International Museum Day: Sport, Mental Health, and Well-Being

Cecília Carmo

CEO & Co-Founder - Farol do Monte (communication company)

Over the 30 years she has worked at RTP (public broadcasting service), she has held several positions: sub-director, correspondent, editor, executive editor, editor-in-chief, coordinator, and presenter.
For many years she was the only female face to bring national and international sports news daily to the Portuguese on RTP.
She began her professional career in 1985 at the Expresso newspaper, but it was in television that she made her name shortly afterwards.
She followed such important events as world championships in various sports and was the correspondent to four editions of the Olympic Games (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, and Athens 2004).
In 2016, she launched the video channel of the Portuguese Olympic Committee and took on the role of Director of Communication.
In 2019 she collaborated in the launch of Channel 11 of the Portuguese Football Federation.
She has a degree in Communication Sciences and a postgraduation in Sports Law and Wine Business. She is a certified instructor by the Portuguese Institute of Employment and Professional Training.
She is frequently invited to moderate debates, present events and speak at various conferences on multiple themes.
She also has a course in Recorder (flute) from the Lisbon Music Amateur Academy. She taught recorder and music education to 1st cycle students in private institutions between 1981 and 1984.

Luís Alcobia

Community Projects Manager | Benfica Foundation, Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Luís Alcobia is currently Community Projects Manager at the Benfica Foundation. With a master’s degree in Sports Management, he began his career at the Benfica Foundation in 2016, coordinating projects in inclusion through sport, including Walking Football. His work involves areas such as active ageing, inclusion of people at risk, and employment.

Rui Lança

Head of Indoor Sports | Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Rui Lança is 45 years old and father of two boys. He has been working as Head of Indoor Sports of Sport Lisboa e Benfica for five seasons. He has been a university professor for 20 years, worked in professional football in Portugal, done voluntary work in several countries and social reintegration in neighbourhoods around Lisbon and has published several books on leadership and sports teams. Directly or indirectly, he has always been connected to people and to the development of personal and professional skills that help improve performance. He has a degree in Sports Science and a master's degree in Sports Management, both from the Faculty of Human Kinetics.

Tatiana Ferreira

Sports Psychology Manager | Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Tatiana Ferreira has a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology by ISPA – University Institute and in Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity by Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid. Specialist in Psychological Coaching (Portuguese Psychological Association) and PhD student in Sports Sciences at the Faculty of Sport Sciences of the University of Porto.
Passionate about sport, she works with athletes, coaches and staff in the development and optimisation of mental skills. She coordinates the Psychology Office at Sport Lisboa e Benfica since 2018, working with Professional Football, Men's Senior Sports, and Olympic Project. She collaborates regularly with national and international universities (ISPA, UNED). Psychologist in performance, she has experience with coaches and athletes of high competition in surfing, tennis, athletics and skating, directors, and musicians. Among other projects, she worked for two years as a sports psychologist at CODE Jalisco, a high-performance centre in Guadalajara in Mexico, in collaboration with the Mexican Olympic Committee.