Laura is the CreaTech Frontiers Cluster Manager, bringing over 25 years of expertise in programme management across both the private sector and higher education. A passionate advocate for innovation in the creative industries, she has most recently led pioneering projects that sit at the intersection of creativity, technology, and education. Laura was the International Programme Manager at Birmingham City University’s STEAMhouse, an interdisciplinary innovation hub. There, she played a central role in managing an Interreg Europe project that connected cities and municipalities across Europe to explore how creative spaces can drive innovation policy and regional development. Laura also led a transnational Erasmus+ project on STEAM Innovation and Curriculum, collaborating with eight European universities to examine how interdisciplinarity can be embedded in higher education. As part of this initiative, she partnered closely with the renowned Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria—bringing creative experimentation and critical thinking into academic practice on a European stage.
