Team | Committee
The Canada-Portugal Chamber of Commerce is a leading platform dedicated to advancing economic relations between Canada and Portugal.
Our committee is comprised of passionate professionals, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders who are committed to fostering collaboration, driving innovation, and promoting sustainable growth across borders.
Our Team Members
Chairwoman of the Board
With 27 years of experience in the information technology dedicated to consultancy, business development and leadership. Today, Patrícia is a Vice President Consultant Services for one of the biggest private IT companies worldwide – CGI. Mentor for universities’ students to contribute to a world with more IT professionals and to decrease the worldwide leadership gap.
Co-President
Farah is a Principal at ImpactVine Advisors, a management advisory and investment firm. ImpactVine’s venture arm invests in early-stage ideas making an impact in the future of work and learning, sustainability and workforce productivity. Farah is also a Venture Partner with Oryx Impact and Adjunct Faculty at the Nova School of Business and Economics.
Treasurer
Walter is currently an Investment Director responsible at Caixa Capital, the venture capital investing arm of Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD), Portugal’s largest financial group. Walter has over 30 years of professional experience, both in Portugal and internationally, with over 20 years dedicated to venture capital and early stage companies.
Co-President
Alexis is an entrepreneur and investor in the tech start-up ecosystem. He holds an Executive MBA from McGill-HEC. His key skills revolve around creating marketing strategies based on cost models and the different target market segments to maximize the value creation process for an organization. Additionally, Alexis is recognized for his ability to turn ideas into action.
Team Member
Aaron is the Chief Operating Officer for BagsID that provides a disruptive new AI solution and he is responsible for the day to day operations to enable the global growth and development of the company. Previously, he was the Director of Innovation for ANA Aeroportos de Portugal / VINCI Airports. He is a born and raised Canadian that has spent his career based in Canada, Belgium, South Africa, Oman and now Portugal.
Team Member
Jordi Vilanova, President of Mercan Properties, Portugal, and Vice-President of Mercan Group of Companies, brings over 40 years of experience in investment, consulting, education, and immigration. His leadership significantly influences economic development and creates opportunities for investor citizenship through innovative real estate projects in the tourism sector.
Team Member
Wilson Teixeira is a businessman with extensive experience in defining strategies and planning innovation in international contexts. He has been involved in managing companies in both Canada and Portugal, providing services to both the public and private sectors. Since 2017, he has been a partner and manager at Imagis Inc., a company specializing in customization in the areas of automation processes, AI solutions, information technology, and robotics. In 2016, he founded Madhu Wines Inc., a company importing wine and liquors to Ontario, Canada.
Since 2023, he has been an Advisor to the Portuguese Diaspora and since 2015, he has been an active consultant for AEP (Portuguese Business Association – Chamber of Commerce and Industry) with the mission of promoting business and investments in Canada, the USA, and Portugal. From 2014 to 2017, Wilson Teixeira was a member of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), a structure of the Ministry of Finance of Ontario that employs more than 17,000 people and generates annual profits exceeding $2 billion.
Wilson Teixeira holds a degree in Business Executive from Queen’s University School and participated in an exchange program with Dalhousie University in Business at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.