Benita Mahanta
Events Manager @Greentown Labs
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WORK HISTORY
Events Manager @Greentown Labs
Houston, TX, US
Drives innovative climate solutions by leading the implementation of 4+ events/month, to promote 75+ climate tech startups; includes Climate Tech Summit - the year’s largest event - with 450+ attendees - and events associated with CERAWeek and Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week• Accelerates energy transition by evaluating requests to host events in Greentown Labs’ space, ensuring they influence climate policy and shift cultural discourse toward climate solutions, in order to approve• Ensures successful event logistics before, during, and after events; including via space setup and breakdown, catering support, name tags, signage, and vendor support• Collaborates regularly with colleagues, member companies, strategic partners, and vendors to ensure high-quality and successful• Works across the Houston team to effectively coordinate and plan both external and internal events• Leads the logistical planning and execution for smaller events; including visitor tours, workshops, and lectures, etc.• Collaborates with the rest of the Marketing and Events team to ensure effective messaging, collateral, social media, and promotion of all events• Amplifies activities, members, partners and the broader Houston innovation ecosystem across social media channels• Updates website with information about Greentown Houston members, partners, and press coverage• Spearheads management of tasks before, during, and after events; including Eventbrite invitation creation, recording management, Zoom creation and execution, question-and-answer tracking, etc.• Manages and fields inbound inquiries about hosting events at Greentown Houston• Maintains data management and tracking of events, campaigns, and marketing budgets
EDUCATION
Yale School of Public Health
Certificate Program - Climate Change and Health
University of Chicago
Master of Public Policy
Yale School of the Environment
Certificate Program - Tropical Forest Landscapes: Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use
Yale School of the Environment
Field Course Certificate - Restoration in Human-Dominated Landscapes
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Business Administration
Richmond, The American International University in London
Study Abroad Program in Florence, Italy
ABOUT BENITA MAHANTA
I am an Events Manager at Greentown Labs, the largest climate tech incubator in North America, where I lead the planning and execution of events that promote and support over 70 climate tech startups and their innovative solutions. With more than 15 years of experience in the public policy and advocacy space, I am passionate about advancing environmental sustainability, social equity, and energy transition through strategic communication, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration. In my current role, I oversee the implementation of panels, workshops, meetings with governmental delegations, pitch competitions, and summits; reaching hundreds of attendees from diverse backgrounds and sectors and driving positive climate impact and influencing policy and culture. Additionally, I work closely with colleagues, member companies, strategic partners, and vendors to ensure high-quality and seamless event logistics and delivery.
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