A public session on Talent Immigration featuring Empowered Startups has received significant attention from notable Portuguese media outlets. Empowered contributed to the event, organized by SEDES and held at the University of Algarve, on multiple levels: sharing best practices, offering opinion on talent immigration policy, and detailing case studies for an assembled audience that included key stakeholders and journalists.
Various national and regional organizations both promoted and chronicled the session, including Jornal Economico, The Portugal News, and Postal do Algarve, which featured several important speaking points from the roster of accomplished professionals who offered their insights on talent immigration.
“Talent is a key part of innovation policy” in a region, said Christopher Lennon, President of Empowered Startups. “The migration of talent and business are fundamental tools to accelerate what happens in the regions, taking into account their innovation policies.” – Postal do Algarve
Of particular interest to many outlets covering the session was the featured case study of Carb Manager, a popular app that promotes a low carbohydrate diet as an approach to healthy eating. Sic Noticias, Notícias ao Minuto, and Health News were among those who reported on the collaboration between the platform and the University of Algarve, which has resulted in Carb Manager offering an adaptation of the Mediterranean Diet as one of its suggested eating plans. Empowered Startups facilitated the partnership through its HQA Visa Program, which brings accomplished transnational businesspeople to Portugal to invest in and commercialize innovative research and development endeavors.
Between national and regional organizations in Portugal, more than 30 pieces of content were created to draw attention to the invigorating session, which was amplified even further through social media. Given the growing number of talented entrepreneurs and higher education institutions collaborating through Empowered’s HQA Visa Program, expect to see more frequent reporting on the inventive ventures being developed through these partnerships.
