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Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area

Inspiring and inclusive community dedicated to women in the motherhood journey. Series of events designed to connect women, offering a supportive environment for sharing experiences, gaining knowledge, and networking.

London Area, United Kingdom

Event Planning & Coordination: I handle all aspects of their 20th Annniversary event, ensuring every detail is meticulously arranged.Vendor ManagementBudget ManagementOn-Site ManagementCreative Design & Theming

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Barcelona

• Created a new database of clients and properties for new destinations• Developed and maintained relationships with clients, suppliers and properties• Sourced and led suppliers. Reviewed and negotiated contracts. Identified new preferred partners, properties and cost- efficient opportunities• Planned strategies to sell new destinations

London, United Kingdom

Organised and launched photography exhibitions and art fairs in the USA (San Francisco), China, Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, Spain, Colombia, Mexico, and Dubai. Instrumental in helping the Sony World Photography Exhibition event grow over 12 years from a free exhibition in Cannes, France in 2010 - with 100 images and <300 visitors - to a global, profitable annual event with >700 photographers & images. By 2022 we had 30K paying visitors. Head of Events, 2014 - 2022• Developed and drove the annual event strategy (onsite or virtual) including planning, budgeting, presenting and receiving executive sign off within assigned budget and deadlines• Managed budgets up to 300k including presentation and approval to event Directors and sponsors• Responsible for monthly status reporting to event sponsors & for managing strategic C-Suite relationships• Led team responsible for producing the annual World Photography Awards, a formal evening of hospitality for 650 international VIP industry leaders, global press, and sponsors • Organised and managed the annual VIP programme for the most important collectors who attended from around the world, at Photofairs Shanghai• Responsible for logistics and sponsorship engagement strategies and leading daily logistics operations, sourcing local teams & managing sponsor relations during events • Responsible for introducing and implementing technology innovations and managing vendors and suppliers to ensure continued best in class event and experience• Managed core team encouraging excellence, creativity and a collaborative, inspirational environment to achieve maximum team productivity and engagement• Managed the design team and worked closely with PR and marketing leads to ensure successful event promotion of World Photography Awards & Exhibition through all relevant media channels• Instrumental in helping retain Sony as lead sponsor over course of 12 years• Managed the production team remote from Spain for 2 years

London, United Kingdom

Managing operations for all events• Tracking project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short andlong-term goals• Implementing and ensure excellent customer service• Recruiting and hiring staff for all events• Creating and maintaining project documentation• Producing post-event evaluations• Organising flights and accommodation for clients, guests, and staff

Customer Service• Handle visitors' complaints• Organising flights and accommodations for winners and judges• Providing administrative and logistics support to the event team

Bordeaux Area, France

Master; Master, Events Marketing And Management

Bachelor'S Degree, European Languages And Cultures