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30.May.2022 15:30 GMT+1 Portugal Central Pavilion

The main topics of the Portugal-Germany relationship provided the theme of a cycle of “Portugal Makes Sense” conferences attended by dozens of entrepreneurs and the main government officials responsible for economic management.

The conferences took place in the auditorium of the main hall (Hall 2) and were broadcast live on the official HANNOVER MESSE website.

Here is a brief summary of the 10 conferences and the complete videos.

 

02.Jun.2022 11:00 GMT+1 Hannover Exhibition Center

The HANNOVER MESSE’22, which had the largest ever participation of Portuguese companies, closes today, June 2nd. At the Closing Press Conference Portugal will give a closing speech.

Very positive balance for Portuguese companies

The more than one hundred Portuguese companies attending HANNOVER MESSE’22 made thousands of contacts that will result in good business follow-ups, said Luís Castro Henriques, AICEP Chairman & CEO, at the closing press conference. Engineering, Digital, Energy and Automation were the areas that sparked the greatest curiosity, in particular hydrogen and sustainability, industrial metaverse/digital twins, robotics, cybersecurity, metalworking and start-ups.

“HANNOVER MESSE is the Champions League Fair and Portuguese companies showed, once again, that they already play in this league”, said Luís Castro Henriques.

AICEP Chairman & CEO also said that HANNOVER MESSE will bring more investment to Portugal, more partnerships to the Portuguese companies and hundreds of millions of euros more in exports over the next three years.

The HANNOVER MESSE’22, which had the largest ever participation of Portuguese companies, closes today, June 2^nd.

Location: H’Up Streaming Studio (Hall 18)
Hannover Exhibition Center
Date: Thursday, 2 June 2022
Time: 11:00 a.m.–11:30 p.m.

11:00 a.m. Onuora Ogbukagu
Director Corporate Communications, Deutsche Messe AG
Welcome & Introduction

11:02 a.m. Dr. Jochen Köckler
CEO, Deutsche Messe AG
Topic: Review HANNOVER MESSE 2022 Facts & Figures

11:12 a.m. Dr. Gunther Kegel
CEO, Pepperl + Fuchs, and President, ZVEI
Topic: Review from industry’s perspective

11:17 a.m. Luís Filipe de Castro Henriques
President, AICEP – Portuguese Trade & Investment Agency
Topic: Review Partner Country Portugal

11:22 p.m. Discussion/Questions

18.Oct.2021 19:00 GMT+1 Ambassador's Residence in PT

German Delegation visits Lisbon to analyze Portuguese participation at HANNOVER MESSE’22.

The Minister President of Lower Saxony, Stephan Weil, the German Ambassador in Portugal,  Martin Ney, and CEO of the Deutsche Messe, Jochen Köckler, visits Lisbon to analyze Portuguese participation at HANNOVER MESSE’22.

01.Jun.2022 17:30 GMT+1 Portugal Central Pavilion

Meet the winners of the second edition of the annual German-Portuguese Journalism Award, which distinguishes journalistic texts published in Portugal and in Germany about the culture, society, economy and politics of the other country.

Within the scope of Portugal’s participation as a Partner Country of HANNOVER MESSE, and in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, João Gomes Cravinho, the winners of the second edition of the annual German-Portuguese Journalism Award, which distinguishes journalistic texts published in Portugal and in Germany about the culture, society, economy and politics of the other country, were awarded today.

The winners were Tobias Asmuth for his article “Das Lithium-Dilemma” (“The Lithium Dilemma”), published in Brand Eins magazine, and Maria João Guimarães, from Público newspaper, for her series of articles on the German elections. In second place were the report “Im Rausch” (“Under the effect”) by Fabian Federl, published in Süddeutsche Zeitung, and the article “Die portugiesisch-sprachigen Opfer des Rechtsextremismus” (“The Portuguese-speaking victims of the extreme right in Germany”) by Tiago Carrasco, from Público. Third prizes went to Tilo Wagner for his radio reportage on Portuguese colonial history and the problems of racism published online and to Ricardo Rodrigues for his reportage “Caixa de Problemas” (“Eine schwierige Kiste”), published in Expresso.

