Networking Seminar Saturday 13 June 2009 in Cascais

Call for Seminar Saturday 13 June 2009 in Cascais!

Now it’s here - our first seminar organised by SWEA’s Global Professional Network – in Portugal (GPN), held at the Hotel Baía in the centre of Cascais.

Networking in Portugal seen from the Eyes of a Foreigner & the Value of the Human Capital and the Cultural Differences in making Business and Contacts in Portugal and other Latin countries versus North Europe and the Anglo-Saxon world.


Programme:

10.00 Sign-in, coffee and mingling

10.15 Welcome and a brief overview of what has happened since our last reunion

10.30 Round table – short presentation of everyone present

11.00 Business Networking in Portugal by David Sampson
My father wanted me to be an accountant but being a solicitor seemed more exciting and by the age of nine I decided that was what I wanted to be. At 30 I woke up and realised there was more to life. When my friends came to Portugal in the mid 1980s I came too with my wife and family. I first practised as a property lawyer and then set up the magazine People & Business.

I now write and edit, translate and advise. I am glad to have more time to enjoy what the world has to offer. Being in Portugal has given me the opportunity to learn the importance of listening, of showing respect and of paying attention. This has in turn led to more harmony at home and more fulfilment in business.

I will talk about my experience of doing business in Portugal, and I hope to provide examples of networking as well as of my take on Portugal, its people and its history.

11.45 Discussion and Q & A as well as what we can learn from his experiences

12.30 Lunch – at the venue will give a good opportunity to mingle and catch up
as well as to present own businesses and services that might be of interest
to other participants.

14.30 “A journey through the Portuguese Culture” by Luis Morgadinho, consultant
at Human Element. Who will tell about the challenges in the Portuguese working climate and how to overcome them.

The Human Element is a systematic approach for improving the way people work together leading to greater accomplishment of goals and better individual, team, and organizational performance. By dealing with root causes rather than superficial behaviours, The Human Element makes profound changes possible in individual self-regard resulting in increased emotional and social intelligence, enhanced creativity, greater personal clarity, focus and conviction, more authenticity, increased trust, and greater personal satisfaction. By helping individuals, teams and organizations become more aware and reduce their defensive behaviours, The Human Element helps them eliminate the distortions that sabotage them, undermine their relationships and destroy their motivation.

15.15 Discussion and Q & A and applying our experiences to what we have heard.

16.00 Conclusions and closing of seminar

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Above is an invitation to a seminar about networking among professional women living in Portugal, held in Cascais on Saturday 13 June at the Baía Hotel. The seminar is organised by SWEA (Swedish Women Educational Association) Global Professional Network (GPN) and will be held in English. We have invited two interesting speakers, Mr David Simpson that will present the value of (business) networking in Portugal and Mr. Luis Morgadinho that will guide us through cultural encounters in the context of Portuguese work life (please see attached programme).

The seminar is a kick-off event in a series of seminars and workshops that we are planning to hold during autumn in Lisbon Cascais area. The aim of the GPN is to bring together professional international women in Portugal to share experiences and learn from each other as well as draw benefits from women's networking.

The seminar is partly sponsored by SWEA LIS and its members and is open to other women in Portugal sharing the same objectives as GPN.
The participant fee is:
- for SWEA members: 15 Euros (for the lunch)
- for non-SWEA members: 25 (for the lunch, coffee break and venue)

The payment can be done in the beginning of the seminar.

To confirm your participation, please send a message with your contact details (full name, e-mail and phone/mobile no) to Ms. Angelica Heldt
on e-mail address: angelica.heldt @ 2parwine.com
or call on her mobile no: 93-4800743 no later then Wednesday 10 June.
Please feel free to also disseminate the information to friends, colleagues and other women that you think would be interested to join the seminar.

We hope you will be able to participate and looking forward to meeting you at the seminar.

You are all warmly welcome!

Angelica & Gordana
Organisers