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Women 4 Technology is an informal network exclusively for female CEOs, CXOs, NEDs, VCs and business angels in the technology sector.

Women 4 Technology London launched in 2010, hosted by Sharon Vosmek, CEO of Astia, who flew in from meeting Senator Hillary Clinton in Washington DC to discuss women and entrepreneurship.

For more information or to request an invitation to any of our forthcoming events, please contact helen@baileyfisher.com

Next event

Wednesday 20 June from 6pm - 8pm
Charity reception in aid of Just for Kids Law
The River Room, House of Lords, London
Revolution not evolution: why the combination of tech and women must save the world
Guest speaker: Martha Lane Fox

An invitation-only networking event for female CEOs, CXOs, NEDs, entrepreneurs & investors in the early stage and high-growth technology sector.

This event is being held in aid of Martha's chosen charity, Just for Kids Law. JfK Law works directly with children and young people in difficulty - particularly those in trouble with the law, and looked-after children. The charity's mission is to enable all children and young people to reach their potential irrelevant of class, race or gender. In 2012, Just for Kids Law was voted the best not-for-profit legal aid organistion in England & Wales, and in 2012 was chosen as one of Britain's New Radicals by Nesta/The Observer.

This event is kindly sponsored by Mills & Reeve, PEM Technology & FieldHouse Associates.

Previous guest speakers

We have been fortunate to have welcomed some truly inspirational guest speakers to our London events since launching in 2010.

Rowan Gardner, Director - Biolauncher & Advisory Board - Astia
As co-founder of Biolauncher, Rowan advises clients from start ups to international companies on creating value and attracting capital. In 2007 Rowan was invited by Astia to help launch their investor readiness program for women-led high-growth companies in the UK, and is now a member of the advisory board for Europe and the global life science cabinet. Rowan started her career with Oxford Molecular, opening up their US operations, participating in LSE main board listing and leading the IR strategy as the company grew by numerous acquisitions to become the second best performing share on the LSE.
Maria Dramalioti-Taylor, entrepreneur & angel investor
An engineer, entrepreneur and angel investor in mobile and internet start-ups, Maria is co-founder of Incito Ventures, the angel network for mixed-gender tech start ups. Previoulsy, Maria co-founded Protos Capital, a £30m fund aiming to spin out IP assets from corporates, was the R&D award winning CEO of CipherGrid and an angel investor in VC-backed Pervasic. Maria has mentored start ups including SlickFlick, Improve Digital and Stingray ($80m exit).
Hazel Moore, Chairman FirstCapital
In 1999 Hazel co-founded FirstCapital, an investment bank specialising in M&A and raising capital for high growth technology companies. Hazel is on the Investment Advisory panel of the £185m North West Fund, and a member of the Emerging Industries and Technologies Panel of the Technology Strategy Board. Hazel sparked lively debate with her topic Positioning your company to increase value in a trade sale.

Sarah Outen, record-breaking ocean rower
At the age of 23, Sarah became the first woman and youngest person to row solo 4,000 miles across the Indian Ocean. In 2011, she embarks on London to London: via the world, her voyage to circumnavigate the globe by boat, foot and bike. Sarah's inspirational story sparked lively discussion on the parallels between success in her field and in business - vision, focus, determination, teamwork and communication.

Inmaculada Martinez, President Stradbroke Advisors
Inmaculada is a digital media strategist and VC investor, described by Fortune and Time as one of Europe's top talents in Human Factors and Social Engagement through Technology, and ranked by Red Herring as one of the 40 most influential women in technology. A serial entrepreneur, she set up Stradbroke Advisors digital media and fund raising consultancy in 2006. Inmaculada led discussion on transforming life-as-we-know-it through technology.
Sharon Vosmek, CEO Astia
Sharon spoke about her work with Astia, the premier organisation globally serving women-led high-growth companies as they raise capital and grow their business. Astia serves entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, New York, London and Mumbai, and maintains an exceptional success rate, with greater than 60% of its start-ups achieving funding or an exit within one year of qualifying for its elite fundraising program.