Program
Plenary Sessions on 1st Day
Opening Session

Andrea Telo de Lima
President of Fórum Saúde XXI
coordinator

Adalberto Campos Fernandes
Chairman of Cascais International Health Forum and Former Minister of Health
speaker

Carlos Carreiras
President of the Cascais City Council
speaker

Hans Kluge
WHO Regional Director for Europe
speaker

Cristina Vaz Tomé
Secretary of State for Health Management
moderator
Global Health in the 21st Century: Navigating Emerging Threats and Opportunities
 
Ewout Van Ginneken
Director of European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
speaker
Ageing Populations and Chronic Disease Management
 
Giovanni Viganò
Senior consultant and public policy expert; Professor of Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences
speaker

Nuno Marques
Specialist in Active and Healthy Aging Action
speaker

Ana Clara Silva
Regional Director for Longevity Policies of the Regional Government of the Autonomous Region of Madeira
commentator

Ana João Sepúlveda
President at Age Friendly Portugal
moderator
Networking
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Global Challenges for the Next Decade
 
Álvaro Santos Almeida
Portuguese National Health Service Executive Director
speaker
Health System Sustainability and Financing
 
Alberto de la Rosa
President of Ribera Health Group
speaker

Peter van der Voort
Academic Director & Professor Health Care Intensivist, PhD, MD, MSc
speaker

Ricardo Mestre
Former Secretay of State for Health
commentator

Álvaro Beleza
President of SEDES
moderator
Lunch
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Mental Health and Well-being
 
Miguel Xavier
Full Professor of Psychiatry and Mental Health
speaker

Oddrun Samdal
Professor in Health Promotion and Psychology at Bergen University
speaker

Maria de Belém Roseira
Former Health Minister of Portugal
commentator

Tânia Gaspar
Coordinator of the Portuguese Laboratory for Healthy Workplaces
moderator
Discovering Cancer, Aging, and Age-Associated Degenerative Disorders
 
Ronald DePinho
Former MD Anderson President, Public Health Advocate, Entrepreneur, Scientist
speaker

Filipe de Botton
Logoplast CEO
speaker
Health Inequalities and Social Determinants of Health
 
Frederico Guanais
Deputy Head of the Health Division of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
speaker

Josep Figueras
Director Emeritus European Observatory
speaker

Ana Abrunhosa
University Professor
commentator

Ricardo Batista Leite
CEO of HealthAI – The Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health
moderator
Political Transitions and the Challenges of the Health System
 
Adalberto Campos Fernandes
Chairman of Cascais International Health Forum and Former Minister of Health
speaker
Networking
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Healthcare Workforce Challenges
 
Miguel Guimarães
Former President of Portuguese Medical Association
speaker

Theodoros Koutrobas
Professor at UCLouvain (Belgium) and Director General of the European Council of the Liberal Professions (CEPLIS)
speaker

Orlando Monteiro da Silva
Member of Economic and Social Council
commentator

Inês Fronteira
Professor at NOVA/ENSP
moderator
Parallel Sessions on 1st Day
Biotech as the New Frontier of Intelligence
 
Pedro Gouveia
Breast surgeon, medicalXR researcher and futurist at Champalimaud Foundation
coordinator

Dario Ligeiro
Senior Clinical Scientist | Molecular Genetics
speaker

Gonçalo Aroeira Gonçalves
Master's student in Informatics and Computer Engineering at IST
speaker

Markus Mauerer
Head of immunotherapy / ImmunoSurgery at the Champalimaud Foundation
speaker

Paula Videira
Professor at NOVA School of Science and Technology
speaker
Health and Climate Changes
 
Pedro Matos Soares
Principal Researcher Instituto Dom Luiz, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL)
coordinator

Carlos Robalo Cordeiro
Full Professor of Pulmonology in Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra (FMUC)
speaker

Helena Canhão
Director of NOVA Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
speaker

Inês Marques
General Practice Doctor
speaker

José Albino
President of RESPIRA
speaker

Neuza Teixeira
Country Medical Director GSK in Portugal
speaker
Methods, Rules and Ways of Purchasing Goods and Services by the SNS and ADSE: the role of competition
 
