Marija Butkovic is a lawyer-turned-entrepreneur, innovation and business consultant, feminist, and advocate for diversity and inclusion in the tech sector.
She is the founder and CEO of Women of Wearables - a leading global organization and ecosystem by and for women and allies in wearable tech, health tech, and femtech industries.
Marija is also a Forbes contributor writing for the ForbesWomen, where her key topics of interest include diversity and inclusion, female leadership, women’s health, and healthcare technology innovation.
She is also a startup mentor and advisor and has worked with various startup programs, incubators, and accelerators as well as EU-funded projects delivering support and mentorship in areas such as marketing, business growth, and strategy.
She has been featured in major tech and business publications such as TechCrunch, The Next Web, Huffington Post, and selected as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Women in UK tech by Computer Weekly (2018, 2019, 2020), Top 25 HealthTech influencers to follow on Twitter by Sifted, Europe’s female startup leaders to follow on LinkedIn by Sifted, STEM: Top Influencers, Brands and Publications by Onalytica, Top 100 Influencers on Gender Equality and Diversity by Onalytica, 20 female entrepreneurs to watch in 2020 by Tide, etc.
She regularly appears as a public speaker and panelist at conferences, meetups, and corporate events where she covers topics of diversity, emerging technologies, and female-led entrepreneurship.
She holds an LLM degree from the University of Law in Rijeka, Croatia.
Her clients and collaborations include innovative tech businesses, SMEs, agencies, major corporations and nonprofit organisations.
Digital Marketing , Social Media, Public Relations, Media Relations, Advertising, Public Speaking, Blogging, Events Management, Journalism, Mentoring, Startups, Education, and STEM