Society & Future Track - Portugal Tech Week 2026

Human Performance Under Uncertainty: How the Brain Responds When We Don’t Know What Comes Next

Neuroscientist Anna Steinzeig, PhD, breaks down what prolonged uncertainty does to our attention, decision-making and collaboration, and why it surfaces at work as control-seeking, risk aversion, urgency and defensiveness rather than as visible stress.This interactive, science-based session runs from brain…

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Where Tech Meets ESG Demand. Making the Complex Simple for Every Company

Sustainability reporting is becoming everyday practice for SMEs across Europe, driven by pressure from clients, banks and partners, not by choice.In this talk, Mariana Castro Lopes, founder of Bsustain, shares how technology is turning ESG data from a specialist exercise…

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Cooler Cities, Better Walks: Designing Lisbon for Heat-Resilient Mobility

At 2pm in Lisbon, two streets a few metres apart can feel completely different. One makes you slow down in direct sun; the other gives you shade, a gentler climb and a more comfortable walk. Yet most maps still treat…

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How AI Tools Change How Women Do Business

Join us for a hands-on tour of practical AI tools and workflows that can increase your competitive edge.You'll leave with a framework you can start using the next day to genuinely save time and create leverage in your work life.Location:Address:…

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From Basic Technology to AI: How Ordinary People Create Extraordinary Social Impact

What if you didn’t need a big company, a large team or sophisticated technology to create extraordinary social impact?In this talk, TEDx speaker and social entrepreneur Katya Carvalhão will share how simple, accessible technology helped turn small ideas into initiatives…

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Challenger Safety: The Missing Link in AI Adoption

AI creates enormous possibilities for innovation. But capturing them requires people who feel safe enough to experiment, challenge how things are done, and propose new ways of working.Challenger Safety is the highest level of psychological safety. It opens organizations to…

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The Human Side of Leadership in the Age of AI

In an era dominated by rapid technological advancement and Artificial Intelligence, the ultimate competitive advantage isn’t technological, it is deeply human. We are not machines operating on code; we are biological beings operating on emotion, chemistry, and evolutionary patterns. This…

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What got me here won’t get me there: going from expert to strategic mindset

This roundtable is a structured conversation about the mindset shift from technical expert to strategic leader. Together, we’ll explore the habits, identity-limiting beliefs, and leadership upgrades required to thrive at the next level of Tech Leadership responsibility. Expect thought-provoking questions,…

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Tags: Society & Future Track

Human Performance Under Uncertainty: How the Brain Responds When We Don’t Know What Comes Next

Where Tech Meets ESG Demand. Making the Complex Simple for Every Company

Cooler Cities, Better Walks: Designing Lisbon for Heat-Resilient Mobility

How AI Tools Change How Women Do Business

From Basic Technology to AI: How Ordinary People Create Extraordinary Social Impact

Challenger Safety: The Missing Link in AI Adoption

The Human Side of Leadership in the Age of AI

What got me here won’t get me there: going from expert to strategic mindset

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