Marking one year of the Portuguese Eureka Chairmanship, the Global Innovation Summit 2022 brought together political leaders, researchers, and companies worldwide to discuss a sustainable future for the planet. Companies from 90 countries, around 150 speakers and more than 1700 people registered for the event, which, among various sessions, had as some of the most prominent themes the preservation of oceans, the potential of space science and the reformulation of policies to promote sustainability.