PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM

II Forum of Business and Tourism Investments in the CPLP
II Forum of Business and Tourism Investments in the CPLP Space The II Forum of Business and Tourism Investments in the CPLP Space aims to promote and stimulate business and tourism investments in the space of Portuguese-speaking countries. It will put the public sector and the private sector face to face, stimulating the debate between the various points of view, and will also seek to generate business opportunities among the participants.
A space dedicated to innovation!
Exhibition of companies and start ups, presentation of new concepts and new business models in the area of technologies. The LAB is made up of: Tourism Inovation Center, Youth Spot and Talks Amadeus. SEE DETAILS Tourism of Portugal presents the Program of Action for Wine Tourism, integrated in the Tourism Strategy 2027, in a session that counts on the participation of the Secretary of State for Tourism.
BTL has for the first time a space for the promotion of cultural agents as promoters of tourism: BTL CULTURAL – where culture meets tourism! BTL Cultural stands out as a space for discussion and reflection for the sector on the positioning of these agents in the face of the challenges of tourism, with B2B programming on professional days and a specific schedule for the general public on the weekend! Each participating institution will have reserved a module with a desk and chair marked by a panel for image placement. The modules will be arranged around a cafe / lounge and an area reserved for presentations with guests of reference, to discuss the main challenges of the sector. This initiative is developed in partnership with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

Brexit EU
The UK Outbound Travel Market Seminar: opportunities and challenges is an initiative of Turismo de Portugal that addresses the opportunities and challenges that Brexit presents to the travel and tourism industry.
The UK Market, the potential impacts of Brexit on tourism in Portugal are also issues under analysis. This seminar is attended by the Secretary of Tourism and among the presentations are invited several experts from the United Kingdom
The VILLAGE is a premium space, reserved for network, in an informal environment, that works during lunch time, for partner companies, hotel groups, event organizers ….
The Village is located at Pav 3, next to the hotels, information technology companies and equipment and services, as well as the large auditorium. In the latter, there are conferences of economic and political importance that will bring together keynote speakers and participants, with relevance in the political and business environment.
The employability network is an event driven by the Tourism Forum that promotes employability in the area of Tourism and Travel.
Intended to young people looking for the first opportunity or to professionals in search of a new challenge. In three editions the Employability Network was attended by 120 participating companies and were exchanged about 14,000 job offers.