Dr Alicja Dzieciol

Women of the Year Innovation Award

Vodafone Business, Women of the Year Innovation Award was presented by Emma Bunton to Dr Alicja Dzieciol, a science entrepreneur, working towards a vision of a more sustainable world. Alicja is the co-founder of SilviBio – a company which creates products to increase tree seed germination and seedling survival, minimising harmful effects of water scarcity on tree seeds and seedlings.

Dr Alicja Dzieciol said, “I am deeply humbled to be recognised by Vodafone for the 2023 Woman of Innovation Award. If you had told me where I’d end up when I originally founded SilviBio four years ago, I would never in a million years have believed you! And not because I didn’t believe in my company’s mission of helping foresters grow more trees, more sustainably. But because I was one woman alone, and now I’m not. I’m surrounded by my wonderful team who share our company’s vision and lend their talents and skills towards making that vision a reality. What we’ve achieved so far is only the beginning. I won’t rest easy until we’ve made a real, lasting impact. The faith put into me today by the inspiring women here only invigorates my resolve to do my part to usher in a truly sustainable future for us all.”

Miryem Salah, Chief Data Officer & Head of Digital & Transformation at Vodafone said, “As a female technology leader, I understand that sustainability is not only at the forefront of everything we do as a society, but is also instrumental to our success in delivering maximum value as a business. Therefore, I’m delighted to present Alicja with the Vodafone Woman of Innovation Award for her truly innovative work with seed and soil technology which is helping create a more sustainable future. Every year I have the great honour to present this award to such formidable ladies and I feel so blessed for the fantastic opportunity to celebrate the innovative and forward thinking ideas being led by all of these inspirational women.”