# Lady Mariéme Jamme

> Lady Mariéme Jamme is a Senegalese-born French-British technologist, entrepreneur, educator and digital-inclusion advocate. A self-taught reader and coder, she founded iamtheCODE to give girls and young women in marginalized communities practical technology skills, mentoring and pathways to economic independence, with a stated goal of reaching one million learners by 2030. Her career connects African technology entrepreneurship, global policy, refugee education and responsible AI.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer at iamtheCODE; founder of Accur8Global
- **Organizations:** iamtheCODE, Accur8Global, SpotOne Global Solutions, JJiguene Tech Hub, Africa Gathering, World Economic Forum, World Wide Web Foundation, Generation Unlimited
- **From:** Dakar, Senegal
- **Nationality:** Senegalese-born French-British
- **Education:** Young Global Leaders executive education module: Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century, Harvard Kennedy School, Young Global Leaders executive education module: Leadership and Decision Making in the 21st Century, Yale University, Young Global Leader Journey on Leadership for Unity, Equity & Inclusion: Bridging Divides, University of Virginia
- **Known for:** Founded iamtheCODE with the goal of enabling one million girls and young women to become coders by 2030., Built iamtheCODE into a movement reported by the World Economic Forum in 2026 as spanning 88 countries and training more than 400,000 girls., Received the Innovation Award at the 2017 Global Goals Awards.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Founded the technology consultancy SpotOne Global Solutions in the United Kingdom; the business later became Accur8Global.
- **2009** — Helped lead Apps4Africa, a challenge program supporting African technologists and locally relevant digital solutions.
- **2012** — Founded JJiguene Tech Hub, described on her LinkedIn profile as Senegal's first women's technology network.
- **2013** — Selected as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.
- **2016** — Established the iamtheCODE Foundation, building an African-led movement for girls' STEAMD education.
- **2017** — Received the Innovation Award at the Global Goals Awards and was included in the BBC 100 Women list.
- **2017** — Joined the board of the World Wide Web Foundation.
- **2018** — Joined the Future Talks Arctic expedition and was identified by the ITU and WEF as the first Senegalese woman to make the journey.
- **2025** — iamtheCODE announced academies and programs serving girls in Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya.
- **2025** — Launched iamtheCODE Caribbean in Jamaica as a hub for the English-speaking Caribbean.
- **2026** — At the World Economic Forum's Summer Davos in Dalian, argued that AI development must keep human dignity at the center and include girls already building AI tools.

## Achievements

- Founded iamtheCODE with the goal of enabling one million girls and young women to become coders by 2030.
- Built iamtheCODE into a movement reported by the World Economic Forum in 2026 as spanning 88 countries and training more than 400,000 girls.
- Received the Innovation Award at the 2017 Global Goals Awards.
- Included in the BBC 100 Women list in 2017.
- Selected as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader in 2013.
- Named to the UK Powerlist in 2017 and 2018.
- Opened coding education programs serving girls in the Kakuma refugee camp and announced an academy for Dadaab.
- Founded Accur8Global to advise on AI ethics, risk and governance.
- Served on the World Wide Web Foundation board and the ITU Generation Connect Visionaries Board.
- Launched iamtheCODE Caribbean in Jamaica in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Appeared in the World Economic Forum's Summer Davos 'Ideas on the Move' series, where she discussed girls building AI bots and called for humanity to remain central in boardroom technology decisions.
- **2026-01** — Published a LinkedIn reflection on lessons from 2025 and priorities for partnerships and girls' education in 2026.
- **2025-11** — Spoke at WISE 12 in Doha about iamtheCODE's work across 89 countries and its listen-first approach in local communities.
- **2025-10** — Launched iamtheCODE Caribbean in Jamaica with local World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders alumni.
- **2025-06** — Spoke at London Tech Week on AI, business and the education of women and girls in refugee camps.
- **2025-03** — Announced plans for an iamtheCODE academy in Dadaab refugee camp in partnership with UNHCR.

## Links

- Website: https://mariemejamme.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariemejamme/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/mjamme
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Mari%C3%A9meJamme
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mjamme/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MariemeJamme

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Last updated: 2026-08-12