Dame Stephanie Shirley's acceptance speech at the Technology4Good Awards 2013
Channel: Tech4GoodAwards
Date: 2013-12-31

Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley is an IT entrepreneur and philanthropist who was awarded the Judges Special Award at Technology4Good Awards 2013. 

Arriving as a refugee from Nazi Germany in the 30s she went on to create a multimillion pound business that employed women and pioneered home working to enable her staff to meet their childcare needs. In recent years she has donated over £50m to good causes.

Her inspirational acceptance speech explained her belief in technology as a force for good.

Read more about Dame Shirley's amazing life at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Shirley