Short Bio
António Paraíso went to school in Portugal, UK, Switzerland and Spain. Following a career as International Sales Director in the textile & fashion industry, Paraiso is nowadays a consultant and public speaker on luxury marketing and innovation. After the Executive MBA, Antonio studied Luxury Brand Management, speaks 5 languages and did business in 50 countries.
He has spoken at conferences for Giorgio Armani, Loewe, Porsche, L’Oréal, Luxottica, The Luxury Network, Deloitte, Jaguar Land Rover, Leica, Lexus, Allianz, Pandora, BNP Paribas, Procter & Gamble, TEDx, IBSA Pharma, Philips among others in Lisbon, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Madrid, Colombo, Istanbul, Milan, Venice, Barcelona, Rome, Brussels, Oslo, Mexico City, Amsterdam, Panama City, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Santo Domingo and Lima.
Antonio collaborates with the World Business Forum, enjoys out-of-the-box thinking, holds 35 years of business experience and is passionate about the world’s cultural diversity.
London-based ‘Diversity in Luxury’ organization listed António Paraíso among the 100 Leaders in promoting the values of Diversity & Inclusion in the luxury industry, along with Miuccia Prada, Carolina Herrera, the CEOs of Chanel, Dior and L’Oréal, and many others.
World Luxury Chamber of Commerce in NYC selected António Paraíso, for the second consecutive year, for the exclusive list of the Top Luxury Speakers of the World 2025 and 2026.
