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Alex D’Alva Teixeira (PT)
Music Artist
Vocalist of the Lisbon pop trio D'ALVA and one half of the duo ALGUMACENA, in collaboration with Ricardo Martins, Alex D'Alva Teixeira has a magnetic stage presence and has also made a name for himself by writing songs, as a co-author of hits by various Portuguese artists such as Virgul and Ana Bacalhau.
With an eclectic musical palette, he feels at home navigating disparate territories such as Boiler Room, the Red Bull Music Academy (Portugal) or Emo Nite, where he was a host. Since 2018 he has been part of the team for festivals broadcast by Sic Radical. Recently, he has been expanding his artistic practice by integrating the performance art work of renowned multidisciplinary artist Grada Kilomba. His versatility doesn't end there; just this year he had two collaborations with the prestigious Teatro Praga Theatre company, playing key roles as conductor, arranger, musical director and interpreter. Simultaneously, in his adventures as a DJ, he received a nomination at the Iberian Festival Awards 2024 for "Best Live Electronic Act" for his residency at the N2 Chaves Festival.
Vocalist of the Lisbon pop trio D'ALVA and one half of the duo ALGUMACENA, in collaboration with Ricardo Martins, Alex D'Alva Teixeira has a magnetic stage presence and has also made a name for himself by writing songs, as a co-author of hits by various Portuguese artists such as Virgul and Ana Bacalhau.
With an eclectic musical palette, he feels at home navigating disparate territories such as Boiler Room, the Red Bull Music Academy (Portugal) or Emo Nite, where he was a host. Since 2018 he has been part of the team for festivals broadcast by Sic Radical. Recently, he has been expanding his artistic practice by integrating the performance art work of renowned multidisciplinary artist Grada Kilomba. His versatility doesn't end there; just this year he had two collaborations with the prestigious Teatro Praga Theatre company, playing key roles as conductor, arranger, musical director and interpreter. Simultaneously, in his adventures as a DJ, he received a nomination at the Iberian Festival Awards 2024 for "Best Live Electronic Act" for his residency at the N2 Chaves Festival.
Ana Rita Painho (PT)
Sérvulo Associados / Intellectual Property Lawyer
At SÉRVULO since 2019, Ana Rita Paínho is a partner in the Life Sciences, Intellectual Property and TMT departments, working in the areas of trademarks and patents and, in the information technology field, focusing on software, e-commerce, data protection, marketing and advertising. Specialised Lawyer in Intellectual Property, by order of the General Council of the Bar Association of 2007, and Postgraduate in Industrial Property by the Faculty of Law of the Modern University, in 2003. CIPP/E (Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe) certification, by the IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals), in 2018. Before joining SÉRVULO, she was a consultant and partner at Anselmo Vaz, Afra & Associados between 2008 and 2019, a lawyer at Abreu, Cardigos & Associados between 2000 and 2007, and a trainee at Veiga Gomes, Bessa Monteiro, Marques Bom & Associados between 1998 and 2000. She joined the Portuguese Bar Association in 2000. Ana Rita is Chairman of the Tax Council of AIPPI Portuguese Group, Ombudswoman of the Portuguese Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies and a member of UNION and IAPP. She is a regular speaker at conferences related to her areas of specialisation.
At SÉRVULO since 2019, Ana Rita Paínho is a partner in the Life Sciences, Intellectual Property and TMT departments, working in the areas of trademarks and patents and, in the information technology field, focusing on software, e-commerce, data protection, marketing and advertising. Specialised Lawyer in Intellectual Property, by order of the General Council of the Bar Association of 2007, and Postgraduate in Industrial Property by the Faculty of Law of the Modern University, in 2003. CIPP/E (Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe) certification, by the IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals), in 2018. Before joining SÉRVULO, she was a consultant and partner at Anselmo Vaz, Afra & Associados between 2008 and 2019, a lawyer at Abreu, Cardigos & Associados between 2000 and 2007, and a trainee at Veiga Gomes, Bessa Monteiro, Marques Bom & Associados between 1998 and 2000. She joined the Portuguese Bar Association in 2000. Ana Rita is Chairman of the Tax Council of AIPPI Portuguese Group, Ombudswoman of the Portuguese Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies and a member of UNION and IAPP. She is a regular speaker at conferences related to her areas of specialisation.
André Pinto Anacleto (PT)
Manager Accreditation / Web Summit, Meo Kalorama, Iminente
I began my career in the world of gastronomy and culinary arts, in a wide variety of roles. Looking for new challenges, I moved to Switzerland, where I continued to excel in this field, honing my expertise in an international context. In 2021, I embarked on a transformative journey, diversifying my skill set and broadening my horizons by following a new path in the world of Event Production. This change allowed me to merge my previous experience with new planning skills, as well as develop new organisational skills in the production of successful events, thus elevating my professional and personal capabilities. Since then, I've been proud to be part of several projects and events, such as Rock in Rio, Meo Kalorama, NOS Alive and even Web Summit, performing various roles in production, but especially in accreditation and access management.
I began my career in the world of gastronomy and culinary arts, in a wide variety of roles. Looking for new challenges, I moved to Switzerland, where I continued to excel in this field, honing my expertise in an international context. In 2021, I embarked on a transformative journey, diversifying my skill set and broadening my horizons by following a new path in the world of Event Production. This change allowed me to merge my previous experience with new planning skills, as well as develop new organisational skills in the production of successful events, thus elevating my professional and personal capabilities. Since then, I've been proud to be part of several projects and events, such as Rock in Rio, Meo Kalorama, NOS Alive and even Web Summit, performing various roles in production, but especially in accreditation and access management.
António Gomes (PT)
Music Mov
Booking Agent, Manager, Promoter
Artist manager, event manager and producer. He has been carrying out these activities uninterruptedly for 32 years. His portfolio currently includes artists such as: Marco Paulo; Paula Fernandes (for Portugal); Calema; Anjos; Mickael Carreira; Blasted Mechanism; Ângelo Freire; Amália Hoje; Suzana Pragosa; Rafaell Dior. When it comes to producing events, both his own and for third parties, we lose count of the number of shows produced, both in Portugal and in countries such as France, Belgium, Luxembourg or Switzerland. In Portugal and in these European countries, he has produced national and international artists in the largest venues, most recently in Paris and Brussels with the Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos. He also currently has two ongoing and active festivals - Mar Me Quer and Moving Fest.
Booking Agent, Manager, Promoter
Artist manager, event manager and producer. He has been carrying out these activities uninterruptedly for 32 years. His portfolio currently includes artists such as: Marco Paulo; Paula Fernandes (for Portugal); Calema; Anjos; Mickael Carreira; Blasted Mechanism; Ângelo Freire; Amália Hoje; Suzana Pragosa; Rafaell Dior. When it comes to producing events, both his own and for third parties, we lose count of the number of shows produced, both in Portugal and in countries such as France, Belgium, Luxembourg or Switzerland. In Portugal and in these European countries, he has produced national and international artists in the largest venues, most recently in Paris and Brussels with the Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos. He also currently has two ongoing and active festivals - Mar Me Quer and Moving Fest.
Bruno Lindoso (BR)
Zig.Fun
International CEO
Bruno Lindoso was Co-Founder & CEO at net4help and RedeTrel; Founder of Hello Gift Card and studied Executive Programmes at Harvard Business School and Singular University. He is currently the International CEO of Zig.fun.
International CEO
Bruno Lindoso was Co-Founder & CEO at net4help and RedeTrel; Founder of Hello Gift Card and studied Executive Programmes at Harvard Business School and Singular University. He is currently the International CEO of Zig.fun.
Carlos Carmo (PT)
Festival MED / Loulé Municipality
Director / City Councilor
He is 48 years old, married, from the parish of S. Clemente- Loulé, and lives in the parish of Quarteira. From October 2013 until October 2017, he was elected President of the Quarteira Town Council and was appointed Assistant to the Mayor of Loulé to coordinate protocol, communication and events, taking on the role of MED Festival director, among other duties.
In October 2017, he was elected as a councillor on the Loulé Town Council, with responsibilities assigned to him, due to which he is also the representative on the Monitoring Committee for the Eastern Algarve Landfill and Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Rocha da Pena and Fonte Benémola Local Protected Landscapes.
Departments - Climate Action and Circular Economy; - Environment; - Events; - Sports; - Civil Protection; - Transportation; - Fire Brigade; - Municipal Workshops (Electromechanics); - Urban Hygiene and Health; - Coastline and Public Space; - Sustainability and Natural Resources.
Director of the MED Festival since 2014 and responsible for organising other events such as Noite Branca, Salir no Tempo, Christmas programming and New Year's Eve.
Director / City Councilor
He is 48 years old, married, from the parish of S. Clemente- Loulé, and lives in the parish of Quarteira. From October 2013 until October 2017, he was elected President of the Quarteira Town Council and was appointed Assistant to the Mayor of Loulé to coordinate protocol, communication and events, taking on the role of MED Festival director, among other duties.
In October 2017, he was elected as a councillor on the Loulé Town Council, with responsibilities assigned to him, due to which he is also the representative on the Monitoring Committee for the Eastern Algarve Landfill and Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Rocha da Pena and Fonte Benémola Local Protected Landscapes.
Departments - Climate Action and Circular Economy; - Environment; - Events; - Sports; - Civil Protection; - Transportation; - Fire Brigade; - Municipal Workshops (Electromechanics); - Urban Hygiene and Health; - Coastline and Public Space; - Sustainability and Natural Resources.
Director of the MED Festival since 2014 and responsible for organising other events such as Noite Branca, Salir no Tempo, Christmas programming and New Year's Eve.
Carlos Fiolhais (PT)
PhD
Physics
Born in Lisbon (1956), he obtained his doctorate in Theoretical Physics from Goethe University, Frankfurt (1982). He is a retired professor of physics at the University of Coimbra. He is the author of 70 educational and scientific books, some of which are published internationally, and hundreds of scientific, educational and promotional articles, one of which is the most cited ever by authors in Portugal. He writes for "Correio da Manhã" and directs Gradiva's "Open Science" collection. He has won several prizes and awards, including the Order of Infante D. Henrique in 2005.
Physics
Born in Lisbon (1956), he obtained his doctorate in Theoretical Physics from Goethe University, Frankfurt (1982). He is a retired professor of physics at the University of Coimbra. He is the author of 70 educational and scientific books, some of which are published internationally, and hundreds of scientific, educational and promotional articles, one of which is the most cited ever by authors in Portugal. He writes for "Correio da Manhã" and directs Gradiva's "Open Science" collection. He has won several prizes and awards, including the Order of Infante D. Henrique in 2005.
