TEDxOeiras Salon

Speakers

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• Amilcar Tchinguelessy

  Entrepreneur, Business Consultant and Writer

  Amilcar Tchinguelessy is an Angolan entrepreneur, business consultant, writer and speaker whose work focuses on leadership, business development, financial education and human impact. Through his experience in entrepreneurship, consulting and public speaking, he has built a public voice around practical tools for people and organizations seeking to grow with purpose. His work explores how leadership can move beyond individual achievement and become a way of creating autonomy, opening paths and preparing others to lead. His perspective brings together business, personal growth and social responsibility, inviting people to think about success not only through what they build, but through the impact they leave on others.

• Carolina Sales

  Entrepreneur and Founder of Carolina Sales Café

  Carolina Sales is a Brazilian entrepreneur, pastry chef and founder of Carolina Sales Café, a brand known for artisanal confectionery, brunch experiences and a strong sense of hospitality. Her journey brings together creativity, resilience and business vision. After building experience in Brazil, she brought her work to Portugal, where her brand grew through a distinctive approach to flavor, care and customer experience. Through Carolina Sales Café, she has created more than a food business. She has built a place of connection, where culture, memory, entrepreneurship and community meet around the table. Her perspective reflects the power of turning personal identity into a brand, and of creating spaces where people feel welcomed, recognized and connected.

• Cátia Ramos

  Personal Development Coach and Mentor

  Cátia Semedo Ramos is a personal development coach and mentor whose work focuses on habits, routines, self-care and women’s empowerment. Born and raised in Portugal in a Cape Verdean family, her journey brings together identity, discipline, resilience and community. Through her work, she supports women in creating healthier routines, building self-awareness and making space for their own growth. Her perspective is shaped by lived experience, cultural roots and a deep commitment to helping women move beyond limiting patterns. She invites people to look at personal transformation not as a distant goal, but as a daily practice built through small choices, consistency and self-respect.

• Cláudia Soeiro

  Conflict Resolution and Nonviolent Communication Facilitator

  Cláudia Soeiro is a conflict resolution and nonviolent communication facilitator whose work focuses on dialogue, peacebuilding, human rights and social transformation. Through education for dialogue, she helps individuals and groups develop more conscious ways of listening, speaking and relating to one another. Her work is rooted in the belief that communication is not only a tool for expression, but also a practice that can prevent conflict, restore trust and create more humane relationships. Her perspective brings together facilitation, civic awareness and human connection, inviting people to rethink how we communicate in families, teams, communities and society.

• Felipe Trofino

  Medical Doctor and Integrative Medicine Practitioner

  Dr. Felipe Belanda Trofino is a medical doctor with postgraduate training in Neurosciences and Behavior, whose work focuses on Integrative and Systemic Medicine. His approach brings together science, health, consciousness and human connection, looking at the person beyond isolated symptoms or fragmented systems. Through his medical practice and reflections on human behavior, he explores how care can become more complete when it includes the body, mind, relationships, presence and meaning. His perspective invites people to rethink health not only as the absence of disease, but as a deeper relationship with oneself, with others and with the world.

• José Manuel Diogo

  Journalist, Writer and Media Entrepreneur

  José Manuel Diogo is a Portuguese journalist, writer, consultant and media entrepreneur with a career across journalism, engineering, international consulting, cultural production and entrepreneurship. He studied Mechanical Engineering and Journalism at the University of Coimbra, completed the Advanced Management Program at AESE Business School, and later pursued postgraduate studies in Information Management and Security at NOVA University Lisbon. Founder of Plataforma, a global Portuguese-language media project, he has worked deeply with literature, culture and the Portuguese language. He was communications director for the first three editions of the International Literary Festival of Óbidos and created the project “200 Years, 200 Books,” developed with institutions in Portugal and Brazil. As an author, his published works include “I Me,” a biography of Steve Jobs, and “As Grandes Agências Secretas.”

• Natália do Espírito Santo

  Higher Education Executive and Institutional Leader

  Natália Espirito Santo is a higher education executive with nearly three decades of experience in academic management, institutional leadership and international development. Her career began in 1996, with academic planning and advisory work to the Rectory, and later evolved into senior leadership roles, including Secretary-General. For the past 12 years, she has served as Director-General of EIA, SA, the founding entity of Atlântica, Instituto Universitário, and Essatla, Escola Superior de Saúde Atlântica. Her work has focused on strengthening higher education institutions through internationalization, the recruitment of international students, and the creation of national and international partnerships in teaching and research. She has also contributed to the development of ESG goals within Atlântica and Essatla, connecting education, institutional responsibility and long-term social impact.

• Rcardo Mira

  Entrepreneur and Founder of the International ION Conference

  Ricardo Mira is an entrepreneur and founder of the International ION Conference, with more than 25 years of experience creating, developing and leading projects. Throughout his career, he has worked across business, events and leadership, building platforms that connect people, knowledge and opportunity. His journey has been shaped by both achievements and challenges, which he sees as part of the same process of growth, learning and adaptation. In 2021, during a period of global uncertainty, he began a new phase of transformation focused on impact, collaboration and higher standards in his field. Today, his work brings together athletes, coaches, leaders and entrepreneurs, creating spaces where different sectors can meet, share knowledge and generate new possibilities. His perspective is rooted in the belief that meaningful growth happens through connection, resilience and the ability to keep learning beyond one’s own limits.

• Soraia Azevedo

  Public Administration Professional

  Soraia Azevedo is a Portuguese public administration professional with more than 15 years of experience across tourism promotion, professional qualification, institutional support and government coordination. Her career began in tourism promotion in Matosinhos and later moved into training and qualification. She then joined Turismo de Portugal, where she supported entrepreneurs and major international events. Today, at the Secretariat-General of the Government, she works in support of coordination and decision-making processes. Her perspective invites people to consider that the future may not be shaped only by what we know or what we build, but also by the people we meet, trust and support along the way.