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CIO Summit
18 November 2025
116 Pall Mall, London

Sheridan Ash
Founder & Co-CEO at Tech She Can
Moderator

Profile

Sheridan is a nationally recognised leader on how new technologies can tackle our greatest challenges, grow the economy, and address national technology skill shortages by developing and using diverse talent. Expertise in shaping policy and strategy in the public and private sectors for dealing with the technology, diversity, and skills agendas.

Founder and co-Chief Executive Officer of the charity ‘Tech She Can’, which inspires all children, but especially girls and women, to enter into careers in technology. Co-founder of Birmingham Digital Futures established to tackle the region’s digital skills gap. Co-Chair of the City of London Corporation Digital Skills Taskforce. PA Consulting Foundation Board and L'Oreal UK Advisory Board

Previously Technology & Innovation Leader at PwC, leading its digital transformation strategy, including assessing and using AI and other emerging technologies in the firm and its clients.

Widely recognized for her contributions, including recently being named the most Influential Women In UK Technology 2024 by Computer Weekly. IT Leaders 100 list of the most influential IT leaders in the UK in 2024. One of the 30 most influential women in Cyber 2021. TechUK President's Award 2023. Novi Business Women Leader of the Year and Social Impact Leader 2022. Awarded an MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2020 for services to young girls and women through technology.

Agenda Sessions

  • Talent, Teams & The Future Tech Workforce

    14:20