On 25 July, -se o 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗱𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲́ 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝘁𝗲́𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮̃𝗼 (𝗖𝗘𝗦), from DTx – Digital Transformation CoLAB, at the Azurém Campus of the University of Minho, brought together its team, associates and some guests, including the President of EEUM, Professor Pedro Arezes, for moments of reflection, sharing and action around the future of DTx’s technological innovation mission.

The event began in the Noble Auditorium, with speeches by Professor Pedro Arezes, Engineer Cândido Martins and Professor Júlio Viana, who reinforced the importance of strategic cooperation between academia and businesses for technological development.

This was followed by a pertinent analysis of the current and future paradigm of innovation, led by Professor Manuel Heitor, highlighting some of the conclusions of the report “𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻, 𝗔𝗰𝘁, 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲”.

The morning also featured an extensive exhibition of projects developed by DTx teams in partnership with their associates, fostering networking among all participants in the event, which continued during lunch, providing new ideas and opportunities for collaboration.

In the afternoon, André Matos, CEO of DTx, presented the vision for Fábrica do Alto, highlighting the future CoLAB facilities, as well as the Executive Board’s strategy for the 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼́𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗗𝗧𝘅 for the period 2026-2030. This 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘢𝘱 was detailed by technical area by the coordinators, Ana Colim, Duarte Fernandes, Paulo Pedrosa, Ricardo Rodrigues, Ph.D., Vitor Silva and Armindo Lobo (representing Nuno M. C. da Costa).

The event closed with an essential perspective on the intersection between Geopolitics, Innovation and Defence, in a presentation by Commander Carlos Santos Fernandes that captured the attention of everyone present.

The School of Engineering congratulates DTx for organising this event and everything it has provided to our academic community.