Organising Committee

Dr Driss Houmam

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President of Al Montada Association for Road Safety and Protection of the Environment since 2011. For more than twelve (12) years, Driss has been an active member of the International Red Cross/Moroccan Red Crescent as a certified teacher of first aid, CPR and supervisor of disaster first aid teams. A competent multilingual communicator in English,…

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Barbara Minuzzo

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Communities That Care (Director) Vice Chairperson & Certifier & Former Board Member of the International Safe Communities. Global International Safety Media Awards Coordinator Barbara Minuzzo, a stalwart in road safety and the International Safe Communities movement, has advocated for the well-being of children, young individuals, and their families, especially those from culturally diverse and vulnerable…

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Dr Tara Casanova Powell

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Tara Casanova Powell is the Principal of Casanova Powell Consulting, an independent traffic safety research consulting firm; the CEO for ATSIP; and faculty for Impaired Driving Solutions under AllRise. Tara currently serves as the Chair for the Impairment in Transportation Committee for the Transportation Research Board and Chaired the 2021 TRB Drug-Impaired Driving Conference Planning…

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Dr Elisabete Costa

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Effective teacher and coordinator of Special Education in public education. Collaborator in Higher Education. Researcher in the area of Fragile X Syndrome. Expert and collaborator in awareness-raising actions on “Don’t Drive and Drive” in various contexts for sensitising young people and adults. Collaborator with the World Association for Connecting People (WACP) and InOutCister, Lda in…

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Dr. Regina Ruivo

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Regina Ruivo has a degree in Human Resources Management. She worked for two decades in team management at TV Cabo, later ZON, applying numerous leadership, motivation and coaching strategies. She is the CEO of the event organization company It’s Happening, where she develops Happy Point-Office of Happiness in Organisations. Happy Point is a service for…

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Dr Flavio Pechansky

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Co-Chair Flavio Pechansky is a Full Professor of Psychiatry, Founder and former Director of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Research affiliated with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in Brazil, and of the Collaborating Center on Alcohol and Drugs of the Hospital de Clinicas of Porto Alegre (HCPA), a large teaching…

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Kristin Kingsley

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Kristin Kingsley is the Director of Program Development and Outreach for the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS), a non-profit organisation supported by the world’s leading automakers to promote vehicle safety. Her main focus currently is developing technology to prevent drunk driving through the DADSS (Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety) Program. Her areas of…

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Eng Luiz Otavio Maciel Miranda

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Luiz Otavio Maciel Miranda is a Technical Consultant at the Brazilian Ministry of Health, working in the General Coordination of Violence and Accident Surveillance of the Department of Epidemiological Analysis and Surveillance of Non-Communicable Diseases, developing activities related to road safety legislation, road traffic injury prevention, alcohol and drugs for professional drivers and support for…

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Dr Isabel Fonseca

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President of the Union of Freights of Alcobaça and Vestiaria since 2013. “Every day, I’m more certain that our lives are richer when we give ourselves to others… especially when the focus is on OUR COMMUNITY. Rather than talking politics, THE UNION OF FREIGHTS talks and deals with rights, problems, needs, well-being, aid, legalities, and…

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Inácia Caeiro

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Co-Chair Her professional and personal career has always been marked by multiple challenges that are constantly intertwined: social responsibility and fostering socio-economic development. She has been an entrepreneur for 42 years, particularly in accountancy, training and business management. As a manager, she has always believed that strategic vision and leadership skills are essential for embracing…

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