Carlos Seixas (PT)
Artistic Director and Music Programmer
Carlos Seixas has been the artistic and production director of the FMM Sines Festival (www.fmmsines.pt) since 1999. FMM Sines is about music and is particularly attuned to the contemporary world, migration movements, the crossing of cultures and transcontinental encounters. Carlos began his career as a producer and programmer of live events in the 80s. He has participated as a selection jury for showcases at international music markets, including Atlantic Music Expo Cape Vert, Womex, Mozambique Music Meeting and Budapest Ritmo. He has led the programme and produced other events. He is the curator of Ciclo Mundos, a Festival held in partnership with the Festival Músicas do Mundo at the Trindade Theatre in Lisbon since 2016, organised by the INATEL Foundation. Since 2020, he has also been the artistic director of the Festival Imaterial in Évora (www.festivalimaterial.pt).
Carlos Seixas has been the artistic and production director of the FMM Sines Festival (www.fmmsines.pt) since 1999. FMM Sines is about music and is particularly attuned to the contemporary world, migration movements, the crossing of cultures and transcontinental encounters. Carlos began his career as a producer and programmer of live events in the 80s. He has participated as a selection jury for showcases at international music markets, including Atlantic Music Expo Cape Vert, Womex, Mozambique Music Meeting and Budapest Ritmo. He has led the programme and produced other events. He is the curator of Ciclo Mundos, a Festival held in partnership with the Festival Músicas do Mundo at the Trindade Theatre in Lisbon since 2016, organised by the INATEL Foundation. Since 2020, he has also been the artistic director of the Festival Imaterial in Évora (www.festivalimaterial.pt).
Diogo Infante (PT)
Actor and Artist Director
He graduated from the School of Theatre and Cinema in 1991. He has worked as an actor in theatre, cinema and television. He has directed several shows and, in 2019, made his directorial debut with the short film ""Olga Drummond"". He was the Artistic Director of Maria Matos Municipal Theatre and the D. Maria II National Theatre. Since 2017, he has been Artistic Director of the INATEL Trindade Theatre. In 2012, invited by Festival das Artes, he read Álvaro de Campos' epic poem ""Ode Marítima"" in the gardens of Quinta das Lágrimas in Coimbra, which eventually culminated in a performance directed by Natália Luiza and accompanied on guitar by João Gil. With ""Ode Marítima"", he toured internationally, visiting Seoul, Tokyo, Washington D.C., N.Y., Johannesburg and Madrid. In that same year, he was the coordinator of ETIC's Actor Training Course. In theatre, he has starred in plays such as ""Spectres"" by Henrik Ibsen, ""Sex, Drugs & Rock n' Roll"" by Eric Bogosian, ""Hamlet"" by William Shakespeare, ""Rei Édipo"" by Sophocles, ""Cyrano de Bergerac"" by Edmond Rostand, ""Amadeus"" by Peter Shaffer, ""Dúvida"" by Patrick Shanley, ""Plaza Suite"" by Neil Simon, ""Ode Marítima"" by Álvaro de Campos, ""Ricardo III"" by Shakespeare, and ""O Amor é tão Simples"" by Noël Coward, among others. He made his directorial debut with Harold Pinter's ""O Amante"", and has directed, among others, Tennessee Williams' "" Jardim Zoológico de Cristal"", Federico García Lorca's ""Casa de Bernarda Alba"", Moises Kaufman's ""Laramie"", the musical ""Cabaret"" with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and libretto by Joe Masteroff, ""Um Elétrico Chamado Desejo"" by Tennessee Williams, ""O Ano do Pensamento Mágico"" by Joan Didion, ""Quem Tem Medo de Virginia Woolf?"" by Edward Albee, ""Deus da Carnificina"" by Yasmina Reza, ""Chicago"" composed by John Kander, with lyrics by Fred Ebb and libretto by Bob Fosse, ""A Peça para Dois Atores"" by Tennessee Williams and the musical ""Sonho de Uma Noite de Verão” by Shakespeare, currently on stage at the Trindade Theatre. On television, he has taken part in numerous series and soap operas and has hosted programmes such as ""Pátio da Fama"" and ""Cuidado com a Língua"". In cinema, he has appeared in more than 20 films, directed by filmmakers such as Ana Luísa Guimarães, Jorge Paixão da Costa, Leonel Vieira, George Slouizer, Roselyne Bosch, among others.
He graduated from the School of Theatre and Cinema in 1991. He has worked as an actor in theatre, cinema and television. He has directed several shows and, in 2019, made his directorial debut with the short film ""Olga Drummond"". He was the Artistic Director of Maria Matos Municipal Theatre and the D. Maria II National Theatre. Since 2017, he has been Artistic Director of the INATEL Trindade Theatre. In 2012, invited by Festival das Artes, he read Álvaro de Campos' epic poem ""Ode Marítima"" in the gardens of Quinta das Lágrimas in Coimbra, which eventually culminated in a performance directed by Natália Luiza and accompanied on guitar by João Gil. With ""Ode Marítima"", he toured internationally, visiting Seoul, Tokyo, Washington D.C., N.Y., Johannesburg and Madrid. In that same year, he was the coordinator of ETIC's Actor Training Course. In theatre, he has starred in plays such as ""Spectres"" by Henrik Ibsen, ""Sex, Drugs & Rock n' Roll"" by Eric Bogosian, ""Hamlet"" by William Shakespeare, ""Rei Édipo"" by Sophocles, ""Cyrano de Bergerac"" by Edmond Rostand, ""Amadeus"" by Peter Shaffer, ""Dúvida"" by Patrick Shanley, ""Plaza Suite"" by Neil Simon, ""Ode Marítima"" by Álvaro de Campos, ""Ricardo III"" by Shakespeare, and ""O Amor é tão Simples"" by Noël Coward, among others. He made his directorial debut with Harold Pinter's ""O Amante"", and has directed, among others, Tennessee Williams' "" Jardim Zoológico de Cristal"", Federico García Lorca's ""Casa de Bernarda Alba"", Moises Kaufman's ""Laramie"", the musical ""Cabaret"" with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb and libretto by Joe Masteroff, ""Um Elétrico Chamado Desejo"" by Tennessee Williams, ""O Ano do Pensamento Mágico"" by Joan Didion, ""Quem Tem Medo de Virginia Woolf?"" by Edward Albee, ""Deus da Carnificina"" by Yasmina Reza, ""Chicago"" composed by John Kander, with lyrics by Fred Ebb and libretto by Bob Fosse, ""A Peça para Dois Atores"" by Tennessee Williams and the musical ""Sonho de Uma Noite de Verão” by Shakespeare, currently on stage at the Trindade Theatre. On television, he has taken part in numerous series and soap operas and has hosted programmes such as ""Pátio da Fama"" and ""Cuidado com a Língua"". In cinema, he has appeared in more than 20 films, directed by filmmakers such as Ana Luísa Guimarães, Jorge Paixão da Costa, Leonel Vieira, George Slouizer, Roselyne Bosch, among others.
Diogo Varela Silva (PT)
Director, Filmmaker and Producer
Born in 1971, he is an award-winning Portuguese filmmaker and producer, known for making documentaries and fiction films.
Born in 1971, he is an award-winning Portuguese filmmaker and producer, known for making documentaries and fiction films.
Eamonn Forde (UK)
Music business
Writer / Author
Eamonn Forde is an award-winning freelance music business and technology journalist who has written about all areas of the music industry since 2001. He is a regular contributor to Music Ally, Music Business Worldwide, The Guardian, IQ, The Quietus and more. His books include The Final Days of EMI: Selling the Pig and Leaving the Building: The Lucrative Afterlife of Music Estates. His latest book, 1999: The Year The Record Industry Lost Control, will be published on 7 March 2024.
Writer / Author
Eamonn Forde is an award-winning freelance music business and technology journalist who has written about all areas of the music industry since 2001. He is a regular contributor to Music Ally, Music Business Worldwide, The Guardian, IQ, The Quietus and more. His books include The Final Days of EMI: Selling the Pig and Leaving the Building: The Lucrative Afterlife of Music Estates. His latest book, 1999: The Year The Record Industry Lost Control, will be published on 7 March 2024.
Eduardo Jordão (PT)
Festival Artes à Vila
Director
He began his artistic studies at the Orfeão de Leiria and later specialised in double bass at the Lisbon National Conservatory.
With a Degree in Business Management from Universidade Lusíada, he completed his training in management and cultural programming of artistic projects.
Director
He began his artistic studies at the Orfeão de Leiria and later specialised in double bass at the Lisbon National Conservatory.
With a Degree in Business Management from Universidade Lusíada, he completed his training in management and cultural programming of artistic projects.
Francisco Mello e Castro (PT)
Doca da Marinha
Mkt & Events Director
With a degree in management from the Nova School of Business and Economics, Francisco Mello e Castro realised early on that his great passion lay in the world of communication and events, where he naturally gravitated towards and developed his professional career. With several projects developed from scratch in his portfolio, such as Let's Help - a non-profit organisation committed to investing in social businesses, Dinner of the Year - a charity dinner that brings together several renowned chefs - and Movimento Unidos Contra o Desperdício - which he founded with the President of the Portuguese Federation of Food Banks in 2020. At the end of 2022 he joined the consortium that won the concession for Doca da Marinha for the next 20 years, taking on the leadership of the business unit dedicated to major events.
Mkt & Events Director
With a degree in management from the Nova School of Business and Economics, Francisco Mello e Castro realised early on that his great passion lay in the world of communication and events, where he naturally gravitated towards and developed his professional career. With several projects developed from scratch in his portfolio, such as Let's Help - a non-profit organisation committed to investing in social businesses, Dinner of the Year - a charity dinner that brings together several renowned chefs - and Movimento Unidos Contra o Desperdício - which he founded with the President of the Portuguese Federation of Food Banks in 2020. At the end of 2022 he joined the consortium that won the concession for Doca da Marinha for the next 20 years, taking on the leadership of the business unit dedicated to major events.
