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Week Dedicated to Innovation and Science Brings Together Experts, Companies and Institutions in Braga
The Braga Economy Weeks now give center stage to a full week dedicated to innovation, science and technological development, featuring a series of conferences, exhibitions and thematic sessions that will bring together experts, companies, scientific institutions and regional stakeholders to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the future.
The initiative includes a range of events open to the public, promoting debate around innovation, defence, artificial intelligence, advanced computing, European funding and semiconductors, while reinforcing Braga’s position as an ecosystem of knowledge, science and technology.
On May 19 and 20, Forum Braga will host the INOVARMY Summit & Expo 2026, promoted by the Portuguese Army’s Technological Experimentation and Modernization Centre, with the support of idD Portugal Defence. The event aims to strengthen collaboration between academia, research centres and industry, both nationally and internationally, reinforcing the Army’s role as a partner in Research, Development and Innovation projects.
On May 21, highlights include the conference “Impulse – Defence and Protection”, dedicated to trends and opportunities in the defence and protection sector (registrations available here), as well as the session “The I3 Instrument in Practice”, focused on European funding instruments for interregional innovation investments and on showcasing success stories from the Northern Region (registrations available here).
Also on the same day, young people are invited to contribute to Braga’s Strategic Plan for Economic Development. The Braga Youth Centre will host the session “Youth Participation in Braga’s Strategic Economic Development Plan”, encouraging youth involvement in defining the territory’s economic development strategies. Registrations for the session are available here.
This week’s economic agenda concludes on May 22 with the conference “AI and HPC as Drivers of Regional Competitiveness: From the Laboratory to the Territory”, dedicated to the impact of Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing on regional competitiveness, bringing together representatives from academia, advanced computing centres and companies. Registrations for the session are available here.
On the same day, the conference “The New Cycle for Innovation and Science” will also take place, bringing together leading entities from the scientific and technological ecosystem to discuss the latest developments in the semiconductor sector, collaborative projects, and opportunities linked to European funding instruments and industrial policies. Admission is free and registrations are available here.
Also on May 22, Forum Braga will host, for the first time, the Meeting of the Northern Regional Innovation Council, an initiative promoted by CCDR Norte, bringing together key stakeholders to reflect on innovation.