Meet our Speakers

Filipe Mesquita

Co-founder and partner of design studio This is Pacifica, I am a creative director with a degree in Multimedia Design and Digital Arts from Oporto, Portugal.

My portfolio features numerous award-winning design projects, widely recognized in globally renowned creativity festivals such as Cannes Lions, D&AD, and The One Show, and prestigious awards like the European Design Awards, Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE). I specialize in brand identity, content creation, and brand narratives, with clients including Nike, Apple, Disney, Coca-Cola, Red Bull, and Farfetch.

Given my passion for giving back to the community, I also serve as a guest professor for the postgraduate course in Branding at IPAM/IADE and co-founded Pratica (of Pacifica), a design school for children aged 6-12 aiming to foster new ways for them to express their creativity through design.

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