INSPIRATIONAL WOMAN OF THE INDUSTRY
Jo Living, Aces High Jo Living is the founder of Aces High, a corporate team experience that develops confidence, decision-making, and performance under pressure – using the poker table as a proxy for the boardroom table. Her career spans a decade in investment banking and scaling and exiting a FemTech startup, before launching Aces High. Aces High has hosted team workshops and client events for some the world’s biggest companies. Jo’s work has been featured in the Financial Times, BBC, and CBS News. When not smashing the poker stereotypes of bluff & bravado, she works to support the next generation of entrepreneurs at ARU. aceshighlondon.com Alkim Mete, Microsoft Alkim Mete is an Enterprise Sales Leader at Microsoft, operating at the forefront of global AI transformation. A Harvard alumna, she drives large-scale AI adoption while expanding access to emerging technologies. Alongside her Enterprise tech leadership, she equips founders, entrepreneurs, and underrepresented talent with practical AI skills to build and scale. She is the co-founder of Woofy and has served as UK Social Mobility Co-Chair, Women in Tech Board, and within the GMI Network. Recognised at industry level as a TechWomen100 winner and Women of the Future award recipient, she is transforming who gets to build in the AI economy. microsoft.com Kate Heath, Gaia Learning Kate Heath is the CEO of Gaia Learning, an impact-led education company transforming access for young people with special educational needs. Inspired by her own lived experience, she has scaled the business rapidly, achieving 94% growth, expanding from 1 to 36 local authorities, and growing her team from 6 to 22. Kate has developed Bloom, an innovative EdTech platform, secured £676k investment, and built partnerships to widen access, including with the Sanjay Mortimer Foundation. A TEDx speaker and award-winning entrepreneur, she is redefining alternative education through a scalable, inclusive model that delivers both commercial success and meaningful social impact. gaialearning.co.uk
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