Thursday 20 November 2025, 6pm
The Old Divinity School, Cambridge
Women4Technology are delighted to announce a truly inspirational host for our flagship Cambridge event.
Heather Hancock, Master of St John’s College, Cambridge is the first female Master in more than five hundred years of the College’s history.
Throughout her career, Heather has driven change across diverse sectors, including professional services, charity leadership, civil service and academia. Formerly one of the first female Managing Partners at Deloitte LLP, Heather held UK leadership for innovation, brand and talent, and served in Deloitte’s global senior leadership team. Current board roles focus on delivering sustainability and public good in rural environments, and include Chair of the Royal Countryside Fund. Heather was Deputy Chair of the World Athletics Championships and Paralympic Athletics Championships from 2013-2016, is a former Trustee of the International Business Leaders Forum, and supported the creation of the global Social Progress Index. Heather was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2012 New Year Honours.
We’re delighted to also be joined by experienced investors, Amelia Armour and Victor Christou for a Fireside Chat.
Amelia Armour is a Partner in the Early Stage Fund at Amadeus Capital Partners, focusing on investments into AI, Photonics and Novel Materials. A Director on several boards, including Riverlane, Xampla, sprout.ai and SLAMcore, Amelia is also a board observer at Paragraf. In 2023, Amelia joined the UK Government’s Semiconductor Advisory Panel to deliver the National Semiconductor Strategy. Prior to joining Amadeus in 2009, Amelia worked for Barclays Investment Bank and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Sydney.
Victor Christou is Chair of St John’s Innovation Centre and a seasoned deep tech and life sciences investor and leader. He is currently Co-Managing Director of Pebble Investment Partners and Managing Partner of Hotdog Capital, and was formerly CEO of Cambridge Innovation Capital.
Amelia and Victor will discuss the value of a diverse team, how to encourage and support more women in pursuing leadership and investment careers in technology, and whether, within the context of a diverse board or leadership team, it is necessary for a woman in a technology leadership role to have a STEM background.
Attendance at this event is by invitation, for female founders, CEOs, CXOs, Chair/NEDs, VPs and investors, as well as male supporters active in promoting gender equity within the technology sector. If you would like to find out more about this or future events, please contact info@women4technology.com