TEDxPorto announces new speakers for the 2023 edition

A little less than two months before another edition of TEDxPorto takes place, the organization has confirmed the presence of two more speakers, who will take the stage at Alfândega do Porto in March

Carolina Deslandes, singer and songwriter, and Celmira Macedo, teacher and social entrepreneur, are the two most recent speakers confirmed for the program of the 12th edition of TEDxPorto, scheduled for March 4, at Alfândega do Porto. These speakers will share the stage with those already announced: Almirante Henrique Gouveia e Melo, Benedita Sampaio Maia, Pedro Gaspar, Rosário Costa, Greg Gage, Piers Taylor, Mariana van Zeller e Henrique Cymerman.

Carolina Deslandes is one of the greatest artists of the current generation of Portuguese singers and songwriters. With millions of views on YouTube, she has trodden a meteoric path since her debut, establishing herself as one of the biggest references in contemporary national music, as well as in the digital universe. Affirming himself as a person of causes, he transcends himself at every step he takes.

Celmira Macedo, researcher and teacher in the field of inclusive education and trainer of teachers and therapists for over 25 years, will challenge us to question the current "one size fits all" educational model of school. She will take the stage at TEDxPorto to talk about EKUI, a methodology she created that is revolutionizing the way children learn and communicate through empathy and inclusion, recognized as one of the 100 best and most impactful educational innovations in the world.

Remember that Bridges is the theme of the 12th edition of TEDxPorto, challenging participants to reflect on the importance of abandoning beliefs and values in order to accept the inevitable and rapid change we are subject to.

Carolina Deslandes and Celmira Macedo join the other speakers already announced for this edition of the event - Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo, Chief of Staff of the Navy, Benedita Sampaio Maia, microbiologist, professor and researcher, Pedro Gaspar, specialist in climate technologies and director of Future Business Technology at CEiiA, Rosário Costa, global design director of LEGO DUPLO, Greg Gage, neuroscientist, co-founder and CEO of Backyard Brains, Piers Taylor, award-winning British architect and author of the Netflix documentary "The World's Most Extraordinary Homes", Mariana Van Zeller, investigative journalist and host and producer of the series Trafficked With Mariana Van Zeller (National Geographic), and Henrique Cymerman, correspondent journalist for SIC, Expresso and other media in Spain and the Middle East.

Tickets are available and can be purchased through the TEDxPorto website for 69€. From January 31 the prices increase to 79€. In the last week before the event, tickets can still be purchased for 99€. Students under 23 years old have a 1/3 discount on the ticket price until one week before the event.

Remember that TEDxPorto happens since 2010, having already completed 11 editions, which brought together more than 12,000 participants and more than 200 speakers, such as Dirk Niepoort (the first producer of table Port wine), Zak Ebrahim (activist for peace, against violence and terrorism), Pedro Mourinho (in a talk live from Kiev on the war in Ukraine) and Pedro Abrunhosa (musician who spoke about silence).

As a non-profit event, the organization involves a team of more than 50 volunteers.