Logótipo do Wireless Meeting 2026, evento de conectividade e tecnologia wireless

September 29, 2026

Estoril Congress Centre

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WHAT IS
WIRELESS MEETING?

Wireless Meeting is a biennial event organized by Wavecom, focused on wireless technologies.

Recognized as one of the largest events in the sector in Portugal, it promotes the discussion of trends, innovation, practical applications, and the impact of these technologies across multiple domains.

This event brings together experts, companies, startups, manufacturers, and decision-makers to share knowledge, exchange experiences, and discuss real-world cases. The in-person format promotes networking and collaboration, addressing topics such as IoT, 5G, Wi-Fi (including Wi-Fi 8), smart cities, connected industry, and communications security.

The main goal of the event is to showcase the latest innovations in the sector, anticipate trends, explore real applications, and strengthen the national wireless ecosystem — encouraging new business opportunities and collaboration between companies, public entities, and research centers.

PROGRAM

09H00 – REGISTRATION

09H45 – OPENING SESSION

Keynote Speaker – Luís Correia | Professor at IST – Coordinating Researcher at INESC INOV Lab

Moderator – Luís Correia | Professor at IST – Coordinating Researcher at INESC INOV Lab

Maria José Lacerda | ANACOM

“Spectrum, Private Networks, and the Future of Mobile Networks — A Regulator’s Perspective”

Florbela Silva | SIRESP

SIRESP – Portugal's Emergency and Security Network

Simão Rocha | Sepura

“Critical Communications: Innovation, Security and Interoperability”

Mário Rui Santos | Wavecom

“The Challenge of Networks: From the National to the Local”

11H00 – COFFEE BREAK

Moderator – João Paulo Barraca | DETI – University of Aveiro

Ricardo Silva | CISCO

“Autonomous Wireless & Sovereign Resilience: The Post-Mythos Paradigm”

Fernando Cunha | Metalogalva

“From Network to SOC: Four Phases for Protecting a Distributed Industrial Operation”

David Marques | Delta Cafés

“Secure Communications in the Age of NIS2: Is the network a critical element of cybersecurity?”

Miguel Gonçalves | CUF

“When Wi-Fi Evolves Faster Than Devices”

Paulo Martins | SL Benfica

“Benfica as a ‘Smart City’: Connectivity, Data and Experience at Estádio da Luz”

12H45 – LUNCH

14H30 – SMART CITIES

“Growing with Tourism” Support Program

Keynote Speaker – Carlos Abade | President of Turismo de Portugal

Moderator – Paula Teles | President of Institute for Cities and Towns with Mobility

Rui Lopo | Carris

“Connectivity is Destiny"

Rui Rei | Transtejo Soflusa

 

"Connected River Mobility: Communications, Data and Technology in Tagus Operations

Rui Martins | TUB

“Connected BUS: Digital Layer of Urban Mobility”

Moderator – Mário Campolargo | Visiting Full Professor at the University of Aveiro

Hernâni Silva | Benfica Parish Council

“Benfica Digital Commercial District: Smart Wireless Connectivity for Retailers and Shoppers”

Ester Moreira da Silva | CIM Tâmega e Sousa

“Tâmega and Sousa Intelligence: The Urban Management Platform as a Driver of Territorial Transformation”

Carlos Nunes – Pedro Martins | SMAS Sintra

“SMAS of Sintra: From Monitoring Major Customers to Smart Water Management”

Telmo Silva | CTT

“Transforming Local Government”

16H15 COFFEE BREAK

16H45 Smart Industry

Moderator – André Branquinho | Senior IT/OT Manager at Amorim Cork IT

Paulo Pinto | Fortinet

“Cybersecurity Challenges in the Industrial Environment”

Paulo Reis | MC Sonae

“From Innovation to Operations: The Case of MC Sonae’s Digital Transformation”

Gonçalo Pereira | Colep Packaging

“Optimizing Logistics Operations through Dynamic Forklift Task Allocation”

17H25 – Technology and Transformation: Building the Organizations of the Future

Keynote Speaker – Gonçalo Matias | Deputy Minister and Minister for State Reform

Moderator – Nuno Marques | Wavecom Administrator

Nuno Borges de Carvalho | IT Aveiro

“Wireless Aerospace Systems: From Communications to Power Beaming and Directed Energy”

Carlos García | Rohde & Schwarz

“5G NTN: From Base Stations to Space”

Francisco Rato | Huawei

“From Performance to Predictable Experience”

Rui Campos | INESC TEC

“From the Networks We Build to Networks That Understand, Reason and Adapt”

Francisco Fontes | Altice Labs

“QKD Networks and 6G”

18H50 CLOSING SESSION

18H55 COCKTAIL

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

David Marques, Responsável de Cibersegurança e Operações de TI da Delta, orador do Wireless Meeting 2026

Gonçalo Matias

Minister Assistant to the Prime Minister and for State Reform

Luís Correia, Professor no IST e Investigador Coordenador no INESC INOV Lab, keynote speaker do Wireless Meeting 2026

