Agenda 2024
Tuesday 23th April 2024
Location: Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London
AGENDA
| Time | Activity | Speakers |
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Registration and coffee | |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Welcome speeches | Juliana Moats Dr. Nike Folayan MBE Dr. Awai Collins-Harrison |
| 09:10 – 09:40 | Keynote Address – The Future of Engineering: Human Centric Solutions | Caroline Nokes MP, Dr. Hayaatun Sillem CBE |
| 09:45 – 10:05 | Keynote Address – AI and ethical implications | Dr. Gopichand Katragadda |
| 10:10 – 10:40 | Disruptive Conversations 1 – AI, Sustainability, Company Culture and Inclusion | Prof Nira Chamberlain Yasmin Ali Nerys Thomas Panel Host: Dr. Iyke Onyegiri |
| 10:10 – 11:15 | Future Leaders Forum | Mohammed Taher, Ailsa Jayne Howie, Emmanuel Afolabi, Darrell Njogu Mimi Nwosu |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Keynote Address – Sustainabiility and Energy Transition | Prof Paul de Leeuw |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Next Big Idea | |
| 11:30 – 12:05 | Fireside Chat 1 – AI and Ethical Implications | Moderator: Yewande Akinola MBE Speaker: Rahul Anand Speaker: Edafe Onerhime |
| 12:05 – 12:25 | Keynote Address – Company Culture and Inclusion | Dr David Leiper |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch Break/ Networking/ Exhibition | |
| 13:35 – 13:50 | Keynote Address – Equity in the Built Environment | Tariq Shah |
| 13:50 – 14:15 | Disruptive Conversations 2 | Dianne Greyson Nicola Mathers Shakir Laher |
| 14:15 – 15:15 | Career Speed Networking | |
| 14:15 – 14:35 | Keynote Address – Labour Income Inequality/Social Mobility | Saif Malik |
| 14:40 – 15:25 | Panel Discussion – Company Culture and Inclusion | Moderator: Margot Day Speakers: Isabella Mascarenhas Dushyant Sharma Marsha Ramroop Jo Stansfield |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Breakout session 1 | Facilitators: Steve Fernandez and Sarah Piscitelli |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Breakout session 2 | Facilitator: Carmen Morris |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Breakout session 3 | Facilitator: Prof Rafaella Ocone |
| 16:05 – 16:35 | Intersectionality and the importance of an inclusive workforce | Dr Ollie Folayan MBE |
| 16:35 – 17:05 | Engineering Ethnicity Index Launch (Panel Session) | Dr Ollie Folayan MBE Tolu Falade Yohanes Scarlett Jainna Bhalla Gurpreet Bansal |
| 17:05 – 17:30 | Conference Closing Address | Shereen Daniels |
| 17:30 – 17:40 | Round up and Dissemination of Information for the Evening Celebration | Titi Oliyide |
| 18:15 – 23:45 | Drinks reception and Banquet Dinner | June Sarpong OBE Prof. David Olusoga OBE Lee Chambers Mavis Anagboso |