The American Club of Lisbon has established a protocol with BreakThru Magazine. This magazine will be mailed to all ACL members. In the February edition of BreakThru, Anne Taylor Grave, the Club's Executive Director will be writing a brief editorial. Keep a lookout for upcoming ACL events in the American Club Corner in BreakThru.
EVENTS
ACL Awards Chamber Music Fundraising Concert Date: Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 Location: Penha Longa Chapel
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Lunch with the Mayor of Lisbon Date: Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Location: Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & SPA
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Lunch with U. S. Secretary of Energy - Samuel W. Bodman Date: Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Location: Marriot Lisbon
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ACL Sado Estuary Cruise Date: Saturday, May 31st, 2008 Location: Doca das Fontainhas, Tróia
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American Community Independence Day Picnic Date: Saturday, June 28th, 2008 Location: To be announced
Jump to year:
Guest Speakers
2008 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon
February 13
The Hon. Thomas F. Stephenson
Ambassador of the USA to Portugal
Subject: Perspectives on U.S. - Portuguese Relations and Global Challenges.
March 28
José Rodrigues dos Santos
Former ACL Awards Scholar, RTP Anchorman, Author
April 16
Prof. Doutor Fernando Teixeira dos Santos
Minister of State and Finance
2007 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon
January 24
Prof. António Câmara
CEO of YDreams
Subject: Big Changes Under Way in Portugal: Technology and Education.
February 28
Dr. Luís Amado
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Subject: O Presente e o Futuro das Relações Transatlânticas.
April 3
Dr. Paulo Portas
Candidate to President of CDS/PP
Subject: Uma Visão para o Centro-Direita em Portugal.
May 9
Prof.ª Drª Isabel Pires de Lima
Minister of Culture
Subject: A Cultura como Elemento de Política Externa.
May 31
Engº Paulo Azevedo
Presidente da Comissão Executiva – SONAE, SGPS
Subject: O Grupo Sonae e as Telecomunicações.
June 20
Prof. Doutor Nuno Severiano Teixeira
Ministro da Defesa
Subject: As Relações Transatlânticas e os Desafios à Segurança Internacional.
October 8
Steven C. Preston
Administrator of the U. S. Small Business Administration
Subject: American Small Businesses Leadership in Global Growth.
November 27
António Borges
Vice-Chairman of Goldman Sachs International
Subject: A volatilidade financeira e a economia real – implicações para Portugal.
2006 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon
February 15
The Hon. Alfred Hoffman Jr.
Ambassador of the United States of America to Portugal
Subject: Transformational Diplomacy.
March 22
Dr. José Vieira da Silva
Minister of Labor and Social Solidarity
Subject: Qualificação e Competitividade - Os Desafios e as Soluções.
April 19
Prof. Doutor Fernando Teixeira dos Santos
Minister of State and Finance
Subject: Consolidação Orçamental e os Desafios da Competitividade.
May 3
João Paulo Girbal (Microsoft), José Joaquim Oliveira (IBM), Paulo Ramos (ParaRede)
Moderated by: Dana T. Redford
Panel about: The technological plan and its effects on the private sector.
June 20
Dr. Emilio Rui Vilar
President of the Gulbenkian Foundation
Subject: A Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian e os Desafios do Futuro.
October 11
Drª Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues
Minister of Education
Subject: A Educação em Portugal: Actualidade e Futuro.
October 25
Prof. Doutor Rui Machete
President of the Luso-American Foundation
Subject: A Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento: Um Projecto Ambicioso.
November 7
Dr. Paulo Teixeira Pinto
CEO of Millennium BCP
Subject: Estratégias de Criação de Valor.
2005 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon
January 19
Dr. António Mexia
Minister of Public Works, Transports and Communications
Subject: A Reforma do Estado e a Sociedade Civil.
February 2
Dr. Pedro Santana Lopes
Prime Minister of Portugal
Subject: Eleições Legislativas
March 10
Prof. Jorge Vasconcellos e Sá
(Joint lunch-conference with AmCham)
University Professor
Subject: Estratégias das Empresas Japonesas e Alemãs para conquistarem os mercados internacionais; ilações para as empresas Portuguesas na internacionalização e defesa do mercado interno.
March 30
Dr. Francisco Murteira Nabo
President of COTEC, Bastonário da Ordem dos Economistas, board Member of PT
Subject: Papel da Inovação na Sociedade do Conhecimento.
May 25
Dr. João Soares
Candidate to Mayor of Sintra
Subject: A Descentralização Administrativa: Qual o Futuro do Poder Autárquico em Portugal?