Helder Sucena (PT)
Jogos do Helder
Director
He loves to create moments of happiness for families, friends, children and the elderly in any space. Living in Águeda, born in 1972, married and father of a girl and a boy. He has a degree in Business Management. He worked as an administrative manager and then set up his own company - Jogos do Helder (Helder's Games), which is present at various festivals. He makes sustainable games and toys that liven up any kind of event.
Director
He loves to create moments of happiness for families, friends, children and the elderly in any space. Living in Águeda, born in 1972, married and father of a girl and a boy. He has a degree in Business Management. He worked as an administrative manager and then set up his own company - Jogos do Helder (Helder's Games), which is present at various festivals. He makes sustainable games and toys that liven up any kind of event.
Joana Alegre (PT)
Music Artist
A singer-songwritter between the boundaries of folk, art-rock and baroque pop, Joana Alegre studied classical music and jazz in Portugal, the United States and Italy. She captivated Portuguese audiences with her voice in 2014 with 'E Agora?', a duet with Mikkel Solnado (with 2 million views), which produced her first album "Joan & The White Harts" in 2016, with which she was a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Contest in the USA.
In 2019/20 she took part in The Voice Portugal, winning 3rd place, and in 2021 she was a finalist in the Festival da Canção with 'Joana do Mar'. That same year she released her acclaimed second album of originals, ‘Centro’, produced by Luísa Sobral, and voted by Blitz magazine as one of the Best Albums of the Year.
In 2023 she released the new single 'Nó', which made it onto Antena 3's playlist and remains there, followed by 'Ciclotímica', 'Rosa Carne' and 'Copo Cheio', a new duet and comeback with Mikkel Solnado, with direct entry on Rádio Comercial, songs that will be part of her third studio album, "Luas", to be released in early 2024.
Her album "Um Só dia" (that pays homage to the poetry and life of Manuel Alegre, through music) an Antena 1 album, supported by SPA, was presented at Palácio das Galveias, with the participation of Rui Vieira Nery, Paula Morão, Agir and Vicente Palma.
A singer-songwritter between the boundaries of folk, art-rock and baroque pop, Joana Alegre studied classical music and jazz in Portugal, the United States and Italy. She captivated Portuguese audiences with her voice in 2014 with 'E Agora?', a duet with Mikkel Solnado (with 2 million views), which produced her first album "Joan & The White Harts" in 2016, with which she was a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Contest in the USA.
In 2019/20 she took part in The Voice Portugal, winning 3rd place, and in 2021 she was a finalist in the Festival da Canção with 'Joana do Mar'. That same year she released her acclaimed second album of originals, ‘Centro’, produced by Luísa Sobral, and voted by Blitz magazine as one of the Best Albums of the Year.
In 2023 she released the new single 'Nó', which made it onto Antena 3's playlist and remains there, followed by 'Ciclotímica', 'Rosa Carne' and 'Copo Cheio', a new duet and comeback with Mikkel Solnado, with direct entry on Rádio Comercial, songs that will be part of her third studio album, "Luas", to be released in early 2024.
Her album "Um Só dia" (that pays homage to the poetry and life of Manuel Alegre, through music) an Antena 1 album, supported by SPA, was presented at Palácio das Galveias, with the participation of Rui Vieira Nery, Paula Morão, Agir and Vicente Palma.
João Magalhães (PT)
Frontal 360
COO
Passionate about the world of events with lots to learn and share. An energetic person by nature and always open to new challenges, he has been at Frontal 360 for 4 years, where he designs operations for corporate and cultural clients such as Revenge of the 90's or Talkfest.
COO
Passionate about the world of events with lots to learn and share. An energetic person by nature and always open to new challenges, he has been at Frontal 360 for 4 years, where he designs operations for corporate and cultural clients such as Revenge of the 90's or Talkfest.
João Morais – O Gajo (PT)
Musician
João Morais started playing guitar at the age of 15, following a solid path in punk rock. In the spring of 2016, João immersed himself in the roots of Portuguese music and created a new sound for the Viola Campaniça. Thus began the path of O GAJO, inspired by his world music references, with which he has won over national and international audiences. In 2021, "Subterrâneos" arrived, an album with the participation of Carlos Barretto (double bass) and José Salgueiro (percussion), expanding the artistic dimension of the project. In 2023, he entered a fourth cycle that brought him to a space of experimentation and transition, a "Não Lugar" (Non-Place, literally translated). "Não lugar" is the name of the record that was released in March 2023 and provides a new cycle of exploration of the Viola Campaniça through various collaborations and surprising sounds. Without formalities or pre-made ideas, O GAJO's musical journey continues to break down barriers, in constant transition, always with the main focus on the music. It's best to fasten your seatbelts for this journey!
João Morais started playing guitar at the age of 15, following a solid path in punk rock. In the spring of 2016, João immersed himself in the roots of Portuguese music and created a new sound for the Viola Campaniça. Thus began the path of O GAJO, inspired by his world music references, with which he has won over national and international audiences. In 2021, "Subterrâneos" arrived, an album with the participation of Carlos Barretto (double bass) and José Salgueiro (percussion), expanding the artistic dimension of the project. In 2023, he entered a fourth cycle that brought him to a space of experimentation and transition, a "Não Lugar" (Non-Place, literally translated). "Não lugar" is the name of the record that was released in March 2023 and provides a new cycle of exploration of the Viola Campaniça through various collaborations and surprising sounds. Without formalities or pre-made ideas, O GAJO's musical journey continues to break down barriers, in constant transition, always with the main focus on the music. It's best to fasten your seatbelts for this journey!
João Pedro Pais (PT)
Music
Artist
With an artistic career spanning more than two decades, hundreds of concerts and around 450,000 records sold, João Pedro Pais is one of the most cherished artists by the Portuguese public, nowadays.
His first album, Segredos, was released on 4th November 1997. The way to the album was paved by two singles, ""Ninguém é de Ninguém"" and ""Louco por Ti"", which are still reference songs that João Pedro Pais makes sure to play live at his concerts.
Known for the success of his songs, over the years João Pedro Pais hasn't stopped releasing albums with various singles that have expanded the number of themes that are big radio hits and are sung from start to finish at his concerts. Examples of such are the songs "Nada de Nada", "Mentira" and "Não Há", a song that won a Golden Globe in 2001, a year in which he was also honoured as "Best Performer".
The stage is like his home and, in addition to the countless concerts he has performed in all over the country, in large venues and events that are always full to welcome him, in 2003 he was invited to be part of Bryan Adams' first Iberian tour, with concerts in Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Porto and Guimarães, an invitation that was repeated in 2005, and in June 2004 he performed at the first edition of Rock In Rio - Lisbon.
More recently, at the end of 2023, João Pedro Pais celebrated 25 years of songs and the release of his latest album, Amor Urbano, with two completely sold-out shows in Coliseu Porto AGEAS and Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon.
Artist
With an artistic career spanning more than two decades, hundreds of concerts and around 450,000 records sold, João Pedro Pais is one of the most cherished artists by the Portuguese public, nowadays.
His first album, Segredos, was released on 4th November 1997. The way to the album was paved by two singles, ""Ninguém é de Ninguém"" and ""Louco por Ti"", which are still reference songs that João Pedro Pais makes sure to play live at his concerts.
Known for the success of his songs, over the years João Pedro Pais hasn't stopped releasing albums with various singles that have expanded the number of themes that are big radio hits and are sung from start to finish at his concerts. Examples of such are the songs "Nada de Nada", "Mentira" and "Não Há", a song that won a Golden Globe in 2001, a year in which he was also honoured as "Best Performer".
The stage is like his home and, in addition to the countless concerts he has performed in all over the country, in large venues and events that are always full to welcome him, in 2003 he was invited to be part of Bryan Adams' first Iberian tour, with concerts in Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Porto and Guimarães, an invitation that was repeated in 2005, and in June 2004 he performed at the first edition of Rock In Rio - Lisbon.
More recently, at the end of 2023, João Pedro Pais celebrated 25 years of songs and the release of his latest album, Amor Urbano, with two completely sold-out shows in Coliseu Porto AGEAS and Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon.
João Pinho (PT)
Press Link
CEO
A communications consultant and press officer with over 25 years of experience, particularly in strategic communications, crisis communications and press relations. After 12 years with SONAE group (where he worked on Novis, Clix, Optimus and Sonaecom, among other brands of the group), in 2012 he set up his own communication and consultancy agency, PRESS LINK, through which he was a consultant for NOS and has advised major artists, public figures, major events and major brands. He is a trainer at CENJOR in Crisis Communication (with courses for the highest national and foreign military ranks, security forces, firefighters, doctors....), and is one of the few non-journalists accredited by the Media Literacy and Journalism Association, which focuses on training and sensitising teachers in particular. Throughout his career, he has been involved in launching and establishing some of the most successful national and international events and artists: SONAR and NEOPOP festivals, NOS Alive, NOS Primavera Sound, MIMO Festival (Mimo Amarante), ARTBEERFEST (Caminha), Global Teacher Prize Portugal, Festa Do Jazz, Lisboa Mistura, A Gente Não Lê, Pés na Serra, MAP - Mostra de Artes da Palavra, Gulden Drack Lisboa, Delirium Café Chiado, LIDAIRADA, Projeto MARIMBA, Mário Lúcio, Carlos Martins, Elodie Bouny, LUMINA Festival da Luz, Noite Branca Braga, Carlsberg Where's The Party, Happy Holi, Groove Cascais, FATACIL, Paris Hilton em Portugal (Algarve and Ofir), Termómetro Festival. He has also advised on candidacies for the Order of Doctors and the Order of Nurses.
CEO
A communications consultant and press officer with over 25 years of experience, particularly in strategic communications, crisis communications and press relations. After 12 years with SONAE group (where he worked on Novis, Clix, Optimus and Sonaecom, among other brands of the group), in 2012 he set up his own communication and consultancy agency, PRESS LINK, through which he was a consultant for NOS and has advised major artists, public figures, major events and major brands. He is a trainer at CENJOR in Crisis Communication (with courses for the highest national and foreign military ranks, security forces, firefighters, doctors....), and is one of the few non-journalists accredited by the Media Literacy and Journalism Association, which focuses on training and sensitising teachers in particular. Throughout his career, he has been involved in launching and establishing some of the most successful national and international events and artists: SONAR and NEOPOP festivals, NOS Alive, NOS Primavera Sound, MIMO Festival (Mimo Amarante), ARTBEERFEST (Caminha), Global Teacher Prize Portugal, Festa Do Jazz, Lisboa Mistura, A Gente Não Lê, Pés na Serra, MAP - Mostra de Artes da Palavra, Gulden Drack Lisboa, Delirium Café Chiado, LIDAIRADA, Projeto MARIMBA, Mário Lúcio, Carlos Martins, Elodie Bouny, LUMINA Festival da Luz, Noite Branca Braga, Carlsberg Where's The Party, Happy Holi, Groove Cascais, FATACIL, Paris Hilton em Portugal (Algarve and Ofir), Termómetro Festival. He has also advised on candidacies for the Order of Doctors and the Order of Nurses.
