Pedro Steenhagen
ShanghaiNationality China
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Daniel Law2025.02-Current(7 months)China Business Development Consultant at Daniel Law. Responsibilities include providing consulting services focused on China; promoting a strategic relationship with clients and stakeholders; assisting with the development of market analyses and business strategies; and participating in high-level events.Director of Development
Observa China 观中国2024.07-Current(a year)Director of Development, Head of the Workgroup for China-Brazil and Lusophone Relations, and Honorary Associate at Observa China (观中国). Guest Editor of the first edition of Sinóptica 提纲. Responsible for strategically managing four key areas in the think tank — Partnerships, Resources, Community, and People — and, consequently, guaranteeing the mission, the vision and the values of the organisation, administering human resources, diversity and inclusion, external sources of financing, networking and association matters, leading and developing public relations, establishing partnerships and agreements with third parties, structuring high-level initiatives and exchanges, conducting research, and contributing with relevant publications and events.Political Commentator
Jornal GGN2024.03-Current(2 years)Political Commentator at Jornal GGN. I participate in the TV programme Observatório de Geopolítica (or Observatory of Geopolitics) to discuss matters involving China on a monthly basis.Teaching Assistant
Fudan University2023.02-2024.07(2 years)Teaching Assistant at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA) of Fudan University (复旦大学) under the supervision of Professor Zuo Cai (左才). Courses: Political Development in Modern China (2023.1 and 2024.1) and Research Methodology in Political Science (2023.2).Senior Fellow
Observa China 观中国2023.01-2024.06(a year)Senior Fellow at Observa China (观中国) and Founder/Head of its Workgroup for China-Brazil and Lusophone Relations. Responsible for leading and conducting research, providing policy analyses, contributing with high-level publications and events for the organisation, and participating in interviews and other initiatives with the media. Former Head of the Study Group on the Belt and Road Initiative (2023).Guest Lecturer
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais2023.08-2023.12(5 months)Guest Lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Sciences of the State of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Co-responsible, alongside Prof. Dr. Bruno Wanderley Jr., for the course “Topics in Strategic Studies: State, Politics and Development in Modern China” (DIR098).Impact Coordinator
Observa China 观中国2022.01-2022.12(a year)Impact Coordinator at Observa China (观中国). Responsible for quantitative and qualitative analyses of the impact of the organisations programs and activities, for the strategies involving the generation of social impact, and for the conduction of internal and external research on matters associated with the organisations goals and interests.Researcher & Teaching Assistant
Fundação Getulio Vargas2020.04-2022.12(3 years)Researcher at the Centre for Brazil-China Studies of the School of Law of the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro (FGV Direito Rio), headed by Prof. Dr. Evandro Menezes de Carvalho. The research had a multidisciplinary approach, and my work focused on matters related to the Belt and Road & Brazil (BR&Br) project.Teaching Assistant in the courses Introduction to Chinas Legal and Political Systems (2020.2, undergraduate level), The Future of Brazil-China Relations: Law, Politics, and Development(November 2020, graduate level), and “State and Law in China: Domestic Transformations and International Challenges” (2021.2, undergraduate level) at FGV Direito Rio.Editor-in-Chief
Observa China 观中国2021.05-2021.12(8 months)Editor-in-Chief at Observa China (观中国). Responsible for its publications and studies, its editorial procedures, the management of the editorial team, and the dissemination of its texts.Achievements (2021): designed and launched a monthly newsletter; formulated an editorial strategy; published a pitch to receive original articles from members and guests; launched a new project to conduct and publish interviews with renowned scholars and professionals monthly; promoted the growth of the editorial team, recruiting four analysts and directly managing them; and helped develop a partnership with SupChina, translating selected articles from English to Portuguese and publishing them.Joint Research Fellow
西南科技大学2020.07-2021.07(a year)Joint Research Fellow of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies of 西南科技大学 (Southwest University of Science and Technology - SWUST), focusing on the Latin America Dynamics project. The goal was to do research and write articles on key political, economic and social issues in Brazil, as well as promote China-Brazil and China-Latin America relations. In addition, I also participated as a speaker in an international academic conference organised by the university and held on July 20, 2021, under the theme international aid.Visiting Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro2020.11-2021.04(6 months)Visiting Researcher at the Centre for Asian Studies of the Department of Social, Political and Country Planning Sciences of the University of Aveiro (DCSPT/UA). Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Carlos José de Oliveira e Silva Rodrigues, who heads the department and coordinates its Master in Chinese Studies, the goal was to do research on China, focusing on Special Economic Zones and development matters.Achievement: published the chapter SEZs and Chinas Development Promotion: Policy Exchanges under the Belt and Road Initiative, co-authored by Carlos Rodrigues, in the book Special Economic Zones as Regional Development Enablers (IGI Global).Senior Researcher & Writer
Leaders League - Brasil2020.04-2020.08(5 months)Responsibilities included conducting, revising and publishing in-depth research on Brazils legal and financial markets; writing, revising and editing relevant articles on Brazilian politics, economy, foreign affairs and society, as well as its legal market; conducting, revising, editing and publishing high-level interviews with executives and professionals from major firms; assisting in the definition of new editorial strategies; training new professionals at junior level; and preparing rankings.Achievements (2020): helped to launch new rankings, going from 22 (2018) to 48 (2020); helped boost the companys social media, with LinkedIn going from approximately 7.000 to over 10.000, a milestone for the company; and trained new professionals at junior level and helped to manage the work of senior professionals alongside the Editor-in-Chief.Senior Researcher & Writer
