FAST TALKS
CREATIVITY, AGENCY AND SOCIAL CHANGE
8 OCTOBER. 5 PM
MUDE – DESIGN MUSEUM
Free Admisson, with mandatory registration HERE.
An industry that employs people, produces culture, influences behaviour and helps shape the collective imagination cannot separate what it does from the society in which it operates. Taking responsibility means recognising that Fashion has knowledge, skills and the capacity to apply them to real social challenges.
This range of expertise opens up multiple possibilities for action. Design and production can create opportunities for learning and inclusion; technical knowledge can equip people with professional skills; and transforming clothing can connect circularity with social action. Drawing on initiatives already working at these intersections, FAST TALKS explores what happens when Fashion turns its capabilities towards challenges beyond its own field.
RUI MARIA PÊGO
MODERATOR
Rui Maria Pêgo, 37, has 18 years of experience across Radio, Theatre, Film and Television. He holds a degree in History from NOVA University Lisbon, a Master’s in Professional Acting from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and specialised in Shakespearean Acting at RADA. He has hosted programmes on all three national television channels and on radio stations, and is an author and podcaster, having created “Debaixo da Língua”. In 2026, he will tour with “Rinoceronte” and make his cinema debut in “The Man Who Stole Portugal”.
INÊS SEQUEIRA
REDE CAPITAL SOCIAL
Inês Sequeira began her career as a lawyer before working at Lisbon City Council and the Ministry of Economy in innovation and entrepreneurship. She founded and led Casa do Impacto, supporting over 470 startups, and co-founded NEST and Long Life Venture Builder. She now leads Rede Capital Social, focused on building a coordinated impact capital network in Portugal.
MIGUEL FLOR
(RE)VESTE
Miguel Flor (Vila Flor, Portugal) is the creative director and editor-in-chief of ModaPortugal magazine, to which he also contributes as a photographer. A fashion designer by training, he develops creative direction and curation projects within the fields of fashion and design. In the realm of visual arts, his practice focuses on photography—a field in which he has published a self-titled book and participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions. He serves as president of the jury for ModaLisboa’s "Sangue Novo" (New Blood) competition and as artistic director of the social inclusion brand/project (re)veste.
VÍTOR SANCHES
BAZOFO & DENTU ZONA
Vítor Sanches was born and raised in Cova da Moura before moving abroad at a young age. While living in London, he missed the rhythms of home: speaking Creole, listening to funaná, walking through the neighbourhood’s narrow streets and seeing children playing outside. When he returned, unable to find work, he came up with the idea of creating a cultural space where everyone would feel welcome, a place to meet, exchange ideas and listen to music. In 2015, he opened Bazofo, now part of the Dentu Zona project, which also includes a screen-printing studio, a market and a wider programme of activities. Collaboration is central to his work, guided by the principle of “Djunta Mô”: together we are stronger.
