António Pedro Pinto, Founder & CEO of Happiness Camp, joins the Executive Council

We believe the future of work depends on leaders who are willing to slow down, question performance-driven habits and put people back at the centre of how organisations are built.

Today, we highlight a voice that has been shaping that belief from the very beginning. António Pedro Pinto, Founder & CEO of Happiness Camp , is part of the Happiness Camp 2026 Executive Council and invited specialists.

António has been building a vision that sits at the heart of the movement we are creating. One where work is not something people need to recover from, culture is not treated as a perk, and leadership carries a real responsibility for how people feel, live and grow.

At the core of his work is a clear conviction. Work should fit into life, not consume it. And organisations should leave people better, not empty.

As he shared with us:

“I’m interested in building organizations people don’t need to recover from.”

This perspective is not aspirational or abstract. It is deeply practical, grounded in lived experience and reflected in every space, conversation and community António has helped create through Happiness Camp.

Who is António?
António is the Founder & CEO of Happiness Camp, one of Europe’s largest movements focused on human sustainability, workplace culture and wellbeing. His work sits at the intersection of leadership, culture and human experience, challenging organisations to rethink how work fits into people’s lives.

His approach is grounded in presence, responsibility and real connection. And in questioning one of the most damaging assumptions of modern work culture: that pressure equals purpose.

In his conversation with us, António shared reflections that feel both honest and necessary:

•⁠ ⁠The part of work culture he would cancel forever: any culture that mistakes pressure for purpose
•⁠ ⁠The wellbeing ritual that keeps him grounded: going to the gym with his people, turning movement into connection and mental therapy
•⁠ ⁠The moments he feels most human at work: when conversations shift from performance to presence and real connection

These moments may sound simple. But they reveal something essential. Humanity at work is built in everyday choices, not grand statements.

What to expect at HC 2026?
António joins a global group of leaders who are rethinking how organisations approach culture, leadership and human sustainability. Together, they are shaping conversations about the future of work that are courageous, honest and deeply human.

More global voices will join the Executive Council soon, and we will be sharing them in the coming months.

For now, one thing is clear.

Happiness Camp 2026 continues to grow as a space where work slows down, people reconnect and better questions take centre stage.

A reminder that culture is not a perk.
It is a strategic responsibility.

Thank you for building Happiness Camp, António.
The Reset is in motion.