Abel Mateus
University Professor of Economics and Senior Researcher at the IEP of the Portuguese Catholic University
coordinator

António Pimenta Marinho
President of the Health Regulatory Authority
speaker

Diogo Serra Lopes
Vice-President of ADSE
speaker

Miguel Sousa Ferro
Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon
speaker

Nuno Costa
Executive Member of the Board of Directors of SPMS, EPE
speaker

Nuno Cunha Rodrigues
President of the Competition Authority
speaker
Digital Health and Telemedicine: Innovations and Integration in Homecare
 
Delfim Rodrigues
National Coordinator of the SNS Home Hospitalization Program
coordinator

José Mendes Ribeiro
Executive Director of Walk-in Clinics Portugal SA.
coordinator

Belmiro Rocha
President of the Portuguese Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (APER)
speaker

Carla Nunes Semedo
Councillor at Cascais Town Hall since 2021
speaker

Carlos Catalão
Medical & Health Policy Director
speaker

Filipe Martins
Manager for Product and Customer Operations at Vodafone
speaker

Francisco Miranda Duarte
Senior Consultant in the health area
speaker

Miguel Peixoto
Principal Head of Payers Providers & Government of IQVIA Portugal
speaker

Sofia Athayde
Councilor of the Lisbon City Council (CML)
speaker

Tiago Botelho
President of the Board of Directors of the Algarve Local Health Unit
speaker
Exploring Lifestyle Factors in Longevity
 
Pedro Serra Pinto
Founder and executive director of Fórum Saúde XXI
coordinator

Alexandra Bento
Former President of Professional Nutritionists' Association
speaker

Helena Monteiro
President of ADBB - Associação de Diabéticos da Beira Baixa
speaker

Inês Oom de Sousa
President of the Santander Foundation
speaker

Paulo Santos
Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto
speaker

Pedro Teixeira
Professor at the School of Medicine of the University of Minho and researcher in the field of population health
speaker

Rui Cortes
Healthcare Improvement Expert at Lean Health Portugal
speaker

Sandra Martins
Associate Professor at Universidade Europeia and Vice-President of the Portuguese Association of Exercise Physiologists
speaker

Tânia Soeiro
Nutritionist in the Health Promotion and Well-being Division of Cascais City Council
speaker
Senior Oral Health: A Public Health Challenge in an Ageing Society
 
Carlos Ribeiro Ferreira
Program Manager at Group Ageas
coordinator

Adalberto Campos Fernandes
Chairman of Cascais International Health Forum and Former Minister of Health
speaker

Bárbara Carvalho
Health and Social Director at Cascais City Council
speaker

Orlando Monteiro da Silva
Member of Economic and Social Council
speaker

Pedro Serra Pinto
Founder and executive director of Fórum Saúde XXI
speaker
EU Compass: Innovation in Health and Competitiveness
 
João Condeixa
Director of External Affairs and Board Member at Johnson & Johnson
coordinator

Manuel Durães Rocha
Co-coordinating Partner of the Intellectual Property and Information Technology area of ABREU ADVOGADOS
coordinator

João Neves
Former Secretary of State for the Economy
speaker

Patrícia Calado
Head of Clinical Innovation Portugal at NTT DATA
speaker
Global Health Diplomacy and European Leadership
 
Luís de Almeida Sampaio
Ambassador
coordinator

Francisco Pavão
Director of International Relations Coordination of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Health
speaker

Maria de Belém Roseira
Former Health Minister of Portugal
speaker
Artificial Intelligence in Health: from Promise to Reality
 
Ricardo Batista Leite
CEO of HealthAI – The Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health
coordinator

Ema Paulino
President of National Association of Pharmacies
speaker

Joana Camilo
Executive Director at CREATING HEALTH – Research and Innovation Funding
speaker

José Maria Pereira
Senior Associate Lawyer at Abreu Advogados | TMT and Data Protection
speaker

