After studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University, Charlene began a career in marketing and worked at the BBC, The Guardian and Frieze. More recently, she launched A Vibe Called Tech to encourage a culturally diverse lens in design, technology, arts and culture. She currently consults for Royal Academy of Arts and Art Fund, is the Marketing lead for Society Centered Design at Projects by IF and is a member of the steering group...
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With more than 20 years of professional experience, Alexandre Fonseca is the Executive President of Altice Portugal, a leading company in Portugal’s telecommunications sector, since November 2017. He is also the Executive President of Altice Labs Portugal, the investigation and innovation center of Altice Group. Member of diverse Telecommunications Sector Associations and IT collaborates with entities as a Senior Consultant, in areas such as Projects Management, Strategy and Communication. He’s the speaker and invited professor...
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A life-long passion for design and fashion led Alexandra Pisco to Parson’s School of Design in New York, followed by work as a designer for several brands and an attempt at her own collection. In 2017, Alexandra founded Pisco & Co., an agency that aims to help strengthen independent fashion businesses in all their forms. From consulting, advising, and creating specialized programs for the development and promotion of emerging fashion brands. Alexandra acts as a...
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After more than 20 years spent dealing with production, marketing and merchandising activities, Stefano managed the brand Giuliano Fujiwara, member of the National Chamber for Italian Fashion. Today he’s fashion and merchandising consultant at IDEE BRAND PLATFORM and professor of Fashion buying, Heritage marketing and Visual merchandising at Accademia del Lusso Milan. He’s the author of several books as well as the recent “Evoluxion”, published by Franco Angeli (2020)....
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Cláudia Ribeiro began her career in New York, as a merchandiser. Today, she continues the Fátima Whitaker’s legacy and Lifestyle Method. She helps to build strategic creative direction departments and coordinating with teams from all business areas, from Sourcing to Marketing, by adapting the Whitaker’s Method to the needs of each company....
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Designer and creator of his own brand, Ricardo Preto, with distribution in the Asian market. The production is made in Portugal, Italy and Philippines. Rustan’s department stores Creative Director in the Philippines. He develops private brands by Lifestyle, an integrated pyramid method that allows multiple seasonal deliveries of long-term collections....
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Miguel Somsen, 50 years old. Somsen has a driving license for 30 years, he has been a copywriter at TVI for 20 years, he’s been on Facebook for 10 years, created Gin Lovers five years ago and wears a mask for over a year now. He studied International Relations, wrote about music, cinema, literature, travelling, gins and even about fashion in several publications which were discontinued. Life remains intact, always....
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Valentim Quaresma studied in the António Arroio School of Arts and in Ar.co’s Jewellery department. He worked with Ana Salazar, creating jewellery and accessories for her collections from 1990 to 2010. In 2008, he won the prize "Accessories collection of the Year" in the international competition ITS#7 in Trieste - Italy, and started his own brand. With his FW 11/12 collection, "Alchemy", he integrates the ModaLisboa's official calendar, where he started to present his work...
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Luís Carvalho graduated in Fashion and Textile Design at the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco. He worked at Filipe Faísca and Ricardo Preto’s studios. Luís Carvalho was a fashion designer at Salsa Jeans for two and a half years. In 2013 he created LUIS CARVALHO brand and presented his first collection at ModaLisboa and since then has been a constant presence at Lisbon Fashion Week. In 2014, he opened his first physical space in Vizela,...
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Gonçalo Peixoto is the founder of the homonymous womenswear brand. He started studying Fashion Design in 2012 in Guimarães and later graduated from ESAD, School of Arts and Design, in Matosinhos. In September of 2017, he presented his first runway collection during London Fashion Week. In March 2018, he joined the official calendar of ModaLisboa - Lisboa Fashion Week, where he started to present his collections seasonally. His collections have drawn the attention of several...
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