Alethia Jackson, Senior Vice President, ESG Chief DEI Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Alethia Jackson, Senior Vice President, ESG Chief DEI Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance US

The next Equality in Engineering Conference on 15 September in London, features leading academics, entrepreneurs, industry experts and parliamentarians on changing culture.

The event will enable HR/DE&I professionals to network with the engineering industry’s leaders and influencers enthusiastic about creating inclusive cultures for tomorrow’s workforce.

Speakers include Wes Streeting MP, Sir Vince Cable, Dawn Bonfield MBE, alongside representatives from organisations such as Labour, SNP, Heathrow, RS Components, Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers, University of Dundee, STEMazing, Heathrow, EqualEngineers, Savage Macbeth, Women’s Engineering Society, Smallpiece Trust and Mental Health First Aid England.

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Workshops and topics at the event include:

  • Role Models in STEM and Inspiring Young People.
  • Women in Engineering – Building Your Career.
  • Engineering Curriculum: Embedding Inclusion, Entrepreneurship and Global Responsibility into the Training of our Future Engineers.
  • Engineering Inspiration: Case Study on Overcoming Stereotypes of Who Can Be an Engineer.
  • Commercial Conflict Resolution – Richard Savage, Managing Director & Chief Negotiation Officer and Sam Macbeth, Commercial Director & Chief Negotiation Officer, Savage MacBeth
  • Engineering Design: Case Study on Systematic Inclusion from Heathrow Airport from Jenny McLaughlin, Project Manager, Heathrow
  • Emotional Intelligence: Improve your Personal Branding & Story Telling Skills
  • #BlackLivesMatter and Engineering – Where are we now?
  • Mental Health and Wellbeing: Managing stress at work

Click here for more information about the event.

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