Free Seminars about healthcare, residency, taxation, legal issues
Join our free seminars with expert speakers for everything you need to know about living in the Algarve
About the Seminars
If you are considering moving here permanently at some time in the future, living here part time or maybe looking at setting up a business in the Algarve, our seminars offer a unique opportunity to have all your questions answered in one place, at one time.
Independent, expert information from sources you can trust.
Our Living in the Algarve seminars are held 6 times throughout the year
At different locations across the Algarve region
All seminars are Free of charge
Coffee breaks to chat with our event partners
Two or three identical seminar sessions, one in the morning and one or two in the afternoon
Guide to living in Portugal
Seminar Speakers
All under one roof you have the chance to listen to live presentations by experts in the areas of legal matters, taxation, residency and many different aspects of life in the Algarve.
Bruce Hawker
CEO - Open Media / event host
Bruce has lived in the Algarve most of his life, having moved to Portugal from the UK as a child when his family relocated in the late 1970’s. His career has been mostly in publishing, as founder and CEO of the Open Media Group; publishers of the Portugal Resident newspaper and Essential Algarve magazine amongst other titles. Whilst continuing in his role at Open Media, Bruce also has interests in real estate. Alongside his business activities, he is also a member of the board of directors of the Lisbon based British Portuguese Chamber of Commerce. Bruce is the host and a speaker at the Living in the Algarve and Living in Portugal events.
Michael Reeve
CEO - AFPOP
Michael has been CEO of the Foreign Residents’ Association ‘AFPOP’ for 19 years, having first joined as a Member in 2002. AFPOP was established as a non-profit Association in 1987, in an attempt to consolidate its growing information database and provide assistance to over a thousand Members. At that time there was considerable uncertainty about the rules on property ownership, which began to change at a bewildering rate as the foreign interest grew in the Algarve and then across Portugal. Not only that but the rules in the regions were also different and keeping up to date was incredibly difficult.
Over the 35 years since its humble beginnings, AFPOP has helped over 37,000 Members to navigate their way around living in Portugal, and currently has a Membership of almost 9,000 active Members. Whilst the Association has grown considerably, its goals and ethos have never changed. AFPOP’s primary function remains to assist its Members find answers to their questions.
As their logo says, AFPOP is “Here To Help”
Shelley Wren
Head of Business Development - The Sovereign Group, Portugal
Shelley has over thirty years’ experience in investment advisory working with high net worth investors. Shelley works closely with Sovereign’s Wealth Management and Retirement Planning teams and is able to make recommendations according to clients’ needs and objectives to guide them through the complexities of acquiring international investment property, of using trusts, foundations, funds and companies worldwide, to structure, develop and maintain individuals’ assets for secure wealth succession planning.
In addition, and working with the Sovereign Portugal team, Shelley can advise clients on their Non Habitual Resident and Golden Visa applications to ensure maximum tax benefits for our clients.
Jason Clarke
Head of Corporate Division - Currencies 4 You
Jason has extensive experience working closely with both private individuals and corporate clients, whether transferring money for their new life overseas, investing in high-value goods or simply making regular international money transfers. Currencies 4 You is a Regulated Currency Exchange Specialist with offices in the UK, Spain, Portugal and Poland. Founded in 2009, the company has grown significantly over the last 13 years, having safely transferred over $2 billion globally, with access to 150 currency pairs, and an online platform with 2-factor authentication. Currencies 4 You, an award-winning company, continues to be a market leader. Currencies 4 You’s team of currency experts works closely with each of its clients to understand their currency requirements, providing a tailored strategic approach and minimizing the risk of volatility using financial tools, which saves their clients millions of pounds each year.
Henrique Pinheiro
Founder & CEO - Medal Insurance brokers
Henrique founded Medal Insurance in 1996 and has built the business with his family and a dedicated team to be Portugal’s leading insurance brokerage for expats. His presentation at our Living in the Portugal seminars will focus on health insurance and healthcare in Portugal for foreign residents. Medal was founded in the Algarve where it has three offices covering the whole coast. Medal also has offices in Cascais covering the Greater Lisbon area.
Vanessa Rato
Sales & Marketing Director - Life Plan Resorts
Vanessa Moreira Rato has a degree in Marketing Management from IPAM and has extensive experience in sales, teams, and project management.
Her career began in information technology in a multinational company, such as Samsung and Microsoft, leading sales, and marketing. Vanessa did expand her knowledge and experience in real estate, where she built her career in Engel & Volkers, as a Portugal regional manager and passed on as sales director of market center of Lisbon.
Her commitment, dedication, and ability to overcome challenges are her own motivation. She is a people person and is therefore passionate about leading and managing teams, emphasizing the best customer service, friendliness, and constant support.
