Dr Elizabeth Shaw is a multi-award winning founder, board advisor, investor, and executive coach, recognised for her trailblazing work in the startup ecosystem. Her professional experience spans a range of diverse brands where she drives transformational change, facilitates strategic opportunities and leadership development. She works with high-profile global brands, including the world’s largest and most innovative organisations.

Elizabeth is founder of 1000 Black Voices, an inclusive global community with unrivalled access to local and global capital, talent, connections and innovation to empower inclusive perspectives at the centre of technological development and advancement. Through its various initiatives it enables Black founders to grow their business, with investors, service providers, governments and corporates offered opportunities to develop and showcase innovation and access new deal flow and top talent.