Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE: Diversity Innovation
- Highlights:
- Trailblazing Thought Leader: Anne-Marie Imafidon is a celebrated diversity speaker and advocate, renowned for her groundbreaking work in promoting inclusivity and equality in technology and beyond.
- STEM Champion: As the founder of the award-winning Stemettes, Anne-Marie is a powerful voice for increasing the representation of women and underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
- Dynamic Keynote Speaker: Anne-Marie’s engaging and thought-provoking talks inspire audiences to challenge biases, embrace inclusion, and drive meaningful change within their organizations and industries.
- Travels from: London, UK
- **Fee range: On Request
Keynote Topics
The Tech Landscape and Why Tech Needs Diversity
Tech is a booming industry with growing importance any given economy, but it is also suffering from a large skill shortage at a time when a criminally low proportion of women are entering and staying in the field.
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon will dissect the HERstory of the tech industry of the past and present and discuss what we can do to cultivate future tech leaders.
AI & The Future of Work
Robots are going to take our jobs eventually – in fact it’s already started. This is a comical, yet real, look at what the future looks likes and ways to future-proof yourself and your business.
Social Entrepreneurship: Doing a Lot with a Little
Anne-Marie uses her wealth of experience from the many lessons learned from running social enterprises, and taking something from a mere concept to becoming an influencer, to show how a company or individual can “get the show on the road” with very limited resources.
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Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon regularly appears in international media and is a sought-after presenter and conference facilitator.
In addition to hosting the highly popular Women Tech Charge podcast for the Evening Standard, Anne-Marie featured on the 2019 Royal Institute Christmas Lectures and has conducted live interviews with famous faces from the tech world and beyond, including Jack Dorsey, Rachel Riley and Sir Lewis Hamilton.
Not only a champion of getting women into STEM positions, Anne-Marie has previously worked with Goldman Sachs, Hewlett-Packard and Deutsche Bank, amassing a wealth of experience. A recognised and respected thought-leader in the tech space and trustee at the Institute for the Future of Work.
Anne-Marie has spoken across the globe for some of the world’s biggest digital companies and conferences, including Facebook, ASOS, Google, SXSW and Founders Forum.
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is a prodigy in every sense of the word. Aged 11, she was the youngest girl ever to pass A-level computing, and was just 20 years old when she received her Master’s Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Oxford.
Since then, Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon has forged an enviable CV, including positions at Goldman Sachs, Hewlett-Packard and Deutsche Bank. Then there are the Honorary Doctorates from Open University, Glasgow Caledonian University, Kent University, Bristol University & Coventry University and an Honorary Fellowship at Keble College, Oxford. She is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Sunderland and sits on the Council of Research England.
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