Our international speakers and experts are offering a unique mix of high academic education and relevant professional experience, providing invaluable insight in training methodology, surf industry and surfing medicine to the attendees.
Head coach of Academia Profissional de Surf
Graduation in Sport Sciences (Physical Education) 1999 in Faculdade de Motricidade Humana.
Post-graduation Surf Coaching (2009) in Faculdade de Motricidade Humana.
Head coach of Portuguese Surf national team (3x vice world champion and Junior European Champion) and coach of Academia Profissional de Surf (very good results in national championships and WSL championships).
PG HPSC lecture: National team and World Championships preparation; National team pathway
Assistant Professor, Department of Sport and Health, FMH-ULisboa.
Head professor of Surf Coaching specialization.
Technical Consulting for Portuguese Surfing Federation (Coaching courses/High Performance).
Former coach in gymnastics (trampoline) and former head coach of Portuguese diving national team.
Head professor of Post-Graduation Curricular Units Surf Periodization and Internship
PG HPSC lecture: Surf-specific training methodology; Standardization of training and surfers care; Evidence-based surf-specific periodization; Problem-based learning on surf-specific training methods; Talent identification and recruitment using qualitative methods
CEO Polen Surfboards Manufacturing Co.
PG HPSC lecture: Surfboards: from production to handling
Full Professor, Department of Sport and Health, FMH-ULisboa
Teaching Sport Pedagogy and Sport Psychology at FMH-UL
Research interests: development of models and methods in the field of sport pedagogy and sport psychology
Head professor of Post-Graduation Curricular Unit Sport Foundations
PG HPSC lecture: Psychological aspects of surf
Associate Professor, Department of Sport and Health, FMH-ULisboa
Teaching Theory and Methodology of Sport Science, Technique analysis in sports activities, Gymnastics Training methodology, School education and Training in sport at FMH-UL
Gymnastics expert; Member of the Scientific Council of the Portuguese Gymnastics Federation – Gymnastics School -Engym
Research interests: Technique analysis in sports activities; Technical training; Representative design in sport; Performance analysis
Head professor of Post-Graduation Curricular Unit Sport Performance
PG HPSC lecture: Performance analysis
Full Professor, Department of Sport and Health, FMH-ULisboa.
Chair of the FMH Scientific Board.
Portuguese Swimming Federation (FPN) Merit Coach
Teaching Theory and Methodology of Sport Science at FMH-UL
Research interests: Physiology, swimming, season planning.
PG HPSC lecture: Physiological foundations of surf performance
General Manager Ocean Events Portugal (WSL events organization in Portugal)
Former Marketing Manager Rip Curl Europe
MBA Central Queensland University, New South Wales Sidney, Aus.
PG HPSC lecture: WSL events and Portuguese events
Medical Doctor
Resident Emergency Medicine, HMC Hospital, The Hague
Founder and President Surfing Medicine International (SMI)
Founder and instructor of Advanced Surf Life Support Course (SMI)
Research interests: Drowning, Surfers as Bystander Rescuers, Point-of-Care-Ultrasound
PG HPSC lecture: Drowning, pre-hospital care
Occupational therapist
MSc Physical Education and Sport; Post-graduation Health and Development
Former Chair of occupational therapy department of Hospital Pediátrico Coimbra (child and adolescent psychiatry)
Former Invited Assistant Professor IPL, CESPU, ISAVE
Former Technical adviser and manager of educational department in Portuguese Association of Adaptive Surf – Surf addict;
Lecturer Portuguese Surfing Federation Coaching Courses – Adaptive Surfing
PG HPSC lecture: Adaptive Surfing
CEO and coordinator of ZPPT Performance Centre
Conditioning coach of Golf Nacional Teams
Exercise Physiologist
Former Invited Lecturer at Department of Sport and Health, FMH-ULisboa.
PG HPSC lecture: After surf recovery
Medicine at University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Master in Addiction Medicine at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Position
Addiction medicine specialist at Jellinek, Amsterdam
Addiction medicine specialist trainer at Arkin, Amsterdam
Trainer for general practitioners and internship trainer for general practitioner trainees for VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam
Topic of specialty/interest: Opioid painkiller addiction
PG HPSC lecture: Doping and addiction in surfing
CTO - Bio Boards / Researcher Biomechanics
PhD candidate FADEUP, LABIOMEP technical staff
Practice in Surf Performance
Head professor of Post-Graduation Curricular Unit
PG HPSC lecture: Advanced methods in training load evaluation
Sports Marketing Manager at The Summit Sports Agency
Responsible for sponsorship raising in sports marketing campaigns & partnerships activation programs for brands such as Red Bull, Quiksilver, EDP, Moche, Deeply, Smith, Honda, Yamaha, Meo, Nike, Adidas, Jeep, Go Pro, Fox, The North Face and many others.
