INDEX

ROSÁRIO GÂMBOA
PRESIDENT | POLYTECHNIC OF PORTO (P. PORTO)
ENGINEERING
17%
ARTS
& DESIGN
20%
MANAGEMENT
6%
MATHEMATICS
3%
TOTAL SKILLS
24%
30%
SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY
“Applied sciences and innovation are part of the
Polytechnic of Porto’s DNA. We strive on a daily basis
to co-create better solutions, products and services for
society, so partnering with a company like Sonae truly
serves this third mission. We strongly feel that innovation
is also part of Sonae’s DNA and this has triggered
remarkable/outstanding and disruptive knowledge
exchange activities between both institutions in the past
years. The groundbreaking work that Sonae and Porto
Design Factory have developed together is undoubtedly
a benchmark for other companies. Sonae has, once again,
been leading the way.”
RICHARD GOMES
IBERIA DIRECTOR | BUSINESS FRANCE
“Business France is the French Export Agency - its role
is to help and advise French companies on exporting
worldwide but also to assist and counsel Portuguese
companies as how best to invest in France. Business
France helped Sonae to search and identify the best
innovation and technology solutions currently developing
under the French Tech label. It also provided some
significant insights regarding Sonae’s investments
opportunities in France.”
MARTIN GLEISS
HEAD OF SPAR LOGISTICS
“The exchange programme we had involving our franchising
and ecommerce teams and the international Shopview
proof-of-concept at one of our SPAR supermarkets, which
highlights the potential of the automatic out-of-shelf and
planogram-checks is evident and relevant for us; both
showed the innovative spirit of Sonae and its partners.
We are grateful to be a long-term exchange-partner and
are convinced this partnership has a sustained benefit for
both for us.”
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RETAIL BOOK of INNOVATION 2016