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LXDiscovery
"to explore strange new worlds...seek out new life and new civilisations.."
AN EXCLUSIVE VOYAGE · BY INVITATION
Welcome aboard
LX Discovery.
18 June 2026 · Lisbon · Rio Tejo
LXDiscovery
The Voyage
Age of Discoveries → Age of Intelligence
Five centuries ago, ships sailed from this river to discover strange new worlds. seek strange new life and new civilisations.
Today, we gather a small group of international people — visionaries, entrepreneurs and go-getters.
LXDiscovery
The Mission
Today, we gather a group of international people on board the L:X Discovery - visionaries, entrepreneurs and go-getters.
HER MISSION
To answer the one question every expat must answer:
What is the meaning of success?
2 months ago · Global Expat Summit
Expats have their
own hierarchy.
The underlying idea: before people seek self-fulfilment, they must first survive — and once they survive, they must grow.
Survive→Grow→Connection
01 Survival
02 Stability
03 Growth
04 Impact
05 Connection
The hierarchy
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01
Survival
December 2020 · Madeira
My family's
story.
Arrival (/survival).
We came for a five-day holiday. It changed our life.
The hierarchy
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04
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Stability · the trap
The expat trap
A golden cage
is still a cage.
Surviving is not thriving.
The other extreme
Culture is
not a prison.
It's not for others to tell you what to be.
It's for you to be the captain of your life.
“Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.”
— Stephen Covey
One extreme
The isolated cage
Expats who never leave the bubble.
→
The golden path
Respect for both worlds
The energy, drive and capital of expats and the values and culture of Portugal.
←
The other
The traditional tasca
Closed to anything new.
Success lives in the middle — co-existence, not compromise.
The hierarchy
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04
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Growth → Impact
Back to my story · 2021–2026
For me, success is building — and supporting others.
Helping people survive, and then grow. Over five years, that became four ventures.
17lawyers
3countries
1000sexpats supported
>€1.5Mraised
3investments made
>€2Mraised
Helping companies scale
The summit of the hierarchy
Success lives at
the top.
Survival, stability, growth and impact all build toward one thing — connection. A community that shares your values.
Survive→Grow→Connect
01 Survival
02 Stability
03 Growth
04 Impact
05 Connection
The hierarchy
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01
Connection
Introducing
the embassy.
What it is
The home for internationals in Central Lisbon
A private members' club for building lives of impact and meaning in Portugal.
A bridge between expats and locals — founders, operators, investors, cultural voices worth knowing.
01
a beautiful space.
02
with incredible people.
03
who make a difference.
i.The Space
The Space.
where everything happens
Previously a church, the embassy was designed to be a place for a community to thrive and where things happen - introductions made, deals closed, things move.
It is the kind of place you actually want to spend time in, event or no event.
Spaces in the Embassy
A bar
A lounge
Private offices
Podcast studio
Event space
ii.The Members
The Members.
A community of people who want to make a difference, thrive together and create opportunities for each other
the Embassy is not about showing that you are rich or showing off. It is about bringing together people with energy, ambition and curiosity - the kind who create opportunities for one another naturally.
Some come for business. Others for friendship, culture, ideas or inspiration. What connects them is a shared mindset:
build, create, live well and with meaning, pay it forward.
iii.The Impact
Making a difference, together.
Creating opportunities. Investing together. Supporting each other. Backing local entrepreneurs, artists and creators.
Engaging with the local ecosystem to find more ways to co-exist and co-create — so the whole city moves forward, not just the people in the room.
the embassy is about making an impact, together.
iv.THE ATTACHÉ
Introductions, by design.
In most clubs, meeting the right members is left to luck — a chance encounter, a friend-of-a-friend, a name half-remembered. Here, it never is.
Every member is looked after by a dedicated community manager (the Attaché) who knows the room personally — and pairs you with the people most relevant to you by interest and personality, not just industry.
01
Know
We take the time to understand who you are and what you're building.
02
Match
We find the members who genuinely fit — by character and curiosity.
03
Introduce
We make the introduction, warmly and personally. Never at random.
—Tonight · networking
Find your colour.
No Attaché yet — but we've designed a little of it for tonight. Look at the colour on your badge. It's also on your ticket.
01
Match the colour
When networking starts, seek out the people who share your colour.
02
Tell your story
How you got to Portugal, what you love, what you don't, what you want to build here.
03
Then listen
Ask for theirs — and really hear it.
Your badge · your colour
v.Gatherings
Receptions.
curated to inspire, connect and elevate
01
Leisure & Fun
Private chef nights · boat rides
02
Art & Culture
Exhibitions · cultural evenings
03
Sport & Wellness
Movement · recovery · longevity
04
Entrepreneurship
Pitch nights · hackathons
05
Global Connections
International dialogues · travel
06
Upscale Services
Private health · financial · legal
— New gatherings added monthly
vi.Upcoming
This season.
a glimpse of the gatherings ahead
Thu, 18 Jun · 18:00
Sunset boat, on the Tejo
An evening of beauty, views and networking.
Fri, 17 Jul · 15:00
From creating to being seen
Artists in dialogue on personal brand — then wine & networking.
Tue, 18 Aug · 11:00
Winery tour & wine tasting
Theme: Serendipity — a day in the vineyards, tasting, terroir and good company.
Thu, 10 Sep · 18:30
Investment pitches
Startups from Portugal introducing their work.
Sat, 31 Oct · 20:00
Bad poetry night
A Halloween evening of gloriously terrible verse and good spirits.
theEmbassy
Joining
Become a founding member.
We are now accepting our 50 founding members — people who bring curiosity, generosity, ambition and positive energy into the room.
01
Reach out
Tell us about yourself and your plans in Lisbon.
02
Conversation
We meet over coffee to make sure the fit is right, both ways.
03
Welcome
Your community manager introduces you to the members who matter most.
Start the conversation →
members@embassy.pt
Lisbon, Portugal · Opening 2027
—Annual membership · By invitation only
Be a founding member.
Target July 2026
50
charter
circle (founding members)
circle (founding members)
€2,000
/ year · €3,000 couples
Diplomatic passport · the best deal, locked forever · name on the wall · priority to events with limited seating. Including VAT for 2 years.
TARGET Q2 2027
150
the envoy tier (early elite members)
€2,500
/ year · €4,000 couples
A good deal · ahead of the crowd · Including VAT for 1 year.
Target Q3 2028
300
delegates (standard members)
€3,000
/ year · €5,000 couples
Standard membership · standard rate · plus VAT.
Then — a waiting list
Special memberships considered — non-Lisbon member · tech-founder membership · young member.
Back to the question
What is the meaning of success?
01Surviving.
02Achieving stability.
03Growing individually.
04Impacting people's lives.
05And eventually — creating a community.
Your invitation
Join us.
We're now giving you the opportunity to join our community — growing, impacting and changing lives, together.
Scan to apply