André Marquet has a degree in Telecommunications Engineering and a Master's in Informatics. He has held various roles in leading companies such as INESC Lisboa, Nokia and Huawei, including telecommunications network researcher, consultant and product manager. André is also the co-founder of Beta-i and was instrumental in bringing TEDx conferences to Portugal. He is currently the Innovation Leader at Productized and a respected guest lecturer at Católica Business School in Lisbon. In addition, André is a mentor in several programs and has been a guest of the Emirati government as a speaker at the World Majlis sessions on the theme "Innovation Nation" at Expo Dubai.