• Isabel Barros, President of GRACE, representing Sonae, SGPS
• Pedro Beja, Knowledge Partner of the Nature Cluster, representing BIOPOLIS/CIBIO

• Cláudia Fernandes, Researcher at CIBIO - Biodiversity and Genetic Resources Research Center and Professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto.

Moderator: Francisco Taveira Pinto, Director of the Department of Civil Engineering and Geo-Resources (DECG), Coordinator of the Hydraulics, Water Resources and Environment Unit of FEUP's Institute for Sustainable Construction (ICS).

• Mafalda Silva, Head of Communication & ESG Strategy, Aquatera
• Rui Calouro, Regenerative Agriculture Manager - BEL Portugal's Happy Cows Milk Program
• Fernando Coelho, Lipor's Environmental Education Technician

Presentation of 4 projects with collaborative potential and call to action to companies:

• Catarina Barata, Corporate Relations Coordinator, WWF
• Pedro Lencart, Director of ANTARR
• Pedro Teiga, Founder and Executive Director of E-RIO
• Artur Branco, Executive Director of the Leça River Corridor Municipalities Association

Dynamization by the NBI team

ROOM 1: Measure to Manage, Manage to Act Metrics: priorities and decision-making in a business context Many companies already have environmental initiatives - but they are fragmented, without consistent metrics or a clear priority logic. This workshop starts with a simple question: what does your company already measure about its impact on nature? From there, it works on two concrete management tools - the biodiversity and water indicators most relevant to the business, and the mitigation hierarchy as a decision-making compass (Avoid → Reduce → Restore → Compensate). The session includes a collective positioning exercise and ends with a 30-day individual commitment.

ROOM 2: Nature as an Answer: Solutions that Work Nature-based solutions in a business context - from territory to value The starting point is the territory - where impacts happen and where solutions need to be implemented. This workshop presents the main types of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) applicable by sector, with a focus on freshwater ecosystems and climate resilience. It shows how these interventions go beyond impact mitigation: they are active restoration instruments with measurable returns in operational efficiency and, increasingly, in direct financial value through emerging Nature Finance mechanisms. The session includes a sector choice exercise and ends with an open discussion on barriers and next steps.

Paula Amaral, GRACE Board, representing Bel Portugal