Blogs

08 Jul 2019

Digital Nation Viewpoints: Baroness Martha Lane Fox, Founder and Executive Chair at doteveryone.org.uk

Martha Lane Fox is a British businesswoman and philanthropist. She entered the House of Lords as a crossbencher in 2013, becoming its youngest female member, and was appointed Chancellor of the Open University a year later. Baroness Lane Fox also chairs Doteveryone.org.uk, the independent think tank...

28 May 2019

Digital Nation Viewpoints: Glenn Elliott, author and founder and former CEO of Reward Gateway

Glenn Elliott founded Reward Gateway in 2006, an employee engagement platform dedicated to making the world a better place to work and spent 11 years as its CEO. He now works with the leadership team in a non-executive capacity and champions the company’s flexible working ethos....

28 May 2019

Mike Turner, Corporate Technology Group Partner and Global Head of TMC, Taylor Wessing

Mike Turner is one of the best-known legal advisors in European and transatlantic technology equity fundraisings and M&A. He has over 30 years of experience working in London, New York and Los Angeles, advising clients on corporate transactions in the technology, telecoms, advertising/marketing services, traditional/digital media,...

20 May 2019

Digital Nation Viewpoints: Louisa Wong, Chief Transformation Officer, Carat USA

Louisa Wong  leads the digital transformation of the agency by adopting and embracing new technologies. She was previously Chief Digital Officer for Amplifi and has worked at companies including Sky, AOL and CNET. How important is it to build an employer brand? It’s important to distinguish between a...

24 Apr 2019

Internet pioneer and Google’s first ever international employee reveals her gender pay gap struggle

Kate Burns reveals she was regularly paid less than male colleagues Kate Burns, one of Europe’s best-known internet advertising pioneers and one of Google’s first-ever employees outside the US, has revealed for the first time that she was paid significantly less than more junior male colleagues...

23 Apr 2019

Digital Nation Viewpoints: Alex Depledge MBE on why culture should be a company’s primary driver

Alex Depledge MBE founded domestic cleaning marketplace start-up Hassle.com. Since selling the company for £20m she has set up online architectural design business Resi. In 2016 she was awarded an MBE for services to the sharing economy and is a Member of the LEAP Investment Committee....