Adelina Chalmers

The Geek Whisperer Founder, CTO Advisor

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Adelina Chalmers's Biography

Since 2011, Adelina Chalmers has been working with scientists, engineers, CTOs and STEM‑background C‑suite leaders in organisations ranging from scrappy 10‑person startups to global giants with over 500,000 employees. She helps technical leaders do the hard things well — from landing promotions and dramatically improving performance, to persuading boards and investors to commit millions of pounds to engineering and technology initiatives (don’t just take her word for it — check out her 250+ LinkedIn recommendations). Adelina has been nominated for Computer Weekly’s Top 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025, and secured her place in the Top 50 in 2022 and 2023. Since 2013, she has been guest lecturing across multiple University of Cambridge departments, covering topics such as presenting for investment, building business cases, and negotiation — all through the lens of science and technology. In 2024, she added Oxford University’s Saïd Business School to the mix, guest lecturing on the Executive Diploma in AI for Business programme. Adelina works with people at every stage of the technical ladder — from software engineers to CEOs, CSOs and CTOs — and her clients include Fujitsu, ARM, Amazon, Apple, Deloitte, Compare the Market, Microsoft, as well as hundreds of ambitious scale‑ups.

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Adelina Chalmers Keynote Topics

Tech Expert or Strategic Partner - How do your clients and execs see you?

STEM CXOs: Transitioning from a STEM Mindset to an Executive Mindset

What got you here, won't get you there: Why you can't lead with an engineering mindset

The Executive Mindset CTO and how they can add business value

How to Future Proof your Tech Leadership Career

Will my CTO role be replaced by AI?

How to make the business case for engineering spend in the boardroom?

3 Signs that Your CTO acts like a Solutions Architect

How we create company culture unconsciously

Top 3 traps tech leaders fall into and how to avoid them

Do you have an executive CTO or a Solution Architect in the C-Suite?

Adelina Chalmers's Biography

Since 2011, Adelina Chalmers has been working with scientists, engineers, CTOs and STEM‑background C‑suite leaders in organisations ranging from scrappy 10‑person startups to global giants with over 500,000 employees. She helps technical leaders do the hard things well — from landing promotions and dramatically improving performance, to persuading boards and investors to commit millions of pounds to engineering and technology initiatives (don’t just take her word for it — check out her 250+ LinkedIn recommendations).

Adelina has been nominated for Computer Weekly’s Top 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025, and secured her place in the Top 50 in 2022 and 2023.

Since 2013, she has been guest lecturing across multiple University of Cambridge departments, covering topics such as presenting for investment, building business cases, and negotiation — all through the lens of science and technology. In 2024, she added Oxford University’s Saïd Business School to the mix, guest lecturing on the Executive Diploma in AI for Business programme.

Adelina works with people at every stage of the technical ladder — from software engineers to CEOs, CSOs and CTOs — and her clients include Fujitsu, ARM, Amazon, Apple, Deloitte, Compare the Market, Microsoft, as well as hundreds of ambitious scale‑ups.