Margarida Balseiro Lopes
Minister of Youth and Modernization
speaker

Maya Rivera
AI Research & Strategy Officer at PATH
speaker

Paulo Dimas
CEO of the Center for Responsible AI
speaker

Rita Veloso
Executive Member of the ULS Santo António Board of Directors
speaker
Improving Access to Health in Portugal: Social Responsibility, Innovation and Technology
 
João Machado
President of Ageas Foundation
coordinator

Julien Perelman
Full professor at the National School of Public Health
speaker

Maria João Toscano
Executive Director at Associação Dignitude
speaker

Mariana Ribeiro Ferreira
Director of Corporate Citizenship at CUF
speaker

Tomás Pessoa e Costa
Dermatologist
speaker

Vicente Mayer Garção
Co-founder and CEO of Lampsy Health
speaker
Science and Technologies That Will Recreate the Future of Health (and Medicine)
 
Maria do Carmo Silveira
Health Strategic Orchestration na Médis, Grupo Ageas Portugal
coordinator

Rui Dias Alves
Managing Partner at HCapital – SCR
coordinator

Hugo Martinho
Medical & Regulatory Affairs Director at AstraZeneca Portugal
speaker

João Domingo
Founder and CEO at MedicineOne, SA
speaker

João Eurico da Fonseca
Director of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon
speaker

Micaela Monteiro
Chief Medical Officer for digital transformations and Clinical Director CUF Digital, CUF Hospitais & Clínicas
speaker

Rafaela Timóteo
Researcher at the Champalimaud Foundation's Digital Surgery Lab
speaker

Ricardo Constantino
Partner & Head of Health & Public Sector da NTT DATA Portugal
speaker

Ricardo Raposo
Manager Pre-Sales and Solutions Design at Vodafone
speaker

Rita Veloso
Executive Member of the ULS Santo António Board of Directors
speaker
Public-Private Partnerships in Health Systems
 
José Bento
President of Hospital de Cascais
coordinator

Ana Marques da Silva
Member of the Executive Committee of the Red Cross Hospital for the 2022-2024
speaker

Carlos Ribeiro Ferreira
Program Manager at Group Ageas
speaker

Germano de Sousa
Clinical Pathologist Administrator and Founder of CMLGS
speaker

Mário Amorim Lopes
University Professor
speaker

Óscar Gaspar
President of Portuguese Association of Private Hospitalization
speaker
Driving Excellence: How Hospitals Leverage Innovation & Clinical Trials
 
Patrícia Calado
Head of Clinical Innovation Portugal at NTT DATA
coordinator

Carlos das Neves Martins
President of ULS Santa Maria
speaker

João Cerqueira
Clinical Director of the Braga Academic Clinical Center
speaker

Maria Rita Dionísio
Director of Medical Affairs and Scientific Engagement at Novartis Innovative Medicines
speaker

Ricardo Encarnação
Medical Director at Roche Farmacêutica
speaker

Tony Young
National Clinical Lead for Innovation NHS England
speaker
Health System Resilience: the Importance of Adult Immunization
 
Ricardo Batista Leite
CEO of HealthAI – The Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health
coordinator

Ana Abrunhosa
University Professor
speaker

Francisco Pavão
Director of International Relations Coordination of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Health
speaker

Gonçalo Sarmento
Coordinator of the Oliveira de Azeméis Geriatric Center of the ULS Entre Douro e Vouga
speaker

Guilherme Monteiro Ferreira
Market Access & External Affairs Director of GSK
speaker

Rita Sá Machado
General Director of Health
speaker
Forum Cities
 
Alfonso Vegara
Founder and Honorary President of Fundacion Metropoli Universidad Complutense de Madrid
coordinator

Alexandre Mestre
Professor of Law at the Autonomous University of Lisbon
speaker

Ana Umbelino
Deputy Mayor of Torres Vedras
speaker

António Tavares
Chairman of Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto
speaker

