Speaker Bio

Portuguese-Canadian medical doctor trained in infectious diseases with experience in global health and science-based policymaking, Ricardo served four terms as a Member of Parliament in Portugal on health and foreign affairs committees.

Ricardo is the CEO of 'HealthAI – The Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health', the founder and president of the 'UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health', Chair of the Board of the Harvard-Charité Global Health Policy Lab, and Chair of the Centre for Global Health at NOVA University in Lisbon.

He served as a medical volunteer during the COVID pandemic and participated in a humanitarian mission at the Lviv Regional Hospital in Ukraine.