Nova SBE Role to Play

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Leadership & People

Getting through the pandemic with volunteering

During Covid-19, Ana wanted to help in any way. She found the project #compraaospequenos created by the Menos Hub, where she has been working during the last few months. "It was my way to fight the pandemic: to help small Portuguese businesses feel a little bit bigger."

Why do female perceptions on climate change matter?

Our alumna Inês Maria Gonçalves led a team of young women to develop a consultation on girls' unique views and perceptions of climate change.

Collaboration between Nova SBE and companies creates value in the local municipality of Cascais

Economic 1st responders & the perspective of an Alumnus, who acted as a Mentor in representation of Deloitte, partner of this initiative

Leadership & People

impACT stories #3: Everything is Possible

Round three for 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 with Salvador Mendes de Almeida, founder and president of Associação Salvador. Salvador is quadriplegic, caused by a spinal cord injury through a motorcycle accident at the mere age of 16 BUT he did not want his condition to hold him back. He created Associação Salvador with the mission of promoting the integration of people with disabilities in society and improving their quality of life.

Impactful Alumni: Meet Bárbara Leão de Carvalho

A woman of multiple skills and initiatives that breathes impact and sustainability. We recorded two videos on different projects that she brought to life; this is one of them - an Impact Investment Fund. Join us and meet her.

Leadership & People

Nova SBE for Peace and Togetherness

Though we come together to create a better future, it is now at risk unless we choose to fight for it. Our hearts go out to the people of Ukraine, who are enduring this unimaginable suffering and remain committed to education as a bridge to a better and more peaceful world. Now more than ever. And this is our Role to Play.

Leadership & People

Impactful Alumni: Meet Sara Barreto

Nova SBE Alumna, Harvard Business School Alumni, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, CEO of Um Pequeno Gesto and A Little Gesture UK. Creator of the Make Space for Growth women-focused blog and community.

From NOVAFRICA, Nova SBE to Royal Holloway, University of London!

Read the testimony written by Nova SBE NOVAFRICA Knowledge Center PhD candidate, Inês Vilela, about her experience as a PhD student at Nova SBE NOVAFRICA Knowledge Center

Entrepreneurship

What if we could live our dreams while we were awake?

What if we didn't have to fall asleep to live our dreams? Better - what if in we could even contribute to other’s dreams in real life? This is the reality MOVE taught me to build and that I preserved at menos.

Leadership & People

Impactful Alumni: Meet Cristina Almeida

Cristina Almeida is the Head of Platform at Maze. Maze is a venture by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - an impact investment firm that accelerates and invests in solutions solving for social and environmental challenges.

impACT stories #5: Better Business for a Better World - the B Corp Movement

For this semester’s last edition of the impACT Stories, Nova Social Consulting brought a group of speakers who understood the value of corporate sustainability for their business! What do an investment firm, a family-run vineyard and a B2B digital food marketplace have in common? They are all Portuguese B-Corps!

Diogo Silva, activist for climate justice: "the challenge of our generation"

His name is Diogo Silva, he is 28 years old and he is an activist for climate justice.

Impactful Alumni: Meet Joana Dias da Cunha

Nova SBE is running an Alumni Video Series to showcase how they are contributing to the SDG Agenda at a professional level. Joana Dias da Cunha is our first speaker: Founder & CEO at Fair Bazaar & Fair News, she is also a sustainability advocate, climate optimist, and social entrepreneur.

Impactful Alumni: Meet Bárbara Leão de Carvalho

A woman of multiple skills and initiatives that breathes impact and sustainability. We recorded two videos on different projects that she brought to life; this is one of them. Join us and meet her.

Leadership & People

impACT stories #2: Are we working on the right side?

The initiative continues: after a successful launch, 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 go into round two so we can all find our #roletoplay. For more discourse about impact, how to seek it, and how to really live it, Joe Santos, co-founder of Vencer Autismo and international speaker, will inspire each of us to think about the question: “Are We Working on the Right Side?” during his talk.

Tabanca de Suzana, a magical place: My Summer Research Internship

A testimony of Simão Paiva a student that had the opportunity to participate in Nova SBE NOVAFRICA Knowledge Center Summer Research Internships 2019. A unique experience in Guinea-Bissau.

Impactful Alumni: Meet Diogo Silva

Nova SBE Alumnus, Collaborative Innovation Expert & Impact Storyteller, Climate Change Activist, Global Changemaker, and many more.

PhD Series - Meet Fahiz Baba-Yara

Fahiz Baba-Yara started his PhD journey in Economics and Finance in 2015. His research focus on finance, specifically how machine learning models help us make better this decision and how we can improve the forecasting ability of these machine learning models. Fahiz is now heading forward to Indiana University as Assistant Professor from next semester.

Impactful Alumni – Meet Diego Tremiterra

Diego Tremiterra is the co-founder of Lykeion – a financial platform and newsletter with weekly explorations covering the Intersection of Business, Finance & Geopolitics. It is read by hedge fund managers in New York & digital nomads in Costa Rica. Join us and meet him, and don't miss the opportunity to subscribe and be weekly updated!

Meet Catarina Ferreira, alumna of Nova SBE and founder of “The Walk”

Catarina Pinto Ferreira recently introduced a new brand to the fashion market: The Walk. Designed by her, it is based on principles promoting sustainability and promising to reduce excessive consumption.

Nova School of Business & Economics

To Nova SBE, positive impact shall have a relationship to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Our community is committed to foster dialogue and action, by disseminating knowledge, launching innovative projects, supporting organizations' transformation, and leading by example, as responsible citizens. This is the space that will provide the know-how so that the best and most innovative talent, such as yours, can play its role. If you want to lead the future and be at the forefront of change, this is your way in.

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