Telma Alexandra Ribeiro Moreira

Represented Portugal at the 2022 Women's Academy for Rural Innovation

Telma Moreira is part of the inaugural class of The Women's Academy for Rural Innovation. She was a member of the "Dream Rural Team" and received the prize of "Rural Connectivity Champion." Following her participation in the program, she has participated in several ELA-related initiatives, including the Brussels Week in February, the Summer School of Valencia, and the OceanTech Summit in September in Ireland. 
She holds an integrated master's degree in electrical and computer engineering and, throughout her academic career, has participated in several innovation and sustainability-related internships, including at Portugal's largest energy company and in Europe's largest offshore wind energy project on a floating platform. She considers the fight against climate change as the greatest challenge of our time and hopes that her work will help in this fight.