Speakers & Panelists
Christina Hippisley
General Manager
Portuguese Chamber Of Commerce in the UK
Christina has been the General Manager at the Chamber since 2009.
She started her career in advertising and media relations, working first in London before moving to Lisbon, where she spent 10 years living and working in advertising and media related businesses.
Having built a successful book and contract magazine publishing business in Portugal, with offices in Lisbon and the Algarve, in 1996 she sold the business and returned to London. She then continued her career in magazine and book publishing, working in senior roles at the Hemming Group, Archant Specialist Media, Virgin Books, and Bath-based publishers Merricks Media.
She became a director of the Chamber in 2006.
Christina runs the Moving to Portugal seminars and introduces the speakers.
She started her career in advertising and media relations, working first in London before moving to Lisbon, where she spent 10 years living and working in advertising and media related businesses.
Having built a successful book and contract magazine publishing business in Portugal, with offices in Lisbon and the Algarve, in 1996 she sold the business and returned to London. She then continued her career in magazine and book publishing, working in senior roles at the Hemming Group, Archant Specialist Media, Virgin Books, and Bath-based publishers Merricks Media.
She became a director of the Chamber in 2006.
Christina runs the Moving to Portugal seminars and introduces the speakers.
The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in the UK is a market-led organisation active in both Portugal and the UK. It promotes and supports two-way business initiatives and bi-lateral trade by organising regular seminars, conferences and networking events across several business sectors.
Pensions and Wealth Management in Portugal
Blevins Franks - Sharon Farrell
Life Lessons for your Move to Portugal – Part 1
Émigré EU - John Mather
Life Lessons for your Move to Portugal – part 2
TPMC - Tania Castro
Visas options in Portugal - an overview of different types of visa
Sovereign Group - Shelley Wren
Visa options in Portugal
· Global Citizen Solutions | Adalberto Pucca
· New Frontiers Fund | David Russell
· Sun Cap Visa | Mark Penney
· Sovereign Group | Shelley Wren
· New Frontiers Fund | David Russell
· Sun Cap Visa | Mark Penney
· Sovereign Group | Shelley Wren
Why Use a Currency Broker
Currencies 4 You - Prem Raja
Legal Steps to buying a property in Portugal
Prime Legal - Sara Sousa Rebelo
Mortgage Finance and Banking in Portugal
Caixa Geral de Depositos - Nuno Martins
Panel Discussion - Algarve what you can buy where, and the range of properties for sale
· Fine and Country Algarve – Jorge Pereira
· DDM/Reserva da Luz - Gerry Fagan
· Cerro Novo – Robert Edwards
· Pestana Residences Algarve – Helena Guerreiro
· DDM/Reserva da Luz - Gerry Fagan
· Cerro Novo – Robert Edwards
· Pestana Residences Algarve – Helena Guerreiro
Panel Discussion – Lisbon, Porto and the North what you can buy where, and the range of properties for sale
· Chave Nova - Rui Martins
· Optylon Krea - Hakan Kodal
· Optylon Krea - Hakan Kodal