Maria Fernanda Pargana Ilhéu, is Assistant Professor at ISEG, Secretary-General of Portuguese – Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Vice- President of EU-China Business Association.
With a PhD European degree by Seville University in Spain, she is graduated in Economics by ISEG / UTL, post-Graduated in Export Marketing by Cambridge Institute of Massachusetts and Master in Management Science by ISCTE.
Her professional life has been developed in the field of International Business and Marketing. After working in Portugal in a big economic private group (CUF) she has chosen to live in Macau where during 18 years performed high responsibility duties both in private and public institutions.
Author of several articles in journals, academic reviews, economics reviews and newspapers, she published in 2006 the book “Internationalization of Portuguese Companies in China”. Regularly she participates and presents papers and communications both in national and international conferences. During all her professional life, she always complemented her executive jobs with academic teaching experience, either in Portugal or in Macau.

