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THE SPEAKERS
2025
ALEXIS GOOSDEEL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EUROPEAN UNION DRUGS AGENCY (EUDA)
AMANDA BUCHNEA
Doctoral Candidate at the University of Guelph
ANDREW TATARSKY
PSYCHOLOGIST AND AUTHOR
Henrique Joaquim
National Coordinator of the National Strategy for integration of Homeless People
JULES VAN DAM
PRESIDENT OF FEANTSA
LÍGIA TEIXEIRA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE CENTRE FOR HOMELESSNESS IMPACT
Lorraine McGrath
CEO OF SIMON COMMUNITY SCOTLAND
LUIS
NEVES
NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF
THE JUDICIARY POLICE
MARIAH ROONEY
board member for the Trauma Research Foundation
Mark McGreevy
President of the Group, Depaul International
Melanie Redman
CO-FOUNDER, PRESIDENT & CEO OF A WAY HOME CANADA
Quinn C.
Moerike
Community organizer and human rights activist
ROBERT ROBINSON
Community organizer and human rights activist
Stephen Gaetz
Professor in the Faculty of Education at York University
JUDY CHANG
Program Manager at Open Society Foundations (OSF)
LUÍS MENDÃO
Executive Director of GAT
LISETE CORDEIRO
Executive Director of InPulsar
ANTON BASENKO
Executive Director of INPUD
JOÃO GOULÃO
MEDICAL DOCTOR – SPECIALIST IN THE FIELD OF DRUG ADDICTION
ali bargu
Economist/Policy Analyst in the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at the OECD
JOÃO AFONSO
Former Councillor for Social Rights at the Lisbon City Council
NIAMH EASTWOOD
Executive Director of Release
Sam Rivera
Executive Director of OnPoint NYC
ROBERTA REIS
Coordinator of the Lisbon Drug Consumption Room
HÉLDER FERNANDES
Technical Coordinator of Novo Dia – Association for Social Inclusion
DANIEL BREWER
FOUNDER AND CEO OF RESONANCE
VÂNIA CAVACO
Psychologist and Technical Director at G.A.T.O.
HELENA VALENTE
Harm Reduction Specialist & Researcher at Kosmicare
ANTÓNIO MIGUEL
Founder and Managing Partner at Maze
AMÉRICO NAVE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FOUNDING PARTNER OF CRESCER
VALERIE FLORENTINUS
project manager at the Expertise Centre, HVO-Querido
ELSE ZONNEVELD
PROJECT MANAGER AT THE EXPERTISE CENTRE, HVO-QUERIDO
JOÃO MENDES COELHO
Psychiatrist
JOSÉ QUEIROZ
Cofounder and President of APDES
ÂNGELA DA COSTA MAIA
University professor and researcher in the field of Psychology
GUILHERME FOGAÇA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF JUST A CHANGE
SANDRA MARCELINO
Deputy Director of the Lisbon District Centre of the Social Security Institute
julia wagner
Director of Programs at the Institute of Global Homelessness (IGH)
TIAGO VIEGAS
PARTNER AT THE HOTEL
PAULO SANTOS
Coordinator of the Task Force for the Implementation of the Municipal Plan for People Experiencing Homelessness
JOANA CANEDO
Activist and Researcher in the Field of Drug Policy and Human Rights
CÉLINE LUÍS
Coordinator of the Homeless Planning and Intervention Unit (NPISA) of Loulé
LOUISE WINTERBURN
Deputy Chief Executive of World Habitat
CARMO FERNANDES
General Director of the Albergues do Porto
FERNANDA FRAGATEIRO
VISUAL ARTIST
MACARENA GONZÁLEZ ESPINOSA
Coordinator of the Intervention Area at Metzineres
ESTER ARANDA RODRÍGUEZ
Director of Harm Reduction in the Drugs and Health Area at ABD Group
COLETTE
O´BRIEN
Head of Specialist Housing and Support Services at Cork Simon Community
PETER MACKIE
Professor at the School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University
CRISTIANA MERENDEIRO
Coordinator of the Housing First program at CRESCER
NUNO MANETA
Anthropologist and Peer Mediator at CRESCER
INÊS CORDOVIL
Cofounder and architect at SIA Arquitectura Studio
GRAZIELLA BONISOLO
Art Instructor at CRESCER
BRUNA ALVES
Coordinator of the Mobile Supervised Consumption Program at Médicos do Mundo
ANDREIA ALVES
Project Coordinator for Employability and Autonomy Promotion at CRESCER
beatriz freitas
Psychiatrist
francisco palmares
Head of Impact Investment at the Ageas Foundation
CLÁUDIA RAPOSO
Sustainability Manager at Cofidis Portugal
EDGAR SABINO
Employee Experience Director at Cofidis PortugaL
LAURENCE FACON
Director of Strategic Transformation, Sustainability, and Quality at Cofidis Portugal
MARK JORDAN
Head of Housing First and Rapid Rehousing, Cork Simon Community
MARTINHO DIAS
Peer Educator at CRESCER
ANA MORENO
Head of the Social Intervention Division at Amadora City Council
MARGARIDA PAIS
Director of the Department of Social Development, Education, Youth and Sports at the Municipality of Ponta Delgada
FÁBIO MEDEIROS
Peer Educator at ASSOCIAÇÃO NOVO DIA
RITA PRATES
Deputy Provider of Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
ANA PAIS
Coordinator of Employability Projects at CRESCER
MAR CUNHA
Pharmacist and Coordinator of Kosmicare’s drug-checking service
MARIA JOÃO RUELA
Advisor for social affairs, society, and Portuguese communities at the Presidency of the Republic
CATARINA RODRIGUES
Coordinator of Unidade Municipal de Prevenção e Autonomia project at CRESCER
JOAQUIM FONSECA
Coordinator of the Health Prevention and Promotion Unit of the Integrated Intervention Department at ICAD, I.P.
EDUARDO CRUZ
Technical Coordinator at Associação VITAE
RICARDO ANTÓNIO
Founder of Ethical
ÂNGELA RODRIGUES
Head of the Cultural Intervention Division at Amadora City Council
CRISTINA POMBO
Journalist at Expresso
TERESA PESTANA
Coordinator of the NPISA Almada
SARA CHAVES
Senior Technician at Almada City Council
CARLOS CUNHA
Municipal cleaning services worker at EcoAmbiente
PAULA COSME PINTO
Activist for Gender Equality and Social Causes
TIAGO SOUSA
Tenant of the Housing First Project - Ponta Delgada
NATÉRCIA CORREIA
Tenant of the Housing First Project - Ponta Delgada
MARK ROBINSON
Director of International Programmes at Depaul International
PAULA LOBINHO
Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Institutional Partnerships at El Corte Inglés
MARIA CARMONA
Coordinator at CRESCER
CATARINA BENTO
Project Coordinator at CRESCER
DIYANA KOSTOVA
Tenant of the Housing First project at InPulsar
LUÍS MURILHAS
Technical Coordinator at Benfica Parish Council
DIOGO FARO
Comedian and activist
HÉLDER TRIGO
President and Founder of CRESCER
MARIANA CARVALHO
Partnerships and Fundraising Manager at CRESCER
VERA SILVA
Anthropologist
SOLANGE ASCENSÃO
Criminologist and Coordinator of the Lisbon Outreach Team at CRESCER, Portugal
MARICA FERRI
Partnerships and Fundraising Manager at CRESCER
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