Armindo Jacinto
Mayor of Idanha-a-Nova
speaker

Manuel Lemos
President of União das Misericórdias Portuguesas
speaker

Nuno Piteira Lopes
Deputy Mayor of Cascais
speaker

Pedro Serra Pinto
Founder and executive director of Fórum Saúde XXI
speaker
Innovation and Sustainability
 
Ana Rita Pedro
Researcher at the National School of Public Health
coordinator

Adolfo Tamames Yraola
Consultant for Legrand
speaker

Francisco Velez Roxo
CEO at ISEG Executive Education
speaker

Guilherme Monteiro Ferreira
Market Access & External Affairs Director of GSK
speaker

Luís Camacho
Româ Azul Association
speaker

Marta Sousa Pires
Executive Director of the Ronald McDonald Children's Foundation
speaker

Sébastien Seze
Director at Telecom Design
speaker

Tiago Baleizão
R&I Business Unit Director at AstraZeneca
speaker
What Impact Is GenAI Having on Patient Care?
 
Filipe Ganhão
Partner at Deloitte Portugal in the Technology Consulting area
coordinator

Pedro Ferreira
Principal Sales Consultant at Oracle Health
speaker

Pedro Garcia Silva
PhD in Neuroscience
speaker

Rita Veloso
Executive Member of the ULS Santo António Board of Directors
speaker

Sandra Cavaca
Chairman of the Board of SPMS
speaker
Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Emerging Challenges
 
Tânia Gaspar
Coordinator of the Portuguese Laboratory for Healthy Workplaces
coordinator

Cristina Vaz de Almeida
President of the Portuguese Society for Health Literacy (SPLS)
speaker

Margarida Matos
Full Professor at the Faculty of Human Motricity, University of Lisbon
speaker

Maria do Céu Machado
President Medical Sciences Society of Lisbon
speaker

Sónia Vide
Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto
speaker

Teresa Leite
Clinical psychologist, music therapist, university lecturer
speaker
Ageing Populations: Health System Adaptations
 
Maria do Céu Machado
President Medical Sciences Society of Lisbon
coordinator

António Alvim
Doctor
speaker

Carolina Santos
Researcher at the Nova Health Economics & Management Knowledge Center
speaker

Mécia Fonseca
Value & Access Head at Novartis
speaker

Nuno Marques
Specialist in Active and Healthy Aging Action
speaker

Ricardo Mestre
Former Secretay of State for Health
speaker
Plenary Sessions on 2nd Day
Global Governance in Health: Aligning International Cooperation with National Priorities
 
Ana Povo
Secretary of State for Health
speaker
Digital Health and Clinical Innovation
 
Lorena Boix Alonso
Deputy Director General for Health European Union
speaker

Tony Young
National Clinical Lead for Innovation NHS England
speaker

Maria Rita Dionísio
Director of Medical Affairs and Scientific Engagement at Novartis Innovative Medicines
commentator

Patrícia Calado
Head of Clinical Innovation Portugal at NTT DATA
moderator
Health System Sustainability: Challenges for the Future
 
Cristina Vaz Tomé
Secretary of State for Health Management
speaker
Networking
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Health System Challenges on Quality in the Whole System
 
Kris Vanhaecht
Professor at Leuven University, Belgium
speaker

Pedro Delgado
Instructor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a Senior Atlantic Fellow of Health Equity
speaker

Ricardo Mexia
Public Health Doctor and Epidemiologist
commentator

Paulo Sousa
Director of the Department of Health Strategies at the National School of Public Health - NOVA University Lisbon
moderator
Sustainability of Social Protection Systems

Luís Pais Antunes
President of Economic and Social Council
speaker
Lunch
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Health System Reforms: Lessons to be Learned
 
Ana Jorge
Former Health Minister
speaker

Fernando Leal da Costa
Former Health Minister
speaker

Mário Amorim Lopes
University Professor
commentator

Mónica Galego Ventosa
Policy & Public Affairs Director at Pfizer Portugal
moderator
Climate Change and Health: Preparing Systems for the Global Impact
 
Helena Freitas
University of Coimbra
speaker
Networking
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Data Science, Big Data and AI
 
