Alexandre Tavares: “Science is at the service of the society”
Curious, adventurous and eager to learn from the people he works with. The opportunity to manage the most dynamic and largest region of Novartis from New Zealand to Morocco aroused him a huge interest to embrace this challenge.
Inês Caldeira: “I feel the same enthusiasm that you have at the beginning of your career.”
With over 17 years of national and international career, Inês Caldeira is now CEO of L’Oréal Thailand, Laos & Cambodja.
Documentary series on the future of the Portuguese
Panavídeo, founded by the Diaspora Counselor, Telma Teixeira da Silva, launched the documentary series “Nós, Portugueses”, with the aim of reflecting on what will be the future of the Portuguese.
Paulo Junqueiro: “I have never lived such a rich and promising moment”
A sound technician who became one of the heavyweights of the music industry in Portugal and Brazil. Paulo Junqueiro is the President of Sony Music Brasil.
Isabel Pavão-Horvath launches book on 35 years of career
The artist residing in the USA and Counselor of the Portuguese Diaspora launches the book “Porto-Paris-New York”, which reflects her 35-year career, and opens an exhibition, on March 27, at Galeria Árvore, in Porto.
Joana Rocha Scaff: “Leaving Portugal was not a conscious decision”
With a successful career abroad, the Portuguese Diaspora Counselor Joana Rocha Scaff, managing director and head of Europe Private Equity at Neuberger Berman, is today one of the 50 most influential people in private equity in Europe, of whom only four are women.
3rd edition EurAfrican Forum – In search for a common ground
With the theme “In search for a common ground”, the Forum that promotes the relations of the European and African continent through the power of the diasporas, will take place on July 2 and 3 of July, at NOVA SBE.
Portugal is a “fully democratic country”
Portugal moved up in the Democracy Index produced annually by The Economist magazine, from a “flawed democracy” to a “fully democratic country”, it was announced.
Biotechnology center inaugurated in Porto
The building that houses the Alchemy project team, made up of researchers from the Catholic University and the Amyris company, was inaugurated this month. The team develops new molecules from waste that has high commercial interest.
Manuela Veloso receives Doctorate Honoris Causa
The Diaspora Counselor is one of the world references in artificial intelligence, leads a project by the largest North American bank, J.P. Morgan and received her first honorary doctorate, awarded by the Catholic University of Portugal.