António Saraiva
António Saraiva has been the President of CIP – the Portuguese Business Confederation, since 2010. CIP is the largest and most impactful association in Portugal. He is also Vice-President of BusinessEurope, the Confederation of European Companies which is the leading advocate for business in Europe and represents the major Confederations of 35 European countries. Antonio is also Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council of Portugal António Saraiva has become one of the most influential figures in Portuguese society and has dedicated over 40 years of his life to associativism. Today he is deemed an expert in corporate diplomacy and associativism and is a highly sought-after speaker and business commentator. He is the veritable self-made man. He began his professional life as a factory worker at Lisnave Shipyard and later went on to become Sales Manager at MetalúrgicaLuso-Alemã and then Chairman of Metalúrgica Luso-Italiana, SA.