Interregional Governance, Cohesion and Sustainability:
Overcoming Territorial Inequalities for a Balanced Future
June 30 - July 3, 2026 | Polytechnic University of Cávado and Ave, Barcelos, Portugal
Local Organizing Committee
Management School and Research Centre on Accounting and Taxation (CICF); Polytechnic University of Cávado and Ave (IPCA)
Patrícia Gomes, CICF/IPCA
Sandra Cunha, ESG/IPCA
Alexandrino Ribeiro, ESG/IPCA
Irene Portela, ESG/IPCA
Laurentina Vareiro, ESG/IPCA
Sónia Monteiro, CICF/IPCA
Maria do Carmo Castro Correia, ESG/IPCA
João Leitão, APDR President
Elisabete Martins, APDR Secretary
Scientific committee
Abdellatif Khattabi, Ecole Nationale Forestiere d'Ingenieurs, Morocco
Adriano Pimpão, University of Algarve, Portugal
Alberto Franco, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), USA
Alexandrino Ribeiro, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Ana Dias, University of Porto, Portugal
Ana Lisboa, Politécnico de Leiria – ESTG e CARME, Portugal
Ana Lopes, Politécnico de Leiria – ESTG e CARME, Portugal
Ana Rita Cruz, University of Algarve, Portugal
Ana Sargento, Politécnico de Leiria – ESTG e CARME, Portugal
Ana Vinuela, University of Oviedo, Spain
André Torre, Paris-Saclay University, INRAE, France
Andrea Caragliu, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Annekatrin Niebuhr, Kiel University, Germany
António Almeida, University of Madeira, Portugal
António Covas, University of Algarve, Portugal
António Pasqualetto, Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás, Brazil
Arnis Sauka, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia
Artur Cristóvão, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Artur Ochojski, University of Economics in Katowice, Poland
Aurora Teixeira, University of Porto, Portugal
Bruno Sousa, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Camilla Lenzi, Politecnico di Milano - DABC, Italy
Carla Lobo, University Portucalense, Portugal
Carlos Azzoni, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Carlos Carreira, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Carlos Gonçalves, University of Évora, Portugal
Carlos Montes Pérez, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
Cátia Crespo, Politécnico de Leiria – ESTG e CARME, Portugal
Conceição Rego, University of Évora, Portugal
Cristina Rocha, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Daniela Constantin, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Delfim Torres, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Eduarda Marques da Costa, IGOT/UL, Portugal
Eduardo Haddad, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Eleonora Santos, Politécnico de Leiria – CARME, Portugal
Elsa Justino, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Emili Tortosa-Ausina, Universitat Jaume I, Spain
Emília Malcata Rebelo, University of Porto, Portugal
Fátima Matos da Silva, University Portucalense, Portugal
Fernando Brandão Alves, University of Porto, Portugal
Fernando Moreira, University Portucalense, Portugal
Fernando Perobelli, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Fernando Rubiera Morollón, University of Oviedo (Spain)
Fernando Tavares, University Portucalense, Portugal
Filipe Teles, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Francisco Carballo-Cruz, University of Minho, Portugal
Francisco Rowe, University of Liverpool, UK
Franscisco Gonçalves, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Gertrudes Guerreiro, University of Évora, Portugal
Gunther Maier, Modul University Vienna, Austria
Hélder Lopes, University of Minho, Portugal
Helena Albuquerque, University Portucalense, Portugal
Helena Alves, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Hugo Pinto, University of Algarve, Portugal
Irene Portela, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Isabel Freitas, University Portucalense, Portugal
Isabel Mota, University of Porto, Portugal
Isabel Pereira, University of Aveiro , Portugal
Isabel Ramos, University of Évora, Portugal
Jaakko Simonen, University of Oulu, Finland
Joana Quintela, University Portucalense, Portugal
João Carvalho, University Portucalense, Portugal
João Ferrão, ICS-University of Lisboa, Portugal
João Leitão, University of Beira Interior
João Lourenço Marques, University of Aveiro, Portugal
João Pedro Ferreira, University of Virginia, USA
Jorge Marques, University Portucalense, Portugal
Jorge Silva, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
José Afonso Teixeira, FCSH-UNL, CICS.Nova, Portugal
José Alberto Rio Fernandes, University of Porto, Portugal
José Álvarez-García, University of Extremadura, Spain
