Carolyn Dawson

Carolyn is Chief Executive of Founders Forum Group, overseeing all FF events and businesses, and steering the strategic development of our global network. Currently, under the FF Group umbrella, Carolyn is also leading the relaunch of Tech Nation – the UK's leading growth platform for scaling tech companies, and co-founding the Miroma Founders Network. Previously, Carolyn was President at Informa Tech, a FTSE 100 UK, where she presided over the joint venture between Founders Forum and Informa Tech. Carolyn was also appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her services to London Tech Week, which she’s led for the past eight years. In this time, she built its global profile, advanced its mission to showcase the best of UK tech, and spearheaded Informa’s global expansion of Tech Festivals to Africa and Asia. Carolyn also serves on the board of 01 Founders, a free-to-access coding school; Founders Makers, a creative partner to Europe’s leading challengers, scaleups and major brands; Grip, an AI-powered networking solution, and RM plc, a company providing information technology products and services to educational organisations. Carolyn is passionate about growing a dynamic and inclusive tech community to realise the positive impact of technology on our world and to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs.