A busy seminar session with lawyer Nuno Santos of CMS Law on stage
A busy seminar session with lawyer Nuno Santos of CMS Law on stage

Portugal shines in the USA

Open Media’s first ‘Living in Portugal’ events in the USA declared a great success by all

Last Thursday, February 9 and Saturday, February 11 provided Californians interested in moving to Portugal or investing in the country with the opportunity to meet face to face with representatives of 14 companies from Portugal that all joined the Open Media Group in Los Angeles and San Francisco for a successful roadshow event.

Derek Haley of Casas do Barlavento
Derek Haley of Casas do Barlavento
Manuela Robinson of Blacktower
Manuela Robinson of Blacktower

 

A total of 688 people registered to attend the events, ensuring a healthy turn-out with all of the participating companies reporting serious interest from potential customers.

The events started with a welcome dinner hosted by Open Media in Los Angeles for 40 guests, including representatives of the companies taking part in the roadshow and attended by Portugal’s Honorary Consul for Los Angeles Paulo Menezes.

Bruce Hawker on stage with Alda Filipe of the Kronos Group, Sara Allen of the Martinhal Group, João Richard Costa of Ombria Resort and Jaan-Clair Rodrigues of Quinta do Lago
Bruce Hawker on stage with Alda Filipe of the Kronos Group, Sara Allen of the Martinhal Group, João Richard Costa of Ombria Resort and Jaan-Clair Rodrigues of Quinta do Lago
Guests were welcomed at the Open Media reception desk
Guests were welcomed at the Open Media reception desk

The companies taking part were Medal (insurance), Blacktower (finance and tax), The Sovereign Group (residency), Casas do Barlavento (estate agents), Ombria Resort (developers), Quinta do Lago (developers), Martinhal Group (developers), CMS (law), BlueCrow (investment funds), Dengun (tech), Castelhana (real estate), Fine & Country (real estate), Currencies 4 You (forex) and the Kronos Group (developers).

Portugal’s Consul General Pedro Perestrello Pinto took to the stage with event organiser and Open Media CEO Bruce Hawker
Portugal’s Consul General Pedro Perestrello Pinto took to the stage with event organiser and Open Media CEO Bruce Hawker
Shelley Wren of the Sovereign Group
Shelley Wren of the Sovereign Group

 

The success of these first USA events cements Open Media’s plans to hold two further roadshow events in the USA this year, in June and in October.

Henrique and João Pinheiro of Medal provided the audience with valuable insight into health insurance and healthcare in Portugal
Henrique and João Pinheiro of Medal provided the audience with valuable insight into health insurance and healthcare in Portugal
The Fine & Country Algarve team, Jorge Pereira, Vika Lokha, Emmanuelle Deschamps, Zoie Hawker and David Holder
The Fine & Country Algarve team, Jorge Pereira, Vika Lokha, Emmanuelle Deschamps, Zoie Hawker and David Holder

In the meantime, back on the ground here in Portugal, the company’s next ‘Living in Portugal’ roadshow will be in Lisbon and Cascais on March 31 and April 1 – events will take place at the Altis Grande Hotel in Lisbon and the Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel in Cascais, respectively. Whilst a total of five ‘Living in the Algarve’ events are scheduled to take place across the region starting on April 19 at the Tivoli Carvoeiro Hotel.

The beautiful lobby lounge if the San Francisco venue, the historic Palace Hotel
The beautiful lobby lounge if the San Francisco venue, the historic Palace Hotel