Oradores(as)

Médico

1997: Specialist in General Surgery by the Doctor's Order
European Board of Surgical Oncology (European Board of Surgery Qualification 2002)
2003: Consultant Grade in General Surgery of the Hospital Medical Carrer
IPO-Porto Surgical Oncology Service Director
IPO-Porto Breast Clinic Coordinator
IPO-Porto Clinic Direction Assessor
Invited Professor of Surgery in ICBAS's Medicine Course
President of The Portuguese Oncology Society
Scientific Societies which he belongs: Portuguese Society of Surgery, Portuguese Society of Senology, European Society of Mastology and European Society of Surgical Oncology

Universidade do Porto, FL

Áreas de interesse:  Sociologia da Saúde, Sociologia do Envelhecimento, Desigualdades e pobreza, Estudos de género. 

Anthropologist

Anthropologist and executive director of P&D - Associação para a Cooperação sobre População e Desenvolvimento, Alice Frade has been working on Advocacy and Cooperation for Development for 14 years. She's author and co-author of several works in this area, specially on Education, Sexual end Reprodutive Health, Population and Developments and Human Rights. Alice Frade is also consultant on the program "Príncipes do Nada".

Presidente da associação Kalina

President of "Kalina", Association of Eastern European immigrants. 

Consultora

Professora Universitária/Investigadora

Sofia Neves has a degree in Psychology (1999) and a PhD on Social Psychology (2005) by the Institute of Education and Psychology of Minho University (Instituto de Educação e Psicologia da Universidade do Minho). She's professor and researcher at ISMAI (Instituto Universitário da Maia) and is also a member of an interdisciplinary center of Gender Studies - Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudos de Género (CIEG, ISCSP/ ULisboa). Sofia Neves has a main interest in her research area, which is the Gender Violence. 

In the present, she's president of "Associação Plano i", and also integrates work groups about Domestic and Gender Violence in the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (Comissão para a Cidadania e Igualdade de Género) as well as the Intervention of the Psychologist with LGBT people on the Portuguese Order of Psychologists (Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses).

Antropóloga

Constanza Ceruti is an anthropologist and mountain climber who lives in northwest Argentina. After her graduation as an anthropologist at University of Buenos Aires in 1996, she earned her Ph.D. at University of Cuyo (Mendoza) in 2001. She has become a specialist in the fields of high altitude archaeology and the anthropology of sacred mountains.  She is Scientific Investigator of the National Council for the Scientific Research (CONICET) in Argentina and a Professor at the Catholic University of Salta, as well as the founder and Director of the Institute of High Mountain Research at the same University. She is the only female Andean high-altitude archaeologist in the world.

    Ceruti has climbed over 100 mountains above 16,500 feet (5000 meters) within the context of systematic archaeological research. She has been twice on top of Aconcagua (6962 m), the highest mountain in the western hemisphere, and she ascended to the summit of Mt. Pissis (6882 m) one of the two highest volcanoes in the world. She has climbed high peaks in Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Argentina, as well as in Mexico and Nepal. She is the author of more than one hundred scientific papers and twenty books. 

On the summit of volcano Llullaillaco (22,100 feet), the site of the highest archaeological work ever undertaken, she co-discovered three of the best preserved mummies in the world, together with several gold and silver statues and sumptuary objects of typical Inca style. After coordinating the scientific studies of the mummies and artifacts for six years, Ceruti co-authored a book on Inca Rituals and Sacred Mountains published by the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA. 

Her anthropological interest in sacred mountains and world´s religions goes beyond the vast Andean range. She has been to the Nepal Himalayas, India, Thailand, Australia, Polynesia, Egypt, Morocco, Turkey, Greece, Norway, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Greenland, Canada, Alaska, United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru and Chile. She has lectured extensively and participated in dozens of conferences worldwide.

