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14 May 2013
SPI gardens honoured with the Portuguese Prize for Landscape ArchitectureThe new and recently opened SPI premises in Porto had its gardens honoured with the Portuguese Prize for Landscape Architecture.
08 May 2013
SPI participates in workshop on “Prospects for Innovation Cooperation between EU and Central Asia” in Tashkent, UzbekistanSPI participated in a 2-day workshop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Prospects for Innovation Cooperation between EU and Central Asia on 25-26 April 2013.
03 May 2013
SPI Organised Executive Study Tour to ChinaDuring the week of April 22nd, SPI, with support from the European Business-Innovation-Center Network (EBN), organized an Executive Study Tour aiming to support European companies (mainly SMEs) and business/innovation leaders to explore opportunities for international cooperation with their Chinese counterparts.
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SPI was founded in Porto in 1997 and since then has undergone steady growth, with the creation of various new companies and representative offices, not only in Portugal, but also abroad. Now, SPI consists of SPI Portugal, SPI USA, SPI Espanha, SPI China and SPI Ventures. There is also currently activity in Brazil and SPI is expanding its international presence in increasingly diverse locations.
SPI’s dynamic perspective allows it to intervene at a global level and continually increase its network of contacts, allowing it to provide new opportunities to its clients and partners. SPI has a team of more than 60 consultants of 10 different nationalities with a variety of backgrounds that allow it to respond effectively in different sectors of activity. |
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Vision, Mission and Values
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| SPI is a knowledge-management consultancy which is a reference in the Innovation and Science and Technology sectors. Both nationally and internationally, SPI provides a dynamic range of innovative activities, promoting creativity and development. SPI provides solutions to a diverse range of requests, seeing each client as a partner setting new challenges. SPI strives for a diverse and open culture, valuing different experiences, perspectives and contributions. SPI acts throughout the world, with a series of offices and consultants in four continents, creating organizational value for our clients. We are committed to being your partner for innovation!  Augusto Medina President of the Board |
| Vision To position SPI as a reference organization -both nationally and internationally - providing knowledge-management services that develop new and innovative opportunities. MissionThe management of projects, which foster innovation and promote international opportunities; when appropriate,
this mission will be accomplished through the creation of strategic partnerships. Values SPI's success is based on the uninhibited creation of ideas, flexibility, teamwork, search for excellence, identification and implementation of new business opportunities, international outlook and capacity to work in partnerships.
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General Assembly |
Board |
| President Armando Pinho |
President Augusto Guimarães de Medina |
| Secretary Jorge Leite de Pinho |
Members Luís Mira AmaralSara Medina |
| Auditor Deloitte & Associados, S.R.O.C. |
SPI’s shareholders include leading companies from various sectors: Arsopi - Indústrias Metalúrgicas Arlindo S. Pinho, S.A.; Banco Português de Investimento, S.A.; Sogrape Investimentos SGPS, S.A. and the Violas SGPS.