Luís João
Head of Public Sector and Healthcare | Google Cloud
speaker

Paulo Dimas
CEO of the Center for Responsible AI
speaker

Adolfo Mesquita Nunes
Lawyer, partner at Pérez-Llorca
commentator

David Magboulé
CEO LabToMarket
moderator
Health Systems and Sustainable Development: Achieving the SDGs in a Changing World
 
Jorge Moreira da Silva
UN Under-Secretary-Geral and Executive and Director of UNOPS
speaker
Closing Session

Nuno Piteira Lopes
Deputy Mayor of Cascais
coordinator

Ana Paula Martins
Health Minister of Portugal
speaker
Parallel Sessions on 2nd Day
Hospitals and the Challenge of Integration in Health Local Units
 
Manuel Delgado
Health Consultant
coordinator

Alexandre Lourenço
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Coimbra ULS
speaker

Catarina Galhardo Baptista
Head of Health at NTT Data Portugal
speaker

Luís de Matos
Chairman of the Board of ULS Gaia/Espinho
speaker

Miguel Lemos
Chairman of the Board of ULS Loures Odivelas
speaker

Xavier Barreto
President of APAH
speaker
People-centered Health: the Patients’ Perspective in the PaRIS Study
 
André Peralta
Deputy Director General of Health
coordinator

Adelaide Belo
Senior Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine. President of the Portuguese Association for Integrated Care (PAFIC)
speaker

Débora Miranda
PaRIS Communication Manager at the Directorate-General for Health
speaker

Paulo Gonçalves
President of RD-Portugal, Union of Rare Disease Associations of Portugal
speaker

Paulo Sousa
Director of the Department of Health Strategies at the National School of Public Health - NOVA University Lisbon
speaker
Pharmaceutical Policy and Access to Medicines
 
Alicia de Castro
Lilly Portugal CEO
speaker

Cláudia Fraga
President of MOG Association - Movimento Oncológico Ginecológico
speaker

Cláudia Furtado
Information and Strategic Planning Division (DIPE) of INFARMED, I.P.
speaker

Guilherme Monteiro Ferreira
Market Access & External Affairs Director of GSK
speaker

Hélder Mota Filipe
President of the Order of Pharmacists
speaker

Jaime Melância
Chairman of Plataforma Saúde em Diálogo
speaker

Óscar Gaspar
President of Portuguese Association of Private Hospitalization
speaker

Rosário Trindade
Corporate Affairs & Market Access Director at Astrazeneca Portugal
speaker
Health Systems Governance and Leadership
 
José Fragata
President - National Council of Academic Clinical Centers
coordinator

Isabel Vaz
Luz Saúde CEO
speaker

Johan Van Eldere
Secretary-General of the European University Hospital Alliance
speaker

Milton Sousa
Associate Professor at Nova SBE
speaker
One Health, One Planet: Paths to a Sustainable Future
 
Armindo Jacinto
Mayor of Idanha-a-Nova
coordinator

Jaime Ferreira
Agrobio
speaker

Luísa Ferreira de Almeida
Quinta do Arneiro
speaker

Mário Ramos
Chef at Geocakes
speaker

Nuno Delgado
A 6th Dan Judo coach
speaker
The Unsung Innovations – Made in Portugal
 
David Magboulé
CEO LabToMarket
coordinator

Cláudia Quaresma
Assistant Professor at NOVA School of Science and Technology - FCT NOVA
speaker

Filipe Quinaz
Entrepreneur and Computer Engineer
speaker

Joana Afonso
CEO and Founder of Careceiver
speaker

Marta Passadouro
Ecosystem Lead Portugal at EIT Health InnoStars
speaker

Miguel Amador
Chief Innovation Officer at Complear
speaker

Nuno André da Silva
Deputy Director at Hospital da Learning Health (Luz Saúde)
speaker

Sílvia Garcia
Coordinator of the AI Task Force at APDSI
speaker

Sónia Ferreira
Founder and CEO of BestHealth4U
speaker

Tomás Lavin Peixe
Head of Venture Capital at Lince Capital
speaker
Public Contracts in Health: Current Issues and Opportunities for Improvement
 
