Sushmita Barman

Global Events Organiser @Wellcome Trust

London, GB

Coordinated all Wellcome Trust conferences for up to 200 delegates- Ran a series of Humanities and Social Science workshops in Delhi and Chennai to enable researchers in India to gain funding- Organised Engaging Science conferences in the Wellcome Collection for over 200 delegates- Arranged networking events for Trust Fellows in their early stages of their grants- Coordinated researcher meetings on various scientific topics around the UK- Used Eventsforce to send invitations to delegates and monitored responses- Organised travel and accommodation for all delegates and business visas- Compiled budgets, cost centres, financial reports and processed expenses- Conduced venue searches and site evaluations to ensure they met all Health and Safety obligations- Dealt with internal and external contracts to ensure it met the necessary requirements for each event- Prepared agendas and designed conference programmes and content with policy and science staff at the Wellcome Trust- Liaised with publishing departments for the production of conference programmes and materials- Prepared badges, holding slides and signage- Booked photographers and liaised with media relations for conferences involving the Press- Liaised with the audio-visual team, caterers and internal meeting departments at the Trust to ensure the smooth running of each conference.

Queen Mary, U. of London

Bachelor's degree

Enfield College

A levels