The University of Buenos Aires awarded her with the Gold Medal. Her mountaineering achievements have been recognized with the Gold Condor, the most important award by the National Army of Argentina, for the first time given to a woman. In 2005 she became an Emerging Explorer of the National Geographic Society. In 2006 she was among the few honorees at the Prince of Asturias Award Ceremony, when the Communication and Humanities Award was given to the National Geographic Society. In 2007 she received the Courage Award from the Wings Worldquest and she was honored as a Distinguished Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of West Georgia (USA). In 2008 she received an award for her Academic Vocation in Buenos Aires. In 2009 she was a TED fellow and invited speaker at the TED global meeting in Oxford (England), as well as a Rising Talent and invited speaker at the Women´s Forum for the Economy and Society in Deauville (France). In 2010 she was honored among the most outstanding women in Salta. In 2011 she was honored by authorities in the Basque Country and she lectured at the University of Harvard. In 2014 she received an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities at the Moravian College in Pennsylvania. In 2017 she was awarded the Gold Medal of the International Society of Woman Geographers.

Psicóloga comunitária

Cyntia de Paula as a degree in Psychology by Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul – Brazil, and a master degree in Community Psychology by ISPA – Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada.

She is a community psychologist on the immigrants association "Casa do Brasil de Lisboa", where she works in the psychosocial care of migrants, on the orientation and guidance office. She's also the coordinator of the project "Acolhida" and mediator on the group with the same name, a group for sharing migration experiences. She's co-author of several projects on the area of migrants integration in Portugal, and nominee of the association in many platforms. 

In the past, she worked in UMAR (União de Mulheres Alternativa e Resposta), as pedagogical coordinator and  technician in the project " "Laboratório para a Igualdade através do Teatro Fórum”. 

She is an activist for the migrants rights and feminist. 

Investigador

Born in 29/12/1986, in Lisbon, Portugal, Daniel Cardoso in an assistent teacher at Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias - Lisbon. He is PhD at communication sciences by Universidade Nova de Lisboa, and take part of a work group related with the themes Gender and Sexalities by SOPCOM; he is also part of the coordenation team of Research Network Sexuality of ESA. His interest areas are: consensual non-monogamies; sexual diversity, feminism, LGBTQ studies, youth and ciber cultures. Discover more at  www.danielscardoso.net

President of Balodiren

Djarga Seidi is an agronomic engineer who studied at the Tecnological Institute of Prodution and Animal Health of  Sidi Bel-Abbés, Algeria -1979. He is postgraduate in Partnership Project Management at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, and has a course on Adapted Management and Participation on Peasant Organizations (OAPa), Munich, Germany. 

In 2012 was elected nominee of immigrant Community on the Commission for Equality and Against Racial Discrimination (CICDR), led by ACIDI. He also was member of an work group on Female Genital Mutilation, led by CIG (Comission for gender equality), and member of advisory board of Lusophone movement (MIL). 

Djarga Seidi is the founding member of Lusophone movement of CPLP at diaspora, which counts with the presence of CPLP Associations nominees and the Federation of Guinea-Bissau associations. 

In this moment, he is president of Balodiren, a solidarity association which supports the Guinea community. 

Lecturer/Researcher

PhD in Sociology, Isabel Dias is associated teacher at Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto (Oporto). She is a researcher at Institute of Sociology, and coordinator of the work area "Family, Gender and Ageing". 

Fotógrafa

Isabel Saldanha holds a degree in Management, by Universidade Católica Portuguesa, as well as a degree in Modern Languages ​​and Literatures from Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa. In 2010, she started to dedicated herself professionally to photography, and since then she has multiple projects that cross her major interests: photography and writing. In addition to her work as a photographer, Isabel Saldanha is also focused on promoting workshops - in photography and creative writing - all over the country.

Psicóloga

Blogger/locutora de rádio

After she takes a degree on Social and Cultural Communication with Digital Variant at Universidade Católica Portuguesa de Lisboa in 2007, Joana Gama has become broadcaster at Grupo R/com (Renascença). She was co-host at the program Café da Manhã at RFM. Since October 2012 until she got pregnant, she co-hosted and co-produced the program "ProGama da Joana", at Mega Hits radio. Besides host and producer, Joana Gama was also responsible for the creation and adaptation of special publicitary actions for radio and copywritter. 

She has been colaborating with SIC Radical as presenter and reporter and also was stand-up comedian. 

In this moment, together with Joana Paixão Brás, she's co-author in the blog "A Mãe é que sabe". 

Arquiteta

Joana Pestana Lages graduated in Architecture in 2003 by the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon (FAUL). She made an Internship with Willy Müller Architects (Barcelona) and another one at the Promontório Arquitectos (Lisbon). Joana Lages has collaborated as an architect with dRMM Architects (London) and with the architect Renzo Piano (Genoa).
When she returns to Lisbon, she finished the Master degree in Architecture and latter, she started her PhD in Urbanism, also in FAUL, about researching projects and policies of urban intervention in self-produced urban areas. Since 2012, she has a research scholarship at FCT, and her main interests are related to the dwelling rights, justice of the public space, urban growth and the emergence of new urban ways of life.

