Its objectives are promoting the exchange of information and experiences of members, promoting studies and initiatives of corporate interest, and establishing a link between public and private organizations.

For this purpose the Forum promotes: luncheon debates on issues of major interest; visits to companies or "Study Cases," conferences, working groups and discussions on a wide range of issues of corporate interest; studies and projects based on in-depth analysis on matters of importance for the national economy (for example: enterprise and state modernization, enterprises, the education system and development; and Portugal XXI-scenarios of development).