Manuel Dias holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computers from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) and a Master's degree in Information Systems Management from Instituto Superior de Gestão e Economia (ISEG). With over 18 years of experience, Manuel Dias is currently the Business Analytics Lead at Microsoft Portugal, responsible for the Business Intelligence and Advanced Analytics area. Throughout his professional career, he has led an R&D department for Real-Time Systems at EFACEC, later assuming product management responsibilities at Outsystems. In 2011, he joined Microsoft Portugal as a specialist in Business Analytics solutions for the enterprise market.