Goncalo Leal is a Speech and Language Therapist, Co-Founder and Clinical Director at Speechcare / Tartamudez Center (Portugal, Spain, UAE) .He is a Professor and mentor in Diploma “Specialization on Fluency Disorders“ at Faculty of Medicine of Concepción’s University, Chile. He is also a Faculty Assistant at the University of Ghana - School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences. Founding member of the Portuguese Society of Speech Therapy. He is a PhD candidate at Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Clinical Educator in stuttering with academic collaborations and courses held in over 20 countries in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. He is co-author of books, chapters, and papers in stuttering. He plays the role of advisor to pharmaceutical and technology companies in projects related to fluency disorders.

Professor Emeritus and Founding Chair of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine; Chair of Research and Development of the World Stuttering Network; Chair of Psychiatry at Doc1 Healthcare; former Chair of the National Stuttering Association and Vice Chair of the International Stuttering Association; Recognized by peers as one of the “Best Doctors in America” annually since 2009; Areas of Expertise and Research: His research on the pharmacologic treatment of stuttering has appeared in numerous scientific journals; Author of book “Without Hesitation: Speaking to the Silence and the Science of Stuttering”, National Stuttering Association, 2009.

Co-founder and Operations and Human Resources coordinator at Speechcare/ Stuttering Therapy Center; License in Speech Therapy at School of Health Technology of Porto, Portugal; Certified Trainer as Specialist in Speech and Orofacial Motricity, in São Paulo, Brazil; Participation in scientific meetings as a Trainer and Speaker in the field of Speech Pathology; Professional experience in Geriatric Units, Fisiatrics clinics and private practice.

Stuttering Treatment Center's Regional Coordinator; Teacher in the technical-scientific area of Speech Therapy at the School of Health of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto. PhD candidate in Early Childhood Stuttering in the Education and Behaviour Sciences Program (Vigo - Spain); Certified in Neurolinguistic Programming and Coaching; Certified and accredited Trainer in the field of Health Education; Trainer in the area of professional voice; Specific training for Parent-Child Interaction Therapy.

Vast professional experience in the evaluation and intervention in the areas of stuttering, oral language and written language; Speaker and trainer in the areas of communication, oral language and stuttering; Currently enrolled in the European Specialization in Fluency Disorders (Stuttering and Cluttering) at Thomas Moore University (Belgium); Graduated in Speech-Language Therapy at the Higher School of Health of the Polytechnic Institute (Setúbal, Portugal)

Extensive professional experience with people who stutter - adults, adolescents and children; European Clinical Specialization in Fluency Disorders (Stuttering and Cluttering) at Thomas More University (Belgium); Bachelor’s Degree in Speech and Language Therapy by School of Health of IP Setúbal (Portugal & Brazil); Postgraduate Degree in Orofacial Myofunctional Sciences (EPAP – Portugal); Certified speaker and lecturer

CTO with more than 15 years of experience in developing, architecting and leading teams in Web/Mobile Based Projects, such as the most popular B2C Daily Food Ordering Platform in Portugal (that serves more than 40 thousand customers per day); Team leader in portals with more than 200 thousand users in the entertainment area (e.g., former SAPO.pt, today Altice); Helped in the hyper-growth of HelloFresh one the biggest foodbox businesses in Germany (leading to a €1,7Bn IPO); Holds a License in Engineering - Electronics and Telecommunications at University of Aveiro (Portugal).

Senior Public Affairs and Communications consultant with 10 years of experience in the representation of listed companies, public authorities, think tanks, start-ups and SMEs vis-à-vis the European Union and European-wide stakeholders, in Brussels; From 2015-2018 worked as the Brussels’ delegate of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Holds a License in Media Studies at Nova University of Lisbon (Portugal), a Master of Arts in EU International Relations and Diplomacy at College of Europe, Bruges (Belgium) and an Executive MBA at Vlerick Business School, Brussels (Belgium).