Ahead of the Booking.com Technology Playmaker Awards 2019 , I spoke with Eileen Burbidge, HM Treasury’s Fintech Envoy, Partner at Passion Capital, Chair of Tech Nation and Non-Executive Director at Dixons Carphone about what makes a ‘technology playmaker,’ how to celebrate women in technology and growing up as a Chinese girl in the midwest of the United States. Now in its second year, the Technology Playmaker Awards recognize women across the global technology scene who are trailblazing new paths, creating innovative products and experiences and positively impacting communities by inspiring future generations. I think we’re still in the early days and there’s a lot of work to do, but events and awards like these help tremendously. “I think it’s really interesting because when I was welcomed into the fintech space, I was joining the U.K. ecosystem from the technology sector. You are not a woman in tech, a Chinese person in tech or an American in tech.

Source: Forbes March 19, 2019 09:00 UTC