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Teresa Moreira, Head, Competition and Consumer Policies Branch of UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development since  October 2016, and also rotating officer in charge of the Division on International Trade and Commodities of UNCTAD (mid-October 2020-March 2023), previously served as Consumer Director-General of Portugal (January 2010 - September 2016) and as a Member of the Board of the Portuguese Competition Authority (March 2003 - March 2008) when it was first established. She also served as Portugal's Director-General and Deputy Director General for International Economic Relations, Ministry of Economy, and held senior positions at the former Directorate-General for Competition. She worked for 20 years as a part-time Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon in the areas of International Economic Law and European Law as well as in  European Competition Law and European Economic Law (graduate studies). Teresa Moreira holds a Law Degree and a Masters' Degree in European Law (European Competition Law) by the Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon, Portugal.