktails
Self-sovereignty;
European “Palantir”;
AI-driven natural disasters prediction;
AI Factories and sovereign Portuguese AI.
Who Can Participate: Priority will be given to registrations from members of Family Businesses. If you are not a member and are interested in the event, please contact us: marina.malhao-pereira@empresasfamiliares.pt; paula.ximenes@empresasfamiliares.pt
