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Joanna Birch delivers keynote at Women in Tech 2025 (September 2025)
Joanna Birch delivered the keynote at the Women in Tech Awards 2025 at The Eastside
Rooms, Birmingham (Mon 8 Sept), celebrating regional innovators and the power of
inclusive tech leadership.
Appointment: Chair, CreaTech Frontiers Board (June 2025)
Joanna Birch has been appointed Chair of the CreaTech Frontiers Stakeholder
Board, the West Midlands creative-tech cluster backed by UKRI and regional
partners to accelerate R&D, skills and SME growth.
Appointment: Chair, TechWM AI &Future Tech SIG (April 2025)
Joanna Birch has also been named Chair of TechWM’s AI & Future Tech Special
Interest Group, bringing her innovation leadership to a network that champions
responsible adoption, skills and use-case development across the region’s tech
ecosystem.
Female Innovator of the year 2024
Jo Birch was delighted to take home the Female Innovator of the year Award at the Innovation Awards 2024 on 8th November at the Eastside Rooms, Birmingham. The Awards celebrate those at the forefront of innovation across various industries. As a leading light in innovation, Jo was delighted to take home this valued prize.
Special Recognition Award 2024
Joanna Birch is the RECIPIENT OF THE 2024 SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD at the Midlands Women in Tech Awards amongst a line up of Award winning women driving the Tech Agenda forward in the region.
Innovation Leader Joins Woodbourne Group to Spearhead Life Science Expansion
Woodbourne Group, a key Anchor Partner for Birmingham’s Knowledge Quarter, has appointed Jo Birch as Chief Innovation Officer, strengthening its commitment to innovation and growth.
Jo Birch shortlisted for Female Innovator of the Year
Technology Supply Chain announce that following hundreds of nominations, Jo Birch has been shortlisted for the Female Innovator of the Year award in the prestigious Innovation Awards.