It will feature international experts to discuss the impacts of technological transformation and global geopolitical reorganization. Among the main names announced are the economist , 79 years old, winner of the , and the journalist Thomas Friedman, 72 years old, columnist for the newspaper The New York Times and winner of 3 Pulitzer Prizes.
Gilmarpalooza, as the annual event in Portugal became known (a play on the name of the music festival ), is scheduled for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of June 2026. This year’s edition will have the theme “New international order, technology and sovereignty: democratic, economic and social challenges”.
Professor at Northwestern University, in Illinois (USA), Mokyr is a reference in the study of the origins of the Industrial Revolution and the relationship between knowledge, technology and economic growth.
Author of books on globalization and technology, such as “The World Is Flat”Friedman has already participated in the Lisbon Forum in 2024. On that occasion, the journalist discussed the possibility of Donald Trump (Republican Party) winning the North American presidential elections.
Minister Gilmar Mendes, of the Federal Supreme Court, and Angelika Nussberger, director of the Institute of Eastern European Law and Comparative Law at the University of Cologne, in Germany, are also confirmed.
Here are the other participants of the 14th Lisbon Forum already announced:
- Indra Spiecker called Döhmannprofessor at Goethe University Frankfurt;
- Markus Kotzurprofessor at the University of Hamburg;
- Joachim Englishfrom the University of Münster;
- Christiane Woopenfrom the University of Bonn;
- Ralf Poscherfrom the Max Planck Institute and the University of Freiburg;
- Luis Grecoprofessor at the Humboldt University of Berlin;
- Dominique Rousseaufrom Universidade Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne;
- Xavier Philippefrom Universidade Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne;
- Yves Gouninstate councilor of the Conseil d’État;
- Gaspard Estradaadvisor to the Global South Unit at the London School of Economics and researcher at Sciences Po;
- Francisco Balaguer Callejonprofessor at the University of Granada;
- Raffaele De Giorgifrom the University of Salento;
- Antonio Carrattafrom Roma Tre University;
- Vinicius de Carvalhoprofessor do King’s College London;
- Leandro Eduardo Ferreyrafrom the University of Buenos Aires;
- Hendrik SchoenfelderCEO of Evonik for Central and South America;
- Saskia Berlingdirector of KfW Development Bank;
- Lucia da Luz Ribeiropresident of the Constitutional Council of Mozambique;
- Dieter Grimmjudge of the German Federal Constitutional Court;
- Christian Calliessprofessor of law at the Free University of Berlin;
- Fernanda Tortimaattorney;
- Herbert SantosAttorney General of the MP of Ceará;
- Juliana Bumacharpresident of the OAB-RJ Judicial Recovery Commission;
- Laura Portolawyer specializing in Digital Law, Data Protection and Notarial and Registration Law and member of the Artificial Intelligence GT in the Judiciary of the CNJ;
- Felipe Sarmentovice-president of the Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association;
- Antonio Anastasiaminister of the Federal Court of Auditors;
- Tarsila Fernandesadvisor to the STF minister, federal prosecutor and professor at (Brazilian Institute of Education, Development and Research);
- Gustavo Chalfunpresident of OAB-MG;
- Marcus Vinicius Furtado Coelhopresident of the National Commission for Constitutional Studies of the Brazilian Bar Association;
- Paulo GonetAttorney General of the Republic;
- Humberto Dallajudge at the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro and Academic Coordinator at FGV Justiça;
- Sebastião Reis Juniorminister of the Superior Court of Justice of Brazil;
- Rose Moraisgeneral secretary of the Brazilian Bar Association;
- Laura Scherteldirector of the IDP and the IDP Center for Law, Internet and Society;
- Sergio LeonardoAttorney General of the Council of the Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association;
- Beto Simonettipresident of the Brazilian Bar Association;
- Luis Felipe Salomãominister and vice-president of the Superior Court of Justice and coordinator of FGV Justiça.
PARTIES AND PRIVATE DINNERS
The lectures at the meeting will be at the Faculty of Law of . During the days they spend in Portugal, representatives of private companies take the opportunity to offer private parties and dinners for participants – an opportunity that businesspeople have to get closer to legal operators who work in the Judiciary. This type of contact is criticized by those who consider such meetings inappropriate.
Gilmar Mendes differently. The Dean of the STF believes that meetings such as the Forum Paulista allow members of the Judiciary to reflect on relevant contemporary issues, exchange experiences with each other and thus be better prepared for the exercise of the judiciary.
No the description of the meeting is as follows: “Promoted by IDP, Lisbon Public Law (LPL) and FGV Justiça, the event is consolidated as one of the most relevant international forums dedicated to the analysis of major contemporary institutional challenges. In this edition, the central theme ‘New international order, technology and sovereignty: democratic, economic and social challenges’ will guide high-level debates on the transformations of the global scenario, the impact of new technologies and the new contours of democracy, the economy and the social organization of States”.
O IDP is a private higher education company founded in 1998, in Brasília, by Gilmar Mendes – at the time, it had 2 other partners: Inocêncio Mártires Coelho (who was Attorney General of the Republic from 1981 to 1985) and Paulo Gonet Branco, who is the current Attorney General of the Republic. Both Inocêncio and Paulo Gonet left society.
In an interview in May 2025, Mendes was asked whether there was a conflict of interest between his work as a judge and the activity of the IDP, which has contracts with the Brazilian Football Confederation to provide courses. and judge cases related to the CBF. “I am a member of the IDP and, at a given historical moment, the IDP accepted a proposal from the CBF to carry out the courses that the CBF Academy offered. It was just a private law contract directed by the IDP management.”
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