Jacqueline de Rojas

"It was promotion for a country manager position."

"I was running a very big team; hundreds of people and hundreds of thousands of dollars, actually millions, hundred millions of dollars."

"I have to say, looking back over my shoulder the person they did choose did not last very long."

"Some years later, many years later, I went back in a very big leadership position because they came looking for me."

"Our world has changed fundamentally, and it has changed overnight."

"We stand at the start of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Diversity and inclusion must be at the top of the agenda to enable recovery from the pandemic"

"Let’s inspire kids in to digital, have more young women joining and staying in the tech sector & encourage diversity in the boardroom."

"Startups are uniquely positioned to embrace diversity and I think that’s because they are full of ideas, they have a mindset which is very entrepreneurial and their ideas can change the world."

"So role modelling for diversity comes from the top."

"The tone is set by the board, by the C-suite and by everyone cascading it downwards."

"It’s really important that we get that commitment from the top."

"I guess with that in mind, from a leadership perspective, the motivation levels of the team and the happiness of the end customer."

"You are a role model whether you choose to be or not, your behaviours are copied, good or bad."

"It’s never too late to start the diversity and inclusion journey."

"I believe that the greatest threat to diversity is the belief that someone else will fix it."

"So on that basis, start today."

"lt has been a bit of a journey, my career, in a good way."

"I went for a promotion."

"So I believe that diversity is the only way that you can really create competitive advantage."

"Give yourself the space to be the person you want to be versus the person everyone else wants you to be."

"For me it’s important to know what failure looks like, after all, success is always on the other side of fear."

"I believe that the UK can sustain its position as a magnet for digital investment and for tech talent."

"My ambition is for this country to seize its position as a digital nation of significance by leveraging its technology leadership position and growing a diverse and inclusive skills base."

"Companies are more successful and profitable if they have diversity at the heart of their businesses."