Cindy is co-founder and Managing Director of Tekiu Ltd. Cindy has extensive experience of designing and managing large scale international innovation exchange programmes that support practitioners and decision-makers to forge sustainable collaborative partnerships across sectors and borders. As a knowledge transfer broker, Tekiu provides tailored capacity building and business support within science and innovation that opens up opportunities for startups and scaleups internationally in the areas of health and life sciences, environmental technologies, and smart cities. Cindy has a PhD from University College London in Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering. Cindy is interested in government policy and paving the way for innovative SMEs to work jointly with local authorities in an agile and timely way to develop solutions that address pressing urban challenges.
