WASHINGTON (ViaNews) – In the wake of campaigns such as the #NoMakeup movement and the social media shattering #MeToo, women’s voices on beauty, harassment, discrimination and double standards are becoming more powerful in the political and social arenas. But what role does a women’s femininity (or lack thereof) play in her experience in the business…
LISBON, Portugal (ViaNews) – We met with Philipp von Hagen in November 2017 for an interview at the Lisbon’s Web Summit to understand more about Porsche’s goals. Mr. Philipp von Hagen has been a Member of the Executive Board at the holding company, Porsche SE, since 2012, where he’s responsible for investment management. Mr. von…
WASHINGTON (ViaNews) – With a part of a country that’s angry and looking for change, this past year was one of protest. As the year went on, dissatisfaction with the current administration and the status quo escalated like a volcano ready to erupt. Formerly ignored Americans of every sex, age, and race continue to come…
At the Web Summit, we met with the founder of JustEnjoy, Luis Caixado. He’s also Community Manager at the coworking and incubation community for entrepreneurs, Canopy Lisbon. Luis Caixado explained how he’s now working together with the US-based company, Canopy, to help companies and entrepreneurs thrive. Founder of JustEnjoy, Luis Caixado, interview. Miguel Salvado: Hello,…
MADRID (ViaNews) – Anthony Zador is Chair in Neuroscience and Professor of Biology at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, wherein 1953, Watson made the first public presentation of DNA’s double-helix structure. Mr. Zador went to this year’s edition of the Web Summit to talk about “Using Artificial Intelligence for good”. He believes AI is “going…
MADRID (ViaNews) – Brett King hosts one of the most popular FinTech Radio Show in the world, “Breaking Banks,” and founded the New-York based start-up called “Moven” with its concept of a downloadable bank account. Mr. King considers himself a futurist and was named “King of the Disruptors” by Banking Exchange magazine. Brett has advised…
Right at the heart of the Money Conf in Madrid we met with Mr. Thorsten Terweiden, the Deputy Head of Fintech for InvestHK. InvestHK is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government department responsible for foreign direct investment. They have set up a dedicated Fintech team in Hong Kong with correspondents in London (Mr. Thorsten…
Isabel Neves is the president of the Lisbon Business Angels Club (LBAC) and one of the investors in Shark Tank Portugal. We met with her for an interview during the third anniversary of the LBAC, in which another round of startup pitches took place. It was a full house event where angel investors and startups…
The Lisbon Business Angels’ Club hosted another edition where startups where able to pitch and showcase their projects to investors. According to Sergio Miguel Gonçalves, the former project manager for the Lisbon Business Angels’ Club, “about 30% of the event attendees were investors and the event outcome was, once again, extremely positive”. Miguel Salvado: We’re…
LISBON (ViaNews) – James Cooper, Adweek Editorial Director, gave Via News an interview at Web Summit where he shared his thoughts about the Web Summit, Adweek, the media business, and entrepreneurship. “Advertising and technology marketing is full with incredibly vibrant and interesting topics for companies and also individuals.” James Cooper Miguel Salvado: How are you…
