LUÍS MIGUEL CERQUEIRA
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Program leader · Speaker · Storyteller

Building human
bridges.

Between people, strategy and execution. I help teams turn complexity into clarity, and ideas into conversations that move people.
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people → ideas → action
01 / The idea

Organisations don't have a communication problem.
They have a translation problem.

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People

Understanding what moves people, what gets in their way, and what helps them grow.

02

Strategy

Turning ambiguity into direction, priorities and decisions people can actually execute.

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Communication

Making complex ideas understandable enough to create alignment, not just agreement.

02 / My story

From people
to programs.

Luís Miguel Cerqueira connecting with another speaker
Connection in practice

I started by understanding people. I moved into culture and communication. Then I found myself in the middle of complex technology programs, where none of those things stop mattering.

Today, my work sits at the intersection of people, strategy and execution. I'm interested in what makes organisations move, what makes teams connect, and why some ideas travel further than others.

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People

Talent, employer brand & human connection

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Culture

Inclusion, communication & belonging

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03

Technology

Projects, programs & complex environments

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04

Leadership

Strategy, influence & making things happen

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03 / Speaking

Ideas worth
sharing.

Keynotes and workshops about communication, careers, storytelling and navigating complexity at work.

Keynote01

Speaking “Stakeholderish”

Great work doesn't speak for itself. People do. A practical talk about translating complexity across teams and stakeholders.

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Keynote02

Everything but Success

What happens when the career plan doesn't go according to plan? A candid keynote about failure, ambition and unconventional paths.

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Talk / Workshop03

NextGen Careers

The career ladder is changing. Explore how younger professionals can build careers around skills, stories and choices.

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04 / On stage

Less slides.
More connection.

The goal isn't to fill a room with information. It's to leave people thinking, talking and doing something differently the next day.

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05 / In the room
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06 / Notes

Things I'm thinking about.

Careers

Stop trying to build the perfect career.

A career is a collection of decisions, detours and stories, not a five-year plan.

Leadership

Your stakeholders aren't difficult. You're speaking different languages.

Influence starts with understanding what the other side needs to hear.

Communication

What Toastmasters taught me about leadership.

Clarity, presence and the courage to say the thing that needs to be said.

07 / Let's talk

Let's build
something
worth talking about.

Planning a conference, leadership session, workshop or conversation? Tell me what you're trying to achieve, and let's see what we can build around it.

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