Maria McKavanagh

Chief Innovation Officer at Verv

Maria is the Chief Innovation Officer at Verv. Verv has created a home hub which unlocks unique smart home experiences using energy data, including a peer-based green electricity sharing platform on blockchain technology. She is a global keynote speaker and advocate of women in tech. For the second year in a row she has been nominated for the Computer Weekly Top 100 most influential women in UK tech. Previously she worked for NASDAQ data acquisition specialist National Instruments where she was responsible for a multi-million pound sales territory across a range of industries from Aerospace and Defence to Consumer Electronics. She holds an MEng degree in Electrical Engineering.