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Entrepreneur 'humiliated' after London Tech Week turns her and baby away [View all]
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/11/entrepreneur-humiliated-london-tech-week-turns-baby-awayEntrepreneur ‘humiliated’ after London Tech Week turns her and baby away
Davina Schonle prevented from entering event with eight-month-old and had to cancel meetings for tech startup
Ben Quinn
Wed 11 Jun 2025 04.48 EDT
An entrepreneur has told how she was left feeling “humiliated” after being turned away from London Tech Week, an annual corporate event, because she was with her baby daughter.
Davina Schonle was prevented from entering the event on Monday after travelling for three hours with her eight-month-old and had to cancel meetings with potential suppliers to her tech startup.
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