On 19 November, from 2:00 pm, the Auditorium of the Aveiro Exhibition Centre will host the Microelectronics Agenda Forum – Portugal in Global Value Chains, as part of Aveiro Tech Week.
AIDA CCI – Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the District of Aveiro, within the scope of the Microelectronics Agenda, is promoting the Microelectronics Agenda Forum – Portugal in Global Value Chains on 19 November 2026. The event starts at 2:00 pm at the Auditorium of the Aveiro Exhibition Centre and is part of the Aveiro Tech Week programme, promoted by the Municipality of Aveiro.
Microelectronics and semiconductors are now of strategic importance for Europe’s industrial competitiveness, technological autonomy and economic security. In this context, the Forum aims to highlight Portugal’s capabilities and potential in chip design, production, management and recycling, in line with European innovation and reindustrialisation priorities, namely the IPCEI ME and the European Chips Act.
Programme highlights include:
- The presentation of the results of the Microelectronics Agenda, by António Barny, Leader of the Microelectronics Agenda – AMKOR;
- The talk on the Semiconductor and Microelectronics Strategy for the Centre Region, by Alcino Lavrador, from CCDR Centro.
The programme will also feature:
- António Teixeira, from PICadvanced;
- Nuno Gonçalves, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of IAPMEI;
- Guilherme Almeida, Coordinator of POEMS – Portuguese Competence Centre in Semiconductors;
- Elvira Fortunato, Full Professor at NOVA FCT and Vice-Coordinator of CENIMAT|i3N;
- Joana Catarina Mendes, Researcher at the Instituto de Telecomunicações, University of Aveiro.
The talks will address key topics for the future of the sector:
- Strategic financing and investment attraction;
- Technological innovation;
- European cooperation;
- Strengthening industrial competitiveness.
Special emphasis will be given to the debate on the impact of the European Chips Act on European reindustrialisation and internationalisation.
The Forum will also feature an exhibition area showcasing the products, processes and services (PPS) developed by the partners of the Microelectronics Agenda consortium. Participants will be able to get a close look at Portuguese technological solutions and identify potential industrial applications, technological cooperation opportunities and new business partnerships.
The Microelectronics Agenda was developed under the Mobilising Agendas for Business Innovation and is funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP).
- 19 November 2026 | 2:00 pm
- Auditorium of the Aveiro Exhibition Centre
- Programme: https://aida.pt/en/agenda/microelectronics-agenda-forum/
- Registration: https://aida.pt/formularios/forum-agenda-microeletronica/
