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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

Committee

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

APDR

  • 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