Jurga Zilinskiene, MBE
Founder and CEO of Guildhawk

Jurga is the Founder and CEO of Guildhawk and was named among 8 women who made history in the technology world. In 2019, she was honoured by Queen Elizabeth with the MBE for International Trade. Her Majesty also honoured Guildhawk with the Queen’s Award for International Trade. She established a JV with Gammon Construction HK to create new technology to improve safety on construction sites. This year, Jurga launched Evernoon Technologies in Hong Kong.

Beyond technology, she is passionate about protecting our planet and helping young people. Sheffield Hallam University formed a partnership with Guildhawk and appointed Jurga as entrepreneur in residence to inspire the next generation of coders and entrepreneurs. To support young musicians in the Year of the Water Rabbit, Jurga, her husband David and their bandleader friend Alex Mendham and his Orchestra are releasing a magical album of 1920s songs, translated into Chinese for the first time.