In the sponsorship team, we try to secure a number of sponsors for different events being organized by CUTEC, mainly the annual Technology Venture Conference. The activity in our group involves: (1) targeting the potential sponsors; (2) making contacts and advertisements; and (3) finalizing and signing agreements and contracts. Additionally, we hold weekly meetings with the team members in order to review the team progress and fine-tune the team policy.
Alessandra Caggiano, Vice PresidentAlessandra joined CUTEC as Events Manager and External Relations Advisor in September 2011.
She has recently completed an MA in ‘Cultures and Organisational Leadership’, her previous studies being focused on Arts and Cultural Heritage. She wishes to pass on her enthusiasm for these subjects.
She is an active networker in a variety of Cambridge communities, making use of her people skills. The entrepreneurial spirit fascinates her.
She has outstanding diplomatic, organisational, and sales skills as well as multi-tasking ability, and a strong drive to succeed. She has gained these skills whilst working in various roles in both the private and the public sector, in Italy and in the UK.
She enjoys travelling and learning about different cultures and traditions. She has a passion for food, indeed she is an excellent cook. She is fluent in English, Italian, and French.
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Ignas Budvytis, Team AdvisorIgnas is a Vice President of the CUTEC Sponsorship team. He is in the third year of his PhD in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on the mathematical modeling and statistical data analysis of visual data. Having participated in international mathematics and informatics olympiads and done a prestigeous summer internship in Microsoft Research, he is very passionate about problem solving and turning scientific solutions into business ones. |
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Ramin ZaghiI finished my studies in Software Engineering in 2009 and currently work for ARM Ltd in Cambridge. My previous work experiences include mainly the games industry and even though I now work in a different type of industry, I was lucky enough to be publicly credited for working on a recent title – Virtua Tennis 2009 – (http://www.mobygames.com/game/ps3/virtua-tennis-2009/credits). I have joined CUTEC to take the challenge of helping raise funds for CUTEC's activities. |
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Tim CarltonTim is currently the 7th member of a biotech start-up based in Cambridge. Prior to this, he was a trainee patent attorney based in London, a position he started after finishing his Postdoctoral studies at the University of Cambridge's Department of Biochemistry. At Cambridge, Tim was enthused with the innovative spirit of the Cambridge region and has let this guide his post-academic career choices. |
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Anastasia ZolotarevaAnastasia holds two Master’s degrees from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Her main field of academic interest is Japan with a focus on areas of application for social robots. Anastasia currently works for a publishing house and her day-to-day job involves pitching to governments and senior executives in a wide range of industries.
Having just finished her term as Events and Entertainment Officer on the CU Russian Society executive committee, Anastasia is keen to bring her expertise and skillset to the table and meet more like-minded people who are passionate about entrepreneurship and start-up opportunities.
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Simona Sutaviciute
Simona holds BA (Hons) degree in Management Practice from
Lord Ashcroft International Business School, Cambridge. Having various work
experiences in events and marketing industries, Simona has joined CUTEC to
share and expand her experience within events industry.
Simona’s main interests are start – up possibilities within
entertainment and leisure industries.
Simona has just moved to Dubai and she is keen to extend
Cutec’s international relationships even further and bring some sponsors from
Dubai to the Technology Venture Conference.
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