Luís Correia

Prof. at IST
Coordinating Researcher at INESC INOV Lab

Carlos Abade, Presidente do Turismo de Portugal, keynote speaker do Wireless Meeting 2026

Carlos Abade

President of Turismo de Portugal

SPEAKERS

David Marques, Responsável de Cibersegurança e Operações de TI da Delta, orador do Wireless Meeting 2026

David Marques

Cybersecurity and IT Operations Manager
Delta Cafés

Nuno Borges Carvalho, Professor Catedrático na Universidade de Aveiro e orador do Wireless Meeting 2026

Nuno Borges Carvalho

Full Professor at the University of Aveiro and Senior Researcher at the Institute of Telecommunications

Ricardo Silva, Líder de Engenharia de Vendas e Soluções CTO na Cisco, orador do Wireless Meeting 2026

Ricardo Silva

Head of Sales Engineering and Solutions | CTO
Cisco

Rui Martins, representante dos TUB, orador do Wireless Meeting 2026

Rui Martins

Director of the Innovation and TUBconsulting Department
TUB

Mário Rui, Co-CEO da Wavecom, orador do Wireless Meeting 2026

Mário Rui Santos

Co-CEO
WAVECOM

Gonçalo Pereira

Digitalization Specialist
Colep Packaging 

Francisco Rato

IP Solution Manager
HUAWEI

Carlos García

Wireless and Operators Account Manager
Rohde & Schwarz

Simão Rocha

Business Development Manager
Sepura

Paulo Reis

Digital Innovation Coordinator
MC Sonae

Rui Campos

Lecturer at FEUP and Senior Researcher at the
INESC TEC

Francisco Fontes

Senior Technology Consultant
Altice Labs

Carlos Nunes

Commercial Director
SMAS Sintra

Pedro Martins

Senior Technician
SMAS Sintra

Rui Rei

Chairman of the Board of Directors
Transtejo Soflusa

Ester Moreira da Silva

Head of the Multidisciplinary Team for Inter-municipal Public Policy
CIM Tâmega e Sousa

Paulo Pinto

Business Development Manager
Fortinet

Miguel Gonçalves

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
CUF

Rui Lopo

Chairman of the Board of Directors
CARRIS

Fernando Cunha

IT Director
Vigent Group | Metalogalva

Telmo Silva

Head of Partnerships and New B2B Solutions 
CTT

Hernâni Silva

Board Member and Treasurer
Benfica Parish Council

Maria José Lacerda

Coordinator of the Spectrum Regulation and Policy Team within the Directorate-General for Regulation
ANACOM

Paulo Martins

IT and Operations Director
Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Florbela Silva

Telecommunications Coordinator
SIRESP

 

MODERATORS

Paula Teles, Presidente do Instituto de Cidades e Vilas com Mobilidade e CEO da MPT, moderadora do Wireless Meeting 2026

Paula Teles

Chair of the Institute for Cities and Towns with Mobility

Nuno Marques, Co-CEO da WAVECOM, moderador do Wireless Meeting 2026

Nuno Marques

Co-CEO
WAVECOM

Mário Campolargo moderador do Wireless Meeting 2026

Mário Campolargo

Invited Full Professor
University of Aveiro

Mário Campolargo moderador do Wireless Meeting 2026

André Branquinho

IT/OT Senior Manager
Corticeira Amorim

Mário Campolargo moderador do Wireless Meeting 2026

João Paulo Barraca

Associate Professor in the Department of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics
University of Aveiro

ENROLLMENT

WIRELESS MEETING 2026

EVENT SOLD OUT

Sponsorships

WIRELESS MEETING 2026

Gold Sponsor

Cisco, Gold Sponsor do Wireless Meeting 2026

Cisco Portugal is a leading company in technology and networking solutions, specializing in IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, collaboration, cloud, and digital transformation. It supports public and private organizations in modernizing their systems, promoting innovation, secure connectivity, and operational efficiency through world-class technological solutions.

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Silver Sponsor

MEO Empresas, Silver Sponsor do Wireless Meeting 2026

MEO Empresas, MEO’s brand dedicated to the business segment, offers a diverse portfolio of telecommunications and ICT solutions designed for professionals, SMEs, and large enterprises.

Working in partnership with global industry leaders, MEO Empresas operates in the strategic areas of cybersecurity, cloud and data centers, IT, IoT, mobility, BPO, and service desk, ensuring compliance with global SLAs as well as providing IT consulting, specialized teams, and technical support available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Positioning itself as a global technology provider, MEO Empresas adopts a consultative and collaborative approach, with the goal of driving the digital transformation of companies across all sectors, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their strategic objectives.

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Rohde & Schwarz, Silver Sponsor do Wireless Meeting 2026

Rohde & Schwarz works daily to drive a safer and more connected world through its Test and Measurement, Technological Systems, Cybersecurity, and Networks divisions. For over 90 years, this global technology group has been pushing technical boundaries through advancements in cutting-edge technologies.

