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Sevin Fernando

DoCSoc: Sponsor Liaison and Industrial Events Coordinator

My name's Sevin, a 1st-year JMC student. Though I'm new to DoCSoc, my experiences as an Organiser for IC Hack '25, where I worked within the Sponsorship division; in previous sponsorship work; and in speaking and writing for a few years now give me the belief that I would enjoy this role, and give it my best.

To start, fulfilling the main responsibilites - maintaining sponsor relations through regular contact, organising engagement events, handling event logistics - is key, but what I would like to convey is that if elected, I hope to pursue expanding the role as well.

Current Plans:

  • DoCSoc Start-Up Support System: Maintaining a support system for start-ups that originate within DoCSoc. This may include:
    • Developing a system to match founders and alumni, where support can be provided through advisory, investment, or direct collaboration. This also tackles DoCSoc's current goal of increased alumni contact.
    • Sponsoring initial funding for start-ups, given excesses within DoCSoc.
    • Developing a centralised platform for DoCSoc start-ups to manage the above.

  • Multiple Potential Sponsors: As President of Imperial's IBM Z Chapter, I liaise regularly with the Head of IBM Z Europe. Through this, I have direct communication with companies employing mainframes, which I hope to make use of:
    • IBM
    • Coursera
    • DELL
    • Broadcom
    • Infosys
    • ...

  • Experience:
    • Organiser for IC Hack '25
      • Handled onboarding for Tomoro.ai
      • Aided with sponsor contract generation
    • Secured sponsorship from Handelsbanken for the 2024 Greenpower Challenge
      • +2 local companies as Head of Marketing
    • Communication-focused extracurriculars: House Captain, MUN, 2 Books Published, Newspaper Articles, Musicals.