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Seyi Akiwowo

Founder, CEO, Author, Speaker & Recovering politician.

  • Author

    As well as writing pieces about online safety and responsible tech, Seyi’s debut book How to Stay Safe Online was published by Penguin in August 2022. Seyi’s words and thought leadership have been featured in publications like The Guardian, The Telegraph, Huffington Post, The Independent, Marie Claire, Wired, Dazed and The Big Issue. Seyi’s also written for academic journals such as Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Equality and Diversity.

  • Speaker

    From TED Talks to live interviews at Crystal Palace FC, lectures at Universities, speeches at Parliaments, masterclasses as well as keynotes at large corporations, Seyi delivers talks around the world. She has covered topics which include inclusive, values driven and feminist leadership, tech for good and justice and on how to make social media safer for all women. Seyi has also appeared on podcasts such as Dirty Pukka, Ctrl Alt Delete, BBC 1xtra, Women Tech Charge and Jameela Jamil’s iWeigh.

  • Founder

    Starting as a campaign movement in 2017 to now a medium-size award-winning charity, Glitch has mainstreamed the conversation on online abuse and digital citizenship. In 6 years they have transformed how tech companies build and scale social media platforms to include women’s safety. Glitch has also changed policies, including UN Convention and regulation policy in the UK, has delivered workshops to over 10,000 people and worked with brands such as BT and EE.