Helena is Head of Societal Engagement at TU Dublin. Her team work across university functions and implement innovative programmes to engage society in the University’s research, education and operations activity. Her role has a particular focus on creating positive societal impact in the Greater Dublin Region. An architect by profession, she is passionate about enabling individual and collective creativity, and in engaging cross-sectoral stakeholders in the full lifecycle of innovation. She has extensive experience in the orchestration of community-led open innovation processes, and she leads the initiation of the TU Dublin Living Lab.