Speakers

Claire is the Co- Chief Executive Officer of the tech careers inspiration and social mobility charity Tech She Can: bridging industry, policy and education, on a mission to increase diversity in tech and enable social mobility UK-wide. Claire is also Advisor & Venture Partner at Deep Science Ventures: supporting the creation of deep-tech science companies; working across deep-tech skills, international R&D partnerships, and commercialisation strategy; launched a new, inclusive PhD in invention - the Venture Science Doctorate. She is also a Council member: The Foundation for Science and Technology, chaired by Lord Willetts and Board member of techUK’s TechSkills Employer Advisory Board.

Claire has been voted Computer Weekly’s Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2024, Top 15 Computing’s 100 Most Influential Figures in UK IT, 2024 Computer Weekly’s Most Influential People in UK Technology 2023, and Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2023 - Top 10.