See how the first edition went
Program – 2023 Edition
Porto Retail Forum 2023 Theme: consumption experience.
November 22, 2023
09h00 – 09h30 Welcome
09h30 – 10h00 Official opening
10h00 – 10h40 Good (inter)national practices
Moderator: Catarina Portas
10h00 – 10h20 #1 The role of proximity commerce for proximity urbanism
Francesc Povedano, Trade, Catering and Markets Coordinator, Barcelona City Council
10h20 – 10h40 #2 Local commerce on global platforms
Mónica Soares, consultant and partner at MCF Consulting
10h40 – 11h00 Coffee break
11h00 – 12h30 Best (inter)national practices
Moderator: Catarina Portas
11h00 – 11h20 #3 Consumption Experience Digitalization
Manuel Heredia Perez, Director General of Trade and Consumption of the Regional Government of Galicia
11h20 – 12h30 Debate open to the public
12h30 – 12h50 Closing session
14h30 – 15h10 Visit to Chocolataria Ecuador guided by two children: Lucas and Gabriel
15h15 – 15h55 Visit to Fermoura Hardware shop guided by illustrator Ana Aragão
16h00 – 16h45 Guided tour of Araujo & Sobrinho by writer Minês Castanheira
November 23, 2023
14h30 – 14h45 Welcome
14h45 – 15h00 Official opening
15h00 – 16h00 Conversations between the doers and the thinkers of commerce
Moderator: Pedro Araújo
15h00 – 15h30 #1 Welcoming in the digital world
Mané Pupo, CEO&Founder Rosa Malva
Carlos Coelho, President of Ivity Brand Corp.
15h30 – 16h00 #2 Empowering to welcome
Rafael Tonon, gastronomic journalist
Ana Mestre, Director of the Porto School of Commerce
16h00 – 16h30 Coffee break
16h30 – 17h00 Conversations between the doers and the thinkers of commerce
Moderator: Pedro Araújo
16h30 – 17h00 #3 Welcome as a brand
Francisco Brito Passos, Manager of A Regaleira
Carlos Brito, Professor at the Faculty of Economics of Porto
17h00 – 18h00 Thematic Workshops
#1 Welcoming in the digital world
#2 Empowering to welcome
#3 Welcome as a business brand
#4 Welcome as a city brand
18h00 – 18h30 Workshop conclusions
Presentation of promotional videos for the guided tours of the shops
Institutional closing
Gallery
