1852

Establishmentof the firstProfessionaland TechnicalSchool

1852

Issue of theAssociationNewspaper

1854

Support to theestablishmentof the BankAliança and to theestablishment ofa Mortgage Bank

1856

Organisationof the FirstIndustrial Fair

1849

Foudationon May 3rd

by royalproclammationof QueenMaria II

Vitorino Damásio(AEP Founder)

History

1987

Openingof ExponorPorto InternationalFair

1995

Openingof EuroparqueCongress Centre

1997

AEP enjoysthe status ofChamber ofCommerceand Industry

1998

Openingof VisionariumLive Science Centre

1865

Organizationof the CrystalPalaceInternationalExhibition

History

1999

Change ofname to AEP-PortugueseEntrepeneurialAssociation

1999

Opening ofExponorBrasil

2000

Creation ofAEP’sArbitrageCentre

2011

Constitutionof theEntrepreneursConfederationof Portugal

1998

Creation ofParque-Invest[EntrepeneurialParksPromotingCompany]

History

2009

Creationof AEP Foundation

Defending the interests of Enterprises and providing

services towards their competitiveness

Mission

Scope: National and Multisectorial

Number of Employees: 159

Consolidated Net Assets AEP: 206 million euros

Activity AEP: 23 million euros

2013 Data

AEP - Portuguese Entrepreneurial Association

. AEP’s Senior Associative Board covers around 125 business associationsrepresenting the main sectors of economy and the main industrial regions all

over the country

. Its performance has granted a greater efficiency to the corporateassociative movement in Portugal

Senior Associative Board

Dimension

. Micro Enterprises 33%

. SME 57,5%

. Large Companies 9,5%

Main Activity

Industry 39,5%Commerce 27,2%Services 21,1%Construction 3%Others 9,2%

AEP Members

. Establishment of enterprises, business associations and Joint-Ventures

. Support on the approach to the Incentive Systems

. Innovation, Mediation and Industrial Property (trademarks and patents)

. Legal Support (company founding, commercial, industrial, fiscal and labour law)

Services to Companies

Projects

Development of innovative projects targeted at companies in the following areas:

- Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

- Business Succession

- Economy of the Sea

- Health

- Promotion of Portuguese Products

AEP on the WEB

www.aeportugal.pt facebook.com/aep.cci

linkedin.com/company/aeportugal twitter.com/AEP3maio1849

. AEP owns the largest Continual Training Centre to corporate boards.

. Authentication and Ability Certification for adults.

. + 30 000 trainees / year.

Vocational Training

. Direct and permanent link to international markets.

. Organisation of business missions, collective participation in trade fairs

and permanent showrooms – Business on the Way Program.

. Sectorial and market studies.

Support to Foreign Markets

Católica Porto Business School

Católica Porto Business School is a business school founded by AEP, thePortuguese Catholic University and the Aveiro University, in partnership withESADE – Business School of Barcelona.

. MBA International

. Executive Masters

. Top Management Courses

. Short Specialized Seminars

www.catolicabs.porto.ucp.pt

. CESAE is a private institution, based in Porto with several branches all over the country. The Universities of Porto, Aveiro, Instituto Politécnico do Porto and other commercial and industrial associations are among its associates.

. Specialised in new technologies and computer training, CESAE provides support and services to enterprise organisations and individuals in communication, information technology, languages and soft skills.

. CESAE has more than 15 years of experience in e-learning, multimedia content creation,

project management, consulting and training for managers and trainers. It owns an online e-learning platform with hundreds of courses.

Training in New Technologies

Trade Fairs and Exhibitions

EXPONOR - Porto International Fair whose experience in organizing events dates back to 1856, hasbranch offices around the world and organizes over 50 fairs every year for different sectors of activities inEurope, Africa and South America.

It was the first Portuguese trade fair organizer certified by the ISO 9001 and is still one of the few, on aninternational level, which can boast this recognition. It is member of the Board of UFI - The GlobalAssociation of the Exhibition Industry and, at present, 17 of its fairs are considered «UFI ApprovedEvents»

EXPONOR manages the organization of fairs which take place on a total of 100,000 m2 of coveredexhibition area, of which 60 000 m2 at EXPONOR and 40 000 m2 at EUROPARQUE, both in the outskirtsof Oporto city.

In Brazil, we created in 1999 Exponor Brasil, responsible for the most important Wine Fair of SouthAmerica: Expovinis Brasil.

www.exponor.pt www.exponor.com.br

Live Science Centre

www.visionarium.pt

. Permanent exhibitions

. Demonstration of scientific experiences

. Laboratorium

. Thematic gardens

. Multimedia Show

IDIT - Technology Based Services

. Processing materials

. Industrial acoustics

. Water and effluents laboratory

. Industrial information technology

• AEP Foundation was set up in November 2009 by 52 Founders, mainly composedby Companies, Banks and Higher Education Institutions. The Foundation aims atpromoting entrepreneurship and spreading knowledge in the field of businesssciences.

• AEP Foundation is committed to promote not only Meetings, Congresses andSeminars, but also studies towards the accomplishment of the above-mentionedobjectives.

• Its initial Social Fund represents approximately 3 Million Euros.