On behalf of the European Association of Communications Directors (EACD) and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), I am delighted to invite you to save-the-date for our upcoming Regional Debate in Lisbon, Portugal taking place on Thursday, October 24th 2013, beginning at 16:30. The topic of the Regional Debate will be "Public Affairs: enhancing the engagement with EU Institutions" It is our pleasure to welcome speakers: - Rosemary de Sousa, Head of Communications, EMCDDA - Carlos Medeiros, Head of Communications, CIEJD - João Duarte, FoldRx | Inforpress The address of the venue is: EMCDDA Praça Europa 1, Cais do Sodré 1249-289 Lisboa A PDF with more information is soon to follow and you may also visit: http://eacdnet.eacd-online.eu/event/328

1. 16.30–16.45 Registration
16.45–17.15 “EMCDDA Communication Strategy”
Rosemary de Sousa, EMCDDA
17.15–17.45 “Jacques Delors Centre: a way to in-
form about EU in Portugal”
Carlos Medeiros, CIEJD
17.45–18.00 Get-Together
18.00–18.30 “A new hope for a hundred years old
disease: A Public Affairs challenge to
engage all the key players”
João Duarte, Infopress
18.30–19.00 Discussion/Concluding Debate
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EACD Regional Debates bring together public relations and communications professionals from different European regions for informative discussions and great networking opportuni-
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across the continent, strengthening its network in the process. Hosted by EACD members, these events take a variety of forms and normally feature best case presentations, work-
shops, panel and round table discussions. At the end of each event there is always time set aside for attendees to relax wih refreshments and network with peers.
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Address:
Praça Europa 1, Cais do Sodré, 1249-289 Lisboa
Public Affairs: enhancing the engagement with EU
Institutions
Rosemary de Sousa
Head of Communications
EMCDDA
Rosemary Martin de Sousa is Head of Com-
munication at the European Monitoring Cen-
tre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. She has 25
years of experience working in the communi-
cation field, both at national and European
level. Before joining the EMCDDA as an edi-
tor in 2000, she worked in Brussels for the
EU’s Lingua and Socrates programmes and
in London for the British Council.
Carlos Medeiros
Head of Communications
CIEJD
Carlos Medeiros was born in 1961 in Lis-
bon, holds a degree in Geography and com-
pleted post-degree studies in European
Affairs in 1989 and Information Science
and Documentation in 2006. He is the Co-
ordinator of the Information and Communi-
cation Unit of the European Information
Centre Jacques Delors of the Directorate-
General for European Affairs of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, since 2008.
João Duarte
Account Manager
Infopress
João Duarte is a Public Affairs Consultant
at Agenda Public Affairs (Inforpress). He
has a degree in Corporate Communication,
a Master Degree in Strategic Marketing and
more than 12 years experience. In the past,
João Duarte was Corporate Affairs Manag-
er at a District Hospital and a Public Rela-
tions Consultant for Private Banks, Pharma-
ceutical Companies and Insurance Compa-
nies. Specialized on corporate communica-
tion, crisis management and public affairs
projects. Speaker in public relations and
public affairs events and author of articles
in the press related to lobbying and public
affairs themes.
Rui Martins
Communication Director
Dianova Portugal
Rui Martins has been the Head of commu-
nications at Dianova Portugal since 2003.
Previously, he has been Strategic Consult-
ant (Tinkle Consultant Lisbon), introducing
and leveraging easyJet’s positioning in the
portuguese market and media relations for
Hotel Penha Longa & Golf Resort; Associ-
ate Director (Hill & Knowlton Portugal) and
Senior Associate (Burson-Marsteller, Lis-
bon). He holds a Master on Social Econo-
my, ISCTE; Post-graduated Management
and Multimedia Communications, ISEG –
Universidade Técnica Lisboa and a degree
on Management and Public Administration,
ISCSP – Universidade Técnica de Lisboa.

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