{"id":3477,"date":"2025-03-28T06:49:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T10:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/speakers\/anne-marie-imafidon-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T00:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T04:05:22","slug":"anne-marie-imafidon-2","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/speakers\/anne-marie-imafidon-2","title":{"rendered":"Anne-Marie Imafidon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is a prodigy in every sense of the word. Aged 11, she was the youngest girl ever to pass A-level Computing, and was just 20 years old when she received her Master\u2019s Degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Oxford. <\/p>\n<p>A recognised and respected thought-leader, Anne-Marie was voted the most influential woman in tech in the UK of 2020 by Computer Weekly, is featured among the top 50 women in tech, globally, by Forbes Magazine and served as President of the British Science Association from 2022-2023. She was also the temporary Arithmetician for 60 episodes on Channel 4\u2019s Countdown, the world\u2019s longest-running game show, and serves as the Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University, Co-Chair of the Institute for the Future of Work and Chair of UD Music Foundation. Her first book She\u2019s In CTRL was published in September 2022. <\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Anne-Marie was Awarded an MBE for services to young women and STEM sectors, and has been awarded Honorary Doctorates from the Open University, Glasgow Caledonian University, Kent University, Bristol University, Coventry University, Royal Holloway, University of London &amp; Bath University as well as an Honorary Fellowship at Keble College, Oxford.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is a prodigy in every sense of the word. Aged 11, she was the youngest girl ever to pass A-level Computing, [&#8230;] <br \/><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/speakers\/anne-marie-imafidon-2\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6117,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"continent":[19093,371],"gender":[372],"hidden-keyword":[],"location":[21497,183],"topic":[213,35,39,45,207,19101,54,19102,19104,84],"speaker-type":[86,90],"class_list":["post-3477","speaker","type-speaker","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","continent-north-america","continent-europe-int","gender-female-int","location-united-kingdom","location-europe","topic-ai-machine-learning-big-data","topic-business-strategy","topic-corporate-culture","topic-disruption-digital-transformation","topic-diversity-equity-inclusion","topic-future-of-work","topic-future-trends","topic-leadership","topic-teamwork-collaboration","topic-technology","speaker-type-african-american-speakers","speaker-type-diverse-voices"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Anne-Marie Imafidon | Keynote Speaker | LAI Speakers Bureau<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon is a dynamic speaker who brings her expertise and passion for technology to global audiences, inspiring change and innovation. Call 1-800-SPEAKER to book Anne-Marie.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/speakers\/anne-marie-imafidon-2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Anne-Marie Imafidon\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon is a dynamic speaker who brings her expertise and passion for technology to global audiences, inspiring change and innovation. Call 1-800-SPEAKER to book Anne-Marie.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/speakers\/anne-marie-imafidon-2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"LAI Speakers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LeadingAuthorities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-23T04:05:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Imafidon-AnneMarie-Speaker.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"650\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"430\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@LAIspeakers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk\\\/speakers\\\/anne-marie-imafidon-2\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk\\\/speakers\\\/anne-marie-imafidon-2\",\"name\":\"Anne-Marie Imafidon | Keynote Speaker | LAI Speakers Bureau\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk\\\/speakers\\\/anne-marie-imafidon-2#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk\\\/speakers\\\/anne-marie-imafidon-2#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/Imafidon-AnneMarie-Speaker.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-28T10:49:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-23T04:05:22+00:00\",\"description\":\"Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon is a dynamic speaker who brings her expertise and passion for technology to global audiences, inspiring change and innovation. Call 1-800-SPEAKER to book Anne-Marie.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk\\\/speakers\\\/anne-marie-imafidon-2#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk\\\/speakers\\\/anne-marie-imafidon-2\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk\\\/speakers\\\/anne-marie-imafidon-2#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/Imafidon-AnneMarie-Speaker.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/Imafidon-AnneMarie-Speaker.png\",\"width\":650,\"height\":430,\"caption\":\"Anne-Marie Imafidon professional portrait, STEM advocate, technology leader, author, and keynote speaker, with silver curly hair, wearing a patterned dress in an outdoor setting.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk\\\/speakers\\\/anne-marie-imafidon-2#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Anne-Marie Imafidon\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk\",\"name\":\"LAI Speakers\",\"description\":\"Keynote Speakers Bureau\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk#organization\",\"name\":\"LAI Speakers\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/favicon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/favicon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"LAI Speakers\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leadingauthorities.com\\\/uk#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/LeadingAuthorities\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/LAIspeakers\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/leading-authorities-inc-speakers-bureau\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/leadingauthorities\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@LeadingAuthoritiesInc\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Anne-Marie Imafidon | Keynote Speaker | LAI Speakers Bureau","description":"Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon is a dynamic speaker who brings her expertise and passion for technology to global audiences, inspiring change and innovation. Call 1-800-SPEAKER to book Anne-Marie.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/speakers\/anne-marie-imafidon-2","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Anne-Marie Imafidon","og_description":"Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon is a dynamic speaker who brings her expertise and passion for technology to global audiences, inspiring change and innovation. Call 1-800-SPEAKER to book Anne-Marie.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/speakers\/anne-marie-imafidon-2","og_site_name":"LAI Speakers","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LeadingAuthorities\/","article_modified_time":"2026-06-23T04:05:22+00:00","og_image":[{"width":650,"height":430,"url":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Imafidon-AnneMarie-Speaker.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@LAIspeakers","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/speakers\/anne-marie-imafidon-2","url":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/speakers\/anne-marie-imafidon-2","name":"Anne-Marie Imafidon | Keynote Speaker | LAI Speakers Bureau","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/speakers\/anne-marie-imafidon-2#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/speakers\/anne-marie-imafidon-2#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Imafidon-AnneMarie-Speaker.png","datePublished":"2025-03-28T10:49:30+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-23T04:05:22+00:00","description":"Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon is a dynamic speaker who brings her expertise and passion for technology to global audiences, inspiring change and innovation. Call 1-800-SPEAKER to book Anne-Marie.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/speakers\/anne-marie-imafidon-2#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/speakers\/anne-marie-imafidon-2"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/speakers\/anne-marie-imafidon-2#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Imafidon-AnneMarie-Speaker.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Imafidon-AnneMarie-Speaker.png","width":650,"height":430,"caption":"Anne-Marie Imafidon professional portrait, STEM advocate, technology leader, author, and keynote speaker, with silver curly hair, wearing a patterned dress in an outdoor setting."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/speakers\/anne-marie-imafidon-2#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Anne-Marie Imafidon"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk#website","url":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk","name":"LAI Speakers","description":"Keynote Speakers Bureau","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk#organization","name":"LAI Speakers","url":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/favicon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/favicon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"LAI Speakers"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LeadingAuthorities\/","https:\/\/x.com\/LAIspeakers","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/leading-authorities-inc-speakers-bureau\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leadingauthorities\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LeadingAuthoritiesInc"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speaker\/3477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speaker"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/speaker"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"continent","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent?post=3477"},{"taxonomy":"gender","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gender?post=3477"},{"taxonomy":"hidden-keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hidden-keyword?post=3477"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=3477"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=3477"},{"taxonomy":"speaker-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speaker-type?post=3477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}