Filomena Oliveira

Founder & President ACHIPALA INVESTIMENTOS SA and Cofounder ACBI Angola

A.CHIPALA - INVESTIMENTOS SA and ACBI-African Cluster for Biodiversity and Inclusion Angola

Academic Career: Animal Production Engineering at the Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra Industrial Management at the Catholic University, Marketing and Business Technology at the Portuguese Institute of Marketing and Administration, and Aquaponics for Life at Pratics Aquaponics in Salem, South Africa. Conducted 3 years of research on silk farming with practical experience at Cocamar in Brazil. Professional Career: Secretary-General of MCP (a Catholic NGO for Peace and Development), responsible for international projects such as the conference "Peace, Politics, and Power" and the volunteer program for development. Represented BEC (Bureau European de Coordination) as a member of the advisory board and board of directors for the Youth Directorate of the Council of Europe. Member of the Peace Development Commission in Northern Ireland, the leadership training commission (Romania), and other Central European countries after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Worked on commissions mobility and border policy; acted as a project observer for development and primary prevention initiatives funded by the European Union in Brazil. Industry Engagement: Involved in various projects in the industrial vehicle sector (R&D, maintenance, and logistics) in Portugal, Angola, and Guinea-Bissau. Consultant in Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Congo-Brazzaville, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Africa. Business manager in this sector. Co-founder of A.Chipala and the ACBI project - African Cluster for Biodiversity and Inclusion. Additional Affiliations: Member of the medical training divisions of the Portuguese Red Cross, the Lusophone Agricultural Confederation, and the Luso-Angolan Business Association. Human: mother of 4 children