Speakers

Miguel Fontes is the Executive Director of Startup Lisboa. He was the Secretary of State for Youth, in the governments led by António Guterres, between November 1997 and April 2002. He has held executive management roles, both in the private and public sectors. He has a degree in Sociology and a postgraduate degree in Business Management from INDEG/ISCTE.

I’m a copywriter, I’m a teacher. I’m creative, I’m strategic. I’m offline, I’m digital. I’m Brazilian and also Portuguese. I’m old school, I’m a trendspotter. I’m Gis, a professional with almost 30 years of experience. And I’d love to talk with you about Content Marketing.

Joyce Testanier is a passionate Human Resources Business Partner with over 10 years of experience in the human resource field, from recruitment to coaching and career development. She has been working at Travix in Amsterdam for more than 5 years where she is working with Product & Tech leaders to align the people culture and organizational strategy with Travix’s overall business strategy. She is helping leaders and employees to build engaged teams in a multi-cultural and fast-paced environment.

Marie Burrell is a passionate Growth Strategist & Digital Marketer with proven success in driving value through innovative digital experiences and dynamic partnerships. She is a true multi-hyphenate and combines analytical thinking with creative approaches to deliver lasting results in business development. She’s heavily focused on understanding customers & client needs to uncover strategic growth opportunities and drive value.

In her current role as VP of Growth Strategy at FutureThink, she works with leading companies such as Google, Pfizer, and P&G, transforming how their teams think and work. Live or on-demand, FutureThink quickly builds power skills that drive growth and innovation, boost productivity and create a culture of collaboration. FutureThink has become the largest source of simplification and innovation tools and training in the world and with Marie’s help, the company’s revenue is expected to double next year. 

​Alix is an entrepreneur, speaker and business coach. She has started 7 business ventures this far and built teams around each of them. She’s worked for a start-up accelerator and various companies and universities around Europe; and has developed a training to economically empower women through entrepreneurship for the United Nations.

She’s lived in various countries, and has built her current coaching business as a digital nomad for its first 2 years, travelling the world.
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She’s led 10 exclusive leadership retreats around Europe for some of her clients. She’s given over 50 talks around the globe and has delivered multiple transformative online programs for her 400+ client community wanting to build their dream business lives.

In the past 3.5 years, she’s been exclusively focused on growing her coaching business globally and building a team around it while running her programs and events.

She’s incredibly passionate about and committed to empowering leaders around the world to thrive on their full business potential and leverage it to create their most fulfilling lives.​​​

Hi, I am Limor. I have worked in the tech industry for over 20 years as a software engineer, engineering manager, and Director of engineering. I know firsthand what being a woman in a male-dominated field is like.

After spending nine years living in the US, I returned to my home country and decided to focus on my passion for supporting women’s career growth in tech leadership. I have coached women (and men) for over five years and created a mentorship program for women with PowerToFly.

My main focus is women in tech leadership roles, and I help them with topics such as:

• Career Progression
• Imposter Syndrom
• Boundary Setting and Saying No
• Speaking up and Asserting Oneself in meetings
• Managing upward and stakeholder management
• Negotiation, Persuasion, and communication in the workplace

Women I work with tell me that working with me enabled them to continuously tear down “ceilings” by challenging them to think bigger. They also say I opened their eyes to a new way of contributing to their careers.

I also consult and run workshops with companies on various topics, such as:

• Internal mentorship program training (I can also build a complete program based on the company’s needs).
• Presentation Skills – How do you build an engaging presentation utilizing Storytelling? (I also coach one on one and give feedback to presenters)
• Leadership workshops
• Effective communication – Listening & Presence, Asking great questions, Communicating effectively in meetings, Improving written and verbal communication
• Building relationships in the workplace – Working effectively with members of your team and peers. Exploring and embracing similarities & differences, Understanding biases, Effective upward and cross-team communications
• Exercise your influence – Learning to say no, Clarity and Assertiveness in communication, Managing conflicts, Mechanisms to overcome your emotions
• Developing your leadership style: Leadership/ communication style archetypes, Understanding your individual leadership/communication style, and Adapting your style to your environment.