Speakers

Carlos Zorrinho is a Portuguese politician and University Professor. Graduated in Business Management at the University of Évora and PhD in Information Management he is Full Professor in Business Administration Department in the University of Évora.
• 1995-1997: Member of the Portuguese Parliament; • 1997 to 1999: Coordinator of ProAlentejo - the Alentejo Integrated Development Programme; 2000-2002: Deputy Secretary of to the Minister for Internal Affairs. • 2005: National Coordinator of the Lisbon Strategy and the Technological Plan, reporting directly to the Prime Minister. • 2009 to 2011: Secretary of State for Energy and Innovation. • 2011-2014 Member of the Portuguese Parliament and Leader of the Socialist Party’s Parliamentary Group
• From 2014: Member of the European Parliament, S&D Group;- From 2014 to 2022: Head of the Portuguese Delegation- Full member of the ITRE Committee - Chair of the European Parliament's Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly - Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly - European Parliament's Standing Rapporteur on Humanitarian Aid- Substitute member in the DEVE Committee.