The Lisbon Forum reaches its thirteenth edition in 2025. Organized by the Brazilian Institute of Education, Development and Research (IDP), the Lisbon Public Law Research Center (LPL) of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and the Center for Innovation, Administration and Research of the Judiciary - FGV Justiça (FGV), this year's event will take place on July 2, 3 and 4 and will have the theme “The Changing World – Law, Democracy and Sustainability in the Smart Era”.
Academics, managers, specialists, authorities and representatives of organized civil society from Brazil and Europe will meet at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (FDUL), in Portugal, to discuss how the advent of the Intelligent Age has impacted relations between States, institutions, companies and peoples.
The Forum takes place annually to discuss issues that challenge the contemporary State. In 2025, an overview of how technology and artificial intelligence reach different fields and the impacts on Brazil, Europe, and the world will be discussed. With cross-cutting themes, greater understanding is sought about the challenges that arise in today's world, such as climate change, human rights, public policies, international institutions, etc.
The important collaboration between the three organizing entities of the XII Lisbon Forum aims at the development of activities in their respective domain areas, aimed at improving public and private institutions in Brazil, Portugal and other countries. In this sense, cooperation and dialogue seek to:
1. The joint promotion of activities focused on the improvement of organizational and management models, especially with regard to the governance of public and private institutions, with the objective of administrative and logistical simplification;
2. Encouraging the exchange of knowledge, the search for innovation, and the production of new methodologies for projects and public policies;
3. The organization and implementation of dissemination programs, as well as the discussion on topics of common interest, methodologies, and concepts developed by the three institutions;
4. The joint action in academic-scientific and research activities, in addition to diagnosing or alleviating the impacts of globalization and sociopolitical changes in the fields of crisis management, governance, taxation, and health, among others.