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	INNOVATION FOR A DIGITAL FUTURE
	This lunchtime workshop at the British Computer Society brought together women engaged in innovation and invention. Speakers were at various stages of the innovation journey, as were the delegates.

The event provided an opportunity to exchange knowledge and skills as well as being a great networking session, with 24 delegates and a panel of 6.

Innovative women shared their experiences and insights. There was an excellent range of participants. Eleanor, for example, is still in the process of launching her innovative website LikeCube and Brenda has been working in the field of invention and innovation for over 25 years, her latest invention, the Soundbug, recently reached the market.

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Proceedings

Opening remarks: Dr Elizabeth Pollitzer

Vanessa Phillips, OutSec,
mapped the history of her established secretarial out-sourcing company that has staff around the world and helps women re-engage in the labour force by providing the perfect opportunity to work from home
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Eleanor Ford, LikeCube,
talked about the support she gained from Nesta and the traits in her personality she believes have aided her success.
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Liping Zhang, porous metal,
shared the challenges she faced on her way to becoming the inventor of a revolutionary metal treatment that could transform industry..
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Kathryn Bullock, VillasForTravel.com,
spoke on how she utilised developments in technology to transfer her knowledge and launch the innovative website, Villas For Travel.
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Brenda Hopkins, FEONIC,
shared her experience of running a company designing and innovating smart material products after decades out off industry to raise her family.
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Julie Mayer , CEO,
Ariadne Capital, gave an excellent talk on the history of innovation and enterprise, the UK’s policy surrounding entrepreneurship, how her venture capital firm operates to help transform innovative ideas into business opportunities.
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We would like to thank our partners, BCS, for hosting this event and contributing to its great success. Thanks also to all the women who attended and contributed to the workshop making it a vibrant and informative event.

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Equalitec's mother company, Portia Ltd, is a finalist in the British Computer Society 2008 Organisational Excellence Awards. Other finalists in the Women in IT Award category include Google UK, BT, Microsoft and IBM ... find out more about the awards

INNOVATION FOR A DIGITAL FUTURE

This lunchtime workshop at the British Computer Society brought together women engaged in innovation and invention. Speakers were at various stages of the innovation journey, as were the delegates.

The event provided an opportunity to exchange knowledge and skills as well as being a great networking session, with 24 delegates and a panel of 6.

Proceedings

Opening remarks: Dr Elizabeth Pollitzer

Vanessa Phillips, OutSec,

mapped the history of her established secretarial out-sourcing company that has staff around the world and helps women re-engage in the labour force by providing the perfect opportunity to work from home

Eleanor Ford, LikeCube,

talked about the support she gained from Nesta and the traits in her personality she believes have aided her success.

Liping Zhang, porous metal,

shared the challenges she faced on her way to becoming the inventor of a revolutionary metal treatment that could transform industry..

Kathryn Bullock, VillasForTravel.com,

spoke on how she utilised developments in technology to transfer her knowledge and launch the innovative website, Villas For Travel.

Brenda Hopkins, FEONIC,

shared her experience of running a company designing and innovating smart material products after decades out off industry to raise her family.

Julie Mayer , CEO,

Ariadne Capital, gave an excellent talk on the history of innovation and enterprise, the UK’s policy surrounding entrepreneurship, how her venture capital firm operates to help transform innovative ideas into business opportunities.

We would like to thank our partners, BCS, for hosting this event and contributing to its great success. Thanks also to all the women who attended and contributed to the workshop making it a vibrant and informative event.