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He is a researcher at the University of Lisbon, where he returned after a long career by universities in Spain, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. He was responsible for the creation of the Coa Archaeological Park and its classification as World Heritage, and for the discovery of the «Lapedo Child». He was founder and director of the Portuguese Institute of Archaeology. The humanised image we have of neanderthals today is largely due to the results of the research that he conducted or fostered in deposits in Portugal, Spain and Romania.

Graduated in Communication and Journalism, with a postgraduate degree in Political Advising and Media. On her way to a master's degree in Political Science at ISCTE.
She is FFMS' Content and Portal Manager.

Last updated: may 2026

Born in Lisbon, in 1984. She completed the General Arts Course at Escola António Arroio and studied Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture of Lisbon. She graduated in Journalism at the Escola Superior de Comunicação Social, with Erasmus at the Institut des Hautes Études des Communications Sociales, in Brussels.
Teresa Mourão-Ferreira began her professional career at Grupo Impresa. She attended the Masters in Marketing at ISEG and joined Unilever FIMA in 2008 as a Marketing Trainee. In 2012, she joined the Marketing and Events team at the Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos, an area she began coordinating in 2014. In 2016, she took over the Communications Department at the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Society. In October 2023, after completing the Strategic Management Program of the Jerónimo Martins Group at Universidade Católica Portuguesa and Kellogg School of Management, she assumed the role of Director General of the Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos.

Last update: october 2023

Explorer, National Geographic Fellow, journalist, award-winning producer and New York Times bestselling author.
He is responsible for discovering the five places in the world – which he calls the blue zones – where people live the longest and healthiest lives. His articles on these regions, published in The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic, have had a huge impact.
The researcher now collaborates with local governments, large employers and insurance companies to create Blue Zones Projects in communities, workplaces and universities.

Last updated: October 2023

The UK's most celebrated experimental physicist. Often labelled a «rock star scientist», his books and television programs about the universe are world-renowned.
He is Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Manchester and Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement with Science.
He is part of the team working on the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN (European Laboratory for Particle Physics).
His ability to communicate science has led him to participate in the Davos and China World Economic Forums, in several TED TALKS, as well as the conferences of his international tour «Universal: Adventures In Space and Time».
He is co-presenter of Radio 4's «The Infinite Monkey Cage», a BBC comedy and science program.
He was awarded the Faraday Prize by the Royal Society for excellence in science communication.

Last updated: September 2023

Astronomer Royal of the UK and member of the House of Lords, Co-Founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, UK.
He was Director of the Cambridge Institute of Astronomy. A former President of the Royal Society, his research has addressed space exploration, high-energy astrophysics and cosmology. He is a pioneer in research into the physical processes that lead to the formation of black holes. He is an award-winning scientist and the author of several books on the cosmos and astrophysics. He lives in Cambridge, UK.

Last updated: November 2023

He is one of the world's leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society. Co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute, Adjunct Professor at INSEAD and Chancellor of Trent University, Ontario.
Author of 16 books, including «Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything», translated into 25 languages, he has been developing innovative concepts for over three decades. His 1992 bestseller, «Paradigm Shift», helped coin the concept, while his 1995 book «The Digital Economy» changed business thinking about the Internet’s transformational capacity. Two years later, he helped popularise concepts such as «Net Generation» and the «Digital Divide».
He has been a member of the Order of Canada since 2019.

Last updated: June 2023

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Última atualização: maio 2023

Historian, philosopher, researcher and professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He holds a doctorate in History from Oxford University.
Author of the bestsellers «Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind», «Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow» and «21 Lessons for the 21st Century», his books have sold more than 40 million copies worldwide and translated into 65 languages. The historian has also twice been awarded the Polonsky Prize for Creativity and Originality in the Humanities (2009 and 2012).
He regularly discusses global issues with heads of state and government, such as former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Harari has also met with French President Emmanuel Macron and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Following the international success of his books, he co-founded «Sapienship», a company with projects in the areas of entertainment and education, whose main objective is to raise public awareness and promote debate of today's most important global challenges.

Last updated: May 2023