Hayley Haggarty

Future Astronaut Events, Virgin Galactic

Hayley Haggarty is currently the Future Astronaut Event Manager at Virgin Galactic, a role she has held since November 2022. Based in Los Angeles, California, she is passionate about event management, space travel, and STEM education, among other interests.

Professional Background

Haggarty's career has been marked by extensive experience in event management across various organizations:

Virgin Galactic: Future Astronaut Event Manager (November 2022 - Present)
VentureBeat: General Manager, Events (August 2021 - November 2022)
Informa Markets: Held multiple roles including Group Event Director and General Manager for Advanced Manufacturing SoCal Events from March 2020 to November 2021.
UBM plc: Worked in several capacities from Event Manager to Associate Director between 2013 and 2019.

Education

Haggarty holds a Bachelor of Science in Immunology from the University of Glasgow (2003-2007) and obtained a Project Management Professional (PmP) qualification from the Institute of Project Management in 2020.

Personal Interests

In addition to her professional pursuits, Haggarty has interests in the metaverse, immunology, and animal welfare, particularly regarding Bernese mountain dogs and Scottish fold cats.1

Experience

Future Astronaut Event Manager at Virgin Galactic (November 2022 - Present)

GM, Events at VentureBeat (August 2021 - November 2022), Podcast Host at In Case Of An Event (February 2021 - August 2021), Group Event Director, Informa Markets Engineering at Informa Markets (March 2020 - August 2021), General Manager - Advanced Manufacturing SoCal Events at Informa Markets (April 2019 - March 2020), Event Director at UBM plc (March 2018 - March 2019), Associate Director, Events at UBM plc (March 2016 - February 2018), Event Manager, North American Events at UBM plc (February 2015 - March 2016), Conference Development Manager at UBM plc (February 2013 - February 2015), Senior Conference Producer at United Business Media (September 2011 - February 2013), Conference Producer at UBM Conferences (November 2009 - September 2011), Recruitment Consultant at Venn Group (October 2008 - November 2009), PhD Student at Cancer Research UK (September 2007 - September 2008)