 No. 21 Karen Price, CEO, eSkills UK
Last year's position: Not placed
The issue of training is on the agenda more than ever before with the UK now reeling from the realisation that its skills crisis may prove fatal if left untreated.
Karen Price and eSkills UK are at the forefront of the drive to educate the UK IT industry on the need to train and retrain effectively if it is to maintain a competitive edge and stem the effect of offshoring and fast-track visa schemes, which are attracting flack from disgruntled tech workers in an increasingly hostile jobs market.
Price is also instrumental in pushing for change at a more grassroots levels, addressing issues such as the gender divide - with increasing initiatives to get more girls interested in IT - and the image crisis of IT which is keeping many youngsters from considering a job in technology.
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