Leaders League - Brasil2019.03-2020.03(a year)Responsibilities included publishing in-depth research on Brazils legal and financial markets; writing and revising executive summaries and relevant articles on the economy and the legal profession; conducting high-level interviews with executives and professionals from major firms; preparing rankings; training new professionals from the editorial team; participating in top-tier business and legal events; and assisting the organisation of the Finance & Law Summit and Awards (FILASA).Achievements (2019): helped launch Leaders Leagues second local guide, Brazils Best Counsel, still a pioneer project for the company; helped launch approximately 10 new rankings; helped boost the companys social media, with LinkedIn going from approximately 2.000 followers to over 7.000; participated as moderator in a panel during FILASA, entitled Perspectives on Tax Reform in Brazil, alongside speakers from major companies, such as Machado Associados, JBS and Eletrobras; and was invited to launch and head the research on Portugal for approximately a year.Head of Research for Portugal
Leaders League2019.05-2020.02(10 months)Responsibilities included publishing in-depth research on Portugals legal and financial markets; writing executive summaries and relevant articles on the economy and the legal profession; conducting high-level interviews and participating in meetings with partners from major firms; and preparing rankings.Achievements: expanded the number of rankings in 62.5%; launched an official guide with guidelines and procedures to be followed by researchers internationally; implemented a solid research methodology for the first time in Portugal; oversaw and organised all three annual research cycles; increased the companys notoriety in the Portuguese market; and successfully prepared the ground for a local team to take on the research.Researcher
BRICS Policy Center2017.08-2019.06(2 years)March-June, 2019: Guest Researcher at the BRICS Policy Center. Contributed to a group coordinated by Professor Paulo Esteves, Ph.D., which aimed to map and analyse Chinese aid, trade and investments in Latin America. Also attended specific data management workshops.August, 2017-May, 2018: Graduate Student Research Assistant (PUC-Rio Scholarship) at the Laboratory of Financing and International Cooperation for Development (LACID), coordinated by Professor Maria Elena Rodriguez, Ph.D.,focusing on Chinese investments in Brazil and Latin America, socioenvironmental impacts, renewable energies and development banks.Researcher & Writer
Leaders League - Brasil2018.05-2019.02(10 months)Responsibilities included publishing in-depth research on Brazils legal and financial markets; writing articles on the economy and the legal profession; conducting interviews; and preparing rankings.Achievements (2018): helped launch Leaders Leagues first local guide, Brazils Best Counsel; helped launch 13 new rankings and a new research methodology; and helped boost the companys social media, with LinkedIn going from less than 50 followers to over 2.000, and Facebook being created and reaching 500.Trainee
Tribunal Regional Federal - 2ª Região2012.01-2014.12(3 years)Worked with Social Security Law at Judge Messod Azulay Netos office, in the second instance of the Federal Court of Rio de Janeiro, for a total of 2 years (January-December, 2012, and January-December, 2014).Undergraduate Research and Teaching Assistant
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro2011.03-2014.12(4 years)March-December, 2014: Private International Law Research and Teaching Assistant (UFRJ Scholarship). Supervision: Professors Marcos Vinícius Torres Pereira, Ph.D., and Carolina Araújo de Azevedo. Activities: assistance to both professors in matters related to the Private International Law I class; research on Procedural International Law and Brazilian Foreigners Statute in the Private International Law Research Group; and participation in the II Journey of Scientific Initiation of the Faculty of Law of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) with the work Review of the legal requirements for a foreigner to stay in Brazil.August-December, 2013: Research Assistant (UFRJ Scholarship) of the Social Inclusion and Protection of Vulnerable Groups Program. Supervision: Professor Marcos Vinícius Torres Pereira, Ph.D. Activities: research on Private International Law; legal assistance related to the Gringo Legal Project; production of the Informative Booklet n. 1, Gringo Legal; and organisation of the I Seminar of Social Inclusion and Protection of Vulnerable Groups.March-December, 2011: Public International Law Research Assistant. Subarea: International Protection of Human Rights. Supervision: Professor Sidney Cesar Silva Guerra, Ph.D. Activities: research on Public International Law and International Protection of Human Rights; and participation in the XXXIII Giulio Massarani Journey of Scientific, Artistic and Cultural Initiation with the work Culture and Human Rights: the women in the modern Middle East.Trainee
Clyde & Co2011.01-2011.12(a year)Civil Liability, Insurance and Reinsurance Law trainee at Beaumont & Son Aviation /Clyde & Co. Worked with Julio Costa and Gustavo Lasalvia in the Aviation team.Trainee
Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Rio de Janeiro2010.01-2010.12(a year)Worked at the 11th Civil Court and 1st Civil Chamber of the State Court of Rio de Janeiro.
Educational experience
Fudan University
International Politics doctor of philosophy - phdTOChina Hub
Politics, Political Economy and Foreign Policy of Contemporary China tochina summer schoolUniversidade de Coimbra
Studies of Peace, Security and Development masters in international relationsPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Conflict Resolution and Development Cooperation masters in analysis and management of international politicsFudan University
China’s Politics and Diplomacy / Global Governance and Cooperation among BRICS summer schoolDamásio Educacional
International Relations and Affairs specialist in international relationsFederal University of Rio de Janeiro
Law bachelor of laws - llbUniversité Paris Nanterre
lawColégio de São Bento
secondary education diploma
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