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Perspectives Speaker Series: Sharing experiences of inclusivity in engineering and technology
16th March 2018 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Free
16 March 2018
Institution of Civil Engineers, 1 Great George Street, London, SW1P 3AA
09:30-10:00 – Registration
10:00-10:15 – BAME Perspective
Mara-Tafadzwa Makoni, Intelligent Transport Consultant, WSP
10:15-10:30 – Transgender Perspective
Christina Riley, Senior Planner & EDI Specialist, Balfour Beatty plc
10:30-10:45 – Sexual Orientation Perspective
Dr Mark McBride-Wright CEng MIChemE, Managing Director, EqualEngineers & InterEngineering
10:45-11:00 – Gender Identity
Dawn Bonfield MBE, Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor, Aston University
11:00-11:20 – Questions/Panel
11:20-11:45 – BREAK
11:45-12:00 – Where’s Your Other Leg, Love?
Catherine Cobb, Traffic Signals Graduate Engineer at Amey – Inclusion and Diversity Ambassador
12:00-12:15 – Dyslexia Perspective
Oliver Brunt, Multidisciplinary Designer for R&D Discover
12:15-12:30 – Managing Staff with High-functioning Autism to Maximise Their Talents
Ben Buchanan, Corporate Diversity and Inclusion Champion at the Government’s Intellectual Property Office
12:30-12:50 – Creating Cultures Where All Engineers Thrive
Bola Fatimilehin, Royal Academy of Engineering Head of Diversity and Inclusion
12:50-13:10 – Questions/Panel
13:10-14:00 – LUNCH
14:00-14:20 – The Impact of Inclusiveness on the Resilience of Temporary Multidisciplinary Organisation (TMO)
Dr Karen Blay, Lecturer in Quantity Surveying, Loughborough University
14:20-14:40 – Creating an Accessible and Inclusive Environment for Built Environment Professionals
Julie Fleck, Construction Industry Council
We look forward to welcoming you at the event!