Monica Shupikai Simmons
Monica Shupikai Simmons is an investment banker at ICON Corporate Finance. With 20+ years of experience, Monica has an MBA from the University of Oxford, and a bachelor’s from the University of Cape Town. Women in finance are rare. Black women in finance are…. unicorns!
Caroline Clark
Emma Millington
Emma is a female agency owner who sees things differently. Driven by hearts and minds, rather than tech outputs, Emma's compass works differently. In here talks she explores digital projects through a clients' eye, breaking structures in digital and emotionally driven design philosophies.
Nicola Telford
Nicola is the Founder at ViewsForChange The Impact Marketing Platform & Club. She was named techSPARK Founder Of The Year 2022. Nicola enjoys speaking about Marketing, Female Founder Journey, Raising Early Stage Investment, Tech For Good and Corporate Giving.
Ali Kazmi
Ali is the founder of Ethical Equity and A I Simulator. He is on a mission to diversify (and open up) the world of angel investing and provide access to capital without barriers or gatekeepers.
Laura Gemmell
Founder of Edtech company Taught by Humans, Laura saw a need for fun, friendly accessible tech education to make sure everyone has access to the opportunities provided by advancing technology. She loves teaching and she is driven by the lightbulb moment in her students eyes.
Briony Phillips
Briony's commitment to economic development and the entrepreneurial ecosystem doesn’t end with The Investment Activator Programme or Rocketmakers, in 2021 she released an open dataset to raise awareness of Tech for Good businesses and hosts events and projects with the region’s growth at their heart.