Shanti Tarumarajan

Shanti Tarumarajan is a highly experienced professional in event operations and project management, currently serving as the EMEA Event Operations Team Lead at FIRST since June 2021, where leadership is provided to a team delivering diverse events for clients. Prior to this role, Shanti held positions such as Operations & Project Management Consultant at ST Consulting, Acting Group Event Operations Director and Head of Operations Best Practice at Hyve Group plc, and Senior Events Manager at MXW, collaborating with the Walt Disney Company. Additional experience includes managing exhibition operations at GSMA for prestigious events such as Mobile World Congress and service-oriented roles in various organizations including PowerStation Studios and Advanstar Communications. Shanti's career in events began with roles at Kimberly-Clark, Informa ICBI, and Reed, following an academic background in Geology from Imperial College London.