Sharon Vosmek is CEO of Astia, the premier organisation serving women-led high-growth companies as they raise capital and grow their businesses.  Ten years old and now serving entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, New York, London and Mumbai, Astia maintains an exceptional success rate with more than 60% of its start ups achieving funding or an exit within one year of qualifiying for its elite fundraising programme.

Sharon's diverse experience lends itself to the many constituents of Astia and has allowed her to be instrumental in building the global community of advisors, sponsors, thought-leaders and entrepreneurs that it serves.  Sharon was named as one of 49 Most Notable Female Internet Heroes of 2009 by The Next Women.  A member of the Advisory Board of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs & Executives, Sharon is co-chair of the Entrepreneurial Alliance for the National Center for Women & Information Technology.

Event registration:

Attendance at the Women 4 Technology networking lunch is by invitation, at a cost of £10 per head, including a 2 course lunch with wine and coffee.

If you are interested in attending this or future events please contact Jenny Alsop at Bailey Fisher on jenny@baileyfisher.com or (01223) 422433.  

Women 4 Technology is organised and sponsored by Bailey Fisher.  This event is supported by NatWest, PEM Technology, HLBBshaw & La Playa.  

Bailey Fisher

Established in 1998, Bailey Fisher is one of the UK’s leading independent executive search firms specialising in the high-growth technology sector.  www.baileyfisher.com

NatWest

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PEM Technology

PEM Technology is the dedicated technology division of Peters Elworthy & Moore, one of the UK's leading independent accountancy firms. They also specialise in advising investors how to structure funds tax-efficiently.  www.pemtechnology.co.uk

HLBBshaw

HLBBshaw is a firm of European Patent Attorneys with offices in Birmingham, Cambridge, Epping, Leeds, London and Reading.

We do not believe that “one size fits all” and therefore provide our clients with customised services to match their needs.

We have notable strengths in Life Sciences, Pharma, and Electronics, Telecoms and Computer (ETC) Science, as well as special strengths in dealing with difficult cases and in our ability to successfully defend and enforce our clients' IP rights.

Our attorneys are well-known in the UK and European Patent Offices and Europe's various trade mark tribunals. Several have the highest reputations in opposition practice and in litigation in the UK and elsewhere in Europe. www.hlbbshaw.com

La Playa Science & Technology: insurance with intelligence

La Playa is an award-winning independent insurance broker supporting technology companies on specialist insurance and risk management.
www.laplaya.co.uk