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| Founded | 2009 in Estoril, Portugal |
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Estoril Conferences is an international platform that held in Cascais, Portugal since 2009. The Conferences have been attended by Nobel Prize laureates and current and former Heads of State. The events provides a platform to promote an open dialogue on global challenges. The 7th Edition of the Estoril Conferences will take place in 1-2 September 2022.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
History
editThe first edition was held in 2009 in Cascais, Portugal, since then it is taking place biannually. Since 2009, the conferences has attracted more than 9,000 participants from over 70 countries.[8]
Editions
edit- 1st Edition, Global Challenges, Local Answers, May 2009
- 2nd Edition, From Cascais to the World, May 2011
- 3rd Edition, The Importance of the Youth, May 2013
- 4th Edition, A Global Dialogue, May 2015
- 5th Edition, Change the World, May 2017
- 6th Edition, Empowering Humanity: From Local to Global Justice, May 2019
- 7th Edition, The Purpose Generation. Becoming the Change makers of Tomorrow, September 2022
Speakers
editFrom the 1st edition onward, several renowned speakers have attended the Estoril conferences, some of those include: Tony Blair, Mikhail Gorbachev, Edward Snowden, Madeleine Albright, Frederik de Klerk, Herman Van Rompuy, Lech Walesa, Shirin Ebadi, Christopher Pissarides, Nouriel Roubini, Mohamed ElBaradei, Dominique de Villepin among others.[9][10][11]
Awards
editSince the 1st Edition in 2009, Estoril conferences have awarded prizes in the category of written work to different authors. The conferences also highlights several local projects, initiatives and practices under Estoril Local Answers Award. In addition to that, the conferences has provided research grants to students under 30 for their research project proposals, presented in Portuguese.[8][12]
See Also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gorbachev e Viktor Orbán vão às conferências do Estoril em Maio". www.jornaldenegocios.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Cinco prémios Nobel nas Conferências do Estoril 2013 - Globo - DN". web.archive.org. 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "Speech by Princess Laurentien, Estoril Conferences - Het Koninklijk Huis". web.archive.org. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ ""Solução para Chipre foi terrível", diz Nobel da Economia - Economia - DN". web.archive.org. 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "ionline". ionline (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "Nobel da Paz Shirin Ebadi pede ao Ocidente que faça mais contra os ditadores - SIC Notícias". web.archive.org. 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "2022 | Nova SBE organiza Conferências do Estoril | Câmara Municipal de Cascais". www.cascais.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ a b "2022 | Nova SBE organiza Conferências do Estoril | Câmara Municipal de Cascais". www.cascais.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Only Political Action Can Mitigate the Disastrous Effects of Pegasus Spyware". The Wire. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ News, A. B. C. "Madeleine Albright: Trump 'most undemocratic' president in US history". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Gorbachev e Viktor Orbán vão às conferências do Estoril em Maio". www.jornaldenegocios.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "Estoril Conferences - A Future of Hope". Estoril Conferences - A Future of Hope. Retrieved 2022-01-28.