Magali Hochberg holds a Master’s degree in 'Cultural Event and Festival Planning' and 'Television Production and Digital Cinema' from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy. She is certified in Major Event Management by City University of London and has a BA in Performing Arts from UFRGS, Brazil.

With over 25 years of experience managing projects in the events, arts, culture fields across Brazil, Italy, and the United Kingdom, Magali has successfully delivered more than 3,500 institutional, governmental, commercial, and cultural events. These include festivals, performances, exhibitions, concerts, shows, conferences, seminars and launches, working across both public and private sectors.

In London since 2017, Magali has been focusing on large-scale arts and international projects, providing services to renowned organisations and international brands such as Worldhaus Music Record Label, People’s Palace Projects at Queen Mary University of London, the British Council, theatre company Les Enfants Terribles, Vault Theatre, London Coffee Festival, and others.

In 2020, she founded Canto dos Mafagafos, curating online multidisciplinary arts programmes for families during lockdown. By 2021, she resumed in-person activities, managing dozens of large-scale combined arts events from planning to execution. In October 2024, she co-founded Mafagafonia CIC, where she serves as Director, promoting Brazilian culture and fostering connections within London’s multicultural community.

Thais Preece holds a Master’s degree in International Economic Law, Justice, and Development from Birkbeck University of London and a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Universidade Positivo (UP) in Brazil. Accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) as a Registered Foreign Lawyer, she is licensed to practise law in England & Wales and Brazil. 

In 2015, Thais attended courses at the United Nations, World Trade Organization, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, where she deepened her knowledge of the right to self-determination of peoples as a fundamental principle of international law.

With four years of experience working in the Children and Young People’s team for the Quakers in Britain, Thais gained a deep understanding of supporting diverse communities. 

Early in her legal career in London, Thais specialised in International Family Contract Law. As the founder of her own law practice, she has experience in managing highly regulated businesses, adhering to strict standards for accounting, audits, licensing, anti-money laundering (AML), and compliance.

This expertise led her to co-found Mafagafonia, where she now serves as Director, promoting the richness of Brazilian culture and expanding its presence within London’s multicultural community and beyond.