Luis Duarte
Chief Sales Officer - Global International Relocations
Luís joined Global International Relocations in 2008, just 8 months after the company started trading. At the time he had just returned from the US and was settling in Portugal, a move that he considers to be the best one of his life. 14 years later he reflects on an exciting journey and continues to learn more and more about relocating international clients to Portugal from all around the world.
Today, GIR employs over 100 people with three offices and is the number 1 mobility company in Portugal. The company offers high-quality services in the areas of international moving, relocation, immigration, property services, special transport of pets and artworks, excess baggage service, storage and management of business archives.
Mark Quinn
Tax Adviser & Chartered Financial Planner - Spectrum
Mark is originally from Manchester and moved to Portugal in 2014. After obtaining a degree in Finance, he started his career in London as a researcher and report writer for several accountancy and advisory practices before being promoted to Independent Financial Adviser status in 2005.
With over 20 years of experience, he has broad experience in advising individuals, companies, and trusts regarding their financial and tax issues. Mark specialises in cross-border issues for expats including Non-Habitual Residence, pensions and QROPS, investments and estate and trust planning.
He is a dual-qualified Tax Adviser with the Association of Tax Technicians (UK) and a Chartered Financial Planner with the Chartered Institute of Insurance, UK.
Gerry Fagan
Founder and Chairman - Reserva da Luz
Gerry Fagan brings over forty years of expertise in managing a diverse array of investments, with a strong focus on residential and mixed-use projects.
His two decades of notable success in Portugal are highlighted by his instrumental role in developing the Oceânico Group and creating over 2,500 homes, leisure facilities, and Golf Courses.
As the current Chairman of DDM, Fagan excels in the development, asset management, and operational oversight of prominent projects such as Reserva da Luz and Nova Terraces, championing holistic and purpose-driven investments.
Sean Moriarty
Chief Executive - Quinta do Lago Resort
Since 2016, Moriarty took on the role of Chief Executive at the Quinta do Lago Group in Portugal. Under his leadership, the golf resort transformed into a prestigious luxury lifestyle destination, earning numerous accolades and introducing a world-class sports complex.
In 2017, Sean oversaw the development of The Campus, Quinta do Lago’s premier multi-sport hub enjoyed by elite professional teams and athletes. As Chief Executive for Quinta do Lago, Moriarty works with the resort’s 600+ team members to create a luxury lifestyle experience for residents and holidaymakers in the Algarve.
Over the past 50 years, Quinta do Lago has established itself as one of the most prestigious leisure and lifestyle resorts in Europe, boasting stunning natural landscapes and wildlife, world-class golf and sports facilities, excellent in-house services, incredible gastronomic experiences and a strong sense of community.
Jorge Pereira
Sales & Marketing Director - Fine & Country
Jorge was born in Angola but grew up in Setúbal near Lisbon before moving to Geneva, Switzerland where he completed a degree in Tourism Management. He lived and worked for five years in Ukraine before moving to Portugal in 2012 and started his career in real estate in 2015. Jorge has been with Fine & Country since 2018, initially as general manager of the central Algarve office and more recently as sales & marketing director for the Algarve region. Whilst based in the Algarve, Jorge works closely with his colleagues at the Fine & Country offices elsewhere in Portugal, from Porto in the north to Lisbon, Estoril and Comporta.
Dr. Ricardo Ferreira
Executive Director - Martinez Echevarria & Ferreira law firm
Dr. Ricardo Ferreira is the country director for Portugal of Martinez Eschevarria, the largest law firm in Andalucia, Spain as well as in the Algarve where it has offices in Quinta do Lago, Vilamoura, Albufeira and Lagos. The company also has Portuguese offices in Lisbon, Estoril and Porto. In Spain, there are offices in Madrid as well as in ten locations across Andalucia. Outside of the Iberian Peninsula the firm also has a presence in Turkey with offices in Istanbul and Bodrum. Internationally, Martinez Eschevarria employs more than 250 professionals.
Dr. Ricardo Ferreira gained his law degree from the University of Lisbon in 1999, going on to earn postgraduate degrees in both commercial law, tax planning and accounting and finance law, from the University of Lisbon and the Catholic University of Law respectively.
Since 2012 he has been mainly dedicated to the coordination and management of the Martinez Echevarria & Ferreira law firm’s offices in Portugal focusing on Real Estate Law and Tax law.
Organisers
The Open Media Group is Portugal’s leading publisher of foreign language media with print and online publications in the Algarve such as the Portugal Resident newspaper in English (established 1989) and Barlavento in Portuguese (established 1977). Our magazines include Essential Algarve, the region’s luxury lifestyle magazine (established 2000) in English and Vivre Le Portugal in French.
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