During the session, Isabel Capeloa Gil spoke about the importance of education, highlighting that it "has the capacity to inspire and mobilise the entire community to bring about the changes needed to transform the lives of the younger generations, especially women", giving the Girl MOVE Academy as an example. "It is transforming the lives of young women who are thus seeking a better individual and common future", she emphasised.
During her speech, the UCP Rector stressed that "schools are civic centres where the quality of social and pedagogical interaction is fundamental" and also highlighted the importance of Liberal Arts in educational proposals: "we can't take Liberal Arts out of the equation, they are what explains the raison d'être of the various options".
The panel, moderated by journalist Fernanda Freitas, also included Isabel Capeloa Gil, Ariel D. King, Founder and President of the Ariel Foundation, João Amaro de Matos, Vice-Rector of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Ricardo Martins, Director of Pedagog and Ryan Williams, CEO & Founder of Glu Learning.
Isabel Capeloa Gil is a member of the Advisory Board of the Portuguese Diaspora Council, which plays a key role in organising the EurAfrican Forum, a platform for action that brings together opinion leaders, pioneers, innovators and dreamers to shape Africa's future through strategic partnerships.
