Surf Talks Program
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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