Helga Spitaler Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Cambridge, United Kingdom

GÉANT develops, deploys and promotes advanced networks and associated e-infrastructure services in support of global research & education (R&E).• Lead EU-funded AfricaConnect3 project for Cluster 3 (North Africa) and EUMEDCONNECT3 project for Eastern Mediterranean, incl overseeing procurement activities and connectivity deployments.• Manage GÉANT relationships with partners in North Africa, Middle East, Gulf region and Asia-Pacific.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

In addition to responsibilities held in previous post, increased involvement in stakeholder and project management, e.g. grant proposal preparation for AfricaConnect3 project (EUR30M EU funding).

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Coordination of visibility activities for EU-funded regional networking projects in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.• Primary marcomms interlocutor for GÉANT’s strategic partners in India, China, Japan and the Gulf region.• Provision of marketing advice and support to Korea-based TEIN*CC, coordinator of the EU-funded Asi@Connect project.• Facilitator of successful joint activities within the global R&E networking community in the context of the Global PR Network.• Mentoring of colleagues to develop marcomms capacity locally.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Plan, manage & execute innovative & effective marketing communications activities for EU-funded regional networking projects in Asia-Pacific, Central Asia and the Mediterranean.• Lead initiatives to demonstrate the value of NRENs and R&E networking.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Plan und successfully deliver key events, such as GÉANT2 launch and e-Concertation meetings in conjunction with external stakeholders.• Lead promotional activities for EUMEDCONNECT2 (Mediterranean) and TEIN2/3 (Asia-Pacific) projects, culminating in high-profile launch events.• Contribute to promotion of the GÉANT network and services with major involvement in user segmentation.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Design, marketing & delivery of open and custom business and leadership programmes as part of the executive education offering of one of world’s top-ranking business schools.• Account management for EY, BP and Shell. • Business development in China.

San Francisco, California, Us

US subsidiary of Applied Market Information Ltd, Bristol, UK, a market-leading publishing, conference and consultancy company for the global plastics industry. • Relocated to the US to successfully establish and manage a fast-growing conference division in a highly competitive US market.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Strategic planning, development, marketing and successful delivery of a portfolio of technical & business conferences within the global plastics industry.• Business acumen demonstrated by conceiving a set of innovative & highly profitable events.• Sponsorship deals secured.• Team leader of Conference Department, supervising internal staff and contractors.

Bolzano, Italy

Focal point for a variety of media related activities regionally, nationally and internationally.• Development of portfolio of high-level events to promote the Chamber’s activities, including supervision of exposure at trade fairs and exhibitions.• Media relations.• Production of all marketing collateral (bilingual German/Italian).

Brussels, Belgium

Simultaneous and consecutive translation at Committee on Fisheries of the European Parliament (German/Italian/English)

Bolzano, Italy

Simultaneous interpreting (German/Italian) at Council plenaries and Committee meetings and translation of associated documents.

Ma (Laurea) Interpreting And Translating, Italian, German, English, Spanish

Certificate Integrated Marketing Communications

Erasmus, Department Of Languages

Maturita' Scientifica, Bolzano, Italy