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Adriaan van der Weel
Netherlands
Professor Emeritus at the Leiden University Centre for Arts in Society

Afonso Cruz
Portugal
Writer, Ilustrator, Filmmaker, Musician

Alberta Marques Fernandes
Portugal
Author and journalist

Alexandre Homem Cristo
Portugal
Secretary of State for Education of Portugal

Alice Neto de Sousa
Portugal
Poet

Ana Daniela Soares
Portugal
Journalist on RTP

Ana Maria Magalhães
Portugal
Author of Junior and Children Literature

Ana Markl
Portugal
Journalist, Radio Host & Author

Ana Pimentel
Portugal
Journalist and Publisher

Analita Alves dos Santos
Portugal
Writer and Literary Activist

André Carvalho Ramos
Portugal
Journalist CNN Portugal

André Novais de Paula
Portugal
President of the Portuguese Direct and Digital Marketing Association

Annabel El Kerim
United Kingdom
Senior Rights Manager no Hachette Children's Group

Anselmo Crespo
Portugal
New Content Director at TVI/CNN

António Feijó
Portugal
President of Gulbenkian Foundation

António Redondo
Portugal
CEO of The Navigator Company

Axel Voss
Germany
Member of the European Parliament

Bárbara Wong
Portugal
EDITOR AT PÚBLICO

Ben Keene
United Kingdom
Award-winning Social Entrepreneur and Founder of Rebel Book Club

Bob Miller
USA
Former President and Publisher, Flatiron Books

Breno Perrucho
Brazil
Founder & CEO of Jovens For Schools

Bruno Duarte Eiras
Portugal
Deputy General Director of DGLAB

Carlo Carrenho
Sweeden
Editorial Consultant

Carlos Fiolhais
Portugal
Author, Scientist, Physicist and Professor

Carlos M. Cunha
Portugal
Actor e Comedian at ‘Commedia a La Carte’

Carlos Maria Bobone
Portugal
Antiquarian bookseller and collaborator of Observador

Carlos Neto
Portugal
Professor, Author and Founder of "A Torre"

Carlos Vaz Marques
Portugal
Journalist & Editor

Carlota Crespo
Portugal
Actress

Catarina Carvalho
Portugal
Jornalist

Catherine Nixey
United Kingdom
Author and journalist at the Economist

Clara Capitão
Portugal
Director General Penguin Random House Portugal

Conceição Queiroz
Mozambique
Journalist CNN Portugal

Cristina Nogueira Fonseca
Portugal
Happyologist & Founder of Happytown

Cristina Ovídio
Portuguese
Teacher

Daniel Benchimol
Argentina
CEO of Proyecto451 Academy

Daniel Sampaio
Portugal
Professor Catedrático Jubilado de Psiquiatria da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa

Daniela Santiago
Portugal
Author & Journalist for RTP

David Erlich
Portugal
Philosophy Professor and Author

Dinis Machado e Elisabete Machado
Portugal
Founders of The Poets and Dragons Society

Dino D’Santiago
Portugal
Musician, composer, co-founder, and President of the NGO Mundu Nôbu in Lisbon

Dulce Maria Cardoso
Portugal
Romance Author

Edite Guimarães
Portugal
Head of Division of the BLX (Libraries of Lisbon Network)

Eduardo Ferreira
Portugal
Head of Innovation Capgemini Portugal

Eduardo Sá
Portugal
Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalyst

Fabian Paagman
Netherlands
Co-President at European and International Booksellers Federation
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Fernanda Freitas
Portugal
Founder of the Núvem Vitória Association

Filipa Fonseca Silva
Portugal
Author

Fred Canto e Castro
Portugal
Founder & CEO of Seekers and Creator of Life MBA

Gabriela Relvas
Portugal
Author, Actress e Scriptwritter

Galit Atlas
USA
Author and psychoanalyst

Gustavo Miranda
Colômbia
Actor and Comedian no ‘Commedia a La Carte’

Gvantsa Jobava
President of IPA – International Publishers Association
President of IPA – International Publishers Association

Helena Magalhães
Portugal
Literary Activist & Creator of Book Gang

Hugo van der Ding
Portugal
Author

Isabel Alçada
Portugal
Escritora e Ex-Ministra da Educação de Portugal

Isabel Lucas
Portugal
Author and Freelancer Journalist

Isabel Machado
Portugal
Writer & Journalist

Isabel Stilwell
Portugal
Journalist & Writer

Isabela Figueiredo
Portugal
Journalist, Professor and Author

Javier Arrevola
Spain
CEO Casa del Libro

Jeanine Cummins
USA
Bestseller Author

Jeff Goodell
EUA
Writer

Jeneva Rose
USA
Writer

Jessica Joelle Alexander
Denmark
Author and Parenting Expert

Joachim Kaufmann
Germany
CEO de Carlsen Publishing

Joana Moreira
Portugal
Culture Journalist at Observador

Joana Petiz
Portugal
SAPO Editorial Director and journalist

Joana Pinto
Portugal
Lawyer and Partner at Antas da Cunha ECIJA

Joana Raio
Portugal
Actress

Joana Stichini Vilela
Portugal
Author and Freelance Journalist

João Costa
Portugal
Minister of Education of Portugal

João Miguel Tavares
Portugal
Columnist, Writer and Political Commentator

João Tempera
Portugal
Actor, Musician and Founder of Aletria

João Tordo
Portugal
Writer

Johan Pehrson
Sweeden
Former Minister of Education in Sweden

John Tørres Thuv
Norway
CEO Gyldendal

José Eduardo Agualusa
Angola
Journalist, Author and Editor

José Rodrigues dos Santos
Portugal
Journalist & Writer
virtual participation

Juan Gabriel Vásquez
Colombia
Writer, Journalist and Translator

Judite França
Portugal
Journalist at Radio Observador

Karine Pansa
Brazil
President of International Publishers Association

Lucia Dellagnelo
Brazil
Deputy Director of Education and Skills at OECD

Luís Pulido
Portugal
Musician, Music Teacher and Founder of Aletria

Luis Zueco
Spain
Novelist, Historian and Photographer

Madalena Sá Fernandes
Portugal
Author & Columnist at Publico newspaper

Manuel Clemente
Portugal
Author and Human Design analyst

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Portugal
President of Portugal

Marco Neves
Portugal
Author and Lecturer at NOVA FCSH and Researcher in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Margarida Vaqueiro Lopes
Portugal
Deputy Director at Revista Visão

Maria de Lurdes Craveiro
Portugal
Secretary of State for Culture

Maria Francisca Gama
Portugal
Author

Maria Inês Almeida
Portugal
Author & Journalist

Maria João Faria
Portugal
BookToker & Digital Content Creator

Maria Neira
Spain
Director of Public Health & Environment at WHO

Mariana Alvim
Portugal
Author, Scriptwriter & Radio Host

Mariana Nunes
Portugal
Digital content creator

Mário Daniel
Portugal
Illusionist - Minutos Mágicos

Maryanne Wolf
USA
Director of the UCLA Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice

Meg Jay
USA
Author and Clinical Psychologist

Michael Tamblyn
Canada
CEO of Rakuten Kobo

Michiel Kolman
Netherlands
Chair of Inclusive Publishing and Literacy at IPA

Miguel Pauseiro
Portugal
President of APEL

Nadim Sadek
Ireland
Author and Founder & CEO of Shimmr AI

Narine Abgaryan
Armenia
Writer and Bloger

Nguyen Phan Que Mai
Vietnam
Poet and Novelist

Nuno Caravela
Portugal
Author & Illustrator

Nuno Lobo Antunes
Portugal
Neuropediatric and Author

Nuno Markl
Portugal
Humorist, Radio and TV Host

Núria Cabutí
Spain
CEO Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial

Pablo Rodriguez Coca
Spain
Psychologist and Creator @occimorons

Paula Pimenta
Brazil
Author

Paulo Oliveira
Portugal
CEO Bertrand

Paulo Portas
Portugal
Author & Commentator at TVI

Paulo Rangel
Portugal
Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal

Pedro Adão e Silva
Portugal
Minister of Culture of Portugal

Pedro Andersson
Portugal
Journalist for TV Program "Contas-poupança"

Pedro Freitas
Portugal
Poet of the City

Pedro Mexia
Portugal
Poet, Chronicler and Literary Critic

Pedro Pacífico
Brazil
Founder of Book.Ster

Pedro Rocha e Melo
Portugal
Executive Director of Academia TEN

Pedro Santa Clara
Portugal
Director at 42 Lisboa and 42 Porto

Pedro Santos Guerreiro
Portugal
Executive Director of CNN Portugal

Pedro Sobral
Portugal
President of APEL

Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen
European Union
Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture of the European Commission

Rachel Martin
Netherlands
Global Sustainability Director at Elsevier

Rafael Gallo
Brazil
Author

Regina Duarte
Portugal
Director of the National Reading Plan

Ricardo Araújo Pereira
Portugal
Humorist, Journalist and Political Commentator

Ricardo Martinho
Portugal
General Manager at IBM Portugal

Rita da Nova
Portugal
Author & Content Creator

Rita Revez
Portugal
Actress

Rodrigo Guedes Carvalho
Portugal
Journalist & Romance Author

Rogério Canhoto
Portugal
CRO of PHC Software

Rui Couceiro
Portugal
Author and Editor

Sandra Barão Nobre
Portugal
Author & Bibliotherapist for Development

Sara Figueiredo Costa
Portugal
Journalist

Sara Rodi
Portugal
Author

Sílvia Almeida
Portugal
Actress

Silvia Pazos Rodríguez
Portugal
Executive Director at Book 2.0

Sofia Castelão
Portugal
Head of Management Systems at “The Navigator Company”

Sofia Vieira
Portugal
Founder of Aqui Há Gato Library

Sonia Draga
Poland
President of the Federation of European Publishers, FEP

Su Blackwell
UK
Artist

Susana Moreira Marques
Portugal
Author and Journalist Freelancer

Tânia Ganho
Portugal
Writer and Literary Translator

Thijs Launspach
Netherlands
Psychologist, TEDx Speaker, Best-Selling Author

Tiago Freire
Portugal
Deputy Editor‑in‑Chief at ECO

Tiago Pereira
Portugal
Culture Editor at Observador

Tim Oates
UK
Group Director Assessment Research and Development at Cambridge

Tim Vieira
Portugal
Founder of Brave Generation Academy

Tristany
Portugal
Musician and songwriter

Vanessa Portilla
Colombia
COO of World Literacy Foundation

Vítor Belanciano
Portugal
Journalist, Cultural Critic, Researcher and Writer

Wayne Holmes
United Kingdom
Professor at the Open University in London

Yasmina Laraudogoitia
Spain
Public Policy & Government Relations Manager, TikTok Spain & Portugal