Ana Simões Ferreira
Partner in the Public Law and Environment area at ABREU ADVOGADOS
coordinator

Carlos Galamba
Vice-President of ACSS
speaker

Fernando Batista
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Public Markets, Real Estate and Construction, I.P.
speaker

Nuno Costa
Executive Member of the Board of Directors of SPMS, EPE
speaker

Ricardo Constantino
Partner & Head of Health & Public Sector da NTT DATA Portugal
speaker
Pedagogical Innovation and the Future of the Teaching Paradigm
 
Teresa Santos
Director of Health Science College of European University
coordinator

Filipa Landeiro
Researcher in Marketing and Innovation
speaker

Frederico Raposo
Assistant Professor at the European University
speaker

Paloma Veiga
Graduated in Psychology
speaker

Qurratul ayn Issa
Nutrition Science student at the European University
speaker

Sara Gancho
Assistant Professor at IADE
speaker

Paulo Nuno Vieira
Vice-Rector for the Academic Model of the European University
moderator
To be announced
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Transforming Healthcare: The Impact of Technologies on Health Promotion
 
Tamara Milagre
President of the Patient Association EVITA
coordinator

Cátia Sousa Pinto
Head for Global Digital Health & Public Health Specialist (Portugal)
speaker

Filipe Costa
Professor in Management & VBHC at Nova SBE Exec. Education
speaker

Gladys Caldeira
General Practitioner
speaker

José Dinis Silva
Director of the Medical Oncology Service at IPO do Porto
speaker

Marta Zegre Amorim
Specialist in Medical Genetics
speaker

Raquel Chantre
Advisor to the Board of Directors of Unidade Local de Saúde São José, E.P.E.
speaker
A New Generation for a New Purpose in Health Systems
 
Duarte Tude Graça
Consultant Physician at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon
coordinator

Bruno Alves
Farmacêutico na DGS
speaker

José Chen Xu
Postdoctoral Researcher at IS Global and a Research Fellow at Lancet Countdown in Europe
speaker

Katerina Drakos
Assistant researcher at University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin
speaker
Impactiful Community Projects: The Strength of Health Literacy
 
Cristina Vaz de Almeida
President of the Portuguese Society for Health Literacy (SPLS)
coordinator

Carla Nunes Semedo
Councillor at Cascais Town Hall since 2021
speaker

Carla Paiva
Executive Director of Médecins du Monde
speaker

João da Silva
Journalist
speaker

Maria Eugénia Brandulo
President of Decilo Bailando & TangoTerapia PT
speaker

Tânia Gaspar
Coordinator of the Portuguese Laboratory for Healthy Workplaces
speaker

Vasco Fonseca
Consultant in medical oncology at Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental
speaker
Health Workforce Development and Retention
 
Ricardo Correia de Matos
Invited Professor ESS Norte CVP, Tresurer of Nurses Order
coordinator

Artur Miler
Dentist and Lecturer at Fernando Pessoa University
speaker

Filipe Charters de Azevedo
Presidente of Associação Portuguesa de Contribuintes
speaker

Lourenço Reis
Co-Founder of Laicos - Behavioural Change
speaker

Maurício Alves
Promoter of Digital Transformation projects
speaker

Rita Mateus
Senior Project Manager at Astellas Pharma
speaker
Forum CEO *
 
Alexandre Fonseca
Business Executive Advisor
coordinator

Catarina Castro
Economist and Financial Markets Analyst
coordinator
Morning Health Talks *
 
Mariana Silva
Nova Medical School
coordinator

Marta Passadouro
Ecosystem Lead Portugal at EIT Health InnoStars
coordinator

Hugo Soares
Science Manager at AICIB
speaker

Isabel Fernandes
Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology and Oncobiology at the Nova Medical School
speaker

João Conde
Professor, and Vice-Dean for Research at NOVA Medical School
speaker

Michaela Bertero
Strategy Director at IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
speaker