Investigador Musical

João Carlos Callixto (Lisbon, 1977). Music Researcher and Author of Radio and TV programs. Collaborator of music and literary magazines since 1996, he has written books on music and notes for re-releases of many historical Portuguese music records. In 2007, he co-curated an exhibition on Portuguese Music from 1960 to 1980, which took place in Lisbon’s Music Museum. In 2010, he wrote several entries for the Encyclopaedia of Music in Portugal in the 20th Century, a 4-volume work in which he was also responsible for the discographic research. He is the co-author and one of the main coordinators of a TV documentary series in 26 episodes about the History of Portuguese Popular Music, nominated for the 2012 Authors Award (SPA, Portuguese Authors’ Society). He was a member of the Portuguese jury for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and he was a resident juror for the RTP Song Contest 2017, which would lead to Portugal's victory in that year's Eurovision Song Contest.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joaocarloscallixto

Professor Universitário e Investigador

Degree in Medicine and Surgery by FMUP

PhD in Medical Sciences with complementary  test in Psychiatry by FMUP

Post-Graduation in Legal Medicine by IMLP

Specialist in Legal Medicine by the Doctor's Order with the degree of Consultant in Legal Medicine

Competency in Body Damage Evaluation by The Doctor's Order

Legal Medicine Medical Carrer Chief of Service of INMLCF

Master in Graphology and Documentology by Universidade de Barcelona

Porto's Legal Medicine Institute Director (1976-2001)

Invited Professor of Legal Medicine in FMUP and ICBAS

Founder and Director of the Masters in Legal Medicine in ICBAS-UP, being a consultant in the present

Professor of Forensic Odontology in CESPU

Professor of Forensic Psychology in Universidade Lusíada do Porto

Honorary member of the World Association for Medical Law

Honorary member of the Spanish Society for Sanitary Law

Professor of Legal Medicine and Judicial Psychology of the Law Department of the Universidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique

Director of the Prof. J. Pinto da Costa Legal-Medical Center

Scientific Director of CRIAP Institute

Artist / Singer

Helena Maria de Jesus Águas, best known as Lena d'Água (Lisbon, 16 June 1956), is a portuguese singer and author.

Was the vocalist of Beatnicks from 76 to 78, while taking the course of Magistério Primário, recorded her first single in 1979, edit 10 albums, two of which for children an two Live, did hundreds of concerts with many musicians formations.
Has a daughter and wrote two books

https://www.youtube.com/user/aguashelena

Professora Associada com Agregação

Provedora dos Cidadãos com Deficiência

Architect and local provider for the disable citizens of Oporto council.

Senior Lecturer In History

Lucy Robinson is Professor of Collaborative History in Modern British History at the University of Sussex. She writes on popular music, politics and identity, feminism and punk pedagogy. As well as co-ordinating the Subcultures Network, and the open access digital project Observing the 80s, she has recently advised on an exhibition on Jersey in the 1980s.

Médica

Board member of the Portuguese Association of Cardiology. Doctor of Family Medicine and reseacher on the area of cardiolody. 

Socióloga e Investigadora

Maria José da Silveira Núncio (PhD), is a Sociologist and Professor at Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas in Lisbon University. She's also a Family Mediator and Family Coach, and besides that, Maria José da Silveira Núncio is also a writter who has several books published on the areas like self-help, personal development, romance and academics. She speakes on conferences, make consultant work, and organize workshops in the following areas: family and parentig counselling/coaching; conciliation of work life and family life, and time management. 

As specialist in this areas, she usually colaborates with the press, radio and television. 

Arquitecta

Professora Universitária e Investigadora

Maria Paula Brandão Botelho Gomes has a PhD in Sports pedagogy - University of Porto in 1996. At the moment, she's Professor at Universidade Lusófona do Porto. She published 20 articles in specialized magazines and 44 papers in abstract books. She has 30 book chapters and 8 published books, as well as 31 items of tecnical prodution. She guided 3 PhD thesis and 16 master thesis. She also work in Social Sciences with emphasis on Education Sciences and Sociology. In her professional activity, she interacted with 39 colaborators on scientific works. 

