Coldplay kiss cam exec Kristin Cabot to speak at $875 PR crisis conference

Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News on Feb 5, 2026

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Kristin Cabot, the scandalized HR executive embroiled in the Coldplay kiss cam controversy, has been tapped to talk about crisis management at a pricey conference in Washington, D.C.

The former Astronomer chief people officer is confirmed as a keynote speaker for PRWeek’s Crisis Comms Conference taking place on April 16 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Standard ticket prices start at $875.

Cabot will reportedly not be paid for the engagement.

In the session titled “Kristin Cabot: Taking Back The Narrative,” the executive will be joined by her publicist Dini von Mueffling for a conversation that will focus on how viral moments shape reputations and how gendered scrutiny functions in crisis cycles, according to Newsweek.

Promotional material on PRWeek’s website describes Cabot as “an anti-bullying advocate” who was “thrust into the spotlight during a Coldplay concert in July, 2025 when a brief video of a personal moment went instantly viral (300 billion UVMs to date).”

Cabot and her then-boss, Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, gained widespread notoriety after they were seen canoodling on the kiss cam at Coldplay’s concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

“Oh, look at these two,” the British pop band’s frontman Chris Martin said as the pair tried desperately to hide from the cameras. “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.”

Sleuth social media users identified the man as Byron — who’s married and reportedly shares two kids with Megan Kerrigan Byron — and the woman as Cabot.

Byron stepped down from the data software company amid the outing of his presumed affair. Cabot, who joined the company in late 2024 as chief people officer, resigned shortly thereafter.

“As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding,” the New York City-headquartered firm said in a statement. “Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.”