Akua Opong CITP FBCS FRSA

STEM Ambassador, Community Lead, Neurodiversity & Wellbeing.

Charity & Volunteering Projects

Team fundraising for Maggie's Centres 2025
Team fundraising for Maggie's Centres 2025
Volunteers Week 2025
Volunteers Week 2025
Team LSEG Maggies Night Hike 2023
Team LSEG Maggies Night Hike 2023
STEM careers advice for young people - Future First
STEM careers advice for young people - Future First
Kindness Ambassadors - Time for Kindness
Kindness Ambassadors - Time for Kindness
My journey with Crohn’s Disease
My journey with Crohn’s Disease
The Buddy Bag Foundation - Helping children in crisis
The Buddy Bag Foundation - Helping children in crisis
LSEG Firewalk for Maggies 2023
LSEG Firewalk for Maggies 2023
LSEG Volunteering Day with School-Home Support (SHS)
LSEG Volunteering Day with School-Home Support (SHS)
Mental Health Resources
Mental Health Resources

Media Features

Most influential women in UK Tech 2025 | BCS
An oral history of England’s Euro 2022 triumph: ‘It was an out-of-body experience’
An oral history of England’s Euro 2022 triumph: ‘It was an out-of-body experience’
Allyship and Advocacy Help Inspire More Girls in STEM
Allyship and Advocacy Help Inspire More Girls in STEM
Neurodiversity Champion for Girls in STEAM
Neurodiversity Champion for Girls in STEAM
Reclaiming the Narrative: PART II | How Role Models in Next Tech Girls Are Shaping the Future of Tech | Empiric
Movers and Shakers
Celebrating Neurodiversity in Technology | eduthing ltd
Celebrating Neurodiversity in Technology | eduthing ltd
Neurodiversity in the workplace
Neurodiversity in the workplace
Building inclusivity by overcoming stereotypes
Building inclusivity by overcoming stereotypes
Empowering women and allies in tech is the pathway to a brighter future
Empowering women and allies in tech is the pathway to a brighter future
Industry Thinkers Media Feature
Industry Thinkers Media Feature
Inspiring women at the 69th Women of the Year Lunch | TV News London
Inspiring women at the 69th Women of the Year Lunch | TV News London
Naomi Osaka Setting Boundaries And Confronting Mental Health At Work
Naomi Osaka Setting Boundaries And Confronting Mental Health At Work
Forbes article: Neurodiversity in Tech
Forbes article: Neurodiversity in Tech
Investment Week: Inclusion for one and for all
How the UK tech industry is failing Black women
How the UK tech industry is failing Black women

Speaker Engagements

Women in Tech: Advancing Your Career with Coaching, and In-Demand Skills
Women in Tech: Advancing Your Career with Coaching, and In-Demand Skills
OneTech World Virtual Conference 2022
OneTech World Virtual Conference 2022
STEM Social Summit Finance Panel
STEM Social Summit Finance Panel

Podcasts

Episode 85 - Being a Neurodiversity Advocate with Akua Opong - Dyslexia Life Hacks
Episode 85 - Being a Neurodiversity Advocate with Akua Opong - Dyslexia Life Hacks
TEA & CHAT with Diahanne Rhiney : My story - Living with Crohn's Disease
TEA & CHAT with Diahanne Rhiney : My story - Living with Crohn's Disease
Guest on LMF Mentoring Podcast 2023
Guest on LMF Mentoring Podcast 2023
Interview with Leila Singh
Interview with Leila Singh
BigBoldConversations, Human Podcast
BigBoldConversations, Human Podcast

Achievements

2025/26 Diversity Power List | Diversity Power List
Computing Tech Women Celebration 50
Computing Tech Women Celebration 50
Discover Akua Opong on npg.org.uk
Discover Akua Opong on npg.org.uk
CITP Success Story Akua Opong CITP MBCS - Chartered Week 2025
CITP Success Story Akua Opong CITP MBCS - Chartered Week 2025
Women in FinTech Powerlist 2024 - Innovate Finance – The Voice of Global FinTech
IWD - Unsung Heroines of EdTech
IWD - Unsung Heroines of EdTech
Computer Weekly’s Women in UK Tech Rising Stars 2023
Ones to watch - Brummell 2023
Ones to watch - Brummell 2023
133 Women Who Change the World 2023 List
133 Women Who Change the World 2023 List

Books

Resilient Voices: Stories of Triumph and Wisdom from the Global Queens: Amazon.co.uk: Amegashitsi, Magdalene: 9781919373003: Books

The Tech Career Coach for Teens: How to plan your tech career and find the perfect role for you
The Tech Career Coach for Teens: How to plan your tech career and find the perfect role for you
 
Disruptors Issue 3 - Violet Simon (page 80)
Disruptors Issue 3 - Violet Simon (page 80)
Black Women in Tech: The Voices In The Shadow Book Vol1
Black Women in Tech: The Voices In The Shadow Book Vol1

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