The techUK podcast: International Women's Day 2022 - celebrating female Heads of Policy

In this very special edition of the techUK podcast, techUK celebrates International Women’s Day 2022 by talking to tech female Heads of Policy of big tech within our membership.

We hear from an inspiring panel all about their experiences of working in digital policy and what more needs to be done to support inclusivity to break the bias (the theme of the day).

Becky Foreman, UK Corporate Affairs Director, Microsoft

Katy Minshall, Head of UK Public Policy, Twitter

Rebecca Stimson, UK Head of Public Policy, Meta

Elizabeth Kanter, Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, TikTok

Lulu Freemont, Head of Digital Regulation, techUK

Nimmi Patel, Policy Manager – Skills, Talent & Diversity, techUK

techUK is keen to showcase companies and their gender-inclusive policies, and also bring men into this important conversation. This year we aren’t just talking about equality anymore. We are talking about building an equitable tech sector. In particular, building this in a world where the pandemic has disproportionately affected different groups of society.

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Authors

Lulu Freemont

Head of Digital Regulation, techUK

Lulu is Head of Digital Regulation at techUK, working across areas related to digital regulation, such as online harms and competition.

Prior to working at techUK, Lulu worked at social enterprise Parent Zone for a number of years, heading up the Policy and Public Affairs team. Working closely with technology companies, Parliamentarians and schools, her focus was on building digital resilience to help improve outcomes for children growing up in a digital world.

Lulu holds a MA (Hons) in Human Rights Law from SOAS, and a BA (Hons) in Politics from the University of Exeter.

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Nimmi Patel

Head of Skills, Talent & Diversity, techUK

Nimmi Patel is the Head of Skills, Talent and Diversity at techUK.

She works on all things skills, education, and future of work policy, focusing on upskilling and retraining. Nimmi is also an Advisory Board member of Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (digit). The Centre research aims to increase understanding of how digital technologies are changing work and the implications for employers, workers, job seekers and governments. She is also a member of Chatham House's Common Futures Conversations

Prior to joining the team, she worked for the UK Labour Party and New Zealand Labour Party, and holds a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Manchester and holds an MA Strategic Communications at King’s College London.

Email:: [email protected]
Phone:: 07805744520
Twitter:: @nimmiptl
LinkedIn:: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nimmi-patel1/