Ileana Lupsa
Programme Management, Design & Delivery Professional
Connecting the dots from programme design through to delivery
I'm a programme management and delivery professional with 8+ years of experience building and running delivery infrastructure across complex, multi-stakeholder programmes in industry, government, and academia.
I specialise in building the governance structures, relationships, and rhythms that keep ambitious, high-profile programmes coherent and moving toward measurable outcomes. That work sits at the intersection of strategy and operations, and I work best where there are multiple moving parts, competing priorities, and complexity.
I help organisations see the full picture and connect the dots across teams, workstreams, and stakeholders.
I aim to create positive change through the work I do, for the planet, people and communities.
Get in touch. I'd love to hear what you're working on.
Where I add the most value
You're managing programmes working with multiple stakeholders and workstreams — across industry, government, research, or communities — and delivery is starting to feel stretched or fragmented.
You need someone who understands how programme management, stakeholder strategy, communications, and events strengthen each other and deliver value together.
You want integrated strategic thinking and hands-on execution from one person who can create initiatives, improve processes, maintain stakeholder relationships and keep objectives anchored to the vision and mission.
My approach
Diagnose: find what's disconnected. Spot where the gaps, bottlenecks, and disconnects across processes, teams and stakeholders.
Design: build the bridges. Create the programmes, projects, initiatives and strategies that connect all the pieces, aligned to the vision and mission.
Deliver: see it through. Then deliver it turning fragmented workstreams into visible, measurable progress.
About me
My Experience
I'm a programme and delivery professional with over 8 years of experience across the public and private sectors. I've managed complex multi-stakeholder programmes, led national events, moderated expert panels, and developed content that makes ambitious ideas accessible and compelling — across digital innovation, clean technology, and tech ecosystems.
What sets my work apart is seeing how programme management, stakeholder engagement, events, research, and communications strengthen each other, and bringing that integrated thinking to every engagement.
What Drives Me
I thrive on the challenge of turning complex initiatives into tangible results, especially in environments where ambition is high and delivery might be fragmented or workflows and processes need attention. I aim to deliver work that creates positive change in the world, for the planet, people and communities.
Beyond Work
Outside of projects, you'll find me exploring new cultures through travel, immersing myself in books, or taking long walks to recharge and reflect.
Highlights
8+ years
5
Sectors I worked across: Technology and Digital, Telecoms, Automotive and Engineering, Sustainability and Net Zero, Higher Education and Professional Development
Programme Management professional experience
300+
70+
Key stakeholders engaged across industry and government on average per year
Events delivered in person across the UK and online throughout my career so far
Pieces of thought leadership content I authored: blogs, reports, case studies, newsletters
90+
Awards & Achievements
Recognised with awards in tech and digital innovation, women in tech, and honored as a leadership award finalist.
Shortlisted: Greater Birmingham Young Professional of the Year Awards 2024 in the Digital, Technology & Innovation category
Young Professional Awards 2024, Insider Media
Shortlisted: Transformational Leader for the West Midlands Leadership Awards 2025
Leadership Awards 2025, TheBusinessDesk.com
Winner: Future Faces Women in Tech Awards 2023
Awarded by TechWM and the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
Winner: Young Digital & Tech Professional of the Year 2024
Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
"Her role in the trade association for the UK tech and digital sector sees Ileana act as a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion in the industry and she regularly contributes to campaigns aimed at empowering young women in STEM." - InsiderMedia
"Ileana is motivated by change and tech for good and is driven to make a difference through the work she does, focusing on creating opportunities for tech across the UK ecosystem.
She is motivated through the work she does in the tech sector to use tech for good across the country and is passionate about NetZero technologies. She is organised, thoughtful and driven in the work she does.
She supports colleagues, gets involved with many different initiatives and through her work, is support local government across the country to improve life for citizens through digital transformation.
In a nutshell, she cares about the work she does and the change digital transformation can bring." -
Alison Young MCIEx, Trade and Investment Specialist at Thames Freeport | Inward Investment Developing the Innovation Ecosystem
Let's connect
If you're interested in working together or have a question about my experience, I'd love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out via email or connect with me on LinkedIn.
I'm open to permanent roles, fixed-term contracts, and consultancy engagements — remote, available across UK, EU, and Asia time zones.
Wondering if we're a good fit? Book a 30-minute call to discuss.