Debbie Forster MBE is an award-winning figure in the areas of diversity, tech and education. She is co-founder and CEO for the Tech Talent Charter, an industry collective which aims to deliver greater inclusion and diversity in the UK tech workforce.  Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) named her Woman of the Year for 2016 and she was awarded an MBE in 2017 for “Services to Digital Technology and Tech Development” and in 2018 Women in IT named her Diversity Leader of the Year. More recently, WeAreTechWomen awarded Debbie their Editor’s Choice Award for 2020 and Computer Weekly named her Most Influential Woman in UK IT for 2019 and on its top 20 Most Influential People in IT 2022.  Debbie has a wider portfolio, including coaching social entrepreneurs, serving as the Chair of the Institute of Coding's Diversity Board as well as an NED on numerous boards.