Speakers

Geographer, Full Professor at the University of Évora. Member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences. From 2021 to May 2026, Director of the CHANGE Associated Laboratory—Institute for Global Change and Sustainability, which brings together three research units and 330 researchers. Founder and first coordinator of the Living Lab for the Regeneration of the Montado, which brings together entities from across the research and innovation ecosystem in the agroforestry sector in southern Portugal. She served as Coordinator of the Chair of Soil Science at the University of Évora. She is also a member of the expert panel established by the European Commission to support and guide the implementation of the Horizon Europe Soil Mission. She has direct experience in fostering systemic linkages between academia, businesses, industry associations, and government in the agroforestry and land management sectors.