Working in a wide variety of sectors of the sport industry including athlete management (raising and activating sponsors for more than 30 athletes), sponsorship consultancy, events, advertising, social media, PR and motorsports.
PG HPSC lecture: Career management
Medical Doctor. Specialised in emergency medicine.
Professional focus on sports, outdoor and travel medicine.
Medical support of sports events and kite/surf travels
Developer, coordinator and instructor of Surf Life Support Courses (www.surflifesupport.com)
Developer of the Surf First Aid smartphone app (www.surffirstaid.com)
Board member of Surfing Medicine International (SMI) (www.surfingmed.com)
PG HPSC lecture: Travelling preparation and management
Medical Doctor. Orthopaedics. Post-graduation Sports Medicine
Specialised in Spine surgery, spine injuries, sciatic pain, herniated disc, low back pain.
Orthopaedic doctor Clínica CUF Alvalade
Orthopaedic Surgeon - Spine Team Hospital de Santa Maria
Fellowship Exam of the European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (FEBOT)
PG HPSC lecture: Surfing Orthopaedics
Consultant Specialist
Ophthalmology, Optometry, Ocular surgery
Occupational and Preventive Medicine
CSO Surfing Medicine International
Member OEOG, IFMTU Vienna
Teaching Professor Med. Uni Bratislava, Tech. Uni. Vienna
Head professor of Post-Graduation Curricular Unit Surfing Medicine
PG HPSC lecture: Standardization of training and surfers care; Visual kinetics, eye care, surfing and occupational health
Research Fellow at Auckland University of Technology
PhD Sport and Exercise
Strength and Conditioning Coach (Aktive Pathway to Podium) Auckland, New Zealand
Former Lead Exercise Physiologist (Surfing Australia High Performance Centre)
PG HPSC lecture: Monitoring training load using GPS technology; Interpreting physical performance in elite surf
Medical Doctor, PhD
Consultant dermatologist Gelre hospitals, the Netherlands
PG HPSC lecture: UV related Skin Diseases
Sport MultiSkills and Physical Performance/Rehab Coach (Rugby, Soccer Referee & Surf)
Former Invited Lecturer at Department of Sport and Health, FMH-ULisboa.
PG HPSC lecture: Conditioning training in surfing
Assistant Professor, Department of Sport and Health, FMH-ULisboa
Teaching Sport Pedagogy and Combat Sports (Wrestling) at FMH-UL
Research interests: Personal and Social Responsibility Among Athletes: The Role of Self-Determination, Achievement Goals and Engagement
PG HPSC lecture: Sports Pedagogy
Firefighter, Paramedic
Beach lifeguard, Beach lifeguard instructor, Swiftwater rescue Jetski/boat rescue operator and crewman, Swiftware water rescue instructor
XXL nomination in 2013 and every year since, XXL TOP 5 placing in 2013
Chairman of the Irish tow surf rescue club since 2014. Co-founder of club in 2008
Board member of SMA
Lifeguard instructor for surfing medicine international in Portugal for ASLS COURSE Portugal
Patagonia and quicksilver inflatable vest tester.
Speaker at the 2015 surfing medicine world conference in Sligo Ireland
Big Wave risk assessment group speaker 2016 Hawaii. And course completion HUET trained
PG HPSC lecture: Extreme surf practice and rescue
Assistant Professor, Department of Sport and Health, FMH-ULisboa
Physiotherapist
Clinical support to high performance athletes in different sports
Teaching Anatomy and Kinesiology at FMH-UL
Research interests: physiotherapy, injury prevention.
PG HPSC lecture: Injury prevention and rehabilitation
Professional Photographer (RBMEDIA)
Surf photography, Architecture and interior photography, Drone operator for video and photography, Studio photography, Event photography
Senior Photographer SURF Portugal Mag
PG HPSC lecture: Photo and video production for networking and web profiles management
Associate Professor, Department of Sport Sciences Exercise and health, UTAD
Member of the UNESCO Chair on Geoparks, Regional Sustainable Development and Healthy Lifestyles.
Teaching, advice graduate and postdoc students and conduct research in biomechanics and health at UTAD
Research interests: Safe and smart Atlantic waves (S&SAW), Linking Sustainable Ecosystems and Human Health, namely: Measuring Exposure to Nature, Measuring Outcomes, Understanding Mechanisms, Demonstrating Causality at a Population Level, and the Effect Size
Head professor of Post-Graduation Curricular Unit Long Term Surfers Development
PG HPSC lecture: Surfing and healthy lifestyles
Senior Lecturer of Sport Marketing in the School of Marketing and Management, Coventry University
Former Invited Assistant Professor FMH-ULisboa
Former Assistant Professor Universidade Europeia - Laureate International Universities
Member of the advisory board International Journal for Sport, Business, and Management
Research interests: sports management, namely consumer behaviour, brand management, and sponsorship in this field.
PG HPSC lecture: Sports management