Interview
Published on June 22, 2020 here : https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leadership-interview-4-virginie-martins-de-nobrega-femme-derolez/ Nous recevons aujourd’hui Virginie Martins de Nobrega, dirigeante du cabinet Creative Resolution, également avocate et consultante internationale, à la personnalité attachante qui oeuvre dans différents domaines dont celui de l’intelligence artificielle et de l’innovation, Virginie est également médiatrice auprès des entreprises et a bien voulu se prêter au... En savoir +
Ordinary changemakers and idealists.
Published on April 29, 2020 here : https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ordinary-changemakers-idealists-virginie-martins-de-nobrega/ This is the end of April 2020. The time suddenly feels like an eternity. The #covid19 crisis has also brought more commitments to some of us, as well as lots of WhatsApp messages and videos. I received yesterday a video about a bank expert delivering a speech about his awakening for... En savoir +
Am I gender-blind?
Published on April 7, 2020 here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/am-i-gender-blind-virginie-martins-de-nobrega/ cept themselves. Three to four years ago, I somehow was surrounded by a growing number of conversations around #gender. I listened and heard many times ‘it is because I am/she is a woman’, ‘she is not studying sciences because she is a woman’ or other stories referring to gender as the... En savoir +
Is it Efficiency vs. Democracy in the name of #Coronavirus?
Published on April 1, 2020 here : https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/efficiency-vs-democracy-name-coronavirus-virginie-martins-de-nobrega/ Thoughts based on some articles from Business Insider, including: Edward Snowden says COVID-19 could give governments invasive new data-collection powers that could last long after the pandemic by Isobel Asher Hamilton and Edward Snowden says big tech firms like Amazon, Google and Facebook have business models that are tantamount to... En savoir +
Is nationalism necessary ‘a side effect of coronavirus’?
Published on March 24, 2020 here : https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nationalism-necessary-side-effect-coronavirus-martins-de-nobrega/ Few thoughts after reading the article entitled ‘Nationalism is a side effect of coronavirus’ from Mr. Gideon RACHMAN on the Financial Times. Mr. Gideon RACHMAN revisits with accuracy some part of the history of the western world since the cold war through the lens of boundaries, as well as the new... En savoir +
What balance do we want to choose between security, privacy and fundamental freedoms?
Published on March 23, 2020 here : https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-balance-do-we-want-choose-between-security-martins-de-nobrega/ This is an interesting period of time. Every day offers opportunities to question oneself and to revert back to the fundamentals of the Rule of Law and to start shifting our attention to what matters: what kind of society do we want to build? During this peculiar... En savoir +
Are we doomed to fail as a civilization?
Published on March 19, 2020 here : https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-doomed-fail-civilization-virginie-martins-de-nobrega/ Few thoughts based on a post related to the article ‘Four Reasons Civilization Won’t Decline: It Will Collapse’ by Craig Collins The article above mentioned is an interesting read tackling 4 main reasons why our civilization is doomed to collapse. I certainly agree with the facts, some hypotheses and this... En savoir +
19 September 2017 Address to the General Assembly António Guterres
Published on September 19, 2017 here : https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/19-september-2017-address-general-assembly-antonio-virginie/ Thank you Your Excellency for these words. Please spread the word. Connect with people around you. Be an actor of change. Spread hope and show up for the challenges of today. Break the walls of misunderstanding and stereotypes. I myself am the daughter of immigrants, and I could... En savoir +
International day of tolerance 16.11.2016
Published on November 16, 2016 here : https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/international-day-tolerance-16112016-virginie-martins-de-nobrega/ The 1995 Declaration of Principles on Tolerance is beautifully written. Hereafter some extracts : « Peace, it is not to fail, must be founded on intellectual and moral solidarity of mankind » – Preamble “Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world’s culture, our forms... En savoir +
Freedoms and public order: what is the right balance?
Published on August 26, 2016 here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/freedoms-public-order-what-right-balance-virginie-martins-de-nobrega/ What society do we want to build for ourselves and the next generations? Should security concerns following terror attacks dictate our laws? The France’s Highest Administrative Court (Le Conseil d’Etat) has released its highly anticipated decision regarding the ban of burkini in some municipalities in France. In its... En savoir +