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BRIEF OVERVIEW PLATFORM FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH (PCS)

www.crescimentosustentavel.org

PLATFORM FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

1. ABOUT US AND OUR MISSION The Plataforma para o Crescimento Sustentável (PCS)/Platform for Sustainable Growth was launched in October 2011 as an independent, non-profit organization, with no party affiliation. With active public participation and in coordination with national and international R&D centres and think tanks, the PCS aims to contribute towards establishing a sustainable development model, with the following mission: a) Identifying, discussing and supporting public policy measures towards sustainable growth in Europe and particularly in . b) Discussing EU policy and actively contributing towards a green, inclusive, smart and competitive Europe, while strengthening European integration. c) Designing and supporting new strategies on capacity building in developing countries. The official launch of the Platform for Sustainable Growth was attended by the Academia, private sector, NGO’s and government, and received wide media coverage and had the Portuguese Prime-Minister, Mr. , as the keynote speaker at this inaugural event. The founder of PCS, Moreira da Silva, is at present the Portuguese Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Environment. PCS engages almost 400 members – recognized leaders and experts from private sector, academia, government and NGOs – working, as volunteers, within six working groups – Knowledge, Well Being, Sustainability, Competiveness, Global Challenges and Citizenship, Democracy and Freedom – and 27 sub-areas. At the Advisory Board, chaired by Francisco Pinto Balsemão (a former Prime-Minister of Portugal) we are honored with the presence of leaders of several think-tanks and Foundations: BRUEGEL and CEPS, from ; RESPUBLIC and REFORM, from UK; Konrad Adenauer Foundation, from Germany; ASTRID from Italy; TALLBERG Foundation, from Sweden; Club of Rome, Suisse; Luso-American Foundation and Millennium Foundation, from Portugal. The Platform was born from the belief that budgetary consolidation, while necessary, is not a sufficient condition for growth and, as a result, the country needs a new development strategy that sees beyond an economic and financial bailout. To this end, PCS committed in its foundation to produce a Report for Sustainable Growth, which sought to offer a civic response to the challenges facing the country that would transcend the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Portugal and the IMF, the and the ECB. The PCS’s Report for Sustainable Growth: a post troika strategy, released publicly on December 13, 2012, was the main result of the work initiated in October 2011 and carried out by the 400 PCS’s individual members, in their 6 27 areas, during 2011 and 2012. For over a year of work, PCS heard dozens of experts, held hundreds of meetings and brainstorming sessions, produced thousands of pages of drafts, with diagnosis and recommendations benefiting from the invaluable generosity of volunteer work of all of its members.

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Being the first of its kind in Portugal, the Report for Sustainable Growth is a bottom- up approach to the country’s main challenges, identifying policies and addressing measures considered critical to release Portugal’s growth potential. In its final version, we produced a 240-page report, identifying 27 sectorial challenges and 511 recommendations in the 6 main topical areas of each working Group (Knowledge Society; Welfare; Competitive economy; Sustainability; Global Challenges; Citizenship, Freedom and Democracy).

2. MAIN ACTIVITIES Throughout the past three years, we have held a wide range of activities including several conferences and roundtable discussions, original research and policy papers, and crowdthinking reports based on the ideas and contributions of PCS’s members.

REPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH: A POST TROIKA STRATEGY Asserting a new development model for the Country

CONTRACT FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH A more strategic and summarized report

CROWDTHINKING: Documents and reports from the voluntary contributions of the PCS members

POLICY PAPERS On the main strategic challenges facing the country

THEMATIC ROUNDTABLES On key topics to PCS

PUBLIC DISCUSSION SESSIONS Promoting the debate across the country

CONGRESS FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH For further discussion of the PCS Crowdthinking reports

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IN-HOUSE RESEARCH Original studies by visiting researchers who remain at PCS throughout the duration of each project

• Research Project 'Portugal and the European Challenge' European affairs and Portugal’s role in the process of deepening the : European citizenship, the political deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union and the impact of the election results for the future of the EU.

 Research Project ‘Games Changers – New Clusters for Growth’ Opportunities of technological change – such as technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, big data, new and nano-materials, new energy and ‘new life’ connected by real time data transmission – in tackling, and overcoming economic, environmental and social challenges, while promoting economic growth, productivity and social development.

 Research Project ‘(re)Birth: Demographic changes and societal implications’ Impact of demographic change and aging population for the country, economic growth and employment. Definition of public policy that respond to the challenges and opportunities posed by new demographic changes in Portugal and abroad.

