Team
We are a multidisciplinary team dedicated to empowering the different actors of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Portugal through the programs we design or help design, the resources we share, and the collaborations we strengthen.
Alexandre Santos
President
Miguel Aguiar
Executive Director
Mafalda Nunes
Chief Financial Officer
João Silva
Head of Data & Tech and Public Policies
Manuel Pestana Machado
Head of Legal & Media Affairs
Pedro Sacramento
Head of Operations & Internationalization
Sofia Désirat
Head of Funding & Certification
Patrícia Roque
SIM Conference | Content & Programming Manager
Joana Tarracha
Office Manager
Ana Bandeira
Senior Analyst
Francisca Sampaio
One Stop Shop Program Manager
Manuel Figueiredo
Legal & Policy Counsel
Rita Trabulo
Legal Counsel
Catarina Neves
Senior Creative & Brand Manager
José Maria Archer
Senior Content & Social Media Manager
Afonso Bento
Operations Manager
André Faria
Senior Project Manager
David Pereira
Project Manager
João Moreira Pires
VC & Investor Relations Manager
Madalena Cardoso
Senior Project Manager
Sara Diniz
Senior Project Manager
Ivanoel Rodrigues
Incubators & Accelerators' Booster
Patrícia Valinho
Project Manager
Carolina Sousa
Analyst
Késia Zaiden
Analyst
Margarida Reais
Senior Analyst
Ricardo Barracho
Analyst
Tomás Valverde
Senior Analyst
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