June 15
Mr. Eric Stewart
U. S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Europe
Subject: United States Trade Issues with the European Union and Portugal.
June 22
Prof. Dr. António Carmona Rodrigues
Acting Mayor of Lisbon / Candidate to Mayor of Lisbon
Subject: O Futuro de Lisboa.
July 20
Engº José Sócrates
Prime Minister of Portugal
Subject: A Economia Europeia.
September 21
Dr. Manuel Pinho
Minister of Economy and Innovation
Subject: Investimento, Economia e Inovação.
October 19
Dr. Ricardo Espírito Santo Salgado
President of Grupo Espírito Santo
Subject: A Contribuição do Sector Bancário para a Evolução da Sociedadee Economia Portuguesas.
November 10
Prof. J. Vasconcellos e Sá
(organized by AmCham)
Subject: Oportunidade: O Outro Nome da Crise (O Desafio da Produtividade em Portugal).
November 23
Prof. Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Presidential Candidate
November 30
Dr. Manuel Alegre
Presidential Candidate
December 14
Doutor Mário Soares
Presidential Candidate
2004 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon
January 28
Engº Armando Sevinate Pinto
Minister of Agriculture
Subject: A Política Agrícola Comum.
February 19
Dr. Manuel Monteiro
President of the "Nova Democracia" Political Party
Subject: Uma Nova República para Portugal.
March 17
Drª Manuela Ferreira Leite
Minister of Finance
Subject: Situação Político-Económica Actual.
April 21
Prof. Doutor Abel Mateus
President of "Autoridade da Concorrência"
Subject: Concorrência - Uma Nova Cultura Empresarial.
May 19
H. E. Assunção dos Anjos
Ambassador of Angola to Portugal
Subject: Angola e as Perspectivas de Desenvolvimento no Contexto da Paz.
June 16
Dr. José Luis Arnaut
Minister Assistant to the Prime Minister
Subject: Euro 2004 and Beyond.
July 21
Mr. Theodore W. Kassinger
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Subject: The Importance of the U.S. - Portugal Relationship.
November 3
Prof. Vasco Rato
Political Analyst
Subject: How Yesterday's Presidential Elections will Impact U. S. Foreign Policy.
November 17
Investor Relations Panel
Dr. Abel Sequeira Ferreira, Dr. Miguel Magalhães Duarte, Dr.
Nuno Prego – moderated by Dr. Jorge Marrão
Subject: Investor Relations in the Portuguese Capital Market.
2003 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon
January 22
António Bagão Félix
Minister of Social Security and Labor
Subject: A Reforma Social e Laboral.
March 12
António Martins da Cruz
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Subject: A Parceria Atlântica.
April 16
Dr. Miguel Horta e Costa
President & CEO of Portugal Telecom, SGPS, SA
Subject: Portugal Telecom: Sucessos Passados e Desafios Futuros.
May 28
Rear Admiral Pierce J. Johnson
Rear Admiral USNR - CINCSOUTHLANT
Subject: Future of Nato.
June 26
Dr. Luis Delgado
CEO of Agência Lusa, Columnist for the Diário de Notícias & Commentator for SIC
Subject: O Velho e o Novo Mundo.
October 29
Dr. Gilberto Madaíl
President of Federação Portuguesa de Futebol and Director of
Sociedade Euro 2004
Subject: O Euro 2004.
November 12
Prof. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Professor Catedrático da Universidade de Lisboa
Subject: Portugal e a Europa: As Razões de um Sim.
December 10
Dr. Pedro Santana Lopes
Mayor of Lisbon
Subject: Lisboa: Indicadores Urbanos.
2002 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon
January 23
Dr. Pedro Santana Lopes
Mayor of Lisbon
Subject: The Future of Lisbon.
February 27
The Hon. John N. Palmer
U. S. Ambassador to Portugal
Joint lunch with AmCham
Subject: The United States and Europe after September 11th.
March 13
Luncheon debate between
José Magalhães – PS representative
and
José Pacheco Pereira – PSD representative
moderated by
Prof. João Carlos Espada
Director of the Institute for Political Studies of Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Subject: The Upcoming Legislative Elections.
April 5
António Borges
Managing Director & Vice-Chairman, Goldman Sachs Intl.
Subject: Portugal in Europe. The Challenge of Modernisation.
June 19
Emidio Rangel
Programming Director of RTP – Rádio Televisão Portuguesa
Subject: O Serviço Público de Televisão.
September 11
Memorial Lunch
(No speaker)
2001 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon
January 24
Prof. João Lobo Antunes
Neurosurgeon, author and “mandatário” of the Sampaio’s Presidential Campaign
Subject: Two Elections.