Jorge Figueiredo (PT)
Digital Frame
Director
With a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual and Technological Education and Audiovisual Communication Technologies and a Master’s in Audiovisual Production and Realisation, he attended the Radio Journalism course at the Journalist Training Centre, is an Audiovisual Producer and Director as well as Visual and Technological Education Teacher since 1996. Author of Technological Education textbooks at Porto Editora since 2010 and the CEO of Digital Frame Audiovisual Productions - a company founded in 2004.
Director
With a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual and Technological Education and Audiovisual Communication Technologies and a Master’s in Audiovisual Production and Realisation, he attended the Radio Journalism course at the Journalist Training Centre, is an Audiovisual Producer and Director as well as Visual and Technological Education Teacher since 1996. Author of Technological Education textbooks at Porto Editora since 2010 and the CEO of Digital Frame Audiovisual Productions - a company founded in 2004.
MODERATORS
Ana Teresa Ventura (PT)
M de Música
Journalist
With a degree in Sciences of Communication, Ana Ventura is a journalist who began her career in the BLITZ newspaper newsroom. Author of the programme M de Música, she has collaborated with SIC Radical and the streaming platform HBO, as well as signing the autobiographies of Xutos & Pontapés and Magazino. In 2023, she published her fourth book, "Uma Página da História", the first biography of the band Da Weasel.
Journalist
With a degree in Sciences of Communication, Ana Ventura is a journalist who began her career in the BLITZ newspaper newsroom. Author of the programme M de Música, she has collaborated with SIC Radical and the streaming platform HBO, as well as signing the autobiographies of Xutos & Pontapés and Magazino. In 2023, she published her fourth book, "Uma Página da História", the first biography of the band Da Weasel.
Gary Smith (UK)
Amsterdam Dance Event Journalist, programmer
Multi-lingual (French/Spanish/Dutch) journalist, translator, and copywriter. Daytime conference programmer/curator and panel moderator at the Amsterdam Dance Event, Paris Electronic Week, Eurosonic Noorderslag, APORFEST, and the Brazil Music Conference (BRMC). Regular writer for the Cannes Lions Daily News, Location International Magazine, Location California, MIDEM News, MIPTV & MIPCOM News, and Sportel News. Specialist subjects include TV, music, smart technology, ecology, tactical social networking, advertising, online media, sport and business strategy.
Multi-lingual (French/Spanish/Dutch) journalist, translator, and copywriter. Daytime conference programmer/curator and panel moderator at the Amsterdam Dance Event, Paris Electronic Week, Eurosonic Noorderslag, APORFEST, and the Brazil Music Conference (BRMC). Regular writer for the Cannes Lions Daily News, Location International Magazine, Location California, MIDEM News, MIPTV & MIPCOM News, and Sportel News. Specialist subjects include TV, music, smart technology, ecology, tactical social networking, advertising, online media, sport and business strategy.
FESTIVALS LEGAL FORUM
Ana Carolina Carvalho (BR)
Rock in Rio
Partnerships Manager
Partnerships Manager at Rock in Rio Lisbon - Ana Carolina has been with Rock in Rio for over 13 years. She has worked in Brazil, Spain and the United States and has now been in Portugal for 6 years. She works in the Partnerships area, always with the aim of developing creative strategies to generate brand awareness within the entertainment territory.
Partnerships Manager
Partnerships Manager at Rock in Rio Lisbon - Ana Carolina has been with Rock in Rio for over 13 years. She has worked in Brazil, Spain and the United States and has now been in Portugal for 6 years. She works in the Partnerships area, always with the aim of developing creative strategies to generate brand awareness within the entertainment territory.
Ana Cortez das Neves (PT)
Senior Engineer Environment
Waste Management Expert
Having a Bachelor’s degree and a Master's in Environmental Engineering from NOVA School of Science and Technology, she has over 10 years' experience in waste management and innovative projects in the field of sustainability. She has worked in consultancy and project management at events such as Rock in Rio, NOS Alive, Super Bock Super Rock and the Volvo Ocean Race, ensuring applications for the Green Deal, carbon offsetting and certification of best practices in the field of Circular Economy and Sustainability. Currently Operations Manager at Sociedade Ponto Verde, she also worked at Electrão, both organisations of which are responsible for managing urban waste in the packaging and electrical and electronic areas.
Waste Management Expert
Having a Bachelor’s degree and a Master's in Environmental Engineering from NOVA School of Science and Technology, she has over 10 years' experience in waste management and innovative projects in the field of sustainability. She has worked in consultancy and project management at events such as Rock in Rio, NOS Alive, Super Bock Super Rock and the Volvo Ocean Race, ensuring applications for the Green Deal, carbon offsetting and certification of best practices in the field of Circular Economy and Sustainability. Currently Operations Manager at Sociedade Ponto Verde, she also worked at Electrão, both organisations of which are responsible for managing urban waste in the packaging and electrical and electronic areas.
Ana Costa Teixeira (PT)
Lawyer
PI & TMT
PI & TMT
Ana Helena Farinha (PT)
Lawyer
Tax Law
Tax Law
Ana Sofia Silva (PT)
Lawyer
Financial Services and Insurance
Financial Services and Insurance
Artur Mendes (PT)
Co-Director
Boom Festival / Being Gathering
Born in Lisboa, Portugal. Besides being one of the directors of Boom Festival and the Being Gathering, two transformational festivals, he is also a member of the board of directors of Portuguese Association of Shows, Festivals and Events - APEFE. University degree in Social and Organisational Psychology (ISCTE - University of Lisboa), later started a MA in Culture Management. Studies on permaculture, ecovillages design, organic agriculture, THNK School of Creative Leadership, and design thinking. Sports, meditation, and culture journalism are part of his background too.
The will to support change led him to work on the social sector on ICE - Instituto das Comunidades Educativas, Associação Khapaz, and CET - Centro de Estudos Territoriais.
He became active in the electronic music scene in Portugal in the mid 90s. He has been involved with Boom since the early days as party-goer and production staff besides organising and curating events of several genres. He was part of the curation and executive production of Red Bull Music Academy Portugal, and co-curating music releases for Red Bull Homegroove, Buraka Som Sistema/Red Bull, and Dance Club magazine. As culture and music writer was a former collaborator with media outlets such as NEO2, Dance Club, DIF, Zoot, LuxFrágil, LeCool, Ling, Mini International, or Yorn.
For Portuguese TV contributed to the iconic culture shows “Pop Up” for RTP and “Fuzz” for SIC TV station. He co-wrote/co-produced documentaries such as “Lusofonia, A (R)Evolução” and “Boom Festival 20 Years”. He was a contributing writer for the books “Goa 20 Years of Psychedelic Trance” and “Da Raia Seca ao Pinhal”. He was editor and co-writer of “Boom Book” and “Boom Festival 20 Years: A Visual and Oral History”. Representing Boom, he has been a guest speaker in events such as Web Summit, ADE Green, Nuits Sonores, Green Events and Innovations, ADE Mumbai, CTM, European Festival Conference, Talk Fest, Event Summit UK, Green Operations, MIL Lisboa, BIME, Re:Build, Tartu 2024 European Capital of Culture workshops, among others.
His purpose as a Boom team member is to awaken the subversive self of people so they can transform their communities when going back home.
Boom Festival / Being Gathering
Born in Lisboa, Portugal. Besides being one of the directors of Boom Festival and the Being Gathering, two transformational festivals, he is also a member of the board of directors of Portuguese Association of Shows, Festivals and Events - APEFE. University degree in Social and Organisational Psychology (ISCTE - University of Lisboa), later started a MA in Culture Management. Studies on permaculture, ecovillages design, organic agriculture, THNK School of Creative Leadership, and design thinking. Sports, meditation, and culture journalism are part of his background too.
The will to support change led him to work on the social sector on ICE - Instituto das Comunidades Educativas, Associação Khapaz, and CET - Centro de Estudos Territoriais.
He became active in the electronic music scene in Portugal in the mid 90s. He has been involved with Boom since the early days as party-goer and production staff besides organising and curating events of several genres. He was part of the curation and executive production of Red Bull Music Academy Portugal, and co-curating music releases for Red Bull Homegroove, Buraka Som Sistema/Red Bull, and Dance Club magazine. As culture and music writer was a former collaborator with media outlets such as NEO2, Dance Club, DIF, Zoot, LuxFrágil, LeCool, Ling, Mini International, or Yorn.
For Portuguese TV contributed to the iconic culture shows “Pop Up” for RTP and “Fuzz” for SIC TV station. He co-wrote/co-produced documentaries such as “Lusofonia, A (R)Evolução” and “Boom Festival 20 Years”. He was a contributing writer for the books “Goa 20 Years of Psychedelic Trance” and “Da Raia Seca ao Pinhal”. He was editor and co-writer of “Boom Book” and “Boom Festival 20 Years: A Visual and Oral History”. Representing Boom, he has been a guest speaker in events such as Web Summit, ADE Green, Nuits Sonores, Green Events and Innovations, ADE Mumbai, CTM, European Festival Conference, Talk Fest, Event Summit UK, Green Operations, MIL Lisboa, BIME, Re:Build, Tartu 2024 European Capital of Culture workshops, among others.
His purpose as a Boom team member is to awaken the subversive self of people so they can transform their communities when going back home.
Carlos Nogueira (PT)
WiseSafety
CEO
"Founding partner of WiseSafety, he has been working for over 25 years in the area of building and facilities (safety and security components). With an academic background in mechanical engineering and specialization courses in Event Security and Crowd Management in the United Kingdom, he participates in the largest events held in Portugal with national and international promoters.
