Entrepreneur, speaker, mentor, and startup enthusiast. Fostering innovation and entrepreneurship at IPN - Instituto Pedro Nunes. Currently, I'm the Innovation Director at Instituto Pedro Nunes, the technology transfer institution associated with Coimbra University. I also coordinate the ESA Space Solutions Centre Portugal (http://space.ipn.pt/). This initiative from the European Space Agency (ESA) aims to foster the individual results from the three separate technology transfer programs promoted by ESA: ESA business incubation center (ESA BIC), Technology Transfer Network (brokers), and Ambassador platform for ARTES (APP), boosting the positive impacts of each program. > Space downstream startups and tech transfer; > Acceleration and support to early-stage startups; >Trainer on innovation, customer development, and pitch presentation; > R&D and transfer technology project coordinator; > Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property; > Generation of innovative business models; > Management and Business Development; > Funding and Venture Capital Strong track record regarding business development in B2B channels/markets and in defining sustainable go-to-market strategies, combining national and international experience in various geographies (mainly Europe and Brasil) and segments (Retail, Media&Publishing and IT).