REDRESS Highlights Deep-Sea Ecosystem Research at WorldCEM’26
The University of Aveiro (Portugal) hosted the 2nd World Conference on Economics and Management (WorldCEM’26) from October 29–31, 2026. The three-day conference brought together international speakers and panelists to discuss the theme “Supporting and Governing the Sustainability Transition: Science, Policy and Markets in Dialogue.”
During a special session dedicated to this theme, PhD student Laura Trovão, supervised by Helena Vieira (University of Aveiro), presented recent findings from her REDRESS deep-sea ecosystem service valuation research.
The session featured a keynote address by Stephen Hynes (University of Galway), who spoke on “Measuring sustainability from an environmental economics perspective.”
The event concluded with a high-level roundtable discussion “Bridging Science, Policy and Finance for Sustainability,” featuring an international panel of experts:
- Mohamed Azzim – Full Professor, ISCTE
- R. Andreas Kraemer – Ecologic Institute & Fundação Oceano Azul
- Juliana Isaza – World Bank
- Filipa Saldanha – Crédito Agrícola
- Stephen Hynes – SEMRU, University of Galway
- Zeeshan Arshad – Economist, presenting author, and BEside team member, University of Aveiro
- Helena Vieira – University of Aveiro
Congratulations to everyone involved on a successful and impactful session!
For more details, visit the official WorldCEM’26 Website or view the Full Event Program
