Diversity in Tech: Throwaway or Here to Stay?
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For every £1 of venture capital investment in the UK, just 1p goes to all-female led teams. Diversity initiatives and a government agenda are now in place to counter this long-lived trend. But do they have a backbone or are they just well-meaning Initiatives that only scratch the surface of the problem?
In this talk, Emma draws on her own experiences exploring this, tokenism vs impact and recent trends in free speech that may threaten the very foundation of this movement.
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Diversity in Tech: Throwaway or Here to Stay?
Emma Obanye
Emma Joy Obanye is the Head of Delivery of Capital Enterprise’s ‘OneTech’. An entrepreneur, advisor, mentor and tech geek from Hackney, Emma has spent the last 15 years building products and leading teams in both the corporate and startup world.