Kristin Cabot, the former HR manager at Astronomer who left the company after a viral incident at a Coldplay concert involving its CEO, Andy Byron, will speak at the PRWeek Crisis Communications Conference in Washington, DC on April 16.
Cabot’s session on “taking back the narrative” will focus on strategies she has used to manage public scrutiny and reshape her narrative in the aftermath of the controversy.
She will appear alongside her publicist, Dini von Mueffling, and a PRWeek reporter. Tickets for the conference cost $875.
In December, five months after the concert incident, Cabot also shared her perspective The New York Times and called the event a regrettable mistake. She acknowledged drinking and dancing inappropriately with Byron, but insisted there was no sexual relationship. Both Cabot and Byron left Astronomer after the viral moment.
Cabot, who was in the middle of a divorce at the time, said she faced professional repercussions that she said undid her previous achievements. “I made a bad decision and… acted inappropriately towards my boss. And it’s not nothing. I took responsibility and for that I gave up my career,” she said The times.
Her upcoming appearance at the conference will explore both short-term and long-term strategies for managing public perception, especially for women who face intense media scrutiny.
Von Mueffling, her publicist, emphasized that Cabot remains professionally active and plans to shape her career and public image.
