Mia joined techUK in September 2023 within the Digital Infrastructure and Climate team(s) before transitioning to the Digital Economy team in April 2024.
Before joining techUK, Mia worked as a Senior Policy Adviser at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) sitting within the Policy Unit.
Outside of work, Mia enjoys running, yoga, bouldering and art.
Group Chief Executive Officer of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT – the professional membership body for the tech sector.
Sophie Greaves is Associate Director for Digital Infrastructure at techUK, where she leads work across telecoms infrastructure, security and resilience, supply chain diversification, advanced communications technologies, spectrum policy, and data centres. In this role, she brings together these areas into a single Digital Infrastructure unit, reflecting the priorities of Government, Ofcom, and industry members.
Sophie also oversees the Spectrum Policy Forum, the UK’s cross-industry platform shaping spectrum policy and maximising its economic and social value. An experienced speaker, panellist, and moderator, she regularly facilitates discussions on the future of digital infrastructure, advanced connectivity, and telecoms security.
Recognised on the 2023 Women in Trade Association Powerlist and Computer Weekly’s UKtech50 Longlist (2023 & 2025), Sophie is passionate about building a secure, innovative, and future-ready digital ecosystem.
Leah builds and maintains relationships with the coalition’s broad range of stakeholders, including Ministers, MPs and officials. Leah joined the Startup Coalition in 2021 following the completion of her Master’s of Public Administration from UCL in Digital Technologies and Policy. Leah has a background in US politics having previously worked on the US 2020 presidential election campaign and in the US Senate. Leah currently sits on the advisory board of Capital Enterprise.
Victoria specialises in helping innovative companies navigate the politics and public policy that interact with their innovations, drawing on a career spanning nearly 20 years across the public and private sectors.
Her experience includes Director of FinTech Delivery Panel at Tech Nation, Head of Government Affairs for Innovate Finance, and UK and Brexit Public Policy Director at Aviva. She has also served as Private Secretary to the UK Minister for Industry.
She holds over seven years of Government Affairs and Tech Policy experience in the US and UK. Kir previously headed up the regulatory portfolio at a UK advocacy group for tech startups and held various public affairs in US tech policy. All involved policy research and campaigns on competition, artificial intelligence, access to data, and pro-innovation regulation.
Kir has an MSc in International Public Policy from University College London and a BA in both Political Science (International Relations) and Economics from the University of California San Diego.
Outside of techUK, you are likely to find her attempting studies at art galleries, attempting an elusive headstand at yoga, mending and binding books, or chasing her dog Maya around South London’s many parks.
Iliana Pearce is a Policy Advisor at the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) leading on innovation and technology policy. Her work focuses on how small businesses can be equipped to adopt new technologies well, to enhance their productivity and help them do more of what they love. Previously, she has undertaken legal research on accountability for AI-assisted decision-making and on how small businesses can be supported to adopt AI responsibly.
Elise is the Executive Director of Global Digital Finance (GDF), board member, and also board advisor to several firms on policy & regulatory issues. She is also the co-host of the podcast The Outside Context which considers how technology is impacting the future of civilisation.
Previously, she was at the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), leading Digital Assets and Data Strategy work, and prior to that she worked at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), across both their Technology, Resilience and Cyber Division. and International Division.
Named ‘Next Generation Leader of the Year’ at the 2022 Women in Finance Awards UK, and part of the Innovate Finance Standout 45 on the Women in Fintech Powerlist 2024 as a Regulatory and Policy Expert, Elise’s dual public and private sector experience positions her to lead both regulatory advocacy and contribute technical knowledge to support the growth of the digital finance ecosystem.
Hannah is the Managing Director of the Gift Card and Voucher Association (GCVA). She is responsible for the running of the trade association and delivery of the GCVA mission to promote and protect the gift card sector. She is also the co-founder of the Women in Tech Policy Network.
Hannah comes from a career running trade associations, previously as CEO of the Online Dating Association and prior to that as Head of Policy and Comms at the Heritage Alliance.
She has spent many years on the coalface of advocacy and public relations developing collaborative relationships with government and media as well as influencing key decisions. For the last 5 years, her work has focused on different parts of the tech space, initially online dating, encompassing online safety, digital competition, data protection and cybersecurity, while she now focuses on fintech, payments, and anti-fraud technology.
She also has a long career of experience working with members and membership organisations, connecting industry professionals with each other and wider stakeholders.
She holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham.
Dr. Erin Young is Head of Innovation and Technology Policy at the Institute of Directors where she leads the IoD’s policy, strategy and thought leadership work on technology, science and innovation. Before joining the IoD, Erin was Project Co-Lead and Research Fellow in Public Policy at The Alan Turing Institute, where her work influenced the UK’s National AI Strategy and AI Opportunities Action Plan. Previously, Erin held positions at the UN in Paris, WPP in London, MediaX at Stanford University, and Thomson Reuters in New York City. She sits on the Strategy Steering Board for the City of London Corporation’s Women Pivoting to Digital Taskforce and advises the Hg Foundation on AI, inequalities and skills. Erin holds a BA from the University of Cambridge, an MSc in Education (Learning and Technology) from the University of Oxford, a PGC in International Business Practice, Finance and Organisational Behaviour, and a DPhil in Science and Technology Studies from the University of Oxford.