Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon.
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is the CEO of Stemettes and Chair of the Institute for the Future of Work.
A recognised prodigy, Anne-Marie passed A-level computing at age 11 and earned a Master's degree from Oxford University at 20. After roles at Goldman Sachs, Hewlett-Packard, and Deutsche Bank, she co-founded Stemettes in 2013, an award-winning initiative that has since inspired over 65,000 young people, especially girls, to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Her first book, She's In CTRL (2022), empowers women to reclaim their place in technology.
Anne-Marie is Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University and chairs the Institute for the Future of Work. She served as President of the British Science Association (2022–2023), was awarded an MBE in 2017, and holds eight honorary doctorates. A familiar media presence, she was the Arithmetician on Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, appeared on the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, hosted the Women Tech Charge podcast, and has interviewed high-profile figures including Sir Lewis Hamilton and Jack Dorsey.
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Robots are going to take our jobs eventually, in fact, it’s already started. In this keynote, Anne-Marie provides an honest insight into what the future looks likes and ways to future-proof yourself and your business.
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A transformative session that will empower you to reimagine your professional trajectory in the face of continuing technological change. Anne-Marie will draw on cross-sector insights to share how you can harness your existing knowledge and skillset to conquer tech-related fears and kickstart a new era of your professional career. Discover how to amplify your impact and become a force for positive change in your work, life and society.
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Tech is a booming industry with growing importance in 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. Anne-Marie will dissect the HERstory of the tech industry of the past and present and discuss what we can do to cultivate future tech leaders.
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Anne-Marie draws on learnings from her own career, those of the people she looks up and shares her vision for a world where more women have technical and digital literacy. In line with her book of the same name, she shares ways to communicate, investigate, broker deals, problem-solve and protect yourself in a digital world. Finishing up with actionable next steps on how to make tech work for you and your career.
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