Congressos e Conferências

TEDxULisboa: ‘A Tapestry of Tales’

This event will take place on 16 May 2026 at the Pavilion of Portugal.

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Under the theme ‘A Tapestry of Tales’, TEDxULisboa invites you to dive into a universe woven by different voices, stories and perspectives, in a space where plurality is alive, strong, inspiring and, above all, transformative.

We celebrate narratives that refuse oversimplifications and reveal the invisible threads that unite identities, knowledge, rights and belonging.

Throughout the morning, guest speakers set the stage for stories that break silences and challenge barriers, from education to sexuality, art to neurodiversity, and a demonstration of how intimacy, pleasure, and self-determination are human rights that deserve recognition and social literacy. Through art, science and personal experience, this event turns into a space where investigation meets real life.

Here we don’t just speak about diversity, we live it.

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Programme

TEDxULisboa | 10am-1pm

Pavilion of Portugal | Multipurpose Room
Participation limited to 100 people, according to the room’s capacity

Ideas that challenge, stories that leave a mark, voices that don’t stay indifferent:

Hours	Activity	Participants
10 - 10.15am	Opening session	Carla Boura (Organizer of the TEDxULisboa, Coordinator of the Specific Educational Needs Group of ULisboa’s Programme to Promote Academic Success and Reduce Higher Education Dropouts) Luís Ferreira (Rector of the University of Lisbon)
10.20- 10.30am	Talk #1: 'O poder de seres tu próprio num mundo diverso' [The power of being your true self in a diverse world]	André Simões (Queer Activist, Classicist; Assistant Professor at School of Arts and Humanities of ULisboa)
10.35-10.45 am	Talk #2: 'Quem ficou de fora da universidade?' [Who got left out of university?]	Joana Soares (Advocate for emancipatory education; Coordinator of Percursos Singulares - ULisboa’s Rectory)
10.50-11am	Talk #3: 'O que acontece quando dizes em voz alta: "A universidade é para todos"?' [What happens when you say out loud: 'University is for all'?]	Joana Gonçalves (Empowering Neurodiverse Minds; Psychomotor therapist)
11.05-11.15am	Talk #4: 'Por que as Tecnologias Assistivas Falham em Promover Inclusão' [Why does Assistive Technology Fail to Promote Inclusion]	Hugo Nicolau (Researcher and Promotor of Positive Social Changes; Associate Professor at Técnico ULisboa and Vice-President of LARSyS)
11.15-11.45am	Coffee Break	by Café Joyeux
11.50am-12.00pm	Talk #5: 'Desejo noutras frequências' [Desire in different frequencies]	Inês Medeiros (Nurse and Instructor; Átomo - Educação Afetivo-Sexual; Cerciag Águeda, Victim Support Technician, collaborator on the intervention of Shelter for women with disabilities victims of violence)
12.05 – 12.15pm	Talk #6: 'Quando a ciência fala várias línguas' [The multilanguage of science]	João Lozano (Postdoctoral Researcher in Veterinary Parasitology)
12.20 – 12.30pm	Talk #7: 'Eu não me tornei negro. Eu recordei-me. Uma jornada pela ancestralidade, pela consciência e pela busca pela equidade' [I did not become black. I recalled it. A journey through ancestry, consciousness and search for equity]	Henda Vieira-Lopes (Pshychologist and Afrocentric Psychotherapis; AfroPsis -Plataforma de Psicólogos Afrodescentes em Portugal)
12.35 – 12.45pm	Talk #8: 'O que os livros não me ensinaram' [Thing books did not teach me]	Filipa Nunes (Graduating student of the Faculty of Law)
12:50 – 1pm	Talk #9: 'Para além da superação: o que ainda não entendemos sobre deficiência, corpos e autonomia' [Beyond overcoming: what we are yet to understand about disalibity, bodies, and autonomy]	Catarina Oliveira (Activist, Consultant and Content creator on disabilities, accessibility and inclusion - Owner of the page Espécie Rara Sobre Rodas)
1pm	Ending Session	Luís Castro (Vice-Rector of the University of Lisbon)

This event is an initiative within the scope of Recovery and Resilience Plan (recuperarportugal.gov.pt), within Programa de Promoção de Sucesso e Redução de Abandono [Programme to Promote Academic Success and Reduce Higher Education Dropouts]

Please note: This is an official ULisboa event. As such, photographs and video footage will be taken for the purpose of ULisboa’s institutional communication across its various channels.