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Greta Keenan
Greta is a science and technology enthusiast with a specialism in communicating science to different audiences. As Strategic Impact and Communications Lead for the Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), Greta curates the impact narrative of the C4IR platforms, network of centres and tech start-up communities.
Prior to joining the Forum in August 2019, she worked at New Scientist magazine, the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan, and the Francis Crick Institute.
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