Education and technology. Education and creativity. Education and business. Education and family. Education for all.
After the success of the first episode, BNP Paribas presented the second episode of the Challenging the Future cycle, hosted and created by BNP Paribas Portugal.
- Should curricula be adjusted to the needs of companies?
- What tools are we giving to young people and children?
- Should tablets and technology in general be integrated into our schools?
- Artificial intelligence (and Chat GPT, among others): how can we maintain critical spirit and creativity within automatism?
- What is the role of the family?
Under the topic Education today: new frontiers?, the panel, moderated by João Miguel Tavares, discussed this and much more with recognised specialists:
- António M. Feijó: Chairman of the Board of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
- Clara Palma: Vice-President of Educational Policy at AAUL – Academic Association of the University of Lisbon
- Miguel Herdade: Associate Director of the Ambition Institute (UK)
- Susana Peralta: Associate Professor at Nova SBE
The session was held in Portuguese, in digital format.
See the full episode below
The initiative aims to be more than just a tennis tournament. It is a meeting point for hundreds of BNP Paribas teams and it helps to promote our values of cooperation and team spirit on and off the court. The winning team will represent Portugal in the Paris Final that will happen in the courts of Roland-Garros.
After a three-year break, BNP Paribas hosted the fifth edition of We Are Tennis Cup, an international tennis tournament dedicated to all Group employees, regardless of their level of experience in the sport. The objective is to create a moment where everyone can have an opportunity to play in a good, positive and open environment, while promoting the values of cooperation and team spirit on and off the court.
The first phase of the tournament took place this weekend, at the National Sports Center of Jamor, and the winning team will have the opportunity to represent Portugal in the international final in Paris, at the legendary clay courts of Roland-Garros.
“BNP Paribas is a major partner of world tennis, with a unique, long-standing commitment that began in 1973 and extends to every level of the sport – singles, doubles, wheelchair tennis, team and family sport – from beginner level up to the greatest professional tournaments. This is a particular year for BNP Paribas ´commitment because its celebrates 50 years”, explains Fabrice Segui, CEO of BNP Paribas Portugal.
“Through We Are Tennis Cup, BNP Paribas wants to ensure a unique experience for its participating teams by having the chance to compete, at the courts of the iconic Roland Garros”, concludes Fabrice.
The long term commitment to tennis is part of the Group’s purpose, with a strong pledge make it accessible to as many people as possible, in particular younger generations, reinforcing its corporate engagement culture.
BNP Paribas has reinforced its strategic commitment to culture and on the seventh art by sponsoring the French Cinema Festival once again, which will take place from October 26 to November 20, in Lisbon.
By sponsoring the French Cinema Festival BNP Paribas is in line with the Group’s global strategy, which has been supporting this industry for the last 20 years, and which sees creativity and innovation as fundamental and shared values of its operations, consolidating its role as the largest European Bank dedicated to film sponsorship. This funding comes at a time of transformation for the film industry, which had to overcome many difficulties during the pandemic period, with many cinemas closed and productions delayed and cancelled all over the world.
“The innovative and disruptive spirit that cinema brings every day is part of the values shared by BNP Paribas, which values the role of culture as an essential feature of any society. We believe in the work of the French Film Festival as one of the fundamental stages in the expansion of French and European cinema, allowing easier access to projects that may not reach the generalized circuit of world cinema,” says Nicolas Barbier, Head of Company Engagement – BNP Paribas Portugal. “It is our intention to maintain this focus on culture, seeking to support the development of national and global talent, so that their creative vision can reach everyone, and be for everyone”.
French Cinema Festival is taking place from North to South of the country.
The 23rd French Film Festival will take place from October 26 to November 20, 2022, and will travel through ten national cities, helping the projects to reach all Portuguese citizens.
This way, the cities of Almada, Coimbra, Évora, Faro, Funchal, Lagos, Lisboa, Oeiras, Porto and Viseu are going to welcome the French Cinema Festival, after two years in which the sessions were conditioned by the effects of the pandemic.
On this year’s program, we highlight the presentation of national premieres; new films, a new section dedicated to gastronomy and a documentary programmed in partnership with the Association du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion (ACID). In total, more than 80 films will be screened, for all those interested in knowing a little more about what is done in French-speaking cinema.
This edition is even more special since the festival is part of the Portugal-France Season 2022, an initiative that aims to highlight the proximity and friendship that unite the two countries.
The French Cinema Festival is organized by the production company Jangada, in collaboration with the French Embassy, the Institut Français du Portugal, and the network of Alliances Françaises in Portugal.
