Tim Vieira - Building a Brave New Future

Tim Vieira was born July 18 of 1975, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

He joined the Management/Administration of Business course at UNISA, dropping out to start his
own business in 1993. Tim established one of the first independent micro-breweries in South
Africa. Later, he also joined the Executive Program at Chicago BOOTH School in London.

Tim Vieira ́s interest in business has always been diverse. He moved to Angola with his wife in
2001, and initially focused on Media opportunities. In conjunction with his partners Nuno
Traguedo and Odair Peres, Tim Vieira founded Special Edition Holding, one of the largest Media
groups in Angola; employing more than 400 people. He also owns Outdoor billboard Advertising
Businesses, and some of the most important Outdoor Billboard Operators, Events rentals, Brand
Activations, Digital Printing and Media Planning Companies.

Tim Vieira became known to the Portuguese public in 2015, after his participation in the first
season of Shark Tank Portugal. Today Tim Vieira is the CEO of Bravegeneration (Europa), which
invests in other areas such as Agriculture, Services, IT, Human Resources, Cinema Film Production,
Real Estate Development, Energy Distribution, Tourism, Education Solutions and, currently, the
establishment of an investment fund for opportunities in Portugal.

Tim Vieira was previously elected president of CCILSA (Portuguese-South African Industry and
Commerce Chamber) and is a distinguished member of the Advisory Board at Nova School of
Business & Economics. He is the Founder and President of Be Brave, an Entrepreneurship booster
association, and Founder of Escolhe Portugal.

Tim Vieira loves to establish connections with others and help Entrepreneurs, as well as to attract
investment and talent to Portugal as he believes that Portugal, with the right investment and
vision, can truly offer a world class lifestyle and first-class opportunities.

Tim Vieira is the Founder CEO of Brave Generation Academy (BGA) started in 2020, Brave
Generation Academy provides an online curriculum that is recognized by the world ́s leading
universities as the gold standard of international education. This is fully integrated with projects
and courses, which create a holistic learning experience to prepare our learners for the future.

BGA sets up hybrid hubs around the world making education more accessible & flexible thereby
offering more opportunities for all. www.bravegenerationacademy.com

Tim Vieira is also a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic of Portugal in 2026