Matt Maynard

In September 2023, Matt joined the team as our Events Manager

With 12 years of experience in events and project management, he previously worked as an Events & Marketing Coordinator at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).

While at ARU, Matt coordinated the UK's largest annual student gaming festival, Brains Eden. He also mentored students and apprentices in project management at ARU and Cambridge Junction.

Matt is the founder of DUSK Empire — a GQ-featured clothing label — and DUSK Presents, a multi-brand events collective operating across Cambridge, London, and Manchester. In 2025, he was exclusively commissioned to lead a new series of events at the iconic Cambridge Corn Exchange, delivered under the DUSK Empire banner.

Matt holds a BA (Hons) in Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Management.