cofinitive founder Faye Holland has been included in the prestigious ‘Most Influential Women In UK Tech’ 2021 list, which is compiled annually by Computer Weekly magazine. Faye holds a well-respected position within the Tech space locally in Cambridge, nationally and internationally, having worked in the industry for over 25 years.

Within Cambridge’s famed technology sector, Faye wears many hats – influencing, inspiring and connecting on many different levels, always driving Cambridge’s global reputation as the UK’s centre for Technology, Innovation and Science.

Faye is also widely known as the creator of the influential #21toWatch innovation Awards, now in its 4th year, held annually to celebrate the lesser-known but outstanding emerging talent within the region’s booming Science and Tech industries; those that really deserve recognition, funding and support because what they are doing is truly ground-breaking.

Faye also finds time to mentor rising stars and speak at events such as IFA Berlin and global programme TechUpForWomen, to inspire the next generation of women in tech. She holds a free drop-in comms clinic advising tech startups at The Bradfield Centre, Cambridge Science Park, which is always fully booked! She additionally remains a committed and active mentor with Cambridge University’s Impulse Programme for young technology entrepreneurs.

This year’s ‘Most Influential Women in UK Tech’ 2021 list also includes a number of leading Cambridge-based ‘women in tech’ including Adelina Chalmers, The Geek Whisperer; Catherine Breslin, adviser at Deeptech Labs, founder of Kingfisher Labs; Kanta Dihal, senior research fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, University of Cambridge; Poppy Gustafsson, CEO, Darktrace; Samantha Smith, Head of Digital and IT, 3C Shared Services, and Strategic IT Lead at Cambridgeshire County and Peterborough City Councils; Ting Zhang, Director and co-founder of Crayfish.io; Sylvia Lu, head of cellular technology strategy, u-blox and Victoria Carr, Scientific programmer, Wellcome Sanger Institute and founder of ResearcHers Code.

Speaking about her inclusion in the ‘Most Influential Women in UK Tech’ 2021 listing, Faye said: “It is an honour to be included in this list for the third year running, amongst so many amazing women who are influencing the development and adoption of UK tech.”

A panel of judges will choose the shortlist of 50 women, which will be published soon, to allow readers to vote for who they think should receive the accolade of Most Influential Woman in UK Technology 2021. The winner of the top 50 will be announced at Computer Weekly’s annual diversity in tech event which will be held online on 30 September 2021.