José Cadima Ribeiro, University of Minho, Portugal
José Pires Manso, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
José Rebelo Santos, IP Setúbal, Portugal
Josep Maria Arauzo Carod, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
Juan Ignacio Plaza Gutiérrez, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
Juan Ignacio Rengifo Gallego, University of Extremadura, Spain
Katarzyna Kopczewska, University of Warsaw, Poland
Laurentina Vareiro, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Leonida Correia, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Léo-Paul Dana, Dalhousie University, Canada
Liliana Pereira, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Lise Bourdeau-Lepage, University Lyon 3, France
Lívia Madureira, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Luís Cruz, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Luís Pacheco, University Portucalense, Portugal
Luiz Pinto Machado, University of Madeira, Portugal
Makhabbat Ramazanova, University Portucalense, Portugal
Mara Madaleno, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Marcos Olímpio Santos, University of Évora, Portugal
Margarita Carvalho, University Portucalense, Portugal
María de la Cruz del Río-Rama, University of Vigo, Spain
María del Mar Fuentes, Universidad de Granada, Spain
Maria do Carmo Castro Correia, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Maria Isabel Sanchez Hernandez, University of Extremadura, Spain
Maria José Murgui, Universitat de València, Spain
Maria José Roxo, NOVAFCSH, Portugal
Maria Manuel Serrano, University of Évora, Portugal
Marília Durão, University Portucalense, Portugal
Mário Fortuna, University of Azores, Portugal
Mário Vale, CEG, Portugal
Marta Ferreira Dias, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Medéia Veríssimo, University Portucalense, Portugal
Micaela Pinho, University Portucalense, Portugal
Michael Fritsch, Friedrich Schiller University, Germany
Michael Wyrwich, Friedrich Schiller University, Germany
Miguel Ángel Márquez Paniagua, University of Extremadura, Spain
Miguel Padeiro, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Moacir José dos Santos, University of Taubaté, Brazil
Neuza Ribeiro, Politécnico de Leiria – ESTG e CARME, Portugal
Nuno Reis, Politécnico de Leiria – ESTG e CARME, Portugal
Patrícia Gomes, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Patrícia Melo, ISEG-UL, Portugal
Paula Cristina Remoaldo, University of Minho, Portugal
Paulo Morgado, IGOT/UL, Portugal
Paulo Neto, University of Évora, Portugal
Paulo Reis Mourão, University of Minho, Portugal
Paulo Santos Conceição, University of Porto, Portugal
Pedro Cuesta Valiño, University of Alcalá, Spain
Pedro G. Silva, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Pedro Macedo, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Pedro Nunes, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Raquel Mendes, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Regina Salvador, UNL, Portugal
Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Rolando Vaz, University Portucalense, Portugal
Rosella Nicolini, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Rui Baptista, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Rui Florentino, University Portucalense, Portugal
Rui Nuno Baleiras, University of Minho, Portugal
Rui Pedro Julião, FCSH-UNL, Portugal
Sandra Cunha, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Sandra Saúde, IP Beja, Portugal
Sara Moreno Pires, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Sébastien Bourdin, EM Normandie Business School, France
Serena Cubico, University of Verona, Italy
Sérgio Nunes, Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Portugal
Shital Jayantilal, University Portucalense, Portugal
Sofia Gomes, University Portucalense, Portugal
Sónia Monteiro, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Soraia Gonçalves, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Stephan Brunow, University of Applied Labour Studies, Germany
Thamires Fiuza, University Portucalense, Portugal
Tomaz Ponce Dentinho, University of Açores, Portugal
Tuzin Baycan, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Vanessa Ratten, La Trobe University, Australia
Vânia Costa, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Vicente Royuela, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Vinicius Netto, University of Porto, Portugal
Vinko Muštra, University Of Split, Croatia
Vitor Carvalho, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
Xésus Pereira López, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Xosé Santos Solla, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
