London Offers Greatest Opportunities for UK Women in Tech, New Study Reveals - Seite 3

Janet Coyle, Principal Adviser on the Mayor's International Business Programme and MD SVC2UK at London & Partners, added: "We chose only women led high growth companies (growing at an average of 230% per annum) for the Trade Mission  which meant we could open doors with senior leaders in Facebook, Google, Linkedin, Uber and others.  It was a great opportunity to showcase London's talent as well as helping our female entrepreneurs to connect and seek new business and investment.  We are continuing to attract more female entrepreneurs into our programme and will continue to provide them with mentors, networks and bespoke opportunities to help them expand internationally."

London Technology Week 2016 will see a record number of over 300 events take place across the capital from 20-26th June. This year's festival of events has seen a large focus on promoting diversity across the tech sector including Tech London Advocates Advocating Inclusivity event at the London Stock Exchange, the BBC's Women in Technology networking event and the unveiling of Computer Weekly's Top 50 UK women in tech, to be announced on Thursday.

Kevin Pearce, London Technology Week Event Director, UBM EMEA London said: "London has long been heralded as one of the most diverse cities in the world. But being the best, does not excuse us from our duty to do more. The rapid growth of our thriving tech sector has shined a spotlight on our need for talent, skills and creativity from all backgrounds. That spotlight has also shown that even within our most progressive digital industries, there are imbalances in development and opportunities. Having introduced a dedicated 'Talent & Inclusion' events stream to the London Technology Week 2016 programme, I am delighted to see so many activities across the week addressing this theme."   

Notes to editors   

^[1] Research conducted by Mortimer Spinks and ComputerWeekly.com. Online survey of 3706 UK respondents (1189 from Greater London).

^[2] Survey of 433 members of Tech London Advocates conducted via SurveyMonkey in May 2016 

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