Myladie Stoumbou, was born in Arta, a city in north western Greece. In the 1980s, when most of her female peers were dreaming of becoming teachers, she studied Computer Engineering and Informatics. Today, a Regional Director with Microsoft she leads a multinational, diverse team across 24 countries in Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia and she’s also a wife, mother, an avid traveller, a women’s leadership advocate and a TEDx Speaker. The Greek Herald sat down with Myladie and discussed digital inclusion, equality and the need for more female role models in STEM professions.