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WOMEN IN INNOVATION and TECHNOLOGY
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DEBORAH LEARY OBE
Voted as one of Britain's Top 100 Women Entrepreneurs by Real Business Magazine in 2009, Deborah Leary, is considered to be one of the most motivational and entrepreneurial women of the time.
Deborah is founder and CEO of award winning Forensic Pathways Ltd and also runs a successful consultancy business focussing on business strategy, implementing corporate social responsibility, developing international trade, optimising research & development grants and I.P. alongside advising on women entrepreneurship.
In recognition for her commitment to entrepreneurship Deborah was awarded an O.B.E. in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2008.
Deborah is also President of the British Association of Women Entrepreneurs (BAWE)........Read more |
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HEIDI ROIZEN
Heidi Roizen has spent her life immersed in the Silicon Valley ecosystem as an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, corporate executive and board member of public and private companies, trade associations and non-profit organisations.
Heidi spends most of her time in Silicon Valley with her two daughters and two rescue dogs but is currently Entrepreneur in Residence at the Entrepreneurs Club of the University of Edinburgh Business School.
We took this opportunity to speak with Heidi and a get a view from both sides of the Atlantic.....Read More
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Tatiana von Saxe is truly an entrepreneur, being a hugely, successful business woman in many fields.
Her interests include marketing, finance and publishing.
She is currently in pre-production of two feature-length films and is now co-producing the world premiere of Less Than Kind by Terence Rattigan.
Tatiana is the senior partner of Von Saxe Associates and the brains behind the People's Book Prize....Read More |
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Clare Edwards, a wheelchair user since a car accident in her teens, is the founder of Trabasack Products. Clare's aim is to create innovative products that are inclusive and useful to everyone whatever their age or ability. Her first design is the multi-award winning Trabasack, a laptray and travel bag.
Trabasack enables the user to eat, drink, work or play wherever they are by providing a flat tray surface. Trabasack is also an easy to carry, travel bag with many ergonomic design features. It has won several awards for its unique design, and is now being sold globally through a network of distributors.
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Claire O'Connell has spent the last two and a half years creating and developing her new venture The Chook. Claire has a rich background of design environments including film, costume, make-up, advertising and graphics.
"I always knew that I wanted something bigger to work on and not just sit in an office all day. I wanted to do something that would help creatives on a world wide basis. The internet is a fabulous tool and I wanted to use it to find a way to connect creatives, not just with each other, but with customers that need them."
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