Clara is the Engagement Programme Lead at the Academy of the Near Future, a smart city education programme in collaboration with CONNECT, Dublin City Council and Smart Docklands.

She is leading the Connective Detective, a programme for primary schools that engages students with the potential of telecommunications and digital connectivity. During delivering those workshops, giving young voices the opportunity to be heard is very important to her. Furthermore, she brings a strong passion to empower young people to use technology to make a difference in their communities.

Clara holds a B.A. and M.A. in Sociology and Social Science, with a focus on organisational development, digital transformation and system thinking.