2016 in numbers

I chose this as my photo of the year 2016. It was taken in Spain when I went there to collect the award for Portugal as one of the “seven young people who are changing the world”. At an international event in Madrid for a few hundred people, with a few thousand watching online, I made a point of showing my Azorean flag, which has been with me since birth. A nomination that naturally makes me proud, but above all brings with it a great responsibility and forces me to keep going. An election that has also given a very special colour and stamp to all the work that has been done.

2016 with some facts & figures:
- Elected one of the “Seven young people who are changing the world”;
- + 70 lectures between Portugal and Spain in companies, schools, universities and other organisations;
- + 24,000 people involved;
- + 40 flights;
- Featured in national and international media: Gulf-Elite - UAE, TVE / El Confidencial / LaRazon - Spain, RTP1 / SIC - Portugal, Lightmagazine - Bulgaria, ÁfricaToday - Angola, etc);
- Launch in Madrid of the book “Pangea: Siete jóvenes que están transformando el mundo” (only available in Spanish);
- The book “Faz Acontecer” reached its 2nd edition in June, with more than 3,000 books sold in Portugal;
- Ambassador for entrepreneurial education in the Azores;
- Mentoring various projects and entrepreneurs & official mentor of the Tourism Creative Factory;
- Launch of the “Conversas Descomplicadas” gathering, which had its first edition in December with my friend Luis Rato;
- French Way of St James completed;