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Kavita Kapoor | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Kingston University (BSc (Hons), Business Information Technology), University of Greenwich (MSc, Internet Technology by Research) |
| Occupation(s) | Director and Founding Member, Federation of Humanitarian Technologies |
| Website | Profile |
Kavita Kapoor (British English: /kəˈviːtə kəˈpʊr/; Hindi: कविता कपूर, Hindi pronunciation: ['kəʋit̪ɑː kə'puːr]) is a British technologist, martial artist and film-maker.
Education
editKapoor completed a bachelor's degree in business information technology at Kingston University, followed by a master's degree by research in internet technology at the University of Greenwich.[1] She also obtained a postgraduate degree in media management from New York University in 2003.
Career
editKapoor started her career as a lead developer for International Computers Limited (later acquired by Fujitsu), acting as a consultant on projects for Sega, Virgin Cosmetics, and the BBC.[2]
Having worked closely with the London-based creative agency Iris during the London 2012 Olympics, she became the regional director of digital operations for Iris in New Delhi.[3]
In 2017, Kapoor became the chief operating officer for the not-for-profit micro:bit Educational Foundation.[2] In this role she organized campaigns to encourage uptake of the Micro Bit in schools.[4][5] During her tenure the micro:bit Educational Foundation was the European regional winner of the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge's Skills Development & Opportunity Matching award.[6]
In 2019 she established a new Shorinji Kempo club for the LGBTQ community in and around Camden.[7] She is now a lead instructor at the Camden branch and an accredited examiner for the British Shorinji Kempo Federation.[8]
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Micro:bit Foundation appoints Kavita Kapoor as the new COO - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "iris appoints Kavita Kapoor as regional digital director of operations for the iris Delhi office". Campaign Brief Asia. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Coding the Future". Nominet. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Booth, Giles (October 2018). "The micro:bit Global Challenge" (PDF). micro:mag. 2: 9–11.
- ^ "Micro:bit Educational Foundation". MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Camden Shorinji Kempo: Cindex". cindex.camden.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Our Club – Camden Shorinji Kempo". Retrieved 21 October 2020.