The sessions can be viewed in the following rooms:
LISBON
26th October to 6th of November ─ Cinema São Jorge
2nd to 30th of November ─ Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema
8th to 11th of November ─ Cinema NOS Amoreiras
ALMADA
26th to 28th of October ─ Auditório Fernando Lopes-Graça
COIMBRA
26th to 29th of October ─ Teatro Académico de Gil Vicente (TAGV)
OEIRAS
27th to 30th of October ─ Auditório Municipal Eunice Muñoz
17th to 20th of November ─ Cinema NOS Oeiras Parque
PORTO
7th to 12th November ─ Teatro Municipal do Porto – Rivoli
10th to 15th of November ─ Cinema Trindade
17th to 20th of November ─ Cinema NOS Alameda
FARO
17th to 20th of November ─ Cinema NOS Fórum Algarve
VISEU
17th to 20th of November ─ Cinema NOS Forum Viseu
ÉVORA
17th to 20th of November ─ Cinema NOS Évora Plaza
LAGOS
15th, 16th, 17th and 19th of November ─ Biblioteca Municipal de Lagos
FUNCHAL
17th to 20th of November ─ Cinema NOS Fórum Madeira
For more information about the French Film Festival, check out the official site: here.
BNP Paribas Portugal promotes the 7th edition of the “Diversity Week”, from 11th to 14th of October, to celebrate an inclusive culture. This internal event celebrates diversity in order to enhance the importance of encouraging an inclusive working and culture environment.
This year’s edition hosts internal meetings with a particular focus on technology, highlighting how artificial intelligence, augmented reality or digital tools can contribute and become important allies in developing a fairer society with more and better opportunities for all.
This initiative illustrates a committed and responsible policy on Diversity & Inclusion, which has guided BNP Paribas actions. For more than 15 years, the Group has set up a dedicated committee composed by 40 directors in the area of diversity, representing the 68 countries from all business lines.
A number of initiatives are held to promote Diversity & Inclusion throughout the year, such as the creation and integration of different collaborative communities focused on several aspects of the Group’s diversity policy:
- Pride
- Together
- All Abroad
- Women in Cyber
- BOLD
In 2021, BNP Paribas Portugal developed this initiative with a number of workshops, discussions and panels to celebrate all the differences and to contribute to a positive mental health.
Date: 29 March, 1pm-4pm
Venue: BNP Paribas Torre Ocidente (BNP Paribas Headquarters, Lisbon)
The event aims to communicate job offers available at BNP Paribas, focusing on people with disabilities who seek to integrate or reintegrate the labour market.
In order to cultivate an open and positive work environment, BNP Paribas is organizing “Ability Day”, a job fair that will showcase all the job offers available at the Bank with the aim of encouraging applications from people with different types of disabilities. This fair, scheduled for March 29 and running from 1 pm to 4 pm, will be attended by 12 Associations and 24 Universities, thus seeking to reach as many people as possible. Registrations are open here.
The event will be an opportunity for all participants to meet some of the teams that are hiring as well as talk with BNP Paribas’ recruitment team to clarify doubts and curiosities about what it is like to work at the Bank. The goal is to ensure that, after these moments of sharing and discussion, potential candidates can be fast-tracked to recruitment processes.
“Ability Day” is mainly aimed at people with disabilities, including visual impairment, hearing impairment, motor disability or autism spectrum disorders, as well as Associations and entities that promote the integration of these people in the labour market.
“We held this event to communicate the existing job positions available at the Bank while showing that they are open to everyone. We believe that, in this way, we can fight against prejudice in a very concrete way showing that people with disabilities can, of course, be incorporated into the labour market” says Carla Jorge da Costa, Head of Recruitment and Talent Sourcing at BNP Paribas Portugal.
Diversity and Inclusion are fundamental vectors in BNP Paribas’ DNA
This initiative is part of a committed and responsible Diversity & Inclusion policy that has guided BNP Paribas’ operations for several years. In this context, the Bank promotes various initiatives, including being a signatory to the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Global Business and Disability Network Charter. With this action, BNP Paribas promotes the employment of people with disabilities, takes measures to ensure job retention and encourages universal accessibility, having signed its 4th agreement in 2020 to renew its commitment to the professional integration of people with disabilities.
In its first edition this year, “Ability Day” aims to raise awareness that job openings are available to all potential candidates.
“By holding this event, we want to communicate open positions we have available and, at the same time, demonstrate that we have the conditions to receive everyone who wishes to apply” says Sylvie Le Pottier, Head of Human Resources at BNP Paribas Portugal. “We have partnerships with different associations that allow us to work on an inclusive recruitment programme and we are very proud to have so many entities with us at this fair, like Associação Salvador, ASHBIP, Café Joyeux and many others. At the Bank, we work every day to ensure a genuine culture of diversity and inclusion, ensuring equal opportunities for all candidates“, Sylvie concludes.
With 12 Associations confirmed, this fair organized by BNP Paribas aims to reach the largest number of people, Associations and even organizations. If you would like to participate, please click the link below:
Aiming to promote a fairer and more inclusive society, we challenged different entities and partners to a conversation about how we can, among all, effectively contribute towards the inclusion of various forms of diversity, keeping the focus on valuing individuality.
