Congress Committees

STEERING COMMITTEE

  • Antonio Guillén López | Complutense Institute for International Studies, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
  • Daniel Gaspar | APMI – Portuguese Association of Maintenance and Asset Management, Portugal 
  • José Campos e Matos | UM – University of Minho / OE – Order of Engineers, Portugal 
  • Nuno Marques Almeida | Porvalor / IST – University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • Vicente González Prida Díaz | INGEMAN / University of Seville, Spain
  • Ype Wijnia | International Society of Engineering Asset Management, Netherlands

 

HONORARY COMMITTEE

  • David McKeown | Founding member 1994, CEO and Honorary VP | Institute of Asset Management  
  • Joe Mathew | Chair WCEAM 2006 | 1st World Congress on Engineering Asset Management
  • Joe Amadi-Echendu | Founding Editor-in-Chief 2010 | Springer’s Engineering Asset Management Review Series 
  • Helena Alegre | Founding Chair CT 204 Portuguese Asset Management Standardization Committee 2017
  • José Torres Farinha | Chair CONGREGA 2022 | 1st Portuguese Congress on Engineering Asset Management 
  • Adolfo Crespo Márquez | Chair CONGREGA 2024 | 1st Ibero-American Congress on Engineering Asset Management

 

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

  • Antonio Guillén López | Complutense Institute for International Studies, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
  • Azucena Marques | IST – University of Lisbon / OET – Order of Technical Engineers, Portugal
  • Cristina Silva | Leading
  • Daniel Gaspar | APMI – Portuguese Association of Maintenance and Asset Management, Portugal
  • Elisabete Teixeira | UM – University of Minho, Portugal
  • Hélder Sousa | UM – University of Minho, Portugal
  • João Vieira | Infraestruturas de Portugal
  • Joaquim Tinoco | UM – University of Minho, Portugal
  • José Campos e Matos | UM – University of Minho / OE – Order of Engineers, Portugal 
  • Nuno Marques Almeida | Porvalor / IST – University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • Steve Pudney | International Society of Engineering Asset Management, Australia
  • Vicente González Prida Díaz | INGEMAN/US – University of Seville, Spain
  • Ype Wijnia | International Society of Engineering Asset Management, Netherlands

 

QUINTUPLE HELIX ACCELERATION COMMITTEE

  • Ana Margarida Luís | ADP – Águas de Portugal
  • Cátia Neves | Mota-Engil, Portugal
  • Eduardo Leite | OSEAN – Outermost Regions Sustainable Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Portugal
  • Hugo Patrício | UIC – World Railway Organization, France
  • Javier Serra | Enagás, Spain
  • Lars Thell Marklund | RISE – Research Institutes of Sweden/Mistra InfraMaint program, Sweden
  • Filipa Salvado | LNEC – National Laboratory of Civil Engineering, Portugal
  • Hugo Raposo | ISEC – Coimbra Institute of Engineering, Portugal
  • Jaime Gabriel Silva | AdDP – Águas do Douro e Paiva | ISEP – Porto School of Engineering, Portugal
  • João Morgado | PIARC – World Road Association/ Infrastruturas de Portugal, Portugal
  • Marcela Scalco | ABRAMAN – Brazilian Association of Maintenance and Asset Management, Brazil
  • Maria Pinheiro | Infraestruturas de Portugal, Portugal
  • Michael Cholette | Asset Institute, Australia
  • Miguel Almeida | FAM – Municipal Recovery Fund, Portugal
  • Paula Branco | Navigator Company, Portugal
  • Paula Campos | Ana Aeroportos de Portugal | VINCI Airports, Portugal
  • Ricardo Prata | ENOWA – NEOM Project, Saudi Arabia
  • Ricardo Silva | KROLL, Portugal
  • Rita Brito | Lis- Water, Portugal
  • Rui Coutinho | Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing, Portugal
  • Tiago Fernandes | SAP Asset Management Solutions, Portugal
  • Tico Monteiro | TM Leaders, Brazil
 

JOINT TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Chairs of JTSC:

  • Adolfo Crespo Márquez | Chairman of ISEAM | 19th WCEAM
  • Nuno Marques Almeida | Orchestrator of CONGREGA | CONGREGA 2026


Management Board of JTSC: 

  • Elisabete Teixeira | UM – University of Minho, Portugal RAE
  • Vicente González Prida Díaz | US – University of Seville, Spain RAE
  • Ype Wijnia | International Society of Engineering Asset Management, Netherlands
  • Steve Pudney | International Society of Engineering Asset Management, Australia

 

Members of JTSC:

  • Alice Ferruccio | UFRJ-POLI/Laboratory of Entrepreneurship and New Ventures, Brazil
  • Alejandra Gabriela Nande | TUD – Dresden University of Technology, Germany
  • Álvaro Rodríguez-Prieto | PhD in Industrial Engineering, National Distance Education University, Spain
  • Ana Luísa Cabrita | Cushman & Wakefield
  • Ana Vieira | PhD in Electrical Engineering, ISEC – Coimbra Institute of Engineering, Portugal
  • Anastasia Kuusk | PhD in OT/IT Data Convergence in Engineering Asset Management, Adelaide University, Australia
  • André Guimarães |  PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management, CISE – UBI, Portugal
  • António Marques Cardoso | PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Full Professor, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
  • Antonio Sola Rosique |  PhD in Organizational Engineering, INGEMAN, Spain
  • Arthur Henrique de Andrade Melani |  PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of São Paulo, Brazil
  • Barbara-Anne Bensted |  Capgemini, France
  • Carlos Parra | PhD in Industrial Organization Engineering, University Federico Santa María Technical, Chile
  • Charles Okeyia | PhD in Engineering and Management, IST University of Lisboa
  • Cristiano Martincigh |  IFS Copperleaf, Italy
  • Damjan Maletic | PhD in Quality Management, University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Slovenia
  • Komljenovic Dragan | PhD in Industrial Engineering and PhD in Mining and Mineral Engineering, Hydro-Quebec, Canadá
  • Eduardo Jorge Simões Ganilho | PhD in Management, ISLA, Portugal
  • Edmundo de Almeida e Pais | PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management, University Lusófona, Portugal
  • Filipa Salvado | PhD in Civil Engineering, Assistant Researcher, National Laboratory of Civil Engineering, Portugal.
  • Fredy Kristjanpoller | PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Organization, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile
  • He Li | PhD in Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
  • Helena Navas | PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Professor at NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • Hugo Patrício | PhD in Civil Engineering, International Union of Railways (UIC), France
  • Irene Roda | PhD in Industrial Engineering, Professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
  • Benoit Iung | PhD in Applied industrial, University of Lorraine Benoit | University of Lorraine, France
  • João Gomes Morgado  | PhD in Civil Engineering, Infraestruturas de Portugal, Portugal
  • João Rosário | ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, Portugal
  • Joe Amadi-Echendu | PhD in Control Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • José Silvestre  | PhD in Civil Engineering, Associate Professor, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
  • José Luís Ferreira Martinho  | PhD in Computer Engineering, Polytechnic University of Coimbra, Portugal
  • José Manuel Coelho das Neves  | PhD in Civil Engineering, IST, University of Lisboa, Portugal
  • José Venancio Monteiro  | TM Leaders, Brazil
  • Lars Thell Marklund  | PhD in Hydrologic Engineering, RISE Research Institute of Sweden, Sweden
  • Maria Odete Monteiro Lopes  | PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management, Institute of Viseu, Portugal
  • Maria Paula Mendes  | PhD in Earth Resources, IST, University of Lisboa, Portugal
  • Mário Paulo Silva Ribeiro  | Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
  • Marta Gomes  | PhD in Systems Engineering, Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal.
  • Marta Sofia Ferreira Martins Mota Cabral  | PhD in Civil Engineering, IST, University of Lisboa, Portugal
  • Miguel Azenha  | PhD in Civil Engineering, Professor at the University of Minho, Portugal
  • Miguel Correia Rodrigues  | CP Comboios de Portugal, Portugal
  • Minh Ngoc Dinh  | PhD in Computer Science, RMIT Vietnam, Vietnam
  • Mirka Kans  | PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
  • Monica Santamaria-Ariza  | PhD in Civil Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal
  • Paulo Barreto  | PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management, EGIS, Portugal
  • Pedro Barandier | PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Beira Interior, Portugal 
  • Pedro Coelho Ramalho | PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, AGS, Portugal
  • Renan Favarão da Silva | PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of São Paulo, Brazil
  • Rénio Pedro Navilhana Mole | Agro-Suste, Limitada, Mozambique
  • Ricardo Prata  | PhD in Engineering and Public Policy, ENOWA / NEOM, Saudi Arabia
  • Rita Brito  | PhD in Civil Engineering, Assistant Researcher, National Laboratory of Civil Engineering, Portugal
  • Rita Oliveira Mota Amaral | PhD in Civil Engineering, LIS-Water, Portugal
  • Rodrigo Seruya Cabral | ManWinWin Software, Portugal
  • Rui Manuel da Silveira Araújo | Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal
  • Seyed Rezvani  | PhD in Civil Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
  • Shilong Sun | PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, China
  • Stephan Heyns | PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Steven Pudney | PhD in Engineering Asset Management, Southern Cross University, Australia
  • Tânia Ferreira | PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Viseu, Portugal
  • Turuna Seecharan | PhD in Industrial Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth, United States
  • Ype Wijnia | PhD in Policy and Management, ISEAM, Australia