Speaker
Description
In this talk, I will draw from my personal experience—transitioning from a career as an architectural engineer to working in community and stakeholder management. Reflecting on my current role at GÉANT in partner relationship management, I will explore how designing physical structures has evolved into designing meaningful connections between people and organizations—and why these are often more important than bricks and mortar.
Expanding on the timeless metaphor of building bridges, I will highlight the often unseen work of partnership and community building and its vital role in the ecosystem of R&E networks. I will zoom in on the concept of trust as the building matter of the GÉANT community and proceed to outline a reading of it as an action-enabling factor and a determinant of organizational resilience, especially in the context of our community's diversity.
By using metaphor as both a technique and a lens, this talk aims to make the less tangible aspects of our work more concrete and visible.
