Starting this new cycle in the leadership of InovCluster represents more than a responsibility; it symbolizes a shift in paradigm and a renewed ambition for the future of the Association.
At InovCluster, we believe in collaboration and proximity as essential pillars to ensure effective support for local and regional needs, promoting active networks and synergies among stakeholders and territories. We value innovation as a driver of modernization and competitiveness, as well as sustainability, which guides our actions across environmental, economic, and social dimensions.
We base our work on trust, building relationships grounded in respect, equal opportunities, and strong partnerships that foster the development of the sector. The excellence that defines us stems from people—their ambition, competence, rigor, and team spirit—which daily contribute to doing more and better for our members and for the agri-food sector.
Our members remain at the center of our actions. They are InovCluster’s greatest asset and the foundation of a structure that aims to become increasingly strong, cohesive, and representative.
With the design of the strategy for the 2030 horizon, we are reinforcing a clearer, more ambitious, and consistent path, aligned with the challenges and opportunities ahead.
It is time to evolve, strengthen our identity, and firmly assert the future of the sector.
Christelle Domingos
President of InovCluster
InovCluster's Governing Bodies are the General Assembly, the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
President António Trigueiros de Aragão – Fábricas Lusitana
1st Secretary António Fernandes – Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
2nd Secretary Nuno Mendonça - Universidade de Coimbra
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Patrícia Coelho – Câmara Municipal de Castelo Branco
Vice-President João Vilela – Maria Dias, Lda.
Vice-President Dina Bastos - OLIVIL - Azeitonas e Derivados, Lda.
Member João Pedro Lourenço - A. Pires Lourenço & Filhos, S.A.
Member Gonçalo Santos - PRISCA - Alimentação, S.A.
SUPERVISORY BOARD
President Joaquim Braz - Centauro – Trocadores de Calor, Lda.
Member João Carlos leitão – Universidade da Beira Interior
ROC Rosa Lopes, Gonçalves Mendes & Associados, SROC, Lda.
