Ana Casinhas Sacavém

Ana Isabel Casinhas Sacavém is a second-year PhD candidate in Global Studies at Universidade Aberta (UAb), where she holds a research fellowship within the framework of OpenEU. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sports Sciences, specialising in Sports Management, from the Faculty of Human Kinetics at the University of Lisbon, and completed an academic exchange programme at Northumbria University (United Kingdom). She also holds a postgraduate qualification in Human Resource Management from Universidade Lusíada and a Master’s degree in E-Learning Pedagogy from UAb.

She is a researcher at the Centre for Global Studies (CEG), in the field of Management, and at INESC TEC (HumanISE), conducting research at the intersection of education, immersive technologies, management, and human development. She is also a Guest Lecturer at Universidade Europeia, teaching Communication in postgraduate programmes.

Her professional background includes extensive experience in organisational leadership and management, strategic planning, business development, operational expansion, and the creation of brands and service concepts. She is Co-founder and Partner of the Leadership and Communication Academy, a company specialising in professional training, consultancy, and executive advising, which has been working with national and international organisations across the public and private sectors since 2011.