With over 20 years' experience in technology, Manuel Dias began his career at EFACEC as a Software Engineer developing Real Time Systems. He is currently Vice-President of the Portuguese Data Science Association (DSPA), in 2019 he founded Power BI Portugal, a technical community with more than 3,500 members, which promotes analytical skills and knowledge sharing and since 2021 he has been Vice-President of the Portuguese Business Intelligence Association (APBI).