In a context where Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies are redefining entire industries, the ability to turn innovation into competitive advantage has become essential.
October 2026
8 hours
Online
600€
History shows that the most successful organizations are rarely those that have the most resources. They are those that are able to anticipate changes, interpret emerging signals, and transform innovation into new business opportunities.
Today, Artificial Intelligence, advanced computing, automation, and data are causing a new wave of economic and business disruption. Entire sectors are being redefined, new competitors emerge unexpectedly, and innovation cycles are becoming increasingly shorter.
In this context, innovation ceases to be an isolated function and becomes a strategic capability of the organization. The question is no longer whether change will happen, but rather how to create value from it.
For organizations in the Azores, digital transformation represents a unique opportunity to overcome geographical constraints, increase competitiveness, create new business models, and access global markets. Emerging technologies today allow companies of any size to innovate, grow, and create value in ways that were unthinkable just a few years ago.
Digital innovation has become an essential competence for organizations that aim to maintain their relevance in an increasingly competitive and technologically advanced market. More than understanding new technologies, it is important to know how to use them to create value, transform business models, and respond to emerging challenges.
Throughout this training, participants will explore the main concepts, trends, and tools associated with digital innovation and disruption management, developing a strategic view of the impact of emerging technologies on organizations.
The following topics will be covered:
Through real-world examples, case studies, and applied exercises, participants will be challenged to analyze concrete innovation opportunities in their sectors of activity, identifying ways to accelerate transformation and increase the competitiveness of their organizations.
Combining perspectives from management, technology, and innovation, participants will develop the ability to:
This course is aimed at everyone who wishes to strengthen their learning, adaptation, and development skills, contributing to the growth of their teams, organizations, and communities.
The ability to understand emerging trends and transform innovation into concrete results has become a strategic competence for professionals in all areas. This course is aimed at leaders and managers who wish to develop a more structured view of digital innovation and its impact on organizational competitiveness.
It is particularly relevant for:
Advanced technical knowledge is not required, with emphasis being placed on the strategic understanding of innovation and its practical application to the reality of organizations.
Luisa is a Strategy Advisor and Business Expert who helps founders and startups of the European Commission’s European Innovation Council, as well as executives and companies worldwide, achieve their goals through strategic, agile and creative solutions with the “Get s#it done” mindset. A business founder with crucial intrinsic skills for strategy and implementation, her experience and knowledge stem from more than 25 years of career in global organizations, startups and technology, including startup acceleration, business strategy and innovation in Silicon Valley, Europe and worldwide. Throughout her career, she has accumulated tools, knowledge and multidisciplinary and transversal experience in the areas of management, human resources, communication, marketing and much more, essential for the entrepreneurial ecosystem and for the efficient and sustainable management of any organization, regardless of the area or industry.
Teacher, Mentor and Coach in various initiatives, universities and organizations such as NOVA FCT and the Founders Institute, and with an endless desire to learn and give back, with social projects that she believes move the needle towards a better future and world, such as Women in Tech where she is a member of the Board of Advisors in Portugal, she believes that “Value emerges when knowledge is transformed into action.”
The people she works with consider Luisa to be an inspirational leader who “gets things done” in a creative, empathetic and pragmatic way, always with a “hands-on” attitude where she applies ethics and transformational strategic thinking.
Specialist in Digital Transformation, Process Intelligence and AI-Driven Business Process Transformation at Volkswagen Group Digital Solutions
Currently, she develops process transformation and organizational improvement initiatives at Volkswagen Digital Solutions, combining Process Intelligence, Business Process Management and data analytics to identify opportunities for the integration of Artificial Intelligence solutions aimed at increasing operational efficiency, strengthening governance and enhancing decision-making capabilities.
With experience across multinational environments in the technology, healthcare, retail, pharmaceutical and private equity sectors, she has developed initiatives focused on organizational transformation, operational improvement, M&A and post-merger integration.
She previously led M&A and post-merger integration projects within a private equity environment, in a company belonging to the BC Partners portfolio, one of Europe’s leading investment funds, managing digital transformation initiatives related to cloud, data analytics, software migration and operational integration.
She also worked at SONAE within the Internal Audit function, focusing on process audits, operational model assessment, internal controls and the identification of improvement opportunities across multiple business areas, including retail, food service, petcare and industry.
She served as Technical and Quality Director in the veterinary pharmaceutical sector, leading logistics improvement projects, regulatory compliance initiatives, process digitalization and operational optimization within GMP/GDP environments.
Finally, she acts as a consultant in market analysis and as a Guest Lecturer in topics related to artificial intelligence.
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