Teodora Kaneva

Head of Smart Infrastructure & Systems at techUK

Teodora’s rich background varies from working in business development for a renewable energy lobbying association in Brussels to the fast-moving technology innovation startup scene in the UK.

She has designed the market strategy for a German renewable energy engineering scale-up for the UK, listed on Nasdaq private market, and now one of the fastest-growing scale-ups in the world. Previous experience also includes managing a renewable energy startup in London, which has built a small-scale biomass CHP power plant. Teodora is passionate about cross-industry collaboration and working together with academia to inform the design of future educational models and skill-building.

Most recently Teodora has ran the commercial activities and business development at Future Cities Catapult, focusing on innovation in cities, digital health and wellbeing, mobility, and infrastructure. Teodora is a passionate STEM Ambassador and a vocal advocate for women in tech.