On 31 March, at 10am (Lisbon Time), we will talk about plurality and the acceptance of diversity in the job market, at the conference “Palco para Todos” (Stage for All), an online event open to the public, upon previous registration.
Moderated by BNP Paribas, in this conversation we will be joined by JRS Portugal – Jesuit Refugee Service, sharing their vast work in the integration of refugees into Society; Café Joyeux with the perspective of including neuro-diverse people in the job market; Rock in Rio, showing the importance of social inclusion and the fundamental role of organisations towards social inclusion in their surrounding communities; Associação Salvador, on the inclusion of people with physical disabilities; and, finally, a perspective on gender brought to us by the HeForShe Movement.
Speakers:
- Catarina Lima – Coordinator of the JRS refugee reception programme and Responsible for the Technical Secretariat of the Portuguese Refugee Support Platform (PAR);
- Dussu Djabula – HeForShe Lisboa Regional President;
- Filipa Pinto Coelho – President of the Board of Directors of VilacomVida and Executive President of Café Joyeux;
- Roberta Medina – Executive Vice-President of Rock in Rio;
- Salvador Mendes de Almeida – President and Founder of Associação Salvador.
Moderation: Luciana Peres – Head of Corporate and Social Responsibility | Diversity & Inclusion at BNP Paribas Portugal.
As part of its commitment to digital transformation as a source of continuous improvement of clients experience, BNP Paribas has identified Technology as one of the three strategic pillars of the recently announced 22-25 Strategic Plan.
In Portugal, particularly, this focus has resulted in the continuous improvement of our operational models, the fulfillment of an ambitious transformation plan as well as the creation and implementation of digital solutions for our business, clients and partners.
With this in mind, and aiming to better understand the evolution of Artificial Intelligence, starting from the laboratory and academia to its practical application in different business sectors, BNP Paribas is organising an online roundtable called Inteligência Artificial: do laboratório à sociedade, taking place on 24 February, at 10:00, having invited renowned experts, aiming to analyse the impact of artificial intelligence in different sectors, whether in client service, operating models, automation, or in complex decision-making processes.
Members of the panel will be:
- Francisca Leite, Directora Executiva – Hospital da Luz Learning Health
- Arlindo Oliveira, President of INESC TEC (Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science) and Distinguished Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico
- Rui Lopes, Technical Manager – Artificial Inteligence from Critical Software
moderated by Diogo Malato Moura, Head of Global Markets of BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking.
The session will be held via live streaming, upon prior registration HERE
Please note that the session will be held in Portuguese, but will be later shared with English subtitles.
The third edition of Leading Change 2021, the yearly BNP Paribas Portugal exclusive thought leadership client event dedicated to promoting sustainable business, took place on Thursday, 28 October, at Palácio de Conde D’Óbidos in Lisbon
This year, under the title Leading Change Towards a Sustainable Future, we aimed at gathering our key strategic clients and partners to explore how we can deliver a sustainable future together, in particular, considering the significant changes that our living context has suffered recently.
Our flagship session included a keynote speech from Philippe Joubert, Senior Advisor and Special Envoy Energy and Climate at WBCSD, Executive Chairman of the Global Electricity Initiative at the World Energy Council, Founder & CEO of Earth on Board – an ecosystem of sustainability actors dedicated to help Boards to put sustainability at the centre of their company strategy –, who shared his perspective on what should be the moral, ethical and economic context for business to achieve the desired sustainable future.
Then, António Miguel, Founder and Managing Director of Maze, moderated a panel discussion about the role of innovation in what concerns fostering sustainability, counting with the panelist experts Stephan Morais, Co-Founder and Managing General Partner at Indico Capital Partners, Nathalie Ballan, Founder Sair da Casca and Sustainability Activist and Pedro Rocha Vieira, Co-founder & CEO at Beta-i Collaborative Innovation.
We invite you to discover some of the key messages passed on during this event, by reading the article published by Observador, our media partner for this event or watching the short video below:
The annual thought leadership event of BNP Paribas CIB, Leading Change, took place on 6 November, in Portugal. “Blue Economy: An Ocean of Opportunities?” was the theme of this year´s edition, focusing on the challenges and opportunities presented by the economy of the seas and adopting a virtual setting supported by cutting edge technology.
Counting with the presence of Craig Leeson, BNP Paribas Global Sustainability Partner, the event presented a roundtable of leading professionals working on different businesses lines connected with the economy of the seas, moderated by Pierre Rousseau, BNP Paribas Strategic Advisor for Sustainable Business Solutions. The conference closed with a special message from Peter Thomson, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, having been broadcasted live for CIB clients around the world.
BNP Paribas wants to actively participate in ocean conservation, contributing particularly to the attainment of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 14 – Life below water. Thus, this event is, once again, a living statement of BNP Paribas’ commitment in promoting a model of sustainable economic development, increasingly respecting the environment.
To find more about this event and to see of the the entire session or its’ best moments, watch the videos below:
