Asha Bual | Senior Technical Project Manager | Zoom
My career started in management consultancy where I developed and nurtured my project management skillset.
Following on from this I spent over 5 years in the market research industry servicing a wide range of customers from transport to beauty. During these years within research, I expanded my project management skills where I managed multiple third party suppliers and external/internal senior stakeholders. This catapulted me into tech, where I now manage complex projects onboarding enterprise level customers to Zoom. I have delivered complex technical solutions that have transformed how major enterprises utilise Zoom's growing product suite. This involves managing the full project lifecycle from presales to Day 2 transition, always ensuring Zoom customers are happy with their new telecommunications platform.
Outside of project deliveries, I have a keen interest in developing future talent within the tech and telecoms space. I have contributed to a global career framework to grow future talent within Zoom. I have also recently signed up to the ElevateHER program as a mentee, hoping to return as a mentor soon to help foster a more inclusive tech community.
Aeman Faruqui | Platform Tech Lead | Virgin Media O2
Aeman Faruqui is a Platform Lead at Virgin Media O2, specialising in AI, Cloud, and Automation to drive innovation in service assurance.
With over seven years in technology, she has led initiatives that enhance network resilience and operational efficiency for mobile and fixed customers. Prior to joining Virgin Media O2, Aeman played a pivotal role at BT Group, spearheading network programmability, automation, and cloud transformation to optimise network design, testing, and provisioning. She lead a AI community driving innovations and skills sharing. She is currently building an AI platform with a strong focus on governance, compliance, and ethical AI adoption in telecommunications. Her contributions have been widely recognised through prestigious industry awards and nominations, including TechWomen100 Award 2024 and Women in Tech Excellence Awards 2024. Aeman has an Electronics Engineering degree and an MSc in Electronics & Electrical Engineering from the University of Sheffield. After a decade-long career break to raise her three children, she made an impactful return to the tech industry, earning Chartered Engineer status from the IET. Beyond her technical expertise, Aeman is a champion for Diversity in AI, leading the Women in Tech Network at Virgin Media O2 (supporting 2,000+ members) and mentoring through DevConnect, Lean In Circles, and IET Professional Registration mentorship. She also founded an all-women’s mentorship network at Oxford University and contributed to British Sign Language (BSL) training to promote accessibility in tech. Aeman is passionate about advancing AI-driven telecom solutions while fostering inclusion, mentorship, and ethical AI adoption in the industry.
Andrea Whyte | Senior Commercial Manager, Content Acquisitions | Virgin Media O2
Andrea Whyte is a content acquisitions specialist based in London, where she currently works as Senior Commercial Manager, Content Acquisitions at Virgin Media O2.
In this role, she leads deal negotiations with content providers including UKTV, Warner Brothers, Hearst Networks, Disney, and MUBI for linear channels, FAST, VOD, and apps for Virgin’s TV platform. She also sits on the Leadership Team of the Virgin Media O2 Women’s Network. Previously, she was Director of Acquisitions and Commercial Content Strategy at Spafax, a content services agency that provides inflight entertainment for international airlines, where she led film acquisition and programming teams, as well as commercial strategy for film deals. Prior to moving to London from Toronto, she programmed and licenced Air Canada’s inflight entertainment, including running the Air Canada enRoute Film Festival, a film festival for emerging Canadian filmmakers. She started her career in the programming team at the Toronto International Film Festival. Andrea has presented on content strategy and film distribution at events including the Airline Passenger Experience Expo, SXSW, Toronto International Film Festival, and Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. She currently sits on the nomination committee for the British Independent Film Awards and is a jury member for the Banff Media Festival Rockie Awards and Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Deepeksha Champaneri | Senior Operations Manager | Virgin Media O2 (VMO2)
My personal and professional life experience has led me to Virgin Media O2, where I have worked for the past six years.
Each stage of my life journey has shaped my skills, resilience, and passion to succeed. Post-university, I taught English in Italy (Cambridge English Language Teaching to Adults - CELTA qualification) but moved to London to secure my dream job at Guardian News and Media as an Advertising Executive. This role gave me valuable expertise in online advertising and relationship management, forming the foundation of my career. Despite my success, I reached a crossroad when I worked at the Financial Times: continue on this successful career path or explore more of the world, inspired by my late father. I chose the latter, embarking on a life-changing solo journey through Latin America, which strengthened my character and encouraged me to adapt to any situation. Upon returning to London, I entered the Telecoms industry, later transitioning into Account Management roles in Tech companies, where I honed my skills in client relationships and business growth. However, my passion for Telecoms and media innovation drew me back to Virgin Media O2. Today, I have a unique set of skills, from knowledge of advertising technologies and operational efficiencies to driving revenue growth by adopting innovations in the Connected TV (CTV) space. My career has been defined by bold decisions, continuous learning, and a personal drive to make an impact - qualities that inspire my work every day.
Ana-Rosa Broster | Senior Payments Product Manager | Virgin Media O2
I was fortunate to attend a school that actively encouraged STEM subjects at A-Level. I went on to achieve a BEng in Manufacturing Engineering, Management, and Spanish at the University of Nottingham, followed by a postgraduate MSc in Technology Management at the University of Surrey.
My career began at Nottingham City Council, as an administrative assistant. A few months later, I became the IT Team Leader of the Youth Offending Team, managing a small team and providing solutions to track technology issues. This gave me an opportunity to develop my leadership and problem-solving skills. An exciting opportunity arose to move to Spain. We stayed for six years, during which I worked as a system analyst for Accenture. In this role, I contributed to a large project for a pharmaceutical company, working on a large data migration project across 40 countries. Over the last 10 years, I have worked to support the continued evolvement of payments services in Virgin Media O2, focusing on improving the customer experience and balancing compliance requirements. I have led and been integral to numerous projects: Future-proofing my products through large transformation projects, a checker giving O2 customers more information on charges on their bill, enhanced payment flows, listening to customers feedback and implementing changes to payment flows that reduced complaints significantly and led a cross-network project to combat phishing by SMS. In this last year I have also become co-chair of the Women’s Network helping to support and champion women and allies in our business.
Ebony Flynn | TV Product Executive | Virgin Media O2
With over 3 years of cross-industry experience, specialising in Product Management, Strategic Planning and Data across diverse functions, including Entertainment, Digital and Technology.
I translate customer insights and business objectives into innovative product solutions, ensuring feature enhancements align with user needs. I am currently a TV Product Executive passionate about delivering seamless and inclusive user experiences, advocating for better user experience on our TV platform. I am responsible for driving the development of new features across the VMO2 TV platform, ensuring innovation creates real value for our customers. Before completing the Digital Graduate Scheme at VMO2, I studied at the University of Leeds and achieved a First-Class Honours degree in Digital Media. During my third year of university, I completed a Digital Marketing and PR internship at The Walt Disney Company.
Charlotte Moir | Account Manager | BT
Once graduating from the University of Strathclyde in 2020, I secured a place on the BT Graduate scheme in Project Management.
After 2x rotations within BT Global helping to support exec leadership teams and leading on transformation projects, I was approached to support the BT Global sales team which gave me an understanding of the role of an Account Manager. I have always been a people person and love creating and maintaining relationships - this combined with the PM style side of the role made for a good fit and was when I decided that this was a role I wanted to pursue. Alongside my role I was involved in creating and running a ’Women in Sales’ interview campaign within BT which showcased the inspiring talent with an aim to encourage more women to consider a career in Sales at BT. In August 2022 I secured a role as Global Account Manager supporting one of our largest Global Banking customers - this was a huge learning curve for me and something completely new, I was supported by a great sales team who I learnt so much from. In Sept 2024 I was then promoted and continued my Account Manager role but this time I was supporting 11 of my own, smaller customers and managing their BT relationship end to end. I absolutely love this role, the fast paced nature and the great sense of value that I feel I bring to many of our B&FS organisations.
Satu Laura Irena Nuoramo | Alliance Lead | Zoom
Tech and digital are in my blood! I started my career almost 20 years ago in Computacenter in London, selling IT solutions, cold-calling and was part of a successful ”A team” group of 10 people selected as top performers.
Moved to Dublin to work at Google to service the Finnish market for AdWords team along with Nordic colleagues. That consisted of digital strategies, e-commerce optimisations, SEO/SEM and other search engine performance metrics and tools as well as relationship management with different stakeholders. I left Google to pursue my own business and realize my dream of autonomy, moved to Australia in the meantime and did marketing projects for Telstra’s sub-businesses in Melbourne. Came back to Europe and started working at Oracle in 2016, moving to Amsterdam from Malaga, Spain and serving the Finnish cloud market once again until moving to Sales Facilitation as a trainer in 2019. Once the pandemic hit and everyone transitioned to virtual, I became a user and an advocate for Zoom, who I ended up joining in February of 2022 where I have been proud to call home ever since. Am currently an Alliance Lead for AWS at Zoom, where I manage the strategic partnership of the two tech giants in EMEA and could not be loving my job more.
Harriet Lynas | Interactive Sales Manager | Virgin Media O2
I have over 17 years of experience in Sales and Account Management and have built a career centered on building strong client relationships and driving business success.
As an Interactive Sales Manager at Virgin Media O2, my role is to understand and address challenges to deliver innovative solutions that create impact. Beyond my professional achievements, I am a passionate advocate for gender equality. I was recently appointed Co-Chair of the Women's Network at Virgin Media O2 as I really want to lead change and offer new initiatives giving tangible benefits. Progress requires a collective effort, so I'm dedicated to creating opportunities that empower future generations, especially women, to thrive. I am keen to continuously champion programs that support diversity, inclusion, and equity. I have a commitment to advocacy and action, working towards a more inclusive future.
Holly Davies | Voice Service Center Lead | BT
I started my career at BT six years ago as an apprentice, completing a three year Technology & Solutions degree.
Whilst completing this I worked shifts on the Global IPX platform support customers globally fixing faults ( in addition to, riding the rollercoaster of being a new mum and all the new experiences that brings in my final year ✨☺️). After completing my degree I moved into a Discovery Manager role, supporting a variety of teams in the network space with process and stakeholder management. After this, I moved into people management where I now manage four skilled teams. Three of which focus on resolver elements for our UK customers and one with a focus on provision for one of BT’s expanding offerings. I hope to continue to development and support the teams aside me and look forward to what BT has to offer going into 2025.