Sónia Dias

Keynote Speaker · Lagos WellTech Summit 2027
Director and Full Professor, NOVA National School of Public Health, NOVA University Lisbon

Sónia Dias works at the intersection of scientific research, public policy and community action, with a particular focus on health promotion and reducing health inequalities.

She is Director and Full Professor at the NOVA National School of Public Health and a member of the Executive Board of the Comprehensive Health Research Centre. She holds a PhD and Habilitation in International Health from NOVA University Lisbon and a degree in Psychology from the University of Lisbon.

Her research spans disease prevention, health literacy and socio-behavioural sciences, with particular attention to populations facing vulnerability. She has extensive experience designing, implementing and evaluating public health interventions and policies, combining participatory research with quantitative and qualitative methods.

She serves as an expert for international organisations, including the World Health Organization, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the International Organization for Migration. She has also been appointed to coordinate EuroHealthNet's European thematic