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She is the coordinator of the National Strategy to Combat Poverty (ENCP) 2021-2030, after almost three decades working for the European Anti-Poverty Network Portugal, where she served as Executive Director.
She has a degree in social work and a post-graduate degree in non-profit organisation management.
She began her technical career in 1992 in the Fight Against Poverty Project in the historic centre of Gaia. In 1994 she joined the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN Portugal) and was part of the GIIF Project (Horizon Community Initiative), working in information and training.

Last updated: September 2023

She has a degree in psychology from the University of Lisbon's FPCE, studied film studies at Lisbon's ESTC, worked for RTP and, as a director for SIC, attended a BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) course in TV Production.
She was a director for SIC from 1992 to 2002. Between 2002 and 2003 she completed the Advanced Programme in Political Journalism at the Institute of Political Studies of the Catholic University of Lisbon. From 2004 to 2008, she was a documentaries advisor to RTP's Programme Direction. In March 2018, she unanimously received her PhD in contemporary history, specialising in empires, colonialism and post-colonialism, earning a distinction and praise for her work. In 2007, she was awarded the Lusophony Grand Prize for the documentary «The Prodigious Writer», a film about the life of Jorge de Sena, which she wrote and directed. In 2018 she was awarded the Fernando de Sousa prize by the European Commission for her work directing and co-authoring the screenplay for the 6-film documentary series Europa 30, shown on RTP2. In 2021 she premiered the documentary «Visions of Empire» at the DocLisboa festival, which she also directed and wrote.

last update: January 2023

She has a Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Media Studies and a Master’s degree in Human Ecology and Contemporary Social Problems, she worked as a producer of content for radio and television, directed documentaries and wrote fiction scripts. She is a founding member and vice-president of the Circular Economy Portugal association – CEP.

She has a PhD in social work and a degree in sociology and currently works as Lecturer at the Faculty of Human Sciences of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. She was a member of the Social Security staff, where she held various positions. She has been a councillor (without portfolio) in the Porto City Council since 2017, having also served a term from 2009-2013.
A consultant to the European Commission for social programmes, she coordinated the 2nd and 3rd National Action Plan for Inclusion (Portugal 2006-2010). She is president of the Administrative Commission of the Porto Delegation of the Red Cross (since 2017).

Last updated: May 2021

Assistant professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, and researcher at the Centre for Management Studies at IST (CEGIST).
Although he trained as an engineer, his research focuses primarily on labour economics, particularly the relationship between technological innovation, human capital and employment. His interests also extend to entrepreneurship, especially from an occupational choice perspective.
His academic work has been published in Research Policy, Small Business Economics and the International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. He currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee of CEGIST.

Last updated: March 2025

British economist and Professor of Economics at the London Business School, his research focuses on the impact of longevity on the economy.
He has been Lecturer at Oxford University, Visiting Professor at Harvard University and Researcher at the London School of Economics.
He has published several books, including «The 100-year Life», co-authored with Lynda Gratton, on what it will be like to live and work in the age of longevity.

last update: October 2022

Chief Economist at the macroeconomic research firm Talking Heads, which he founded in 2016, where he analyses global macroeconomic issues and financial markets.
Previously, he was Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, where he led the global economics team. Before joining Morgan Stanley, he was Professor at George Washington University and the State University of New York. He holds a PhD in Economics from George Washington University and a Masters in Finance from the London Business School.

last update: October 2022

Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra and Researcher at the Centre for Business and Economic Research (CeBER).
Her research focuses on economic growth, human capital, innovation and applied econometrics.
She has participated in projects funded by the European Commission and the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology.
She holds a PhD, a master's and a degree in economics from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra. She is currently Vice-Director of CeBER.

last update: October 2022

She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Studies at NOVA FCSH and Visiting Professor at NOVA Information Management School.
She holds a PhD in history and coordinates three postgraduate courses: Strategic and Security Studies (NOVA and IDN-MDN partnership); Globalization, Diplomacy and Security (NOVA, IDi-MNE and IUM-Armed Forces General Staff-MDN partnership); and Information and Security Management (NOVA, IDN-MDN and SIRP-PCM partnership).
She is a board member of IPRI-NOVA, where she coordinates the Foresight and Strategic Planning area and is also a member of several national and international associations for demographic studies and international relations.

Last updated: October 2022

A writer and journalist specialising in the environment, he has been researching climate change and responsiveness to a rapidly changing environment for ProPublica, an independent investigative journalism newsroom in New York, which collaborates with the New York Times Magazine.
He is a 2022 Emerson Collective Fellow at New America and has received a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to write his next book on climate migration. He also teaches narrative writing on climate change at the University of California, Berkeley.
His most recent research includes a three-part series on global climate migration, an analysis of the global palm oil trade, the climatic factors behind pandemics and how climate change is evidencing a global water shortage. Another of his series on the causes of water scarcity in the American West, «Killing the Colorado», was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize and received the top honour from the National Academy of Sciences.

Last updated: October 2022