Speakers: Tomaz Ponce Dentinho (University of the Azores), Joaquim Oliveira Martins (Centre for Prospective Studies and International Information – CEPII, Paris), Fernando Moreira (Universidade Portucalense), Ana Sargento (lecturer at the Polytechnic of Leiria), João Lourenço Marques (Universidade of Aveiro), Makhabbat Ramazanova (Universidade Portucalense), José Cadima Ribeiro (University of Minho), João Leitão (APDR).