Dottie Schindlinger, VP and Governance Technology Evangelist at Diligent Corporation will interview Filipe Morais, expert in corporate governance and strategic management, about his latest report “State of Governance in Portugal beyond the Code of Governance” and Stephan Morais, Managing General Partner at Indico Capital Partners, about his views on what the state of governance is in Portugal. 


During the webinar, we will discuss the author findings after interviewing 33 relevant players of governance in Portugal around the following topics:

  • Governance approaches in Portuguese companies
  • The role of the President of the Board and Non-executive directors
  • Risks of the 2 most common governance approaches
  • Recommendations to avoid common risks

Join us to learn more about how governance takes action in Portuguese Companies.

Dottie Schindlinger
VP and Governance Technology Evangelist

Dottie Schindlinger is Executive Director of the Diligent Institute, the corporate governance research arm and think tank of Diligent Corporation, pioneer in modern governance. 

She is the co-author of "Governance in the Digital Age: A Guide for the Modern Corporate Board Director," 2019, published by Wiley, and she co-hosts "The Corporate Director Podcast."

Filipe Morais
Lecturer in Governance at Henley Business School

Filipe Morais, PhD., holds a doctorate in management from the Henley Business School, University of Reading (UK) specialising in corporate governance and strategic management topics. He is also Programme Director of Henley's MSc in Management for Future Leaders for corporate clients.

Filipe has developed research and consulted for a variety of private, public and third sector organisations; He is the principal investigator of a research project sponsored by Diligent Corporation, examining director and board effectiveness in Portuguese boards.  

Stephan Morais
Managing General Partner at Indico Capital Partners

Stephan Morais is the founder and Managing General Partner of Indico Capital Partners (www.indicocapital.com), a leading venture capital firm based Portugal. Indico focuses on software as a service, artificial intelligence, internet of things, fintech, cybersecurity and digital companies, targeting investments at Pre-Seed to Series A level.

Stephan was formerly an Executive Board Member at Caixa Capital, the Private Equity and Venture Capital fund management company, where he led the most relevant international investment rounds of Portuguese technology companies. He has been a Non-Executive Director and Independent Board Advisor in numerous companies.

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