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Anne-Marie Imafidon
Award-Winning Computer Scientist & Broadcaster | Co-Founder & CEO of Stemettes | Author of She's In CTRL | Most Influential Woman in UK Tech
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is one of the UK's most influential technologists and a champion for women in tech. A child prodigy who passed A-level computing at 11 and earned an Oxford master's at 20, she co-founded the social enterprise Stemettes, which has inspired tens of thousands of girls into STEM. Author of She's In CTRL and voted the most influential woman in UK tech, she speaks on technology, AI, diversity, and the future of work.
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Anne-Marie Imafidon biography
Technology speaker Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is one of the most influential voices in technology in the UK, a computer scientist, broadcaster, author, and tireless champion for women and diversity in tech. A genuine prodigy, she passed her A-level in computing at just eleven, the youngest girl ever to do so, and by twenty had earned a master’s in mathematics and computer science from the University of Oxford, one of the youngest people ever to do so. That rare combination of technical brilliance and social purpose has made her a trusted thought leader for boards, governments, and global companies alike.
In 2013, Imafidon co-founded Stemettes, the award-winning social enterprise dedicated to inspiring the next generation of young women and non-binary people into science, technology, engineering, and maths. Over more than a decade, it has reached more than 60,000 young people across the UK, Ireland, and Europe, giving her a live, real-world evidence base on what actually gets underrepresented groups into technical careers, and what does not. She was awarded an MBE in 2017 for her services to young women and STEM, voted the most influential woman in UK tech in 2020, and named among Forbes’ top 50 women in tech worldwide.
She’s In CTRL: Taking Back Tech
A familiar face and voice in the media, Imafidon served as the guest arithmetician on Channel 4’s Countdown for 60 episodes, the first Black woman to run the show’s board, and hosts the popular Women Tech Charge podcast. Her book She’s In CTRL: How Women Can Take Back Tech makes the case for why women’s participation in technology matters and how to achieve it. She is Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University, the UK government’s Women in Tech Envoy, a former President of the British Science Association, and an Honorary Fellow of Keble College, Oxford, and has held roles at Goldman Sachs, Hewlett-Packard, and Deutsche Bank.
As a speaker, Anne-Marie Imafidon is sharp, warm, and genuinely inspiring, engaging technical audiences as a peer and general audiences with clarity and wit. She speaks on the future of work and technology, artificial intelligence, diversity, equity, and inclusion, building diverse talent pipelines, and how organizations and individuals can thrive in a fast-changing digital world. Audiences, from schoolchildren to Fortune 500 boards, leave both informed and motivated, and with a more hopeful, more inclusive vision of the technological future.
Anne-Marie Imafidon Speaking Videos
Let's save the world - with girl-led startups | Anne Marie Imafidon | TEDxBarcelonaED
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon - Closing Keynote at Responsible Tech 2019
Anne-Marie Imafidon Keynote Topics
Drawing on her bestselling book and more than a decade running Stemettes, Anne-Marie Imafidon makes a compelling, evidence-based case for why diversity in technology is not just fair but essential, and what actually works to achieve it. She moves beyond slogans to share what she has learned from engaging more than 60,000 young people about role models, representation, and building teams and pipelines that genuinely include women and underrepresented groups. Inspiring, practical, and grounded in real data.
As a computer scientist, government Women in Tech Envoy, and chair of the Institute for the Future of Work, Imafidon offers a clear-eyed, human-centered view of how AI and automation are reshaping jobs, skills, and organizations. She cuts through the hype to explain what the technology can and can't do, who is at risk of being left behind, and how leaders can build workforces and cultures ready for the decade ahead. Credible enough for technical audiences, accessible for everyone else.
Most organizations say they want more diverse technical teams; few know how to build them. Imafidon has run the experiment at scale, and in this keynote she shares what genuinely moves the needle on attracting, developing, and retaining women and underrepresented talent in technology and beyond. A practical, myth-busting session for leaders, HR, and anyone serious about turning good intentions into measurable results.
Anne-Marie Imafidon's own journey, from passing A-level computing at eleven and an Oxford master's at twenty to founding a movement and becoming a university chancellor, is a powerful story about potential, opportunity, and belief. In this inspiring keynote, she reflects on what unlocks human potential, why role models and early encouragement matter so much, and how each of us can help the next generation see what's possible. Uplifting and motivating for audiences of all ages.
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Booking Anne-Marie Imafidon brings audiences a rare blend of genuine technical authority and inspiring social purpose. A computer-science prodigy turned award-winning entrepreneur, broadcaster, and university chancellor, she engages technical leaders as a peer and general audiences with warmth and clarity, and she backs her ideas with real evidence from more than a decade running Stemettes. Voted the most influential woman in UK tech and named among Forbes' top 50 women in tech worldwide, she is as compelling on AI and the future of work as she is on diversity and potential. She is ideal for events on technology, AI, the future of work, diversity and inclusion, women in tech, and education. To bring Anne-Marie Imafidon to your next event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
Who is Anne-Marie Imafidon?
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is a British computer scientist, social entrepreneur, broadcaster, and author, widely regarded as one of the UK's most influential figures in technology. A child prodigy, she became the youngest girl ever to pass A-level computing at eleven and earned a master's in mathematics and computer science from the University of Oxford at twenty. In 2013 she co-founded Stemettes, the award-winning social enterprise that has inspired more than 60,000 young women and non-binary people into STEM. She is the author of She's In CTRL, was awarded an MBE in 2017, voted the most influential woman in UK tech in 2020, and named among Forbes' top 50 women in tech. She is Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University, the government's Women in Tech Envoy, and a familiar broadcaster, including 60 episodes as arithmetician on Channel 4's Countdown.
What are Stemettes and She's In CTRL?
Stemettes is the award-winning social enterprise Anne-Marie Imafidon co-founded in 2013 to inspire and support the next generation of young women and non-binary people into science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM). Through events, mentoring, hackathons, and digital resources, it has reached more than 60,000 young people across the UK, Ireland, and Europe, and given Imafidon a real-world understanding of what encourages underrepresented groups into technical careers. She's In CTRL: How Women Can Take Back Tech is her 2022 book, which argues that women should treat technology as something to take control of, to build with and shape, rather than simply consume or be represented within. Together, they capture her central mission: a more diverse, balanced, and human technology sector.
What topics does technology speaker Anne-Marie Imafidon cover?
Anne-Marie Imafidon speaks on the future of work and technology, artificial intelligence, diversity, equity, and inclusion, building diverse talent pipelines, women in tech, and unlocking potential through STEM. Her keynotes suit events on technology, AI, the future of work, diversity and inclusion, women's empowerment, and education. To book Anne-Marie Imafidon as a speaker, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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