3. GOVERNANCE PCS governance includes 4 bodies: The Executive Board chaired by Carlos Pimenta (President of the Fund NovaEnergia; former Secretary of State of Environment; former Secretary of State of Fisheries; former Member of the Portuguese Parliament; former Member of the ; former Member and rapporteur of the European Parliament and of GLOBE regarding the UN Convention on (UNFCCC) and the ; former leader of JSD – youth wing of PSD (Social Democratic Party). The Executive Board includes several current and former Portuguese MEPs, MPs, Cabinet Members and Advisors to the . The General Assembly chaired by Joana Carneiro (Director of the Berkeley Symphony). The Financial Committee, chaired by João Moreira Rato (former Director at Morgan Stanley) The Advisory Board chaired by Francisco Pinto Balsemão (President of the major media conglomerate in Portugal and former Prime-Minister of Portugal). At this Advisory we are honored with the presence of leaders of several European and International think-tanks and Foundations (including BRUEGEL and CEPS, from Belgium; RESPUBLIC and REFORM, from UK; Konrad Adenauer Foundation, from Germany; ASTRID from Italy; TALLBERG Foundation, from Sweden).

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Executive Board

President: Carlos Pimenta (President of the Fund NovaEnergia; former Secretary of State of Environment; former Secretary of State of Fisheries; former Member of the Portuguese Parliament; former Member of the European Parliament; former Member and rapporteur of the European Parliament and of GLOBE regarding the UN Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol; former leader of JSD – youth wing of PSD (Social Democratic Party)).

Secretary-general: Miguel Goulão (Economist; Member of the board of several companies)

Carla Mouro (Advisor to the President of Portugal; former President of the National Youth Council)

Carlos Coelho (Member of the European Parliament since 1999; former Secretary of State on Education; former Member of the Portuguese Parliament)

Carlos Costa Neves (Member of the Portuguese Parliament; former MEP; former Secretary of State on European Affairs; former Minister on Agriculture)

Filipa Newton (Advisor to the Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Environment)

Ivone Rocha (Lawyer)

Jorge Moreira da Silva (suspended mandate) (Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Environment and PCS founder)

Jorge Vasconcelos (Special Advisor to the EC on Development; former President of the EU Council of Energy Regulators)

José Manuel Pinto Paixão (Director of the Science Faculty at the University; former Secretary of State on Science)

Mariana Castro Henriques (Project Manager at EPAL – Water group)

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Manuel Fernandes Thomaz (Director at ADP – Water Portuguese Company; former President of the Youth League of Businessmen)

Nilza Sena (Member of the Portuguese Parliament; Vice-President of the board of PSD; Professor on Political Science at Universidade Técnica de Lisboa)

Pedro Neves Ferreira (Director at EDP – Energy of Portugal)

Rui Boavida (Journalist; Researcher and Professor on Asian Studies)

General Assembly:

President: Joana Carneiro (Director of the Berkeley Symphony) Sérgio Marques (Lawyer; former Member of the European Parliament) Isabel Abalada Matos (Lawyer)

Financial Committee:

President: João Moreira Rato (former Director at Morgan Stanley) José Maria Ribeiro da Cunha (Economist) João Luis Gonçalves (Lawyer)

Advisory Board:

Presidente: Francisco Pinto Balsemão (former Prime-Minister; Chairman of Impresa)

Anders Wijkman (Vice-President of Tallberg Foundation, Sweden; Vice-President of the Club of Rome, Switzerland; former MEP)

Andrew Haldenby (Director of the think tank REFORM, UK)

Ângelo Correia (President of the Arab - Portuguese Chamber of Commerce)

António Monteiro (Ambassador; former Foreign Affairs Minister)

Arlindo Cunha (President of the Portuguese – Spanish Foundation; former MER; former Minister on Agriculture)

Belmiro de Azevedo (Chairman of Sonae)

Carlos Carreiras (Mayor of )

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Charles Buchanan (Executive Director of the Luso American Foundation)

Conceição Lucas (Board Member, Bank Millennium BCP)

Cristina Garcia Orcoyen (Chairman of Fundacion Entorno; former MEP)

Daniel Gros (Director of CEPS)

Elliot Diringer (Vice-President of Pew Centre, USA)

Eduardo Oliveira Fernandes (Oporto University; former Secretary of State on Energy)

Fernando Nogueira (Chairman, Millennium BCP Foundation)

Franco Bassanini (Chairman of the Italian think-tank ASTRID; former Minister on Infrastructures)

Goran Carstedt (Director Clinton Foundation; former CEO of VOLVO)

Hans-Gert Poettering (Chairman Konrad Adenauer Foundation; MEP; former President of the European Parliament)

Isabel Jonet (Chairman of the NGO – Banco Alimentar contra a Fome)

Jaime Mayor Oreja (Chairman of European Ideas Network; MEP)

João Marques de Almeida (Advisor to the President of the European Commission, BEPA)

Luís Braga da Cruz (Chairman, Serralves Foundation)

Luís Cabral (New York University, USA)

Manuel Meirinho (President of the School of Social and Political Sciences, of the Technical University of Lisbon; Member of Parliament)

Matt Dann (Secretary-general of the think tank BRUEGEL)

Paulo Neves (Chairman of Instituto para a Promoção e Desenvolvimento da América Latina)

Pedro Marques Lopes (Columnist)

Phillip Blond (Director of think tank Respublica, UK)

Ricardo Reis (Columbia University, USA)

Teresa Gouveia (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation; former Minister of Foreign Affairs)

Vitor Bento (Chairman, SIBS)

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4. WORKING GROUPS PCS – Plataforma para o Crescimento Sustentável/Platform for a Sustainable Growth engages more than 400 high qualified members from academia, business and NGOs. These members are actively working in 6 Programs and 27 working groups.