Since 2016, he has been the Head of Safety of all Web Summit events held in Portugal, having also served as Head of Safety in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018, in the European Cross Country Championship of 2019 and in the events of the Portuguese Presidency of the EU in 2021 (PPUE).He is currently responsible for the ellaboration and implementation of the Security Plans for major events and festivals such as NOS Alive, Ed Sheeran – Estádio da Luz, MUSE, BANSKY, Barrio Latino, Diamond Jubilee Celebration – Lisbon 2018, Festival Iminente, Metallica – Estádio do Restelo, VOA – Heavy Rock Festival, Guns N’Roses, Iron Maiden – Estádio Nacional, Building the Future, Festival Andamento, Rolling Loud, AfroNation, SÓNAR, Coldplay – Estádio de Coimbra, Harry Styles, Def Leppard, Rammstein – Estádio da Luz, Maroon 5, Rock in Rio, among many others.
In 2023, he was responsible for organizing and planning the Security related to the Event commemorating the 38th Sport Lisboa e Benfica Championship at Marquês de Pombal. Also in 2023, he was responsible for the Safety Plans for World Youth Day events, including technical crowd management training for all WYD Volunteer Team Coordinators and Supervisors.
In 2023 alone, WiseSafety ensured the safety of more than 3.4 million people at all events held. As Portuguese legislation is practically non-existent with regard to Event Security, their training and experience at an international level means that the security conditions of the events in which they participate are always in line with the best practices implemented in major international events."
CEO
"Founding partner of WiseSafety, he has been working for over 25 years in the area of building and facilities (safety and security components). With an academic background in mechanical engineering and specialization courses in Event Security and Crowd Management in the United Kingdom, he participates in the largest events held in Portugal with national and international promoters.
Since 2016, he has been the Head of Safety of all Web Summit events held in Portugal, having also served as Head of Safety in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018, in the European Cross Country Championship of 2019 and in the events of the Portuguese Presidency of the EU in 2021 (PPUE).He is currently responsible for the ellaboration and implementation of the Security Plans for major events and festivals such as NOS Alive, Ed Sheeran – Estádio da Luz, MUSE, BANSKY, Barrio Latino, Diamond Jubilee Celebration – Lisbon 2018, Festival Iminente, Metallica – Estádio do Restelo, VOA – Heavy Rock Festival, Guns N’Roses, Iron Maiden – Estádio Nacional, Building the Future, Festival Andamento, Rolling Loud, AfroNation, SÓNAR, Coldplay – Estádio de Coimbra, Harry Styles, Def Leppard, Rammstein – Estádio da Luz, Maroon 5, Rock in Rio, among many others.
In 2023, he was responsible for organizing and planning the Security related to the Event commemorating the 38th Sport Lisboa e Benfica Championship at Marquês de Pombal. Also in 2023, he was responsible for the Safety Plans for World Youth Day events, including technical crowd management training for all WYD Volunteer Team Coordinators and Supervisors.
In 2023 alone, WiseSafety ensured the safety of more than 3.4 million people at all events held. As Portuguese legislation is practically non-existent with regard to Event Security, their training and experience at an international level means that the security conditions of the events in which they participate are always in line with the best practices implemented in major international events."
Carlos Oliveira (PT)
Director
SMA - Segurança Privada
Currently being the General Manager at SMA Segurança Privada, he has worked for various companies in the private security sector, in the areas of commercial management, operations management, supervision and client management, for 30 years. He has been a member of the Setúbal Fire Brigade since 1999, currently with the rank of S/C 2nd Class. He has taken various safety, emergency and behavioural courses. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Safety Management, from Lusíada University and Postgraduate Diploma in Coordination of Sports Venues, Autónoma University of Lisbon.
SMA - Segurança Privada
Currently being the General Manager at SMA Segurança Privada, he has worked for various companies in the private security sector, in the areas of commercial management, operations management, supervision and client management, for 30 years. He has been a member of the Setúbal Fire Brigade since 1999, currently with the rank of S/C 2nd Class. He has taken various safety, emergency and behavioural courses. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Safety Management, from Lusíada University and Postgraduate Diploma in Coordination of Sports Venues, Autónoma University of Lisbon.
Catarina Pinto Xavier (PT)
Lawyer
Public Law
Public Law
Dora Palma (PT)
Rock in Rio, The Town, Meo Kalorama
Head of Sustainability
Graduated in Environmental Engineering with a postgraduate qualification in Corporate Governance. She has worked in corporate sustainability for 20 years. She has worked on European research projects in the area of corporate sustainability. Currently responsible for the Sustainability areas of Rock in Rio (Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro) and The Town (São Paulo), festivals organised by Rock World; as well as MEO Kalorama organised by Last Tour.
Head of Sustainability
Graduated in Environmental Engineering with a postgraduate qualification in Corporate Governance. She has worked in corporate sustainability for 20 years. She has worked on European research projects in the area of corporate sustainability. Currently responsible for the Sustainability areas of Rock in Rio (Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro) and The Town (São Paulo), festivals organised by Rock World; as well as MEO Kalorama organised by Last Tour.
Érica Liberato (BR)
Ecoprogresso
Senior Engineer Environment / Expert Sustainability
Geographer graduated from Universidade Estadual Paulista - Brazil, with a specialisation in Sustainability Management and Corporate Responsibility from Universidade Estadual de Campinas - Brazil. She also has a diploma in Communities and Local Development from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - OECD Italy and EAFIT University - Colombia. With extensive national and international experience, Érica has contributed to impact initiatives and projects, playing relevant roles in building strategies and communication for sustainability and climate in private sector companies in Brazil and Latin America, as well as for companies and local governments in Portugal and Africa. Her career includes representing Brazil at United Nations forums, managing projects, advising on the construction of the 2030 Agenda for Brazil's largest public-private bank, leading national awards in Brazil and coordinating events such as Sustainable Brands Rio, We Are Global Meeting in Cascais and Feira Sentidos in Penha de França - Lisbon. Activist, mentor, speaker and social entrepreneur, she is the founder of Zero Waste Youth Portugal and a member of Youth Climate Leaders, organisations focused on socio-environmental innovation, sustainability, zero waste and climate careers for young people. Since 2019, she has been living in Portugal and currently holds the position of Senior Engineer at Ecoprogresso, where she works on projects related to decarbonisation strategies, climatic adaptation and waste management. Her actions are spread across three main areas within the sustainability theme: consultancy, education and events. Érica’s purpose is to inspire, connect people and boost new impact initiatives, leaving a positive transformation legacy in the world.
Senior Engineer Environment / Expert Sustainability
Geographer graduated from Universidade Estadual Paulista - Brazil, with a specialisation in Sustainability Management and Corporate Responsibility from Universidade Estadual de Campinas - Brazil. She also has a diploma in Communities and Local Development from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - OECD Italy and EAFIT University - Colombia. With extensive national and international experience, Érica has contributed to impact initiatives and projects, playing relevant roles in building strategies and communication for sustainability and climate in private sector companies in Brazil and Latin America, as well as for companies and local governments in Portugal and Africa. Her career includes representing Brazil at United Nations forums, managing projects, advising on the construction of the 2030 Agenda for Brazil's largest public-private bank, leading national awards in Brazil and coordinating events such as Sustainable Brands Rio, We Are Global Meeting in Cascais and Feira Sentidos in Penha de França - Lisbon. Activist, mentor, speaker and social entrepreneur, she is the founder of Zero Waste Youth Portugal and a member of Youth Climate Leaders, organisations focused on socio-environmental innovation, sustainability, zero waste and climate careers for young people. Since 2019, she has been living in Portugal and currently holds the position of Senior Engineer at Ecoprogresso, where she works on projects related to decarbonisation strategies, climatic adaptation and waste management. Her actions are spread across three main areas within the sustainability theme: consultancy, education and events. Érica’s purpose is to inspire, connect people and boost new impact initiatives, leaving a positive transformation legacy in the world.
Eunice Cecílio (PT)
MOP / Account Director
With experience in account management in national media groups and in establishing protocols with cultural organisations, in the saga of keeping up with market trends and innovation in advertising and the potential for enhancing the cultural sector, in 2023 she joins the MOP commercial team, managing accounts for cultural agents.
With experience in account management in national media groups and in establishing protocols with cultural organisations, in the saga of keeping up with market trends and innovation in advertising and the potential for enhancing the cultural sector, in 2023 she joins the MOP commercial team, managing accounts for cultural agents.
Fernando Belo (PT)
Sons no Montijo / Director
I'm 51 years old, I used to be a musician, I have a degree in Education, I'm a teacher by profession and I'm passionate for music. I've always done voluntary work in culture and sport. I've chaired the Somos Peixinho Association since 2015 and I organise various events, always on a voluntary basis. Sons no Montijo was born out of an idea of mine seconded by the President of the Montijo and Afonseorio Parish Council and was supposed to start in 2020, but Covid-19 came along. So we worked on the concept during the pandemic and started in 2022. We're going into the third edition and all of them have been organised on a completely voluntary basis.
I'm 51 years old, I used to be a musician, I have a degree in Education, I'm a teacher by profession and I'm passionate for music. I've always done voluntary work in culture and sport. I've chaired the Somos Peixinho Association since 2015 and I organise various events, always on a voluntary basis. Sons no Montijo was born out of an idea of mine seconded by the President of the Montijo and Afonseorio Parish Council and was supposed to start in 2020, but Covid-19 came along. So we worked on the concept during the pandemic and started in 2022. We're going into the third edition and all of them have been organised on a completely voluntary basis.
Jorge Dias (PT)
Festival Ponte d’Lima Executive Producer
He was a programmer and producer at Rodellus and is currently one half of gig.ROCKS!, an artistic agency based in Braga that specialises in booking, management and production, representing more than 12 national and international projects, including Unsafe Space Garden, Gator, The Alligator, CAIO, A Sul and MadMadMad. He is also the executive producer of the Ponte D'Lima Festival, giving shape to Sons Observados' will as an organiser.
He was a programmer and producer at Rodellus and is currently one half of gig.ROCKS!, an artistic agency based in Braga that specialises in booking, management and production, representing more than 12 national and international projects, including Unsafe Space Garden, Gator, The Alligator, CAIO, A Sul and MadMadMad. He is also the executive producer of the Ponte D'Lima Festival, giving shape to Sons Observados' will as an organiser.
José Maria Pires (PT)
ISEG / Accounting, Auditing and Taxation Professor
José Maria Fernandes Pires holds a doctorate in Law from the Portuguese Catholic University. He also has a Degree in Philosophy from the University of Coimbra. He was a member of the working group that designed the preliminary drafts of the 2003/2004 Property Tax Reform and was the national coordinator of the Tax Administration's Centre for the Implementation of the Property Tax Reform (NIRIP). He led the reforms of Tax Justice, the Modernisation of the Tax Administration and the design, legislative proposal and implementation of the e-fatura system.
