January 2010

18th January

All Party Parliamentary Committee on Portugal

Reception at House of Lords for Council and Corporate Members to meet the Cross Party Parliamentary Committee on Portugal.

February 2010

3rd February

AICEP The Oceans – Portuguese Technology

Sponsored by AICEP and Barclays 

Portuguese Embassy, SW1, 2-5pm

March 2010

25th March

Portuguese Chamber’s 6th Annual Property Conference

At Pestana Chelsea Bridge Hotel, London, sponsored by Banco Santander Totta and Banco Espirito Santo. Flagship conference for all those involved in the residential and leisure tourism sector in Portugal. Speakers include the directors of Portugal’s leading tourism resorts, senior representatives of the Portuguese government, financiers, brokers, and lawyers.

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July 2010

1st July

Portuguese Chamber Annual Golf Day

Sponsored by Amendoeira Golf, Silves, Portugal

Directed at Algarve members of the PCC and their guests, this golf tournament, reception and meal allows members to network for new business and meet new contacts.

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21st July

AICEP Aeronautical at Farnborough Air Show

Sponsored by AICEP and Barclays during Farnborough Air Show

Meet Portugal’s aeronautical companies at the UK’s biggest air show. For more information call 0207 201 6666 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

August 2010

31st August

AICEP - Healthcare: Portuguese Solutions for Life

Barclays HQ, Canary Wharf, London

September 2010

17th September

Portuguese Chamber Summer Networking Lunch

Hosted by Vila Vita Parc, Porches - Algarve with John Duggan (PwC - PricewaterhouseCoopers) as our guest speaker.

Theme: “Hot topics in Portuguese Tax”

- Special Tax Regime for New Residents

- New Rules for Capital Gains Tax on shares

- Social Security changes for Business

Click here to download Presentation - Hot Topics in Portuguese Tax (John Duggan - PwC)

October 2010

1st -3rd October

Portuguese Pavilion at A Place in the Sun Live

Birmingham NEC

Chamber members are exhibiting on the stand and there is a series of daily seminars organised by the Chamber.

Exhibitors:

Hedley Properties
CSF Properties
Caixa Geral de Depositos
Four Seasons Country Club
Ericeira Properties
Vale de Oliveiras Quinta Resort and Spa
Dunas Douradas Beach Club
Cerro Novo estate agents
Pestana Golf and Beach Resorts/Own Property Worldwide

To register for your free ticket visit: www.aplaceinthesun.com/portuguesechamber 

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Click here to download Presentation: The Legal Aspects of Buying in Portugal

5th October

2010 Gala Dinner

London

Guest Speaker Ricardo Salgado, Chairman of Banco Espirito Santo

For more information call 0207 201 6638 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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13th October

Portuguese Chamber Member Showcase

Neville de Rougemont/Entreposto/Caixa Geral de Depósitos a

Portuguese Embassy, SW1 London

Portugal’s leading real estate and tourism companies presents a new project to UK agents and the property press.
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14th October

Portugal Outsourcing’s “Investor’s Day”

Organised by AICEP Global and Portuguese Chamber at Portuguese Embassy SW1

Learn why leading British firms are outsourcing their services to Portuguese companies.

For more information call 0207 201 6638 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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21st October

Portuguese Chamber Member Showcase - Pine Cliffs

Pine Cliffs at Portuguese Embassy, SW1

One of Portugal’s leading real estate and tourism companies presents itself to potential investors and the property press.
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November 2010

1st November

Portuguese Chamber/Diário Económico - "Business in Portuguese"

“Business in Portuguese” Conference at One Ropemaker Street, London, EC2Y 9SS

Mediated by the Financial Times's Portugal Correspondent Peter Wise

http://conferencias.economico.pt/eventos/conferencia-business-in-portuguese_41.html 

Guest Speakers
Dr. Luis Florindo, from AICEP, Portugal’s Foreign Investment and Trade Board
Aguinaldo Jaime, President of ANIP, Angola’s Inward Investment Agency
Paulo Moraes, Vice President of APEX, Brazil’s Foreign Investment Agency

Mira Amaral, President of BIC Portugues SA

Joaquim Paulo, Senior Partner, Deloitte

This conference and networking event brings together key financial players to discuss investing in and doing business in Portugal, Brazil and Angola.

For more information call +44 (0) 207 201 6638 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Click here to download Business in Portuguese Final Programme
Click here to download BNDES Presentation
Click here to download Deloitte Presentation
Click here to download BIC Presentation
Click here to download APEX Presentation
Click here to download Visabeira Presentation
Click here to download Diario Economico supplement 6 Nov 2010

2nd November

AICEP - Sustainability: Portuguese solutions for a better future

12.30 pm – 5.15 pm

At Barclays Global Headquarters, 1 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London

Sponsored by AICEP and Barclays

The theme for the third conference in the Innovating Portugal series will be “Sustainability: Portuguese solutions for a better Future” and will take place on the 2nd November, from 12:30 until 17:15 at Barclays Headquarters, Canary Wharf, London. It aims to reinforce business relationships between key players in the sector from Portugal and UK, as well as looking at ways to develop the synergies between both countries to improve cross border business opportunities.

The event programme consists of a networking lunch followed by a plenary session looking at investment conditions and business opportunities in Portugal and with Portuguese companies, the economic relationship between Portugal and UK, an overview on the sustainability concerns and industries in the UK and Portugal, and case studies of successful partnerships between Portuguese and British companies. At 3.15 pm take place three round-table break out sessions on Urban sustainability and Energetic Efficiency, Sustainable mobility, and the Sustainable Oceans’ exploitation. This event has the support of the British Institute for Sustainability, the Renewable Energy Association, and the Society of Maritime Industries.

For more information call 0207 201 6666 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Presentations, attendees’ list and pictures, are available to download at: http://www.portugalglobal.pt/EN/Innovating%20Portugal/Pages/SustainabilitySolutionsforabetterFuture;ActingnowthinkingintheFuture.aspx

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Click here to download Conference on Sustainability

4th November

Portuguese Chamber Algarve Gala Dinner (PCC Algarve)

Sponsored by Vila Vita Parc, Porches, Algarve – Free to Chamber members
For more information call 0207 201 6638 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Algarve Resident newspaper also covered the event: http://www.algarveresident.com/story.asp?XID=39094

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10th November

Centro Português de Estudos (CPE) Dinner

7.30pm

At Hotel Sofitel St James, 6 Waterloo Place - SW1Y 4AN

The speaker will be Mr. Fernando Ulrich, the current President of the Executive Committee of the Board of Banco BPI, Vice President of the Board of the Bank of Portuguese Investment, and Chairman of the Board of Banco de Fomento, Angola.

He will speak in English on the subject "The Portuguese Economy: perspectives within the current financial system".

The CPE is a prestigious event and it is a unique opportunity for networking, promoting and fostering friendship among Portuguese community in the United Kingdom.

The cost of the dinner will be £55 for members, £65 for non-members, £40 for students and other participants of InovContacto program. Payment should be made before the day of the event.

No admission without payment for entry to the dinner. Refunds will only be made for cancellations notified at least twenty-four hours prior to the event.

As there are a limited number of places, we recommend early booking.

To book please send e-mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) and cheque (in the name of “C.P.E”) to:

Tania Vieitas
Cameira Law
13- 15 Craven Street
London
WC2

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December 2010

9th December

PCC Council meeting and Christmas lunch 

Portal Restaurant, London EC1