The winning articles are available on the Prize’s website.

The award is an initiative of the Association of St. Bartholomew of the Germans in Lisbon in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Portugal, the German-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry/AHK Portugal, the German Central Office for Tourism in Portugal, Camões Berlin, and the Delegation of Portuguese Tourism in Germany and is supported by the German Embassy in Lisbon and the Portuguese Embassy in Berlin. Organisers are the Goethe-Institut Portugal and Camões Berlin.

Watche the video here.

16.Mar.2022 12:00 GMT+1 Digital

The HANNOVER MESSE Preview 2022 edition is a compact press event where we – together with Partner Country Portugal and 12 exhibitors – share information about HANNOVER MESSE as well as the latest industry trends.

Invitation to the digital HANNOVER MESSE Preview on 16th March 2022

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

We will once again stage HANNOVER MESSE 2022 on-site as a face-to-face event. However, we are organizing the HANNOVER MESSE Preview as a purely digital event.

The HANNOVER MESSE Preview 2022 edition is a compact press event where we – together with Partner Country Portugal and 12 exhibitors – share information about HANNOVER MESSE as well as the latest industry trends.

We cordially invite you to participate digitally in the

HANNOVER MESSE Preview on 16th March 2022 at noon CET

We start with a press conference about HANNOVER MESSE and Partner Country Portugal. Then we continue with successive ten-minute exhibitor presentations. You will find an overview of the participating exhibitors here.

Please register online by 15th March 2022 here.

Warm regards,

Your HANNOVER MESSE Press Team

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Watch the full video in english here.

Watch the full video in german here.

24.May.2022 11:00 GMT+1 IC Lounge HM Exhibition Center

AICEP Chairman & CEO, Luís Castro Henriques, was present at the press conference marking the start of HANNOVER MESSE 2022, which took place this Tuesday, 24 May, in Hannover, to present Portugal’s participation as a partner country.

AICEP Chairman & CEO, Luís Castro Henriques, was present at the press conference marking the start of HANNOVER MESSE 2022, which took place this Tuesday, 24 May, in Hannover, to present Portugal’s participation as a partner country.

Luís Castro Henriques sought to demonstrate to German and European industry why Portugal is the ideal country for partnerships and investments, with talent as the most distinctive and competitive factor.

AICEP Chairman & CEO noted that large German companies already create and produce innovative solutions in Portugal and that, at this moment, around 550 German companies are already operating in Portugal. One of those examples is Bosch, which was represented in this press conference by Rolf Najork, Member of the Board of Robert Bosch GmbH.

“In Portugal it’s not just about being “Made in Portugal”, it’s also about being “Created and Invented in Portugal”. Bosch is a great example of this. This is a company that in the last 6 years has invested more than 200 million euros in Portugal just in R&D. This is not just innovative or production facilities. These are R&D projects. Pure talent. This is what we want to show you with Portugal Makes Sense”, Luís Castro Henriques said.

The Chairman of AICEP also highlighted Portugal’s commitment to energy transition: “Portugal has been committed to energy transition for almost 20 years. Portugal is a sustainable country. 60% of our electricity production is based on renewable energies. Furthermore, Portugal is the 4th country in Europe to stop producing electricity through coal.”

HANNOVER MESSE 2022 takes place from 30 May to 2 June. Portugal is the Partner Country and is present with 109 companies from the engineering, digital, energy and automation clusters.

Location: IC Lounge
Hannover Exhibition Center
Date: Tuesday, 24 May 2022
Time: 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

11:00 a.m. Onuora Ogbukagu
Director Corporate Communications, Deutsche Messe AG
Welcome & Introduction

11:05 a.m. Dr. Jochen Köckler
CEO, Deutsche Messe AG
Topic: HANNOVER MESSE 2022 Facts & Figures

11:20 a.m. Luís Filipe de Castro Henriques
President, AICEP – Portuguese Trade & Investment Agency
Topic: Partner Country Portugal

11:35 a.m. Rolf Najork
Member of the Board of Management, Robert Bosch GmbH
Topic: Industrial Transformation

11:50 p.m. Discussion/Questions

Followed by: Lunch

Watch the online broadcast here.

 

30.May.2022 09:00 GMT+1 HANNOVER MESSE

Opening Walkabout of the Exhibition grounds and Official Opening Partner Country exhibition (Hall 2) with the presence of the German Chancellor and the Prime Minister of Portugal.

Hannover Fair kicks off at the Portugal Pavilion

The Portuguese Prime Minister, the German Chancellor and AICEP Chairman & CEO today kicked off this year’s edition of HANNOVER MESSE, the largest industrial technology fair in the world, of which Portugal is partner country.

António Costa and Olaf Scholz stated their confidence in the potential of the Hannover fair for a more sustainable and efficient future and in the strengthening of economic relations between Portugal and Germany.

The welcome ceremony, held at the central Portugal Pavilion, opened with a speech by Luís Castro Henriques, AICEP Chairman & CEO, who explained to the audience the reasons why Portugal makes sense to invest, to make partnerships and to innovate. Portugal Makes Sense is the motto that Portugal takes to Hannover Messe along with 109 Portuguese companies, the largest participation ever.

The Prime Minister and the German Chancellor also visited several Portuguese companies that are in Hanover to exhibit the best that the country does and also German companies with innovative solutions created in Portugal.

Watch the video here.

24.May.2022 09:00 GMT+1 Braga, Aveiro, Sintra

Portugal’s Prime Minister António Costa will meet with national entrepreneurs participating in the world’s largest industrial fair.

The first meeting will be held on May 13 in Braga and will bring together 42 companies (20 from Porto, 20 from Braga, 1 from Guarda and 1 from Bragança).

This will be followed by a meeting on May 18 in Aveiro, where the Prime Minister will meet with representatives from 39 companies (35 from Aveiro, 2 from Coimbra and 2 from Viseu).

The last meeting will take place on May 24, in Sintra, and will include 28 companies (17 from Lisbon, 9 from Leiria, 1 from Santarém and 1 from Setúbal).

01.Jul.2021 10:00 GMT+1 Porto, Aveiro

CCILA, in collaboration with AIMMAP, is promoting, from July 1st, a series of awareness-raising to inform and prepar Portuguese companies interested in participating at the HANNOVER MESSE 2022.

The German-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCILA), in collaboration with AIMMAP – Associação dos Industriais Metalúrgicos, Metalomecânicos e Afins de Portugal, is promoting, from July 1st, a series of awareness-raising meetings aimed at informing and preparing Portuguese companies interested in participating at the HANNOVER MESSE 2022, the world’s largest industry fair in which Portugal will be a partner country. These meetings will take place until the end of October, in Porto and Aveiro.

Summary Conference HANNOVER MESSE 2022

29.May.2022 18:00 GMT+1 Hannover Congress Centre

The Opening Ceremony of HANNOVER MESSE took place on Sunday, 29 May 2022, at 6:00 pm, at the Hannover Congress Centre (HCC). The German Chancellor and the Prime Minister of Portugal attended the event.

Speakers & Program of the Opening Ceremony

Belit Onay
Mayor and CEO of the City of Hannover

Karl Haeusgen
President of the Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA)

Presentation of the HERMES AWARD
International Technology Award of HANNOVER MESSE

Bettina Stark-Watzinger
Federal Minister of Education and Research

H.E. António Costa
Prime Minister of the Portuguese Republic

Olaf Scholz
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Watche the video of the Portugal Prime Minister here.

Watch the Portugal Makes Sense concept video here.

30.May.2022 09:30 GMT+1 Portuguese Halls

Starting at the Pavilion of Portugal, Prime Minister António Costa and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz officially opened the Hannover fair today visiting Portuguese and German companies from the most representative sectors of activity.

Starting at the Pavilion of Portugal, Prime Minister António Costa and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz officially opened the Hannover fair today, visiting Portuguese and German companies from the most representative sectors of activity at this year’s edition of the world’s largest industrial fair.

Portuguese Prime Minister visited all the Portuguese companies participating in the fair, present in the pavilions of engineering, digital, automation and energy.

Watch here some moments of the Opening Walkabout.

01.Jun.2022 18:30 GMT+1 Portugal Central Pavilion at HM

At Partner Country Night there was time for music, food and lots of fun.

At Partner Country Night there was time for music, food and lots of fun. Watch the video here.

01.Jun.2022 15:30 GMT+1 Hannover Exhibition Center

Conferences Portugal Makes Sense

30 May

13h00 Energy Technological breakthroughs in Utilities
EDP Renováveis, Galp Energia, REN, Enercon

14h00 Tech Transfer Nuno Mendonça, Univ of Coimbra

14h20 Vocational Training José Novais da Fonseca, CENFIM

14h40 From Deep Sea to Space Tiago Rebelo, CeiiA

15h00 Innovative Textiles António Bráz Costa, CITEVE

15h30 Why Portugal & Germany: Bilateral investment cases in industry

Chairman & CEO, AICEP, Luís Castro Henriques
President, GTAI, Robert Hermann
Case 1: Schmitt, Sohn Elevators, Miguel Leichsenring Franco
Case 2: Omnidea, Nuno Fernandes
Case 3: Critical Manufacturing, Francisco Almada Lobo
Case 4: TeamViewer, Mike Eissele
Moderator: Hans-Joachim Böhmer, AHK Portugal

17h00 Tech centers for the industry, Produtech, Pedro Rocha

17h20 Sines Tech Innovation and Data Center Hub aicep Global Parques, Filipe Costa

31 May

09h00 Technological Partnerships for Success 

Minister of the Economy and Maritime Affairs, A. Costa Silva + Executive Board Member of DIHK, Volker Treier
German Ambassador to Portugal, Martin Ney + Portuguese Ambassador to Germany, F. Ribeiro de Menezes
Case 1: Bosch, Carlos Ribas, Celoplás, João Cortez
Case 2: Siemens, Pedro Pires de Miranda, INTROSYS, Nuno Flores
Case 3: Rocket Factory Augsburg, Jörn Spurmann, CeiiA, Tiago Rebelo
Moderator: Carlos Pacheco, AICEP

11h00 Technological frontiers in renewables 

Secretary of State for Environment and Energy, João Galamba
Univ. Porto, Photovoltaic Energy, Adélio Mendes, P.h.D
Case 1: EDP Renewables, Miguel Stilwell de Andrade
Case 2: GALP, José Veiga de Macedo
Case 3: Fusion Fuel, Nuno Filipe
Case 4: P2X-Europe, Christoph Weber
Moderator: Heiko Staubitz, GTAI

12h30 Digital Solutions Health Cluster Portugal, Patrícia Patrício

13h00 Automation & Robotics
Selmatron, Introsys

14h00 Engineered Parts and Solutions at the core of Portugal’s industrial DNA 

Secretary of State for the Economy, João Neves
Executive Vice President for Innovation, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Alexander Kurz
President, AIMMAP, Vítor Neves
Managing Director, Fraunhofer Portugal, Liliana Ferreira
Case 1: ADIRA, Miguel Gil Mata
Case 2: Sonae Capital/Schmidt Light Metal, Patrícia Villas-Boas
Case 3: Leica Portugal, Pedro Oliveira
Moderator: Miguel Franco, AHK Portugal

