2026 Edition
Speakers
Discover the inspiring lineup of speakers joining the Estoril Conferences 2026, bringing their unique perspectives, expertise and conviction to one of democracy’s most urgent conversations.
POLITICS
GLOBAL PEACE
EDUCATION
HEALTH & PREPAREDNESS
AI & TECH
Organization
Ana Paula Reis
Estoril Conferences Executive Director
Portugal
Ana Rodrigues
Professor of Epidemiology and Ageing at NOVA Medical School and President of Patient Innovation
Portugal
Andrew Jack
Global Education Editor at Financial Times
United Kingdom
Andrew Karolyi
Charles Field Knight Dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and Professor of Finance
Canadian and American
Annamaria Lusardi
Faculty Director of the Stanford Initiative for Financial Decision-Making
Italy
Anne-Laure Fayard
Chaired Professor in Social Innovation at Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE)
France
Anselm Schneider
Member Executive Board, Hospital Partnerships Alliance
Germany
Audrey Tang
Cyber Ambassador of Taiwan, Former Digital Minister of Taiwan
Taiwan
Carmelo Cennamo
Professor, Copenhagen Business School and Director, Digital Markets Competition Forum
Denmark
Cátia Batista
Professor of Economics at Nova School of Business and Economics
Portugal
Christoph von Toggenburg
Former CEO of World Vision Switzerland & Liechtenstein and Former Group Head of Human Rights & Social Impact at Holcim
Switzerland
DJ DiDonna
Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at Harvard Business School
USA
Emilio J. Castilla
SNTU Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management
Spain / USA
Enrico Letta
Former Prime Minister of Italy, Dean of the IE University and President of the Jacques Delors Institute
Italy
Fabio Rubio Scarano
Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on Futures Literacy at the Museum of Tomorrow & Professor of Ecology
Brazil
Francesco Billari
Professor of Demography at Bocconi University
Italy
Francisco Pedro Balsemão
CEO of Impresa
Portugal
Gonçalo Saraiva Matias
Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and of State Reform, Jurist & Professor
Portugal
Helena Canhão
Secretary of State for Science and Innovation, Professor of Medicine & Rheumatologist
Portugal
Helfried Carl
Founder & CEO of the European Capital of Democracy, Diplomat & Political Innovator
Austria
Jenny Romano
Co-Founder & CEO of The Newsroom, AI and Media Innovation Entrepreneur
Italy
Jesus Armas
President, Ciudadanía Sin Límites
Venezuela
Joaquim de Almeida
Actor
Portugal
Joaquim Miranda Sarmento
Minister of State and Finance of Portugal
Portugal
José Luís Carneiro
Secretary-General of the Socialist Party of Portugal, Former Minister of Internal Administration
Portugal
Karla Soares-Weiser
CEO of Cochrane
United Kingdom
Kenneth Shinozuka
Neuroscientist, Inventor & Healthcare Innovator
USA
Leid Zejnilovic
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for AI & Digital Transformation at Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE)
Bosnian
Luís Cabral
Paganelli-Bull Professor of Economics at NYU Stern School of Business
Portugal
Manuel Heitor
Professor and Former Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education
Portugal
Maria João Carioca
Co-CEO & CFO of Galp
Portugal
Maria Manuel Mota
Group Leader & CEO at GIMM
Portugal
Matt Watters
Partner at McKinsey and Company
United States
Miguel Ferreira
Vice-Dean at Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE)
Portugal
Miguel Pina e Cunha
Vice-Dean of Innovation & Impact & Academic Director of Executive Education
Portugal
Miguel Pinto Luz
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing
Portugal
Miguel Stilwell D’Andrade
CEO of EDP
Portugal
Nan Li Collins
Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise and UN Trade and Development
China
Nikita Melnikov
Assistant Researcher, Economics, Nova SBE
Russia
Nuno Sebastião
Co-founder, President, and CEO of Feedzai
Portugal
Olivier Vandecasteele
Founder & Director, Protect Humanitarians
Belgium
Paul Krugman
Professor of Economics at Princeton University
USA
Paulo Macedo
Chief Executive Officer of Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD)
Portugal
Paulo Rangel
Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal
Portugal
Pedro Conceição
Director of the Human Developement Report Office at United Nations Development Programme
Portugal
Rebecca Abecassis
Journalist, Author and Editor of European Affairs Programmes at RTP
Portugal
Ricardo Baptista Leite
CEO of HealthAI – The Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health and Founder and President of the UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health
Portuguese and Canadian
Rita Rodrigues
CNN Portugal Anchor
Portugal
Rogério Campos Henriques
Chief Executive Officer at Fidelidade
Portugal
Rohit Verma
Professor of Management Science Darla Moore School of Business
Indian-American
Rui Diniz
Chairman of the Executive Committee of CUF
Portugal
Shirin Ebadi
Nobel Prize Laureate, Human rights lawyer, writer, and former judge
Iran
Tiago Fortuna
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Access Lab
Portugal
Yulia Navalnaya
Political Activist and Economist
Russia
Yusra Mardini
Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee
Syrian and German
