Marlos Silva

Graduated in Business Management at University of Pernambuco (Brazil) and M.Sc. in Accounting and Auditory at University of Aveiro (Portugal), following a career in finance accumulates 20+ years of experience in innovation, serving in leadership positions throughout government agencies, universities, start-ups, large corporations and clusters, plus successfully creating businesses and as a consultant. He currently leads the R&D and Innnovation Department at MC Sonae leading the team who manages annually around 35 M € in R&D investment and engage group subholdings into collaborative projects from biomaterials to food innovation, robotics, smart logistics, clean energy and digital transformation. He also currently serves in diverse European and national boards, including the EIT-Manufacturing Supervisory Board and as President of the Portuguese Blue Bioeconomy Collaborative Laboratory, Colab B2E.