Paula Pardo - Venture Capital and Open Innovation, IATA

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Work Background

International Air Transport Association (IATA)Senior Manager Innovation

Mar. 2023Geneva, SwitzerlandManagement of the Accelerate@IATA program, the first aviation industry-owned acceleration program, that aims at bridging the startup/scaleup global ecosystems to our airline partners for pilot opportunities.

Plug and Play Tech CenterGovernment Partnerships Associate

Nov. 2022 - Mar. 2023SpainIdentification of Innovation opportunities for Corporates and Ecosystem promotion initiatives, including public procurement bidding for Local/National/Regional Governments as well as multinational organizations.

Plug and Play Tech CenterInvestor & Corporate Innovation Manager

Mar. 2021 - Nov. 2022SpainEarly Stage Investment on agnostic tech solutions, worldwide. Full management of the investment funnel, from startup sourcing to deep dive, presentation at Investment Committee to portfolio management. Corporate Innovation projects for clients in the Travel & Hospitality space, including International Hotel Chains, Travel Management Companies, Airlines and Trade Associations (i.e. Radisson Hotel Group, CWT, Flight Center, Singapore Airlines, All Nippon Airways, TUI Group, and IATA among others)

WayraScouting & Partnerships

Mar. 2020 - Mar. 2021Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya, EspañaDEALFLOW MANAGEMENT (WAYRA Barcelona Hub & WAYRA X) * Investment opportunities identification - mainly Technological Startups at Early- and Growth (Scale Ups) stages PARTNERSHIPS * Fostering of investor relations and synergies with strategic partners * Design and organisation of events (trainings, workshops, acceleration programmes, etc.) with investors and startups, and other key players from the ecosystem

LeCheese AppCorporate Communications & PR

Sep. 2019 - Nov. 2020PUBLIC RELATIONS * Media relations * Stakeholder management, including producers and associations, as well as companies from the industry (incl. fairs and events organizers, podcasts, etc.) CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS * Organization of the LeCheese People's Choice Awards * Press Notes and official communiqués * Co-design of the corporate and brand strategy

SoNeMoStrategic Communications Specialist

May. 2017 - Jun. 2019INVESTOR RELATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT * Research on investors and acceleration programmes (incl. candidacy to the Final Stage of the GCHQ - WAYRA "NCSC Cyber Accelerator Programme" 2018) * Co-Represented SoNeMo at the RISE Tech Conference (Hong Kong) 2017 COPYWRITING * Documentation preparation and business plan development for the European Commission’s Horizons 2020 SME instrument phase 1 * Co-production of informative materials such as leaflets and brochures. STRATEGY * Development of business strategy and start-up development plan * Brand conceptualization and co-design of the Brand image

everisProject Assistant - International Organizations, Multilateral Unit - Public Sector

Jan. 2018 - Jul. 2018Barcelona Area, SpainAs Project Assistant, my daily tasks included the identification and monitoring of strategic international tendering opportunities, mainly those financed by the EU, and more specifically, EuropeAid programs, but also some others funded by organisations such as the European Investment Bank, the World Bank, the African Development Bank and others, including some national development agencies such as GIZ. Such tasks also involved the preparation of Expression of Interests (managing and preparing administrative documents, selection of the references, etc.), and the identification and communication with potential partners or experts. It also included the management of Requests for Services under the Framework Contracts of the SIEA 2018 Lot 3 and Lot 5.

Hudson InstituteNon-Resident Research Intern

Nov. 2017 - Apr. 2018The Internship entails primary and secondary source analysis and reports writing. The research is mainly centred on critical regional security issues, on topics ranging from US Foreign Policy or Asian economic and security trends, to WMD and CBRNE proliferation, among others.

United NationsPermanent Representation of Spain - Human Rights Division Intern

Sep. 2017 - Dec. 2017Geneva Area, SwitzerlandElaboration of reports and official communications for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the different bilateral and multilateral meetings taking place in UNOG under the Human Rights framework, including: - XXXVI Regular Session of the Human Rights Council, as well as the XXth, XXIVth and XXVIIth Special Sessions. - XXVIII Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR): Argentina, Benin, Czech Republic, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Japan, Pakistan, Peru, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Ukraine and Zambia. - Committee for the Elimination of Violence against Women: Modification of General Recommendations resulting in GR nº 35 on gender violence. - Committee against Torture: Meeting XVI on the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. - International Forum on Business and Human Rights: Preparation of a Binding Instrument on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises on Human Rights, and guarantee the access to effective remedy. - Under the Decade of People of African Descent 2014-2025: Intergovernmental meeting with the Working Group on the implementation of Durban Principles and Regional meeting for Europe, Central Asia and North America on the rights of Peoples of African Descent. - Social Forum 2017 on the Promotion and protection of HR on the context of VIH epidemy and other transmissible epidemics. - Xth Forum for Minorities on the integration of minority youth - Public Consultation of the Special Rapporteur on the right to Adecuate Housing. - Presentation of HR situation in Democratic Republic of Congo by the civil society to the EU member states.

Spanish Ministry on Foreign Affairs and CooperationStudent Internship at the Spanish Embassy in Japan

Aug. 2015 - Dec. 2015Tokyo, Japan- Regular reports on Social and Political issues of the hosting country - Elaboration of a Protocol of Emergency-Response for the Embassy in case of Natural Disaster - Consular Services like Visa-granting, census keeping, management of absentee vote, attention to Spanish nationals, etc. - Organization of events and Cultural Sponsorships - Social Media management