Kane Fulton, March 15, 2020 3 min read
At Tech Nation, we don’t need an excuse to shine a light on the fantastic work being done by women in UK tech. However, International Women’s Day provides a welcome opportunity to highlight those who should be recognised and celebrated.
As Entrepreneur Engagement Manager for the North West, Mo Aldalou regularly encounters new faces working in the industry – from female founders to data scientists, digital designers, and other women-in-tech.
While it’s not possible to include them all, based on their inspiring work being carried out in the North West’s tech sector, Mo has chosen to highlight the 10 women below on Twitter. Why not give them the retweet they deserve?
After that, see who made our other regional lists on International Women’s Day:
We’re continuing our #InternationalWomensDay celebrations by highlighting some of the incredible women working in our tech ecosystem across the #NorthWest. Please RT so we can give them the recognition they deserve! 👏 #IWD2020 pic.twitter.com/3cvBgNEUQh
— Tech Nation North West – Mo Aldalou (@tn_northwest) March 9, 2020
1. Jess Jackson (@jessandthehive) is investment director at @GC_Angels_, supporting ambitious startups with raising angel investment. Jess is incredibly passionate about championing women in business and tech, inspiring her to set up the #LaterPitches and #WeSmashBarriers events pic.twitter.com/g5tTta2iKD
— Tech Nation North West – Mo Aldalou (@tn_northwest) March 9, 2020
2. Susanna Lawson (@SusannaOneFile) is co-founder and CEO of apprentice software company @OneFileUK, which under her leadership won the Queen’s Award for Innovation in 2017. Susanna has bootstrapped the company to a team of more than 80! pic.twitter.com/iDfqCLvPdc
— Tech Nation North West – Mo Aldalou (@tn_northwest) March 9, 2020
3. Founder of @techreturners, Beckie Taylor (@RTaylor81) is on a mission to break down barriers for people returning to, or starting out in tech, and is a diversity & inclusion champion. She has been recognised as one of the Top 30 Women in Tech in #GreaterManchester. #IWD2020 pic.twitter.com/R7hcqnAkBa
— Tech Nation North West – Mo Aldalou (@tn_northwest) March 9, 2020
4. After working for likes of MoneySupermarket and On The Beach, Anna Dick joined tech recruitment scaleup @HiringHub as CTO in 2017 and now leads a growing tech/design team in Manchester. Anna was featured in a list of Greater Manchester’s top 30 women in tech in 2018. #IWD2020 pic.twitter.com/ELm5GE1vxt
— Tech Nation North West – Mo Aldalou (@tn_northwest) March 9, 2020
5. Helen Cross (@Helenc_Jade) boasts a solid background in marketing and is digital & creative champion at @GrowthPlatform_, Liverpool City Region’s economic engine, designed to generate growth and opportunities to support people and business. #IWD2020 pic.twitter.com/FbxmKwKjEa
— Tech Nation North West – Mo Aldalou (@tn_northwest) March 9, 2020
6. Catherine Bennett is co-founder and managing director of award-winning employee benefits tech platform @caboodletec, based in Crewe. In 2019, Catherine was one of 10 business leaders to be chosen for @EY_UKI‘s Entrepreneurial Winning Women (EWW) Europe programme. #IWD2020 pic.twitter.com/f45XTnTtrB
— Tech Nation North West – Mo Aldalou (@tn_northwest) March 9, 2020
7. @katiepeate has carved out a reputation a champion supporter of digital and tech companies. She left her role as head of digital, creative and technology growth at the GM Business Growth Hub in 2018 and is now strategy director at @form_leadership. #IWD2020 pic.twitter.com/p6cplmfWNa
— Tech Nation North West – Mo Aldalou (@tn_northwest) March 9, 2020
8. Beena Puri (@buzzinbee3) spent nearly two years heading up community engagement and events at The Federation before joining Greater Manchester Combined Authority (@GMCAdigital) as digital innovation and partnerships lead. #IWD2020 pic.twitter.com/RsRk3YA4eU
— Tech Nation North West – Mo Aldalou (@tn_northwest) March 9, 2020
9. Polly Taylor-Pullen is senior customer success manager at Manchester-based fintech @nivohub. Polly is a keynote speaker and can often be found on panels discussing the challenges of growing a high-growth startup. #IWD2020 pic.twitter.com/rqt9TeBnAc
— Tech Nation North West – Mo Aldalou (@tn_northwest) March 9, 2020
10. Francesca Hodgson is MD and one of three co-founders of fintech scaleup @_GoodBox. It is revolutionising the charity sector with contactless tech and fundraising insights. In 2019, Goodbox was chosen to join the second cohort of @TechNation‘s Fintech programme. #IWD2020 pic.twitter.com/9KEJ9kR6oZ
— Tech Nation North West – Mo Aldalou (@tn_northwest) March 9, 2020
