"Women in Tech Means Business" with Special Guest Elena Corchero
Description
She is the Director of Event Emerging Technology & Innovation at Dow Jones. Previously worked as an independent Innovation Strategy consultant and product designer with renowned Fortune 500 companies, artists, and institutions such as Ericsson, Childish Gambino, BBC, Unilever, Diageo, Cadbury, Hugo Boss, Audi, Julius Baer, SAP, V&A Museum, London Olympics and more.
Since graduating she has developed 3 trademarks in the areas of gender-neutral STEAM educational toys, reflective knitwear, and UV awareness jewelry. Her personal work has been exhibited and featured worldwide in museums, books, and publications including Elle magazine, BBC News, CNBC The Edge, Boston Science Museum, and more. Awards include the Royal Pitch@Palace named 2nd most disruptive business, Top3 Innovator of the year, winner of the Diageo Spark Award, NESTA Innovation award, and many more.
Elena is also a professional speaker at international conferences, from MIT Technology Review EmTech conference to TEDx and the international Cooperation Summit in China. She also mentors startups for the Meaningful Business initiative supporting impact entrepreneurs pro SDGs and contributes to the UNTIL United Nations Technology Innovation Lab.
United States
