Role Models:
Kavita Kapoor

Kavita Kapoor is an award-winning technologist who creates Technology for Good, focusing on artificial intelligence and education. She is passionate about the need for creative play in technology. Her current portfolio covers; Founding Member and Strategy Director of the Federation of Humanitarian Technologists, Senior Lecturer Product Management for Emerging Technology at Code University, Trustee of Plant Heritage, and Founding Chair of the British Computing Societies Pride Specialist Group. Kavita trained as a coder and software architect for organisations as diverse as the BBC, Channel 4 Television and ICL Fujitsu and product manager with London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Going on to lead organisations globally, she has held positions as CEO of What’sMySize, Regional Digital Operational Director working in Singapore and India and COO of the Micro:bit Educational Foundation . Her awards include a BAFTA for Channel 4, Luvvies for London 2012 and MIT IIC for the BBC micro:bit. She is happy to help with anything. Most people ask her about Technology, Education Strategy, Operational Strategy, Fundraising, Digital Marketing, Brand Strategy, Company Culture, diversity inclusion and career advice.