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Kevin Lee

Creative technologist, Innovation Growth Lab

Kevin Lee

Aimee Wang Albert Bravo-Biosca Alexandra Brown Alexandra Wu Amalia Papanikolaou‌‌ Anna Giulia Ponchia Apoorva Srikkanth Bashar Hobbi Caroline Pradier Caroline Purslow Catherine Duncan Charlie Mealings Clélia Cothier Cleo Robbie Dina Ibrahim Dylan Terry Edoardo Trimarchi Elettra Pellanda Fernanda Anaya Fernanda Torres Frances Bain Fulvia Porcheddu George Finnigan Hannah Dummett Helen Spencer Hugo Cuello Ian Sillett Ikbal Hussain Ilana Cope James Phipps Janet Southern McCormick Josefina Vial Karmel Edmonds Kathy Nothstine Layla Gemmell Maria Brackin Mark Gordon Max Meadows Nassin Watson Nini Papashvili Olivier Usher Piotr Gierszewski Pippa Mildred Rachael Glover Rhys Herriott Rob Fuller Ruth Neale Samantha Flower Seoana Sherry-Brennan Sophie Clifton Teo Firpo Tris Dyson Vidal Kumar Winsen Ng Yan Yan Leung

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Aimee Wang

Programme coordinator, Challenge Works

Albert Bravo-Biosca

Director, Innovation Growth Lab

Alexandra Brown

Programme coordinator, Challenge Works

Alexandra Wu

Assistant programme manager, Challenge Works

Amalia Papanikolaou‌‌

Data programme lead, Challenge Works

Anna Giulia Ponchia

Programme Manager, Innovation Growth Lab

Apoorva Srikkanth

Initiative manager, Innovation Growth Lab

Bashar Hobbi

Senior researcher, Challenge Works

Caroline Pradier

Programme manager, Challenge Works

Caroline Purslow

Head of health, Challenge Works

Catherine Duncan

Senior programme manager, Challenge Works

Charlie Mealings

Researcher, Challenge Works

Clélia Cothier

Programme manager, Challenge Works

Cleo Robbie

Assistant programme manager, Challenge Works

Dina Ibrahim

Programme coordinator, Challenge Works

Dylan Terry

Programme manager, Challenge Works

Edoardo Trimarchi

Policy lead, Innovation Growth Lab

Elettra Pellanda

Programme manager, Challenge Works

Fernanda Anaya

Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Fernanda Torres

Researcher, Challenge Works

Frances Bain

Mission manager (Scotland), healthy life mission

Fulvia Porcheddu

Team Assistant and Programme Coordinator, Challenge Works

George Finnigan

Assistant programme manager, Challenge Works

Hannah Dummett

Programme manager, Challenge Works

Helen Spencer

Assistant programme manager, Challenge Works

Hugo Cuello

Researcher, Innovation Growth Lab

Ian Sillett

Director of frontier technologies, Challenge Works

Ikbal Hussain

Project Management Apprentice, Challenge Works

Ilana Cope

Programme coordinator, Challenge Works

James Phipps

Deputy Director, Innovation Growth Lab

Janet Southern McCormick

Senior Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Josefina Vial

Programme coordinator, Challenge Works

Karmel Edmonds

Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Kathy Nothstine

Head of Future Cities, Challenge Works

Layla Gemmell

Operations Manager, Innovation Growth Lab

Maria Brackin

Researcher, Innovation Growth Lab

Mark Gordon

Partnerships Manager, Innovation Growth Lab

Max Meadows

Assistant programme manager, Challenge Works

Nassin Watson

Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Nini Papashvili

Project coordinator, Challenge Works

Olivier Usher

Head of Research, Challenge Works

Piotr Gierszewski

Research lead, Challenge Works

Pippa Mildred

Operations manager, Challenge Works

Rachael Glover

Senior Consultant, People Powered Results

Rhys Herriott

Senior programme manager, Challenge Works

Rob Fuller

Evaluation Manager, Innovation Growth Lab

Ruth Neale

Programme Manager (Global Health), Challenge Works

Samantha Flower

Assistant Programme Manager, Challenge Works

Seoana Sherry-Brennan

Digital Communications and Events Specialist, Challenge Works

Sophie Clifton

Head of Operations, Challenge Works

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