Helen S. Kang Email & Phone Number

• Primary responsibility as the government and industry liaison for selected events in the US. • Build and maintain excellent relationships with technology leadership in each jurisdiction to develop overall event programs.• Complete planning and oversight for assigned events, including relationships with leaders in each jurisdiction, conducting advisory board and event planning meetings, developing programs, coordinating with sales and registration for participant involvement, and hosting and emceeing events.

Reston, Virginia, United States

* Successful new launches of 1 new in-person event; and 4 virtual events that featured new content and presenters, and increased attendees’ desire to participate and attend. * Significant increases in ASCEND in-person attendance and sponsorship, achieving highest performance mark in the event’s history.• Strategic, financial, and operational decision-making authority for ASCEND, AIAA’s content platform/product, focused on space and adjacent industries; and led the long-term vision, in close consultation with the industry board, project managers, and other stakeholders. - Full project ownership to ensure deadlines, schedules, and budgets were met through the allocation of internal and external resources. - Researched important industry topics and market trends to ensure ASCEND content was timely and relevant. - Established and maintained relationships with key industry leaders and C-level executives.• Managed multiple cross-functional teams to ensure clear communication, and program and budget accountability. - Worked closely with industry advisory board to identify themes, focus areas, and timely content that were addressed across ASCEND platforms, and secured participation of high level, industry-leading speakers. - Close collaboration with the AIAA volunteer committees to review, select, and organize community contributions, including technical publications and collaborative sessions. - Provided direction for the sales, marketing, and communications strategy, including social media channels and website development, to enable successful execution by responsible team members. - Worked closely with project managers and event operations to facilitate the planning and execution of all ASCEND-related events, including virtual and onsite activities, and provide exceptional customer experiences.

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

• Responsible for ensuring cross-functional alignment and communication, tracking launch milestones and overall readiness for all company releases, efficiently identifying issues and providing resolutions.• Ran complex projects/programs from design and development to production, defining requirements and planning project lifecycle deployment (release dates, readiness levels, deliverables, milestones, goals, etc.).• Maintained and oversaw multiple teams (engineering, legal, operations, marketing, sales) from a program launch and implementation standpoint.• Developed and maintained Requests for Proposals (RFP) for external services, contracts, service-level agreements (SLA) for customers and partners, and technical and project reports and summaries.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Responsible for overall growth strategy and production of entire conference portfolio for two different industries:- Digital Signage (Digital Signage Expo) - 250+ speakers, 6000+ attendees, 100+ sessions; 4 co-located partner events.- Commercial Lighting (LightShow West; LED Specifier Summit) - 120+ speakers, 6000+ attendees, 70+ sessions; 3 co-located partner events.• Produced and executed content at all phases of the event project from ideation to program development and speaker procurement to on-site production, management and meeting all project deadlines.• Budget responsibility and management for speakers and conferences.• Negotiated and managed contracts with strategic partners/associations to ensure success of co-located events.• Supervised all speaker and conference logistics, on-site vendors (AV, design, F&B, etc.), presentations, stage production and event operations.• Project leader for cross-functional teams in event marketing, sales, operations and production.• Created event website content and marketing materials to ensure accuracy to industry and timeliness for target markets.• Maintained active knowledge of industry trends and markets through collaborations with internal sales teams, advisory committees, clients, senior industry networks, subject matter experts, associations and trade media to accomplish market analysis, generate and deliver targeted events, and increase internal growth strategies.

Greater New York City Area

• Event content director for all Aviation Week global events (15,000p+ conferences, 250p+ forums, industry executive roundtables, webinars, workshops/seminars).• Developed and led event projects from initial market research, topic ideation, program development, speaker procurement and website/marketing content to on-site production and execution.• Oversaw all speaker logistics, AV teams, presentation direction/materials, and backstage production.• Collaborated with clients, key industry executives, associations, publishers and editors to accomplish market analysis, deliver industry-targeted objectives, and increase internal growth strategies.• Frequently partnered with sponsors/exhibitors to create and deliver focused content in the right platform for their target audience• Trained a global team of 2-3 producers and managed 3-4 contractors.

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for developing the editorial content for a broad portfolio of domestic and international events in the civil and general aviation industry.• Strategically evaluates, analyzes, and plans new projects/events by conducting in-depth research with senior industry executives, identifying content, themes, agendas and recruiting speakers. • Supervise all speaker logistics, Audio/Visual teams, presentation direction and materials, and back-stage production.

Greater New York City Area

• Content director for all Aviation Week events related to commercial/civil aviation (conferences, forums, industry executive roundtables, webinars, workshops/seminars)• Developed and managed event projects from initial market research, topic ideation, agenda development and speaker recruitment to on-site execution• Collaborated with publishers, editors and industry delegates and associations to accomplish market analysis, deliver and create events addressing vital industry concerns, and increase internal growth strategies

New York, Ny

• Event producer for conferences, forums, industry executive roundtables, webinars, workshops/seminars.• Developed and managed event projects from initial market research, conceptualization / topic ideation, agenda development and speaker recruitment to on-site execution.

Greater New York City Area

Randolph, Nj

* Increased conference attendance by 30% while increasing attendee revenue by 39% (average of all annual events).* Successfully launched two new conferences and four new one-day workshops.• Developed highly successful event content agendas for two different industry publications: Hospitality Technology (HT) and Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) magazines.• Managed all events from initial agenda development to on-site execution, as well as event marketing materials (online and print).

Newark, Nj

• Designed new functional laboratory for discovery of Lyme Disease biomarkers.• Independently worked to maintain/manage functional laboratory, related experiments and administrative operations.• Oversaw and conducted multiple experiments/projects simultaneously.

Master’S Degree, Biomedical Sciences

Activities and Societies: • Thesis: The effects of mesenchymal stem cells on virus-stimulated cytotoxic T-lymphocytes • Concentrations.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology

Activities and Societies: • International Student Leadership Committee • Korean Undergraduate Student Association - Core Officer • HOPE.