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In 2008, the II Cycle of Conferences commenced, dedicated to envisaging the development of the city, under the title “Lisbon 2020 – A Competitive Metropolis”. It consisted of a set of four sessions with the following themes: “Lisbon – A Central or Peripheral Metropolis”, “Lisbon – An Iberian and Atlantic Metropolis”, “Lisbon – A Crossroads of Cultures”, and “Lisbon – A Competitive Metropolis”.
The aim was to create an opportunity for critical analysis and debate among various renowned stakeholders, with the purpose of contributing to the reinforcement of an active, participatory, and committed awareness in the definition of the City for the following decade.
The first session questioned the theme: “Lisbon – A Central or Peripheral Metropolis?”, having as Moderator Engr. Álvaro Pinto Correia, President of the Foundation; and as participants, Prof. Dr João Ferrão, Secretary of State for Spatial Planning and Cities, Arch. Manuel Salgado, Councillor of the Lisbon City Council, and Prof. Engineer Fernando Nunes da Silva of the Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon.
The second conference of this II Cycle, “Lisbon – An Iberian and Atlantic Metropolis”, featured Ambassador Eugénio Anacoreta Correia as moderator. The following guest speakers participated: Prof. Dr Elisa Ferreira, Member of the European Parliament; Admiral Nuno Vieira Matias (former CEMA), Visiting Professor at the Catholic University of Portugal; and Prof. Dr Jorge Gaspar, of the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon.
The third conference, “Lisbon – A Crossroads of Cultures”, featured Prof. Dr Ernâni Rodrigues Lopes, President of the Foundation’s Supervisory Board, as moderator. The speakers were: Prof. Dr Adriano Moreira, President of the Academy of Sciences; Dr Rosário Farmhouse, High Commissioner for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities; and Monsignor Vítor Feytor Pinto, Parish Priest of Campo Grande.
