Dina Carrilhohas been working in the raw materials sector for over 10 years. She’s a Senior Science Officer at the Department of International Relations of the Portuguese national Funding Agency for science, research and technology (Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).Dina is currently responsible for the coordination of two EU projects of Horizon 2020, ERA-MIN2 and ERA-MIN3. Moreover, she has experience in implementing Joint Transnational Calls supporting the call design and the submission, evaluation and selection of R&I projects as leader of the Joint Call Secretariat. Previously, she was involved in the management of more than 15 instruments/initiatives of the European Research Area in different thematic areas. She represents FCT as Board member of the International Raw Materials Observatory (INTRAW).Dina holds a PhD and has worked as a researcher for 14 years and as professor for 4 years before joining FCT in 2009.