This event will take place on 16 May 2026 at the Centro de Congressos (Congress Center) in the Pavilion of Portugal.
At a time when Human Rights are daily news, there are conversations that need a platform, voices that need to be heard, and ideas that need to be born.
IDEA Summit 2026 is a meeting which aims for reflection and debate on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility, gathering students, researchers, professionals and citizens in a space for dialogue and shared creation.
In the afternoon, the event will feature inspirational talks, round tables, cultural performances, and spaces for socialisation. These moments aim to promote the sharing of perspectives and the development of an even more open, inclusive and diverse university.
More than an event, IDEA Summit aims to be a meeting point, a safe space for dialogue, and a call for a change.
Programme
Round Tables | 2.30 - 5pm
Unfiltered conversations around themes that matter, with those who live them, study them, and make a difference:
| Hours | Theme | Participants |
|---|---|---|
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2.30pm - 3.15pm |
Sexuality for everyone |
Catarina Oliveira (Activist, Nutritionist and Speaker - Owner of the page ‘Espécie Rara Sobre Rodas’) João Moreira de Sousa (Doctor - Sociedade de Sexologia Clínica) Pedro Galveias (Psychologist; Átomo - Educação Afetivo-Sexual; Cerciag Águeda) Moderator: Filipe Galamba (Journalist) |
|
3.15 - 3.25pm |
Coffee Break | — |
|
3.25 - 4.10pm |
Collective SuperA(c)tion |
Cândida Rocha Pereira (Psychologist, Chief Happiness Officer - AAPACDM) Paula Campos Pinto (Associate Professor at the ULisboa's School of Social and Political Sciences, Sociologist - Disability and Human Rights Observatory) Joana Reais |
|
4.10 - 4.20pm |
Coffee Break | — |
|
4.20 - 5.05pm |
Equitity, what do you entail? |
Elga Fontes (Translator, Revisor and Editor - Quemmelera) Nelson Lopes (Swimmer, President of Comissão de Atletas Paralímpicos) Alfredo Abreu |
Coffee Break with Café Joyeux!
Sunset Party | 5 - 6pm
Change is meant to be celebrated:
| Hours | Activity | Participants |
|---|---|---|
|
5.10 - 5.20pm |
02 Excerpts of BICHOS’s choreography |
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|
5.30 - 5.45pm |
Performance ‘A Palavra em Gesto’ |
Alice Neto de Sousa (performance) and Rita Belicha (Translation and Interpretation of Portuguese Sign Language) |
|
5.45 - 6pm |
Performance ‘Coro Mãos que Cantam’ |
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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.
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