Trip to Portugal
What it’s about
With the theme, “Facing The Tipping Points – The Path Of Cooperative Innovation For A Better World” GICS 2025 Portugal, will focus stand at a pivotal moment, uniquely positioned to drive innovation for a more sustainable and inclusive world.
Cooperatives stand at a decisive moment in history. To tackle environmental, economic, and social challenges, we must innovate, collaborate, and take responsibility.
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 demands bold action. By investing in human capital, transparency, and intercooperation, we can drive local solutions with global impact.
As we celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives, this event is a call to action—shaping a fairer, more resilient world, together.
How it will be done
Interactive dialogues and discussions will focus on three sub-themes:
- ALIGNING WORDS AND ACTIONS
- COMMITTED COOPERATIVES
- REINVENTING WORK AND COMMUNITY
GICS will develop meaningful content by collaborating closely with cooperatives and cooperative partners to ensure the sessions will be relevant, represent real-world situations, and can be useful and implementable, right away.
Event Venue
Centro Paroquial de Torres Vedras
Prepare for your trip
Visa information
Portugal is part of the Schengen Area and follows its visa rules.
- EU/EEA and Swiss citizens can enter Portugal with just an ID card or passport—no visa needed.
- Citizens of countries like the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand don’t need a visa for short stays (up to 90 days in a 180-day period).
- Nationals of other countries must get a Schengen visa before visiting.
Stay and visit
Discover Torres Vedras and make the most of your visit to this historic Portuguese town.
List of hotels
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Stay Hotel Torres Vedras Centro 3* ( Torres Vedras)
5 minutes from the Congress Center by car.
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Hotel dos Arcos 3*( Torres Vedras)
10 minutes from the Congress Center by car.
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Hotel Golf Mar 3* (Vimeiro)
30 minutes from the Congress Center by car.
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Dolce Campo Real Lisboa 5* ( Turcifal)
15 minutes from the Congress Center by car.
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Well Hotel & Spa 3* ( Maceira – Porto Novo)
25 minutes from the Congress Center by car.
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Promar - Eco Beach & Spa Hotel 3*( Maceira)
30 minutes from the Congress Center by car.
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Areias do Seixo ( A-dos-Cunhados)
25 minutes from the Congress Center by car.
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Noah Surf House ( Santa Cruz)
30 minutes from the Congress Center by car.