{"id":5255,"date":"2026-10-09T10:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T10:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbms.pt\/?p=5255"},"modified":"2026-10-09T10:20:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T10:20:38","slug":"jose-ricardo-goncalves-speaker-at-european-aquatics-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbms.pt\/en\/news\/jose-ricardo-goncalves-speaker-at-european-aquatics-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Jos\u00e9 Ricardo Gon\u00e7alves speaker at European Aquatics Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RBMS Partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbms.pt\/en\/team\/jose-ricardo-goncalves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jos\u00e9 Ricardo Gon\u00e7alves<\/a> was invited to participate as a speaker at the <strong><em>Diversity, Equity, Inclusion &amp; Integrity Conference \u2018Waves of Change<\/em>\u2019<\/strong>, organised by European Aquatics held on 9 October in Baku, Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>As part of the <em>European Aquatics Congress<\/em> programme, this conference brought together European Aquatics Federations, experts and international guests to promote initiatives, share best practice and discuss solutions that strengthen the values of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Integrity in aquatic sports and sport in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbms.pt\/en\/team\/jose-ricardo-goncalves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jos\u00e9 Ricardo Gon\u00e7alves<\/a>, who is the panellist on the session dedicated to the topic of \u2018<em><strong>Integrity in Sport<\/strong><\/em>\u2019: &#8220;<em>It is a great honour to have been invited by the European Aquatics to participate in the Waves of Change DEI &amp; Integrity Conference, in Baku, having the opportunity to contribute to this important discussion and to exchange views on Sport integrity.<br>The challenge is to move from compliance on paper to integrity in practice \u2014 through ethical leadership, accountability, transparency, education and, above all, a genuine culture of integrity.<br>My sincere thanks to the European Aquatics and its President Ant\u00f3nio Silva, for this invitation and for its exemplary commitment to promoting integrity, good governance and trust in sport.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbms.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EA-WAVES-OF-CHANGE-PROGRAMME-1-1080x1350px-Oct26-01-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbms.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EA-WAVES-OF-CHANGE-PROGRAMME-1-1080x1350px-Oct26-01-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/www.rbms.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EA-WAVES-OF-CHANGE-PROGRAMME-1-1080x1350px-Oct26-01-120x150.png 120w, https:\/\/www.rbms.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EA-WAVES-OF-CHANGE-PROGRAMME-1-1080x1350px-Oct26-01-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.rbms.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EA-WAVES-OF-CHANGE-PROGRAMME-1-1080x1350px-Oct26-01-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rbms.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EA-WAVES-OF-CHANGE-PROGRAMME-1-1080x1350px-Oct26-01.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbms.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EA-WAVES-OF-CHANGE-PROGRAMME-1-1080x1350px-Oct26-02-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbms.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EA-WAVES-OF-CHANGE-PROGRAMME-1-1080x1350px-Oct26-02-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/www.rbms.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EA-WAVES-OF-CHANGE-PROGRAMME-1-1080x1350px-Oct26-02-120x150.png 120w, https:\/\/www.rbms.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EA-WAVES-OF-CHANGE-PROGRAMME-1-1080x1350px-Oct26-02-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.rbms.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EA-WAVES-OF-CHANGE-PROGRAMME-1-1080x1350px-Oct26-02-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rbms.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/EA-WAVES-OF-CHANGE-PROGRAMME-1-1080x1350px-Oct26-02.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RBMS Partner Jos\u00e9 Ricardo Gon\u00e7alves was invited to participate as a speaker at the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion &amp; 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