Stylist/ apresentadora

Businesswoman, fashion producer, fashion, image and deluxe consultant, stylist, coolhunter, trainer and TV Host, Sandrina Francisco has a degree on International Relations by the ISCSP/UT, and a post-graduation on Image consulting by ISLA. She also has a course on Marketing of Deluxe Products and Services by Universidade Católica de Lisboa. At the moment, she's attend a post-graduation on Comunication and Trends at FLUL.  

In the television, she is host and producer since 2004 on RTP and during 7 years, she was the face of the program "Moda Portugal" on RTPi, RTP Africa e RTP Memória. On RTP1 she hosted the program "Espelho Meu", and on Sport TV+, she's responsable for the image of the information pivots, work which she also made on BolaTv, where she's still coraborating on weekends. 

Besides that, she's the director of Fashion Studio and gives training on several institutions in Portugal, Angola and Brasil. Sandrina Francisco is fashion consultant for many companies like Grupo L‘Oréal, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Grupo Brodheim, Century 21, McDonalds, Clinica Em forma, MyMoment among others. 

She works with the Union of Exporters of CPLP and makes creative direction of some national brands. She frequently organize activities in areas like fashion, luxury and bussiness; and she's also ambassador of Lev-pt and Mesauda Milano. 

Professora Universitária e Investigadora

Sara Falcão Casaca is Associate Professor at Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, University of Lisbon (ISEG-ULisboa) and researcher at Centro de Investigação em Sociologia Económica e das Organizações (SOCIUS-CSG), where she coordinates the research line in Labor, Employment, Gender and Organizations. Her investigation, fundamentally related with Sociology of Work and Gender Relations, has been focused on some main topics: labour and work time flexibility; gender inequalities on work; gender, lidership and decision-making on economic sphere and articulation between work and family. She's also Professor on Universidade Aberta, with participation on the Master Degree on Women Studies. Sara Casaca coordinated the Research Network - Gender Relations in the Labour Market and the Welfare State, of European Sociological Association (ESA), between 2005 and 2010. Besides that, she integrated the group of high level in Mainstreaming of Gender in EU, the board of European institute for Gender Equality (EIGE - Vilnius - European Union agency) and the Social and Economics Council (CES) in 2010. She was President of CIG - Comissão para a Cidadania e Igualdade de Género (presidency of Ministers Council) in 2010. She recently coordinated the project "Igualdade de Género nas Empresas" (Program PT07 Integration of Gender Equality and Promotion of the balance on Work and private life /EEA Grants).

She also take part of the management committee of Cost Action IS1409: Gender and Health impacts of Policies Extending Working Life in Western Countries, and of Scientific Committee of RN14 - Research Network in Gender Relation in the Labour Market and the Welfare State, da ESA - European Sociological Association. She integrates the Tecnical-Scientific Group of Advisory Board of CIG - Comissão para a Cidadania e Igualdade de Género, as an expert in women rights, gender equality and citizenship. Sara Falcão Casaca collaborates with OIT (Organização Internacional do Trabalho/International Labour Organization); with Centro Internacional de Formação, in the areas of Gender and Organizational Changing. She has been collaborating as an expert in Gender Equality with the official mechanisms for Equality and national agencies, european and international. 

Marketing Manager

Susana Coerver has a degree in Public Relation and Publicity, with a post-graduation in Marketing Management and Stratigic Planing.

Nowadays, she's the Marketing Director of Parfois.

Procuradora

Teresa Morais has a degree in Law, and joined the Magistrature of the Public Ministry in 1992, where she works as federal attorney and coordinator of the 1st and 10th seccions of DIAP Porto, specialized in organised crime and violence, as well as domestic violence, mistreatment and sexual offences. 

She also coordinates the project "Um passo Mais", related with domestic violence crimes and mistreatments. 

She has been participating in several conferences and trainings about this kind of crimes, as well as organised crimes. 

Professora Universitária e Investigadora

Teresa Sá Marques is Associate Professor in Geography and Director of the Department of Geography of the Faculty of Arts, University of Porto, and Scientific Coordinator of the Centre of Geography and Regional Planning at the same institution. Her research focuses on urban systems, policy and governance; smart cities, urban economy and local development (ITs).