Hi! We’re Cazimi.

We’re Cazimi, your strategic partner specializing in experience design for social impact.

Good ideas, well executed.

Operating at the intersection of culture, ideas, and experience, Cazimi designs intellectually rigorous, emotionally resonant programs that move beyond transactional engagement to deliver lasting impact.

We design and deliver convenings, programs, and experiences that bring complex ideas to life and shift how audiences think, feel, and act.

Our process is collaborative and generative. We work closely with our partners to build trust, maintain momentum, and create experiences that energize both audiences and collaborators alike.

  • Our approach combines strategic curation with precise production. We translate your vision into execution, managing projects from concept through production with clarity, precision, and care. 

  • We oversee creative development, program architecture, partner coordination, and on-the-ground delivery to ensure ideas are realized at the highest level.

    • End-to-end: Experiential design + production

    • Modular services:
      – Strategy + visioning
      – Venue + location scouting

  • We partner with philanthropy, funders, nonprofits, and mission-driven companies to produce convenings, programs, and moments that advance ideas and catalyze change.

    Check out some of our partners here.

Our Team


  • Co-founder, COO + Head of Operations

    Charlene “Char” Caronan (she/hers) is a producer and operations strategist. At Cazimi, she leads production, operations, and project management. Previously, Char was the Director of Event Production and Operations at the Ford Foundation where she led the formation of the foundation’s first dedicated events team and developed the launch strategy for the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice’s venue operations. She has produced and planned strategic live and virtual events worldwide, developed and led event marketing strategies for global tech events and conferences, and has managed PR campaigns for the film and entertainment industry. Char is a mom, University of Virginia graduate, Worldwide Musicians United board member, and Brooklynite.


  • Co-founder, CEO + Head of Strategy

    Kadi Hughes (she/her) is a strategist, experiential designer, and CEO of Cazimi. She leads the company’s creative development, overseeing strategy, design, programming and partnerships. 

    Previously, Kadi served as Director of Event Strategy and Programming at the Ford Foundation, where she shaped large-scale convenings and thought leadership initiatives. She has also held senior leadership roles as Director of Partnerships at the World Science Festival in New York and as Director of The Bookworm International Literary Festival in Beijing.

    Kadi’s writing has appeared in a range of publications, and her work is informed by a deep interest in astrology, Kundalini, and behavioral psychology. She is a graduate of Princeton University and splits her time between Brooklyn and Johannesburg.

Contact us.

hi@cazimi-can.com

A cazimi (kuh-zee-mee) is when a planet is in the heart of the sun. The sun works with the powers of that planet to make the whole greater than the sum of its parts. This is a very powerful moment when deep transformation and understanding is possible. We choose to call ourselves Cazimi because when we work with clients we are able to expand ideas, change thinking, and drive action - together.