February 21
Prof. Dr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Political Analyst
Subject: Portugal – A Entrada do Novo Século.
March 21
Dr. Pedro Santana Lopes
Mayor of Câmara Municipal da Figueira da Foz (announced today candidacy to Mayor of Lisbon)
Subject: As Eleições Autárquicas.
May 16
The Honorable Gerald S. McGowan
Ambassador of the United States to Portugal
Subject: Reflections of a Departing American Ambassador.
July 11
Prof. Ernâni Lopes
Macroeconomist
Subject: O Atlântico: Espaço Estratégico, de Cooperação e de Oportunidades de Negócio.
September 19
Prof. Vitor Constâncio
Governor of the Bank of Portugal
Subject: Portugal and the Euro.
October 24
Nuno Rogeiro
Political Analyst
Subject: Terrorism.
November 21
Dr. Guilherme d’ Oliveira Martins
Minister of Finance
Subject: Rigor Financeiro e Coesão Social: Portugal: Os Novos Desafios.
December 12
Engº Ludgero Marques
President of AEP – Associação Empresarial de Portugal
Subject: Capital Social e Capital Humano: Bases para a Competitividade da Economia Portuguesa.
2000 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon
January 26
Dr. Francisco Pinto Balsemão
President of SIC and Impresa
Subject: De Monomedia até Multimedia.
February 23
Dr. Joaquim Pina Moura
Ministro da Economia e Finanças
Subject: A Economia Portuguesa no Início do Milénio.
March 22
Engº Belmiro Mendes de Azevedo
President of the SONAE group
Subject: A Governação das Holdings.
April 19
Telecommunications Panel
Amb. Gerald McGowan, Dr. Luis Nazaré, Dr. António Carrapatoso – moderated by Dr. Luis Miguel P. Antunes
Subject: Telecommunications and Innovation.
May 17
Dr. António Pires de Lima
President of the Portuguese Bar Association
Subject: A Situação da Justiça em Portugal.
June 1
William M. Daley
U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Subject: E-Commerce and the Digital Divide: Meeting the Challenge.
October 26
Victoria Clarke vs Lorraine Voles
Advisors to the George W. Bush and to the Al Gore Campaigns
Debate: Insights and Arguments Fresh From the Battlefield of the U.S. Presidential Campaign.
Moderator: Prof. João Carlos Espada – Director of the Institute for Political Studies at
Universidade Católica
November 15
Engº Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral
PSD Presidential Candidate
Subject: Portugal e o Seu Futuro na Europa.
1999 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon
January 20
H. E. António Guterres
Prime Minister of Portugal
Subject: Desafios que se Colocam à
Comunidade Euro-Atlântica, nesta viragem do século.
February 10
Prof. Dr. António de Sousa
Governor of the Bank of Portugal
Subject: Globalização e as Crises Financeiras.
March 24
Gerald S. McGowan
Ambassador of the United States to Portugal
Subject: Lisbon and Washington: A Tale of Two Cities.
April 27
Matjaz Kovacic
Ambassador of Slovenia to Portugal
Subject: The Situation in the Balkans.
May 26
Vicente Jorge Silva
Journalist and Political Commentator
Subject: O Futuro do Panorama Político em Portugal.
June 28
José Manuel Durão Barroso
President of P.S.D.
Subject: Legislative Elections.
October 13
Gerald S. McGowan
Ambassador of the United States to Portugal
Subject: East Timor, Portugal and the United States.
November 17
Dr. José Roquette
President of Sporting Football Club and businessman
Subject: The Business of Football, and Football as a Business/Euro 2004.
December 15
Dr. Artur Santos Silva
President of Grupo B.P.I.
Subject: A Banca no Novo Milénio.
1998 Luncheon Speakers at the American Club of Lisbon
January 28
Prof. Dr. José Veiga Simão
Minister of Defense
Subject: A Defesa Nacional numa Sociedade em Mudança.
February 18
Engº José Torres Campos
Commissioner of EXPO 98
Subject: Exposição Mundial de Lisboa 1998.
April 1
Herman José
Comedian
Subject: A Alegria de Mentir.
April 22
H. E. Ambassador Gerald S. McGowan
Ambassador of the United States to Portugal
Subject: Why am I here?
May 22
Secretary William M. Daley
U. S. Secretary of Commerce
Subject: The Relationship between Portugal and the United States
August 10
His Excellency Kofi Annan
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Subject: The United Nations and the Community.
September 2
Dr. Robert Ballard
The man who discovered the Titanic
Subject: The Discovery of the Titanic and other Historic Shipwrecks.