June 23, 2025
In this episode of LusoLab, Alexandra Brandão, former Global Human Resources Director at the Santander Group, shares her international experience, the challenges of female leadership, and how artificial intelligence can enhance human work.
In this episode of LusoLab, we speak with Alexandra Brandão, former Global Human Resources Director at the Santander Group in Spain, where she led over 200,000 employees worldwide. Drawing from her extensive international experience, Alexandra reflects on the role of curiosity in building a career, the importance of courage in changing direction, and the challenges of female leadership.
The episode also explores the impact of artificial intelligence on the world of work and how, in her words, this technology can give “superpowers to humans.”
The interview is conducted by Maria Cristiana Monteiro, Young Counselor of the Portuguese Diaspora Council and Product Director at UBS in Switzerland.
The episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts of the Portuguese Diaspora Council.
October 14, 2025
As part of the partnership between the Portuguese Diaspora Council and Jornal de Negócios, Octávio Simões, Advisor in the Energy sector, and Counselor of the USA Regional Hub, was interviewed by Jornal de Negócios.
October 7, 2025
As part of the partnership between the Portuguese Diaspora Council and Jornal de Negócios, Rui Gonçalves, Deputy Director at Singapore Food Agency, and Counselor of the Asia Regional Hub, was interviewed by Jornal de Negócios. In the interview, Rui Gonçalves discussed his professional journey and identified competitive opportunities for Portugal, its economy, companies, and entrepreneurs in general. 1 – WHAT LED YOU TO LEAVE PORTUGAL? There were several reasons, among...
October 2, 2025
In this episode of Luso Lab, Cristina Fonseca, co-founder of Talkdesk and Cleverly, shares her journey from Ourém to Silicon Valley and her experience investing in innovation through Indico Capital Partners.