Programme

08:30 – Registration and refreshments (Riverside room, third floor)

09:00 – Welcome from WISE – Why EDI matters… 

Dr Laura Norton, IET Head of EDI and WISE Managing Director
(Turing Lecture Theatre, second floor)

09:20 – Keynote: What’s stopping you? 

Professor Dame Athene Donald DBE, FRS, Professor Emerita of Experimental Physics, University of Cambridge
(Turing Lecture Theatre, second floor)

10:00 – Conversation with Lucy Davies, Lily Davies-Dobbs, Mamta Singa

How can an organisation secure meaningful buy-in at all levels to advance women in STEM?
(Turing Lecture Theatre, second floor)

10:30 – Refreshments (Riverside, third floor)

11:00 – Morning breakout sessions: 

    • WISE: Inclusive Recruitment: Creating bias-free, inclusive job listings 

Led by: Dr Athina Frantzana, WISE Training and Delivery Manager, The IET
(Riverside 1, third floor)

    • Steps: Constructive Conflict as a Catalyst for Growth 

Interactive scenario led by: Steps
(Riverside 5, third floor)

    • IET: Seen, Heard, Connected: Empowering women and allies to shape inclusive digital communities
      Led by: Jaz Brace, Digital Marketing and Social Lead, IET (Haslett, Ground floor)

    • WYPB: Closing the Confidence Gap: How to Build an Inclusive Workforce

Led by: Members of the WISE Young Professionals’ Board
(Flowers room, ground floor)

12:00 – Networking lunch (Riverside room, third floor)

12:40 – Guest speech:

Dawn Ohlson, VP Engineering, Ultra Cyber and President of The IET 

13:00 – Flash talk series (Turing Lecture Theatre, second floor)

    • The importance of inclusion and accessibility in games and technology
      Becky Kalam, Community and Outreach Project Manager, Playground Games
    • Activating Agency
      Paul Williams, Head of Terminal Experience and Co-Founder, Bloomberg Engineering, London

    • Allies for Inclusion
      Lydia Fairman, Head of Capability and Skills Development, Network Rail

    • No time to dither anymore: turning outreach on its head
      Professor Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Study Group

    • The Gender Pathways into Engineering and Technology project
      Susi Farnworth, Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Engineering UK 

    • My Skills My Life
      Shamineh Mavalvala, Delivery and Outreach Specialist, The IET
      Suzanna Beanland, Director of Analysis, Darktrace

14:10 – Refreshments (Riverside room, third floor)

14:40 – Afternoon breakout sessions: 

    • WISE: Inclusive Recruitment: Creating bias-free, inclusive job listings

Led by: Dr Athina Frantzana, WISE Training and Delivery Manager
(Riverside 1, third floor)

    • