Surf Talks Program

September 27September 28

Friday

September 27

Port of Leixões Cruise Terminal

9.00am | Reception

9.30am | Opening Session

Lídia Monteiro Member of the Board of Directors of Turismo de Portugal

Luísa Salgueiro Mayor of Matosinhos

César Navio Ágora Administrator - Culture and Sports

10.00am | A Surf-Hijacking: Dropout to Environmental Scientist

Ed Atkin

10.45am | Making Waves: The Story of the Surf Pool Industry and How to Build One

Nick Hounsfield

11.30am | Coffee & Beer Break

12.00pm | Escola Missão Continente - Towards Active and Healthy Generations

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Rita Barrocas

12.45pm | The PEOPLE, the OCEAN and the QUALITY OF LIFE: The Science and Technology that Connect us to a Better World

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João Guedes

Liliana Mendonça

Pedro Almeida

MODERATOR: Vladimiro Feliz Director – CEiiA by COLAB, Smart & Sustainable Living

Fort of São Francisco Xavier

3.00pm | Roundtable: Sustainability, Innovation & Technology in Surfing

Ed Atkin

Nick Hounsfield

Rita Barrocas

Pedro Almeida

MODERATOR: Miguel Pedreira

4.00pm | Coffee & Beer Break

4.15pm | Roundtable: Regulation and Planning in Surfing PT

Teresa Ferreira Director of the Tourism of Portugal department of resources promotion

José Pimenta Machado Vice-President of the Portuguese Environmental Agency

José Simão Directorate-General for Natural Resources, Safety and Maritime Services

Mário Moreira Director of the Sports Institute department of Training and Qualification

Miguel Vieira Official Assistant to the local Port Authority Captain

João Diogo Pinto dos Santos Vice-President of the Portuguese Surf Schools Association

MODERATOR: António José Correia Fórum Oceano

MODERATOR: António José Correia Fórum Oceano

PT Session carried out in Portuguese language

Saturday

September 28

Fort of São Francisco Xavier

9.00am | Reception

9.30pm | From a Polynesian Pacific Adventure to the Discovery of Jardim do Mar

Gibus de Soultrait

10.15am | Six Memos for the Next Tide: the Rise and Rise of Two Portuguese-Speaking Nations in Surfing

Júlio Adler

11.00am | Coffee & Beer Break

11.30am | The Freak Set: How the Global Pandemic Changed the Face of Surfing

Nick Carroll

12.15pm | Surfing Today: A Radical Perspective

Sam George

Port of Leixões Cruise Terminal

2.30pm | Roundtable: The History and Culture of Surfing Around the World

Júlio Adler

Nick Carroll

Sam George

Gibus de Soultrait

MODERATOR: João Valente

3.30pm | Ending Session

Pedro Machado Secretary of State for Tourism

Luís Pedro Martins President of Turismo do Porto e Norte

3.45pm | Coffee & Beer Break

3.45pm | Surf On Screen

Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau

The Lost Wave: An African Surf Story

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