Program I – Knowledge Society Emídio Gomes (Director of the Biotechnology Faculty at the Catholic University) a. Science and Higher Education Rapporteur: Manuel Miguéns (Secretary-General of the National Education Council) b. Innovation Rapporteur: Rui Ferreira (University Professor at ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon) c. Culture Rapporteur: Teresa Albuquerque (advisor to the Secretary of State of Culture) d. Education Rapporteur: Rodrigo Queiroz e Melo (President of the Private Schools Association) e. Information and Communications Technology Rapporteur: Pedro Veiga (University Professor of Computer Science at the Sciences Faculty of the University of Lisbon) f. Youth and sports Rapporteur: Carla Mouro (Advisor to the President of Portugal; former President of the National Youth Council)

Program II – Welfare Coordinator: Ana Paula Martins (Director of Institutional Relations at the National Pharmacy Association) a. Employment Rapporteur: Catarina Horta (Director at Randstadt) b. Social Security Rapporteur: Miguel Coelho (Member of the Board of the bank Montepio) c. Health Rapporteur: Ricardo Pimenta Araújo (Doctor at the Portuguese Red Cross Hospital) d. Family and Equality Rapporteur: Dália Costa (Professor on Political Science at the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa) e. Consumers Rapporteur: Pedro Neto Rodrigues (Lawyer; former MP and former President of JSD)

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Program III – Competitive Economy Coordinator: Paulo Sena Esteves (Administrator at Banco Carregosa). a. State Reform Rapporteur: Hélder Sebastião Rosalino (Administrator at ) b. Fiscal policy Rapporteur: João Taborda Gama (Advisor to the President of Portugal; Professor at the Catholic University) c. Economy Rapporteur: Pedro Fontes Falcão (Professor; Director of the MBA at ISCTE) d. Finances Rapporteur: João Moreira Rato (former Director at Morgan Stanley) e. Agriculture Rapporteur: Fernando Rego (Coordinator of Agricultural Credit Banks at National Federation of Mutual Agricultural Credit Banks) f. Infrastrutures Rapporteur: Carla Pedro (Advisor to the Minister for Regional Development)

Program IV – Sustainability Coordinator: Cristina Pinto Dias (Member of the board of CP - Comboios de Portugal) a. Environment Rapporteur: Afonso Lobato Faria (President at AdP, Águas de Portugal) b. Spatial Planning Rapporteur: Manuel Andrade Neves (Lawyer) c. Energy Rapporteur: Cristovão Byrne (Responsible for Strategic Planning at EDP – Energy of Portugal) d. Transports Rapporteur: Manuel Andrade Neves (Lawyer) e. Oceans Rapporteur: Ivone Rocha (Lawyer)

Program V – Global challenges Coordinator: Carlos Costa Neves (Member of the Portuguese Parliament; former MEP; former Secretary of State on European Affairs; former Minister on Agriculture) a. Europe Rapporteur: Maria do Carmo Marques Pinto (Lawyer; former Advisor to the President of Cataluna; former Advisor to the ) b. Globalization Rapporteur: João Relvão Caetano (Professor; Vice-Rector at Universidade Aberta)

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c. Development Rapporteur: Jorge Monteiro (Diplomatic Advisor to the President of Portugal) d. Security and defense Rapporteur: Miguel Monjardino (Professor at the Catholic University)

Program VI – Citizenship, freedom and democracy Coordinator: Nilza Sena ((Member of the Portuguese Parliament; Vice-President of the board of PSD; Professor on Political Science at Universidade Técnica de Lisboa) a. Justice Rapporteur: Helena Leitão (Judge at the Tribunal de Família e Menores de Cascais – Cascais Family and Children’s District Court) b. Institutional and political affairs Rapporteur: to be appointed c. Citizenship and participation Rapporteur: Sérgio Gomes da Silva (Director at the National Public Administration)

5. CONTACTS

Plataforma para o Crescimento Sustentável Platform for Sustainable Growth www.crescimentosustentavel.org [email protected]

Carlos Pimenta President cpimenta@crescimentosustentável.org

Marta Mucznik Research Fellow + 351 961 21 5534 [email protected]

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