Kat Morris, The Great Escape Festival, the UK www.escapegreat.com

Katherine graduated from The Academy of Contemporary Music in 2000 and has been working within the Music Industry ever since. She started out as a Label Assistant for Fingerlickin’ Records and was then recruited to work for MTV European Events Team. In her first year at MTV she co-ordinated 15 events, ranging from small intimate VIP parties up to large scale Award Ceremony post show events. These events took place all over the UK and also in Europe . She then moved on to work for and assist in the launch of MTV Base Africa. During her two years working on the new channel she co-ordinated 20 events in over 8 major African cities. These events included VJ search auditions, finals and after parties, local talent showcases and festival style concerts. Kat started work for The Great Escape in January 07 as Event Co-ordinator, she was promoted to Operations Manager in 2008 and is now seen as a key decision maker and driving force within the organisation.