Connected Places Catapult
Casandra B. currently serves as Events Team Lead, Conference Producer, and Third Party Events and Partnerships Manager at Connected Places Catapult since April 2023. Previously, Casandra worked as Project Manager for Partnerships and Client Engagement at Gemini Corporation NV, coordinating high-profile engagements at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2022. At HSBC, Casandra held various roles including Event Manager for Executive Events, successfully delivering numerous global virtual events and managing strategic participation in key summits, as well as Strategic Engagement Manager for Strategic Events. Earlier experience includes roles at Missing People as Major Donor Manager, and at the University of Westminster as Development Officer, along with multiple positions at Cancer Research UK. Casandra holds an MA in International Liaison and Communication from the University of Westminster, a BA/BSc (Hons) in Sociology and Social Science with Communication from Canterbury Christ Church University, and completed a Baccalaureate at Gheorghe Lazar National College.
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Connected Places Catapult
Connected Places Catapult is the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport, and place leadership. We provide impartial ‘innovation as a service’ for public bodies, businesses, and infrastructure providers to catalyse step-change improvements in the way people live, work and travel. We connect businesses and public sector leaders to cutting-edge research to spark innovation and grow new markets. We run technology demonstrators and SME accelerators to scale new solutions that drive growth, spread prosperity, and reduce carbon emissions.