PSO - Knowledge & Communication is an entity with 12 years of activity, working since 2015 in Africa and promoting several forums of knowledge of various quadrants, namely in the field of economics, technology and sustainable development.

At the end of 2019, after the first edition in Mozambique, Angola is again the venue for another forum organized by PSO, being the 9^th in Africa. This will be a forum about the challenges of governance in this (increasingly) digital era, thus promoting a meeting between some of the great names of this area, aiming to stimulate dialogue and define future priorities, mainly in the light of current technological challenges.

Main Speaker:

Manuel Muñiz

Dean of the School of Global and Public Affairs of the University of IE and professor of global transformation practice at Rafael del Pino. He is also the founding director of the IE Center for the Governance of Change, an institution dedicated to studying the challenges posed by the acceleration of social and technological transformation for the public and private sectors. Their research interests are covered by the areas of innovation and disruption, the political economy and regional and global governance.
From 2015 to 2017, he was director of the transatlantic relations program at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Since 2017, he has been a senior associate at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, as well as one of the promoters of his Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship.

PROGRAMME

08:00-08:30 REGISTRATIONS & WELCOMING

08:30-08:45 OPENING | Vera Daves – Minister of Finances (Republic of Angola)

08:45-09:15 CHALLENGES WITH GOVERNANCE IN DIGITAL AGE | Manuel Muñiz – Founding Director (IE Center for the Governance of Change)

09:15-10:15 PANEL I | WORLD NORMS AND EXAMPLES OF WORLD BEST PRACTICES WITH POTENTIAL APPLICABILITY IN THE ANGOLAN ECO-SYSTEM

• Adalberto Nhinguica – President of the Executive Board (MSTelcom)
• Gilberto Luther – Responsible Advisor (Ministry of Finances of Angola)
• Dirk Lölke – Embaixador (Federal Republic of Germany in Angola)

Moderation: Grace Obado – Associate Professor of International Relations and Sustainable Development (IE University)

10:15-11:00 PANEL II | MULTISECTORAL – A GLOBAL AND GENERAL VIEW OF VARIOUS SECTORS ON PUBLIC ENTERPRISES BEING PRIVATIZED

Opening by Marcos Souto – Country Representative (IMF)

• Johannes Dressler – CFO (SAP Africa)
• Augusto Baptista – Vice-President of the Executive Board (Banco Millennium Atlântico)
• Marcos Souto – Country Representative (IMF)

Moderation: António Pinto – Head of Marketing (NCR Angola)

11:00-11:15 COFFEE-BREAK

11:15-12:15 PANEL III | TECHNOLOGICAL DISRUPTIONS IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR – WHAT IMPACT? / THE CONTRIBUTION OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE FINANCIAL AND SERVICES SECTOR/ COMPLIANCE AND CYBERSECURITY – STRATEGIES

Opening by Douglas Amorim Arruda – Security Technical Leader of Middle East and Africa (IBM Security) & Jorge Alcobia – CEO (Multicert)

• Isabel Papadakis – Head of Africa Industry Value Advisory (SAP Africa)
• Carlos Fernandes – Cloud & Cognitive Leader of Central Africa (IBM)
• Rui Gonçalves – IT Advisory Partner (KPMG in Portugal)
• José de Matos – President of the Executive Board (EMIS)

Moderation: William Dávila – Head of Corporate Relations (IE Business School)
12:15-13:30 PANEL IV | A GLOBAL VIEW OF BANKERS ON GOVERNANCE AND DIGITAL CHALLENGES

Opening by Vítor Ribeirinho – Vice-President (KPMG in Portugal) – ACI Presentation (Audit Committee Institute)

• Inokcelina Santos – Executive Administrator (BAI)
• Daniel Santos – Executive Chairman (Banco Millennium Atlântico)
• Hugo Teles – Chairman of the Executive Committee (Banco Bic)
• Yonne de Castro – Executive Administrator (Standard Bank Angola)
• Evandro da Fonseca – IT Director (BPC)
• Pedro Guerreiro – Director (SAP Central Africa)

Moderation: Quingila Hebo – Senior Journalist (Jornal Mercado)

13:30-13:45 CLOSING

Note: The session will be mostly held in the Portuguese language, but with simultaneous translation in English.