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Lopa Patel (MBE) is a Digital CEO and entrepreneur with significant experience of creating start-ups and transforming businesses through technology.
The founder of two ventures in online media and a data-driven marketing consultancy, she is also the chair of equality and inclusion think tank Diversity UK; a Trustee of The Science Museum Group and a Non-Executive Director of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
She has previously been a Non-Executive Director of EMBG (Ethnic Minority Business Group), a Trustee of charity Raha International; a member of the DCMS BBC Charter Review Advisory Board; Deputy Chair of volunteering initiative, Sewa Day; a Board Member of social enterprise venture TSBC (The Small Business Consultancy); a Board Member of Tamasha Theatre Company and a Non-Executive Director of Becta (British Education Communications and Technology Agency), a Non-Departmental Public Body in the UK.
With a lifelong love of science and technology, she is an evangelist for STEM, innovation and bridging the skills gap in business. She has been recognised with many accolades including an MBE for services to the creative industries; the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion and an Honorary Doctorate by The Open University, in recognition of her efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in science and technology and her broader contribution to British industry, society and culture.
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By Sam SethiLopa Patel (MBE) is a Digital CEO and entrepreneur with significant experience of creating start-ups and transforming businesses through technology.
The founder of two ventures in online media and a data-driven marketing consultancy, she is also the chair of equality and inclusion think tank Diversity UK; a Trustee of The Science Museum Group and a Non-Executive Director of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
She has previously been a Non-Executive Director of EMBG (Ethnic Minority Business Group), a Trustee of charity Raha International; a member of the DCMS BBC Charter Review Advisory Board; Deputy Chair of volunteering initiative, Sewa Day; a Board Member of social enterprise venture TSBC (The Small Business Consultancy); a Board Member of Tamasha Theatre Company and a Non-Executive Director of Becta (British Education Communications and Technology Agency), a Non-Departmental Public Body in the UK.
With a lifelong love of science and technology, she is an evangelist for STEM, innovation and bridging the skills gap in business. She has been recognised with many accolades including an MBE for services to the creative industries; the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion and an Honorary Doctorate by The Open University, in recognition of her efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in science and technology and her broader contribution to British industry, society and culture.