The company's leading products and solutions enable industrial customers, regulatory institutions, and government agencies to achieve technological and digital sovereignty. Rohde & Schwarz is a privately owned company based in Munich that operates independently and sustainably with a long-term vision.

In the 2024/2025 fiscal year (July to June), Rohde & Schwarz achieved a sales volume of 3.16 billion euros. As of June 30, 2025, Rohde & Schwarz employed approximately 15,000 people worldwide.

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CTT, Silver Sponsor do Wireless Meeting 2026

CTT is one of Portugal’s leading companies, with a presence that connects people, businesses and communities. Today, we are much more than a postal operator: we are a business partner that combines the strength of a local physical network with digital and technological solutions, keeping pace with our customers’ evolving needs.

In a time of rapid change, we invest in innovation to develop simpler, more efficient and more connected services. In doing so, we help businesses evolve and create an increasingly seamless experience across the physical and digital worlds.

Our ability to adapt, the scale of our network and the knowledge we have built over centuries enable us to keep finding new ways to connect people, businesses and opportunities with complete dedication.

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Huawei, Silver Sponsor do Wireless Meeting 2026

Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With approximately 213,000 employees, Huawei operates in over 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people worldwide.

Huawei is committed to bringing digital technology to every person, home, and organization for a fully connected and intelligent world.

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Sepura, Silver Sponsor do Wireless Meeting 2026

Sepura is a global leader in mission-critical communications, delivering radio terminals, accessories, applications and support to public safety and commercial users worldwide.

Based in the UK’s Cambridge technology hub, Sepura provides local support through its global footprint, and is a trusted partner to public safety users and commercial customers in the Professional Mobile Radio (PMR) market. Sepura’s comprehensive solutions for critical communications enable customers to address the demanding operational challenges they face.

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Fortinet, Silver Sponsor do Wireless Meeting 2026

Founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2000, Fortinet continues to be a driving force in the evolution of cybersecurity and the convergence of networking and security. Securing people, devices, and data everywhere is our mission. To that end, our portfolio of over 50 enterprise-grade products is the largest integrated offering available, delivering proven cybersecurity everywhere you need it. More than 1,000,000 customers trust Fortinet solutions, which are among the most deployed, most patented, and most validated in the industry.

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Bronze Sponsor

Sepura, Silver Sponsor do Wireless Meeting 2026

iLOQ is a leading company in digital access management solutions, specializing in innovative energy-harvesting technology. It offers electronic locking systems that do not require batteries or cables, transforming the way the lock industry operates.

With a robust portfolio of sustainable and secure products, iLOQ serves various industries, including public utilities and telecommunications, providing flexibility and convenience for both organizations and residences. iLOQ solutions, such as the iLOQ S50 system, utilize NFC technology and allow keyless access, enhancing security and access management.

iLOQ's mission is to simplify users' lives by offering accessible and innovative solutions that modernize the concept of locks and security. The company is committed to creating a more sustainable and secure future, remaining at the forefront of innovation in the access management sector.

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Scientific Partner

Sepura, Silver Sponsor do Wireless Meeting 2026

INESC TEC is a private non-profit association with public utility status, dedicated to scientific research, technological development, technology transfer, consultancy, training, and the creation of technology-based companies. As an interface institution, it connects academia, companies, public administration, and society, applying scientific knowledge to solutions with real impact.

With locations in Porto, Braga, and Vila Real, INESC TEC integrates 13 R&D Centres focused on areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Communications, Robotics, Photonics, Energy, and Systems Engineering. It brings together more than 750 researchers, including around 350 PhDs, as well as contracted researchers, higher education researchers, fellows, and affiliated researchers.

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Protocols

WIRELESS MEETING 2026

Hotel Palácio Estoril, parceria hoteleira do Wireless Meeting 2026

Hotel Palácio Estoril, Golf & Wellness - 5 Stars

Conditions:
Available from September 27 to 30
Exclusive promotional code with a 10% discount, including non-refundable and Cosy Member rates (upon registration)
Subject to availability

Promotional CodeWM26

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Hotel Inglaterra, parceria hoteleira do Wireless Meeting 2026

Inglaterra Hotel - 4 Stars

Conditions:
Available from September 27 to 30
Exclusive promotional code with a 10% discount on the rates available on the website Subject to availability
Subject to availability

Promotional Code: WMeeting26

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Estoril Boutique Hotel, parceria hoteleira do Wireless Meeting 2026

Estoril Boutique Hotel – 3 Stars

Conditions:
Available from September 27 to 30
Exclusive promotional code with a 25% discount on the rates available on the website
Subject to availability

Promotional CodeWM2026

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Gold Sponsor

Cisco, Gold Sponsor do Wireless Meeting 2026

Silver Sponsor

Bronze Sponsor

Partners

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