He is a Visiting Assistant Professor at several Portuguese universities and scientific coordinator of the Postgraduate Programme in Advanced Taxation at the Instituto Superior de Gestão (ISG), where he is also a lecturer. He was a senior manager in the tax administration for 32 years and was responsible for Tax and Customs Justice between 2012 and 2015. He currently works at the Centre for Tax Studies. He is also an international tax consultant for the IMF and the World Bank, having so far participated in technical assistance projects in the tax area in numerous countries. He is the author of five books and was awarded an honourable mention by the Portuguese Tax Association for his research work entitled ""Por um Contencioso Tributário de Plena Jurisdição"" (Towards Full Jurisdictional Tax Litigation). He is also the author of several scientific and opinion articles published in various magazines and media outlets.
José Maria Fernandes Pires holds a doctorate in Law from the Portuguese Catholic University. He also has a Degree in Philosophy from the University of Coimbra. He was a member of the working group that designed the preliminary drafts of the 2003/2004 Property Tax Reform and was the national coordinator of the Tax Administration's Centre for the Implementation of the Property Tax Reform (NIRIP). He led the reforms of Tax Justice, the Modernisation of the Tax Administration and the design, legislative proposal and implementation of the e-fatura system.
He is a Visiting Assistant Professor at several Portuguese universities and scientific coordinator of the Postgraduate Programme in Advanced Taxation at the Instituto Superior de Gestão (ISG), where he is also a lecturer. He was a senior manager in the tax administration for 32 years and was responsible for Tax and Customs Justice between 2012 and 2015. He currently works at the Centre for Tax Studies. He is also an international tax consultant for the IMF and the World Bank, having so far participated in technical assistance projects in the tax area in numerous countries. He is the author of five books and was awarded an honourable mention by the Portuguese Tax Association for his research work entitled ""Por um Contencioso Tributário de Plena Jurisdição"" (Towards Full Jurisdictional Tax Litigation). He is also the author of several scientific and opinion articles published in various magazines and media outlets.
José Rafael Rodrigues (PT)
Vice-President
ABA Banda de Alcobaça Ass. Artes
Born in Caldas da Rainha in 1980, he lived in Alcobaça until he was 18, then moving to Lisbon. He graduated in Economics from the Faculty of Economics of Universidade Nova de Lisboa and began working in 2005 at Banco Cetelem, now BNP Paribas Personal Finance. He began his career in the commercial area of that institution, and then, in 2007, moved into the financial area, namely in the Management Control department, of which he was responsible between 2014 and 2016.
In 2016 he joined the staff of ABA - Banda de Alcobaça Associação de Artes (Alcobaça Arts Association Band). His connection to ABA predates this date, as he had been a member of the institution's governing bodies since 2012, serving as Chairman of the Fiscal Board. He is currently Vice-President of the ABA, in charge of strategic partnerships and general coordination of the Cistermúsica and Óbidos Opera Festival projects, as well as being the organisation's Financial Director.
ABA Banda de Alcobaça Ass. Artes
Born in Caldas da Rainha in 1980, he lived in Alcobaça until he was 18, then moving to Lisbon. He graduated in Economics from the Faculty of Economics of Universidade Nova de Lisboa and began working in 2005 at Banco Cetelem, now BNP Paribas Personal Finance. He began his career in the commercial area of that institution, and then, in 2007, moved into the financial area, namely in the Management Control department, of which he was responsible between 2014 and 2016.
In 2016 he joined the staff of ABA - Banda de Alcobaça Associação de Artes (Alcobaça Arts Association Band). His connection to ABA predates this date, as he had been a member of the institution's governing bodies since 2012, serving as Chairman of the Fiscal Board. He is currently Vice-President of the ABA, in charge of strategic partnerships and general coordination of the Cistermúsica and Óbidos Opera Festival projects, as well as being the organisation's Financial Director.
Karla Campos (PT)
Cooljazz / Live Experiences
Director
I consider myself a person who contributes to making people in Portugal happier! For 25 years I have identified myself professionally as Chief Executive Officer, Promoter or Managing Partner of Live Experiences (www.liveexperiences.pt).
I am the creator and mentor of the COOLJAZZ, Sumol Summer Fest, Lisboa Dance Festival, ID_NO LIMITS and Música no Parque festivals. Medium-sized festivals aimed at niches, escaping the usual masses, creating a proximity to the public and therefore more personalised, provoking new experiences, generating new emotions, hence the company name "Live Experiences, Creating New Emotions".
With dual nationality, I have a degree in Business Management (1991) from São Paulo and a Master of Business Administration with Specialisation in Marketing from the Catholic University of Lisbon (2014). When I returned to Portugal (from Brazil) in 1993, I worked in advertising for several years, about 8. I spent more than 2 years at Pavilhão Atlântico and Parque das Nações. Over these 25 years, I've produced more than 1,500 artists at festivals and concerts, bringing more than 1,000,000,000 people together on stage, giving them unforgettable moments and experiences.
Seeing the audience sing, dance, have fun, socialise with friends, relax, all united by the universal language of music, is a wonderful feeling of achievement!
Director
I consider myself a person who contributes to making people in Portugal happier! For 25 years I have identified myself professionally as Chief Executive Officer, Promoter or Managing Partner of Live Experiences (www.liveexperiences.pt).
I am the creator and mentor of the COOLJAZZ, Sumol Summer Fest, Lisboa Dance Festival, ID_NO LIMITS and Música no Parque festivals. Medium-sized festivals aimed at niches, escaping the usual masses, creating a proximity to the public and therefore more personalised, provoking new experiences, generating new emotions, hence the company name "Live Experiences, Creating New Emotions".
With dual nationality, I have a degree in Business Management (1991) from São Paulo and a Master of Business Administration with Specialisation in Marketing from the Catholic University of Lisbon (2014). When I returned to Portugal (from Brazil) in 1993, I worked in advertising for several years, about 8. I spent more than 2 years at Pavilhão Atlântico and Parque das Nações. Over these 25 years, I've produced more than 1,500 artists at festivals and concerts, bringing more than 1,000,000,000 people together on stage, giving them unforgettable moments and experiences.
Seeing the audience sing, dance, have fun, socialise with friends, relax, all united by the universal language of music, is a wonderful feeling of achievement!
Luís Lourenço (PT)
Government Inspector
ASAE
He graduated in Military Sciences in the Military Academy in 2000 and has postgraduate qualifications in Military Sciences and in Law and Security. He is a National Republican Guard (GNR) officer and, currently, the General Inspector of the Food and Economic Safety Authority (ASAE). At ASAE he has held command, management and leadership positions, having served as Deputy General Inspector of the Food and Economic Safety Authority (from 2019 to November 2023) and as head of ASAE's Central Criminal Investigation Unit from 2006 to 2010, as well. In GNR, he has held various leadership positions, including coordination of the National Integrated Operational Management Centre, the Operational Command and Control Centre, the Operations Department, the Studies and Planning Department, among others, and has also served as Liaison Officer to the Portuguese Football Federation for the National Team (from 01/09/2014 to 22/04/2018), with several commendations and decorations on his record.
ASAE
He graduated in Military Sciences in the Military Academy in 2000 and has postgraduate qualifications in Military Sciences and in Law and Security. He is a National Republican Guard (GNR) officer and, currently, the General Inspector of the Food and Economic Safety Authority (ASAE). At ASAE he has held command, management and leadership positions, having served as Deputy General Inspector of the Food and Economic Safety Authority (from 2019 to November 2023) and as head of ASAE's Central Criminal Investigation Unit from 2006 to 2010, as well. In GNR, he has held various leadership positions, including coordination of the National Integrated Operational Management Centre, the Operational Command and Control Centre, the Operations Department, the Studies and Planning Department, among others, and has also served as Liaison Officer to the Portuguese Football Federation for the National Team (from 01/09/2014 to 22/04/2018), with several commendations and decorations on his record.
Luís Silveira Botelho (PT)
IGAC
Government Inspector
He has held the post of General Inspector of Cultural Activities since 2009. Born in 1967, he has a law degree and began his professional life in 1993 as a lawyer and legal adviser to the Ministry of Education. As further training, he has completed the Advanced Public Management Course, the "Management by Objectives in Public Administration" training course (INA/Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University Partnership) and attended the Legistics and Legislation Science Major. For more than a decade, he has been a speaker at various national and international congresses, conferences and seminars on issues related to copyright and the inspection duties in cultural administration.
In 1996, he joined the Public Administration as a senior inspector at the General Inspectorate for National Defence, where he reached the rank of Senior Inspector in 2009. For approximately 5 years, he worked as a specialised advisor to members of the government in several areas, namely: Educational Administration and National Defence and Maritime Affairs. As such, he is a member of the National Council for Culture, a member of the specialised sections on Copyright and Related Rights, Cinema and Audiovisual, among others. He was Chairman of the Advisory Board of the DNS.PT Association, the organisation responsible for managing, registering and maintaining domains under the TLD (Top Level Domain). He is a member of the teaching staff of the 2nd course in Cultural Heritage Law (2023/2024) promoted by the Private Law Research Centre of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. In 2023, he was awarded the medal of honour by the Portuguese Society of Authors and received the international award from the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance, representing the general inspectorate of cultural activities, as a distinction of international merit for combating piracy of work and cultural content protected by copyright and related rights, in the digital world. He co-authored the Estatuto da Carreira Docente dos Educadores de Infância e dos Professores dos Ensinos Básico e Secundário Anotado, Coimbra Editora (2007 and 2011); the ""Novo regime de concurso do pessoal docente"", Coimbra Editora (2006) and the Estatuto da Carreira Docente dos Educadores de Infância e dos Professores dos Ensino Básico e Secundário Anotado, Plátano Editora (2004).
Government Inspector
He has held the post of General Inspector of Cultural Activities since 2009. Born in 1967, he has a law degree and began his professional life in 1993 as a lawyer and legal adviser to the Ministry of Education. As further training, he has completed the Advanced Public Management Course, the "Management by Objectives in Public Administration" training course (INA/Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University Partnership) and attended the Legistics and Legislation Science Major. For more than a decade, he has been a speaker at various national and international congresses, conferences and seminars on issues related to copyright and the inspection duties in cultural administration.
