2026 Wallenberg Lecture
At a critical time when the decisions we make will shape the future for generations to come, Lisbon Sustainability Week is a catalyst for action to Empower Sustainable Change and Development.
Lisbon Sustainability Week brings together global thought leaders, academics, policymakers, practitioners and industry pioneers from corporations, financial markets, policy institutions, and civil society to rethink how we can collectively build a fair, balanced, and sustainable future.
This year’s focus theme is: Building Sustainability Together.
Held from 29 June to 2 July 2026 at CATÓLICA-LISBON and Santander Central Services, #LSW26 will be a journey of thought-provoking talks, dynamic debates, hands-on workshops and masterclasses, dissemination of scientific knowledge, and high-impact networking. A hub for connection with top professionals — including policymakers, regulators, financial experts, corporate leaders, researchers, international institutions, NGOs, and community organizations — gathered to advance sustainability across markets, policy, business and society.
This year's ECGI Wallenberg Lecture will be delivered by Nobel Laureate and ECGI Research member, Professor Robert Engle as part of Lisbon Sustainability Week 2026.
Speakers
Robert Engle
Maria João Rodrigues
Pedro Matos
Zacharias Sautner
The prestigious annual Wallenberg Lecture will be delivered by Professor Robert Engle
Robert Engle
2003 Nobel prize in economics | NYU Professor Emeritus
A leading global voice in time series analysis with a long-standing interest in the analysis of financial markets.
Confirmed Keynote & Featured Speakers
Robert F. Engle, NYU Stern, ECGI
John Elkington, Volans
Christine Schliesser, Zurich University
Cameron Hepburn, University of Oxford
Humberto Delgado Rosa, Former Director for Natural Capital, European Commission
Kfir Godrich, Founder of mAIndfulness
Academic Speakers - Accounting
Presenters
Mirko Heinle, Wharton University of Pennsylvania
Ane Tamayo, London School of Economics, ECGI
Khrystyna Bochkay, University of Miami
Nemit Schroff, MIT Sloan School of Management
Aaron Yoon, Northwestern University
Thorsten Sellhorn, LMU Munich School of Management
Discussants
Tim Baldenius, Columbia Business School
Ilia Dichev, Emory University
Gaia Melloni, HEC Lausanne
Rachel S. Yoon, Boston University
Jody Grewal, University of Toronto
Naomi Soderstrom, University of Melbourne
Academic Speakers - Finance
Presenters
Ioannis Branikas, University of Oregon
Karl Lins, University of Utah
Diana Bonfim, European Central Bank and Católica-Lisbon
Sam Hartzmark, Boston College
Zacharias Sautner, University of Zurich, ECGI
Jan Starmans, Stockholm School of Economics, ECGI
Discussants
Christoph Schiller, Ohio State University
Pedro Matos, University of Virginia, ECGI
Yiding Ma, Technical University of Denmark
Mathias Kruttli, Indiana University
Melissa Prado, NOVA SBE
Tuomas Tomunen, Boston College
Industry Leaders
Nuno Gaspar Oliveira, CEO, Natural Business Intelligence (NBI)
Matiss Paegle, Investment professional, BaltCap Infrastructure Fund
Ana Fontoura Gouveia, Director of Sustainability, Banco de Portugal
Mark Hume, Managing Director & Portfolio Manager, Energy & Natural Resources, BlackRock
Shiva Dustdar, Head & Director, European Investment Bank Institute
Bernardo Goarmon, Group CFO, Lightsource bp
In collaboration with ECGI Institutional member
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