15h30 Industry 4.0: meet Industry Innovators

General Manager, COTEC, Jorge Portugal
Cases: BRAMP, HFA, ISQ

17h00 Startup Portugal Smart Manufacturing Startup
Ecosystem in Portugal

1 June

09:30 Digital Ecosystems
Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Administrative
Modernisation, Mário Campolargo
Managing Director, Fraunhofer Portugal, Liliana Ferreira
Cases: INESC-TEC, Critical Manufacturing, Partnership
Siemens, Infraspeak, Neadvance

11:00 Smart City Startups in Portugal

12:00 Digital
Altice labs, Wavecom, Neadvance, Foodintech

13h00 Industrial equipments
ADIRA, Balanças Marques

13h30 Technical textiles
TMG

14:00 Mobility – New energy charging solutions
Minister for Science and Technology, Elvira Fortunato
Cases: REN, Efacec, PRF

15:30 Engineering & Tooling
Secretary of State for Internationalisation,
Bernardo Ivo Cruz
Cefamol, Manuel Oliveira, Centimfe, Rui Tocha
Cases: Iberomoldes, Celoplás, Soplast

17:00 Portuguese-German Journalism Award

18:30 Partner Country Night

2 June

09h30 Autonomous Driving and Connectivity
President, COMPETE 2020, Nuno Mangas
Cases: Bosch, CEiiA, Continental Engineering Solutions

11h00 Portugal as Digital Nation ANETIE

11h30 Portugal Bike Value ABIMOTA

12h00 Electrical products
Fisola
Metal products
ETMA

12h30 Electrical products
EXATRONIC

12h45 – 13h00
Technical Textiles
TMG

14h15 Industrial equipments
Balanças Marques

15h30 Role of SMEs in deglobalisation context 

15:30 Role of SMEs in a deglobalisation context
Secretary of State for Internationalisation,
Bernardo Ivo Cruz
CEO IAPMEI, Francisco Sá
Director General of International Markets, BVMW,
Reinhold von Ungern-Sternberg
Cases: Soplast, Kegelmann Technik, Infinite Foundry, soft4 Automation GmbH

See the full programme of the fair on the HANNOVER MESSE website.

01.Jun.2022 16:00 GMT+1 Portugal Central Pavilion

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, João Gomes Cravinho, and the Minister of Economy and Maritime Affairs, António Costa Silva visited the Portugal Pavilion at HANNOVER MESSE 2022.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, João Gomes Cravinho, and the Minister of Economy and Maritime Affairs, António Costa Silva, accompanied by the Secretary of State for Internationalisation, Bernardo Ivo Cruz, the Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Administrative Modernisation, Mário Campolargo, the Portuguese Ambassador in Berlin, Francisco Ribeiro de Menezes, and AICEP Chairman & CEO, Luís Castro Henriques, visited the Portugal Pavilion today at the Hannover Messe’22.

Gomes Cravinho learned about the innovative projects and solutions of Portuguese and German companies with investments in Portugal on display in this space, and then visited some of the stands of the 109 Portuguese companies present at the largest industrial technology fair in the world.

Also present were the German Ambassador in Portugal, Martin Ney, and Mafalda Gramaxo and Hans-Joachim Böhmer, respectively from AIMMAP and the German-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, AICEP’s partners in organising Portugal’s participation in this fair.

29.May.2022 15:00 GMT+1 Kuppel Room, IC HM Exhibition Center

Prime Minister António Costa met today with the Portuguese businessmen participating in the HANNOVER MESSE ’22, at the Exhibition Centre.

Prime Minister António Costa met today with the Portuguese businessmen participating in the HANNOVER MESSE ’22, at the Exhibition Centre, where the world’s largest industrial technology fair will take place from 30 May.

António Costa spoke of the importance of this participation for the national economy and for the 109 Portuguese companies that are coming to Hannover with innovative solutions and technologies in the areas of engineering, digital, energy and automation. Also present at the meeting were the Minister of Economy and Maritime Affairs, António Costa e Silva, and AICEP Chairman & CEO, Luís Castro Henriques.

Watch the António Costa speech here.

Watch the António Costa e Silva speech here.

Watch theLuís Castro Henriques speech here.