In 1996, he joined the Public Administration as a senior inspector at the General Inspectorate for National Defence, where he reached the rank of Senior Inspector in 2009. For approximately 5 years, he worked as a specialised advisor to members of the government in several areas, namely: Educational Administration and National Defence and Maritime Affairs. As such, he is a member of the National Council for Culture, a member of the specialised sections on Copyright and Related Rights, Cinema and Audiovisual, among others. He was Chairman of the Advisory Board of the DNS.PT Association, the organisation responsible for managing, registering and maintaining domains under the TLD (Top Level Domain). He is a member of the teaching staff of the 2nd course in Cultural Heritage Law (2023/2024) promoted by the Private Law Research Centre of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. In 2023, he was awarded the medal of honour by the Portuguese Society of Authors and received the international award from the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance, representing the general inspectorate of cultural activities, as a distinction of international merit for combating piracy of work and cultural content protected by copyright and related rights, in the digital world. He co-authored the Estatuto da Carreira Docente dos Educadores de Infância e dos Professores dos Ensinos Básico e Secundário Anotado, Coimbra Editora (2007 and 2011); the ""Novo regime de concurso do pessoal docente"", Coimbra Editora (2006) and the Estatuto da Carreira Docente dos Educadores de Infância e dos Professores dos Ensino Básico e Secundário Anotado, Plátano Editora (2004).
Mário Correia (PT)
CM Setúbal / Feira de Sant’iago
Executive Director
Born in Lisbon in 1978. Trained in various areas of personal interest, from Graphic Design (FLAG) to Telecommunications and Networks (CET - Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal), he began his professional career as events manager at Consulset, in Setúbal, where he remained for 6 years. He moved to Lisbon to work as executive producer and communications manager at Karater, in the fashion industry, for six years. In 2014 he returned to Setúbal and joined the Setúbal City Council, coordinating events for the Tourism Division. His most recent challenge dates back to 2022, when he was invited to take on the role of Executive Director of the Sant'Iago Fair in Setúbal, a position he has held to date.
Executive Director
Born in Lisbon in 1978. Trained in various areas of personal interest, from Graphic Design (FLAG) to Telecommunications and Networks (CET - Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal), he began his professional career as events manager at Consulset, in Setúbal, where he remained for 6 years. He moved to Lisbon to work as executive producer and communications manager at Karater, in the fashion industry, for six years. In 2014 he returned to Setúbal and joined the Setúbal City Council, coordinating events for the Tourism Division. His most recent challenge dates back to 2022, when he was invited to take on the role of Executive Director of the Sant'Iago Fair in Setúbal, a position he has held to date.
PITCHSTAGE
André Ladeira (PT)
CA Fundão Music Festival
Director
I am one of the founders of the CA FMF - Fundão Music Festival. I work in technology but organizing events is my passion. We started the event in 2012 and ended in 2016. Now in 2024 we are back and want to grow the event and never stop it again. In our portfolio, we can highlight some international events in our region, such as Benjamin Clementine, Nouvelle Vague and Peter Murphy.
Director
I am one of the founders of the CA FMF - Fundão Music Festival. I work in technology but organizing events is my passion. We started the event in 2012 and ended in 2016. Now in 2024 we are back and want to grow the event and never stop it again. In our portfolio, we can highlight some international events in our region, such as Benjamin Clementine, Nouvelle Vague and Peter Murphy.
David Gomes (PT)
Ti Milha
Director
Aged 32, founder and director of the Ti Milha Festival. President of ARCUPS, the organising entity, since 2013, a period in which we have dedicated ourselves to carrying out various cultural initiatives.
Director
Aged 32, founder and director of the Ti Milha Festival. President of ARCUPS, the organising entity, since 2013, a period in which we have dedicated ourselves to carrying out various cultural initiatives.
Isabel Botelho (PT)
Psychologist
Psychologist and psychotherapist. She lives and practises her profession in Lisbon. She is a specialist in Clinical and Health Psychology by the Portuguese Psychologists' Association (OPP), of which she is a member, with an advanced expertise in Psychotherapy, and in Social and Organisational Psychology as well, with an advanced expertise in Psychological Coaching. She is an accredited therapist in psychoanalytic psychotherapy by the Portuguese Association of Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (AP), and is also a member of the EMDR Portugal Association. She is interested in mental health, art and psychoanalysis.
Psychologist and psychotherapist. She lives and practises her profession in Lisbon. She is a specialist in Clinical and Health Psychology by the Portuguese Psychologists' Association (OPP), of which she is a member, with an advanced expertise in Psychotherapy, and in Social and Organisational Psychology as well, with an advanced expertise in Psychological Coaching. She is an accredited therapist in psychoanalytic psychotherapy by the Portuguese Association of Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (AP), and is also a member of the EMDR Portugal Association. She is interested in mental health, art and psychoanalysis.
Juliana Torres (BR)
The Biggest Cloakroom
Co-founder
One word: versatile. She has a degree in Journalism but is also a “serial entrepreneur”. She has worked for more than two decades in various activities within the field of Communication, whether in the area of Production.
Co-founder
One word: versatile. She has a degree in Journalism but is also a “serial entrepreneur”. She has worked for more than two decades in various activities within the field of Communication, whether in the area of Production.
Luís Pereira (PT)
Pedras Sounds
Co-founder
Born in Pedras Salgadas, Portugal, he is 37, has a Degree in Marketing and was one of the founders of the "Pedras Sounds Festival" project.
Co-founder
Born in Pedras Salgadas, Portugal, he is 37, has a Degree in Marketing and was one of the founders of the "Pedras Sounds Festival" project.
Maria Joana Pereira (PT)
Estrada.PT
Manager
Maria Joana Pereira has a degree in Tourism and Event Organisation with a specialisation in Cultural Hermeneutics, with a focus on the cultural industries/music industry. She has worked in artistic career management for almost 20 years. She is the creator of several musical projects and the music producer of 7 records. She was the first Portuguese woman to produce a record for the renowned Blue Note Records. She organised the biggest jazz tour ever in Portugal with 30 concerts in just 3 months. In 2022, she won an International Portuguese Music Award in Rhode Island, USA, as producer of the record "Luna Bar". She has produced and organised hundreds of concerts all over the world. She is a singer, composer, arranger and lyricist. She has also been the financial coordinator for 3 EU-funded projects, totalling 43 months in this role. Phd Candidate in Cultural Studies, specialising in Cultural Industries and Leisure, at the University of Aveiro.
Manager
Maria Joana Pereira has a degree in Tourism and Event Organisation with a specialisation in Cultural Hermeneutics, with a focus on the cultural industries/music industry. She has worked in artistic career management for almost 20 years. She is the creator of several musical projects and the music producer of 7 records. She was the first Portuguese woman to produce a record for the renowned Blue Note Records. She organised the biggest jazz tour ever in Portugal with 30 concerts in just 3 months. In 2022, she won an International Portuguese Music Award in Rhode Island, USA, as producer of the record "Luna Bar". She has produced and organised hundreds of concerts all over the world. She is a singer, composer, arranger and lyricist. She has also been the financial coordinator for 3 EU-funded projects, totalling 43 months in this role. Phd Candidate in Cultural Studies, specialising in Cultural Industries and Leisure, at the University of Aveiro.
Mihai Antonosciuc (MD)
BeWare!
CEO
From Moldova to the world, he holds more than 7 years of experience in the market. Due to the inexistence of one, versatility has become his middle name. After graduating in Marketing and Advertising at IADE, he has worked in practically every department that a communications organisation can have. He has worked in the production of various events and festivals, has done dozens of voluntary activities and nowadays "does everything that needs to be done".
CEO
From Moldova to the world, he holds more than 7 years of experience in the market. Due to the inexistence of one, versatility has become his middle name. After graduating in Marketing and Advertising at IADE, he has worked in practically every department that a communications organisation can have. He has worked in the production of various events and festivals, has done dozens of voluntary activities and nowadays "does everything that needs to be done".
Paulo César (PT)
Vila / Vila de Rei Municipality
President
With a direct link to the organisation of the Rock na Vila Festival since its first day, Paulo César Luís was one of the main driving forces behind what is now a reference in the music scene in the centre of Portugal. Currently Vice-President of the Vila de Rei Municipality, he maintains a strong connection to the music produced in Portugal, managing to attract to Vila de Rei and to the Rock na Vila Festival emerging names from the national music scene and, at the same time, established Portuguese bands, who help to make the Rock na Vila Festival a huge success, which this year is going into its 19th edition.
President
With a direct link to the organisation of the Rock na Vila Festival since its first day, Paulo César Luís was one of the main driving forces behind what is now a reference in the music scene in the centre of Portugal. Currently Vice-President of the Vila de Rei Municipality, he maintains a strong connection to the music produced in Portugal, managing to attract to Vila de Rei and to the Rock na Vila Festival emerging names from the national music scene and, at the same time, established Portuguese bands, who help to make the Rock na Vila Festival a huge success, which this year is going into its 19th edition.
Pedro Gonçalves Fernandes (PT)
ACT
Labour Inspector
Born in Aveiro (1975) has a professional experience
marked by an intense activity in the area of Cultural Management, both in
the public sector and in an associative context - Programmer and Cultural
Manager in Municipal Theatres, such as Cine-Teatro de Estarreja (2005-11)
or Teatro Aveirense (2012-14), as well as in associations such as Acto
(Estarreja, 2002-04); D'Orfeu AC (2015-18), and also as a Consultant,
for example in the requalification of TeMA - Teatro Municipal de Oliveira de
Azeméis (2017-21). Currently works as a Labour Inspector at the Labour
Inspectorate in Aveiro, and culture was also present in the theme of the
final report for entry into the career of inspector: "Employment contracts
with special regime: Work of entertainment professionals. Specifics. Future
perspective.
Labour Inspector
Born in Aveiro (1975) has a professional experience
marked by an intense activity in the area of Cultural Management, both in
the public sector and in an associative context - Programmer and Cultural
Manager in Municipal Theatres, such as Cine-Teatro de Estarreja (2005-11)
or Teatro Aveirense (2012-14), as well as in associations such as Acto
(Estarreja, 2002-04); D'Orfeu AC (2015-18), and also as a Consultant,
for example in the requalification of TeMA - Teatro Municipal de Oliveira de
Azeméis (2017-21). Currently works as a Labour Inspector at the Labour
Inspectorate in Aveiro, and culture was also present in the theme of the
final report for entry into the career of inspector: "Employment contracts
with special regime: Work of entertainment professionals. Specifics. Future
perspective.
