Wednesday,12 November 2025

13:00 – 14:00: Registration and Level 5 domain market
14:00 – 15:30:Networking activities
15:00 – 16:00:Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30:CHAIN5 2030, an open discussion about our plans for the future of CHAIN5.
17:30 – 18:30:Networking drink
18:30 – 20:00Free time
20:00Dinner

Thursday, 13 November 2025

08:30 – 09:00:  Registration and coffee
09:00 – 09:30:  Opening remarks
09:30 – 10:00:   Keynote:

        “Transfer from Level 4 to Level 5 in Portugal” by Nuno Crato, former Minister of Education and Science, Portugal.

10:00 – 10:30:  Coffee break
10:30 – 12:00:  Workshop Session 1
12:00 – 13:00:  Lunch & networking
13:00 – 14:30:  Workshop Session 2
14:30 – 15:00:  Coffee break
15:00 – 16:30:  Workshop Session 3
16:30 – 18:00:  Free time
18:15:                    Departure to dinner venue
19:00:                    Conference dinner

Friday, 14 November 2025

08:30 – 09:15:  Coffee
09:15 – 09:30:  Opening remarks
09:30 – 10:00:  Keynote:

         “IPMAIA and the Transfer from Level 5 to Level 6: Strategies and
experiences” by Célio Sousa, President of the Polytechnic Institute of Maia.

10:00 – 10:30:  Coffee break
10:30 – 12:00:  Workshop Session 4
12:00 – 12:30:  Conference wrap-up and announcement of the 2026 venue
12:30 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – 17:30:  Social programme