Helena Silva

Helena Isabel Alves da Silva is from Porto and has been a designer for around 10 years, four of which have been spent in digital product design. She began her training in art and design at the age of 16 at the Soares dos Reis Art School, and graduated with a degree in Communication Design from ESAD Matosinhos in 2016. She specialised in UX and UI and completed a Master’s degree in User Experience Design at BAU in Barcelona. She has worked with national and international companies and projects, primarily on SaaS products, overseeing the process from research through to launch.

She leads Friends of Figma Porto, where she coordinates events and the community’s strategy. In recent years, she has led masterclasses, facilitated product design workshops and acted as a mentor at various events, including the European Innovation Academy in 2026. She is also a UX mentor at Uxcel, where she provides guidance and feedback to designers at the start of their careers.