Ricardo Mexia (PT)
ANSMP
Public Health Doctor
Public Health Doctor
Tiago Nunes (PT)
Festival Internacional dos Açores
Director
His pathway includes several awards, honours and solo recitals throughout Europe. Since the beginning of 2015, he has been the artistic director of the Coimbra Concert Cycle, which takes place in March in the city of Coimbra. Following the second edition, he took part in the founding of the CulturXis Association, of which he is president. He has been the director of the Oeiras Piano Competition since its foundation and of the Azores International Festival. As a teacher, he has more than 20 prized students, in both national and international competitions. Since 2017 he has been teaching and coordinating the piano department at the Montijo Arts Conservatory.
In 2020, along with pianist António Luís Silva, they formed the H4NDS four-hand piano duo and released their first disc in 2021. In 2022 he was invited to collaborate with Égide - Associação Portuguesa das Artes.
Director
His pathway includes several awards, honours and solo recitals throughout Europe. Since the beginning of 2015, he has been the artistic director of the Coimbra Concert Cycle, which takes place in March in the city of Coimbra. Following the second edition, he took part in the founding of the CulturXis Association, of which he is president. He has been the director of the Oeiras Piano Competition since its foundation and of the Azores International Festival. As a teacher, he has more than 20 prized students, in both national and international competitions. Since 2017 he has been teaching and coordinating the piano department at the Montijo Arts Conservatory.
In 2020, along with pianist António Luís Silva, they formed the H4NDS four-hand piano duo and released their first disc in 2021. In 2022 he was invited to collaborate with Égide - Associação Portuguesa das Artes.
WORKSHOPS
Carolyn McMurray (UK)
Word Tonic
GEN-Z Copywriting Community
Carolyn is 23 and the founder of Word Tonic - the world's first copywriting community just for GEN-Z. Having built up the community to 500 global members, Carolyn understands what makes GEN-Z tick and how they like to be marketed to. She also runs a weekly marketing newsletter targeted solely at GEN-Z with more than 7,000 subscribers and regularly pits out GEN-Z content on Instagram. She firmly believes that GEN-Z is not a monolith and that the key to understanding them is to surround yourself with them. It probably also helps that Carolyn's GEN-Z herself.
GEN-Z Copywriting Community
Carolyn is 23 and the founder of Word Tonic - the world's first copywriting community just for GEN-Z. Having built up the community to 500 global members, Carolyn understands what makes GEN-Z tick and how they like to be marketed to. She also runs a weekly marketing newsletter targeted solely at GEN-Z with more than 7,000 subscribers and regularly pits out GEN-Z content on Instagram. She firmly believes that GEN-Z is not a monolith and that the key to understanding them is to surround yourself with them. It probably also helps that Carolyn's GEN-Z herself.
Emily Goodier (UK)
Word Tonic
GEN-Z Copywriting Community
Emily is a 24 year old Copywriter, Resourcer and Project Manager for Word Tonic. She became Co-Founder of Word Tonic Recruitment is October 2023
GEN-Z Copywriting Community
Emily is a 24 year old Copywriter, Resourcer and Project Manager for Word Tonic. She became Co-Founder of Word Tonic Recruitment is October 2023
Pedro Duarte (PT)
EMMA – Escola Música Monte Abraão
Director
Doctorate researcher of music at Bath Spa University, in composition and songwriting. He has a Master's degree in music and songwriting from BSU, a Bachelor’s Degree in creative music in Falmouth University and the Detroit Institute of Music Education, and a Master's degree in performance from Berklee College of Music. Published composer and songwriter, specialising in improvisation, composition, songwriting and music production. He is the inventor of the patented electric guitolão instrument, and founder of the EMMA Conservatory in Monte Abraão.
Director
Doctorate researcher of music at Bath Spa University, in composition and songwriting. He has a Master's degree in music and songwriting from BSU, a Bachelor’s Degree in creative music in Falmouth University and the Detroit Institute of Music Education, and a Master's degree in performance from Berklee College of Music. Published composer and songwriter, specialising in improvisation, composition, songwriting and music production. He is the inventor of the patented electric guitolão instrument, and founder of the EMMA Conservatory in Monte Abraão.
Tânia Tadeu (PT)
General Director
Taylor / Young Network Group
With 18 years' experience in the world of communications agencies (12 in the YoungNetwork Group), she believes that team management and creative communications are undoubtedly her passion. She has international experience in Colombia, where she coordinated the agency's entry and operation in that country. Communication consultancy, press and public relations, influencer marketing, digital communication and event organisation are the areas in which she has the most experience. She has had the opportunity to work on projects such as the Hard Rock Calling festival, Sol da Caparica, Tributo Of Afrohouse, Tributo of Techno, Lavre Festival, Feira de Agosto (Grândola), among others. Her CV includes clients such as Adidas, Reebok, Puma, Lelo, Intimina, Decathon, Asus, Wiko, Sport Zone, Hard Rock Cafe Lisboa, Google, FREE NOW, Seiko, Bosch, Royal Canin, Miele, KIKO Cosmetics and many others.
Taylor / Young Network Group
With 18 years' experience in the world of communications agencies (12 in the YoungNetwork Group), she believes that team management and creative communications are undoubtedly her passion. She has international experience in Colombia, where she coordinated the agency's entry and operation in that country. Communication consultancy, press and public relations, influencer marketing, digital communication and event organisation are the areas in which she has the most experience. She has had the opportunity to work on projects such as the Hard Rock Calling festival, Sol da Caparica, Tributo Of Afrohouse, Tributo of Techno, Lavre Festival, Feira de Agosto (Grândola), among others. Her CV includes clients such as Adidas, Reebok, Puma, Lelo, Intimina, Decathon, Asus, Wiko, Sport Zone, Hard Rock Cafe Lisboa, Google, FREE NOW, Seiko, Bosch, Royal Canin, Miele, KIKO Cosmetics and many others.
RESEARCH
Ivânia Pessoa (PT)
Thesis, ISCTE, 2023
With a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts and Technology from ESELx-IPL and a Master's in Cultural Studies and Management from ISCTE-IUL, Ivânia Pessoa has marked her way between these areas, combining them whenever possible. As well as working as a freelancer in communication design and cultural production, she collaborates in the Claraboia project as Design Coordinator and made her debut in 2023 in event production in the areas of Visual Arts and Music.
With a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts and Technology from ESELx-IPL and a Master's in Cultural Studies and Management from ISCTE-IUL, Ivânia Pessoa has marked her way between these areas, combining them whenever possible. As well as working as a freelancer in communication design and cultural production, she collaborates in the Claraboia project as Design Coordinator and made her debut in 2023 in event production in the areas of Visual Arts and Music.
Margarida Brito (PT)
Thesis, IADE, 2023
Regina Barbosa (PT)
Thesis, Faculdade Letras - UPorto, 2023
She has a degree in Business Communication and a Master's in Communication and Management of Creative Industries. An enthusiast of music festivals and communication and marketing, she explored this theme in her Master's Dissertation "Influence Marketing and Music Festivals: Effectiveness and Audience Perception in Portugal".
She has a degree in Business Communication and a Master's in Communication and Management of Creative Industries. An enthusiast of music festivals and communication and marketing, she explored this theme in her Master's Dissertation "Influence Marketing and Music Festivals: Effectiveness and Audience Perception in Portugal".
Rita Frade Almeida (PT)
Thesis, ISCTE, 2022
Born in Albufeira, she has a Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology from ISCSP - University of Lisbon and a Master's degree in Cultural Studies and Management from ISCTE-IUL, having graduating after her dissertation on "A Biography in the Making - Vodafone Paredes de Coura Festival". She became involved in event production in 2022 as a Production Assistant in the event Mergulho no Forte and as executive producer of the short film "FIO". She has produced music shows for the company Mosto and has collaborated on LEFFEST Lisboa Filme Festival.
Born in Albufeira, she has a Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology from ISCSP - University of Lisbon and a Master's degree in Cultural Studies and Management from ISCTE-IUL, having graduating after her dissertation on "A Biography in the Making - Vodafone Paredes de Coura Festival". She became involved in event production in 2022 as a Production Assistant in the event Mergulho no Forte and as executive producer of the short film "FIO". She has produced music shows for the company Mosto and has collaborated on LEFFEST Lisboa Filme Festival.
Sofia Vieira Lopes (PT)
Paper, Nova FCSH, 2023
She is a researcher at the Institute of Ethnomusicology - Centre for Studies in Music and Dance (INET-md). She holds a PhD in Music Sciences - Ethnomusicology from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCSH) and was awarded an FCT scholarship for an individual project dedicated to the RTP and Eurovision Song Contests, which resulted in a thesis entitled “Music, Television, Memory and Representation: a study of the RTP Song Contest (1964 - 2020)”. She has a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master's Degree in Music Sciences and was a researcher on the projects “A Indústria Fonográfica em Portugal no Séc. XX”, ORFEU and EcoMusic, funded by FCT and developed by INET-md. She is the creator and team leader of the EUROVISIONS International Conference (www.eurovisions.eu). She teaches the Thematic Seminar “Music Festivals in Portugal and Europe” (NOVA FCSH) and Art History and Culture at various music conservatoires. She is a member of the monitoring committees for organisations benefiting from the sustained support programme of the Directorate-General for the Arts.
She is a researcher at the Institute of Ethnomusicology - Centre for Studies in Music and Dance (INET-md). She holds a PhD in Music Sciences - Ethnomusicology from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCSH) and was awarded an FCT scholarship for an individual project dedicated to the RTP and Eurovision Song Contests, which resulted in a thesis entitled “Music, Television, Memory and Representation: a study of the RTP Song Contest (1964 - 2020)”. She has a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master's Degree in Music Sciences and was a researcher on the projects “A Indústria Fonográfica em Portugal no Séc. XX”, ORFEU and EcoMusic, funded by FCT and developed by INET-md. She is the creator and team leader of the EUROVISIONS International Conference (www.eurovisions.eu). She teaches the Thematic Seminar “Music Festivals in Portugal and Europe” (NOVA FCSH) and Art History and Culture at various music conservatoires. She is a member of the monitoring committees for organisations benefiting from the sustained support programme of the Directorate-General for the Arts.
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