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1- What led you to leave Portugal? After 15 years of professional experience in Portugal, I was given an irresistible challenge: Amazon proposed me to create the Corporate Procurement area for the entire EMEA region. Creating a whole new structure for 18 countries, in one of the best companies in the world, was irrefutable. After 3 years at Amazon, and with the mission accomplished, I was proposed a new challenge...

The General Meeting of the Portuguese Diaspora Council will take place on April 24th, 2025, at 2:30 PM (Lisbon time GMT), in the Sala do Futuro at the Paços do Concelho of the Cascais City Hall.

As part of the partnership between the Portuguese Diaspora Council and Jornal de Negócios, Tiago Carvalho, General Manager of the L’Oréal Group for the Professional Products Division in the SAPMENA region and Counselor of the Regional Hub of Asia, was interviewed by Jornal de Negócios.

As part of the partnership between the Portuguese Diaspora Council and Jornal de Negócios, John da Silva, Honorary Consul at the Consulate of Portugal in Perth and Counselor of the Regional Hub of Austrália, was interviewed by Jornal de Negócios. In the interview, John da Silva discussed his professional journey and identified competitive opportunities for Portugal, its economy, companies, and entrepreneurs in general.

In this 4th episode, we welcome Renata Ramalhosa, founder and CEO of Beta i-Brasil at the time of recording and currently Regional Managing Director LATAM at Kobre & Kim. With a career spanning over 25 years, five countries, and organizations such as the Brazil Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance, the Department for International Trade (DIT), and the British Diplomatic Mission in Brazil, Renata’s areas...

As part of the partnership between the Portuguese Diaspora Council and Jornal de Negócios, Paula Bernardino, Chair of the Board of Directors of Caixa Portuguesa Desjardins, Professor at McGill University, and Counselor of the Regional Hub of Canada, was interviewed by Jornal de Negócios. In the interview, Paula Bernardino discussed her professional journey and identified competitive opportunities for Portugal, its economy, companies, and entrepreneurs in general. 1- WHAT LED YOU...

On February 20th, the Brazil Regional Hub of the Portuguese Diaspora Council met with His Excellency the Minister of Economy, Pedro Reis as part of the 14th Luso-Brazilian Summit.

In the 3rd episode of Luso Lab, we talk with Ricardo Baptista Leite, M.D., a prominent figure in health and politics. Born in Canada and living in Portugal since the age of 11, he has built a remarkable career as a physician, manager, professor, and analyst. He is currently the Executive Director of Health AI and a councilman at the Sintra City Council. Despite his responsibilities, he still finds time...

In the 2nd episode of Luso Lab, we welcome Professor Isabel Capeloa Gil, Rector of the Catholic University of Portugal and one of the most influential figures in the Portuguese academic sphere. With a career marked by the internationalization of education and research, she has been affiliated with prestigious institutions such as Stanford, Chicago, and Munich. She currently leads the International Federation of Catholic Universities and is serving her third...