Just a few days after the official launch of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Ambassador Pedro Lourtie gives us an exclusive insight into the 4th Portuguese Presidency. What will the next six months bring for the European citizens, Portugal as the Member State in change and European Union as a whole? Tune in our first podcast of 2021 and find out!
In the 50th episode of Magellan Circle Journal we speak with Mr. Angelos Amditis, the Research and Development Director at the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS). As the coordinator of the AUTOMOTIF project, Mr. Amditis takes us to the heart of the AutoMoTIF objectives, unveiling its ambitious goals, and the pivotal role it plays in shaping the future of automated transport and logistics.
Gilda Santos is Technical Project Manager responsible for the Defence and Protection area at the CITEVE - Textile and Apparel Technology Center. We spoke to Gilda about the new ACROSS project in which Magellan Circle is responsible for communication and dissemination actions.
In this episode we talk to Dr Stephanie Vella, who is currently the National Hub for Malta on the WestMED initiative bringing stakeholders together for the development of maritime related projects. She is also an ambassador of the MEDBAN project. We talk to Stephanie about the WestMED initiative and how to overcome the key issues and challenges the Blue Economy is facing in the Mediterranean.
Tomas Ambra is Technical Director at Inlecom and the project coordinator of the newly launched FOREMAST project, where Magellan Circle is leading the communication. We speak to Tomas about FOREMAST and how it can facilitate the movement of goods in urban and coastal areas.
Dr Antri Theodorou is Senior Scientist at Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute with a PHD in the sector of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Sciences, at the University of Manchester. She is also an ambassador of MEDBAN - Mediterranean Blue Acceleration Network project. Antri shares her thoughts and experience on the Blue Economy in the Mediterranean.
Tassos Kyriakides is Assistant Professor at the School of Public Health at Yale University. Last December 2023, Yale held the 5th International Symposium on Olive Oil and Health in Portugal. We speak with Tassos about the history of the school, one of the oldest of this kind and the future of the Mediterranean diet.
In our first podcast of 2024 we speak to Eva Killar, Head of Mobility Development and Investments Department at the Ministry of Climate of Estonia. Eva is also project coordinator of our new eFTI4EU project (to tag), aimed to digitalise freight transport with the well-harmonised and interoperable European-wide eFTI (Electronic Freight Transport Information) exchange environment. Listen to our podcast and learn more about eFTI4EU and how this architecture can transform the transport sector.
Karen Vancluysen has been the Secretary General of Brussels based POLIS Network since September, 2014. POLIS is a network of European cities and regions working together to develop innovative technologies and policies for local transport. We ask Karen about managing mobility policies at local, regional, and national level, and the role of POLIS network for cities and mobility in Europe.
In this episode we speak to Ana Pinela, a Senior Innovation Consultant and Project Leader at Beta-I, with a PhD in Marine Sciences and Conservation of Biodiversity. Ana coordinates and manages Blue Economy and Bluetech projects such as the Atlantic Smart Port Blue Acceleration Network (AspBAN) in which Magellan also has a management role. Ana provides us with the a state-of -the-art of the ever more growing Blue Economy and discusses new concepts such as blue biotechnology, aquaculture and plastic substitutes.
In this podcast we speak to Jordi Espin, who is the Secretary General of TransPrime Spanish Shippers Council and Director of Strategic Relations at the European Shippers Council. We speak to Jordi about the digitalization trends in the world of cargo, and how can EU funding and national funding programs contribute to address the shipper's needs.
Päivi Aakko-Saksa is Principal Research Scientist at VTT, Technical Research Centre of Finland with a research focus on fuels, air pollution and emissions. Päivi is also the project coordinator PAREMPI which stands for Particle emission prevention and impact: from real-world emissions of traffic to secondary PM of urban air where Magellan Circle leads communication and dissemination. We talk to Päivi about air pollution, its hazardous potential on human health and the state-of-art of research and policy activities to fight it.
Marzena Jougounoux is the Head of Office at CCAM in Brussels. In this episode we ask Marzena how the CCAM association works in practice and more information about CCAM’s first 2023 call for projects under Horizon Europe which opened in January.
In this episode, we speak to Braz Costa, the managing director of CITEVE, Portuguese Technology Center for Textile and Clothing Industry and since this month the coordinator of ambitious €138 million BE@T project. We ask Braz about the Portuguese textile and clothing strategy and how will the new project funded by the Portuguese Resilience Plan (PRR) transform the sector and set an example for other industries.
In this episode, we talked with Antonio Torregrosa Maicas, IManaging Director at Fundación Valenciaport. Fundación Valencia Port is an Applied Research, Innovation & Training centre providing services to the port and logistics cluster. During our conversation, Antonio shared his insights on how can Europe make maritime transport the most sustainable transport mode in the upcoming decades.
Pedro Barradas is Chief Strategy Officer at Armis ITS and President of the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Portugal. We talk to Pedro about smart cities, the state of ITS in Portugal and the role of ITS in the green transition.
The guest of this episode is Alexio Picco, Managing Director of Circle Group, an Italian company celebrating 10 years of providing software solutions as well as consultancy and EU funding services in the area of transport and logistics. We ask Alexio to comment on the strategies for the European Green Deal and the Fit-for-55 climate action plan while paying special attention to the current events.
In this episode, we talked with Ana Ribeiro, Executive Director of the Portuguese Textile Cluster: Technology and Fashion. The Textile Cluster aims to establish win-win relationships among the cluster stakeholders and beyond, with the ultimate goal of producing and sharing knowledge as a support for innovation and competitiveness. During our conversation, Ana shares her insights on how to transition to a more circular economy while remaining competitive compared to less sustainable industries outside of Europe, as well as the impact of the two new National and European projects - Be@t & Waste2BioComp - in the textile sector.
In our last 2021 podcast, we speak with Carla Rocha, Radio Host, Communication Trainer and Keynote Speaker. For Carla, who is also the author of the books "Speak less, communicate more" and “Speak less, influence more”, stories are key to communicating with authenticity, because they create strong connections that positively influence others. How can we communicate better and what are some do's and don't in the world of communication. Tune in to find out!
The special guest for this episode is our colleague Teresa, who has just returned from the World Bioeconomy Forum in Brazil, where she moderated several sessions and discussions. But what exactly is bioeconomy and how is it related to biodiversity, climate change and other related topics? Teresa tells us more about it in this podcast.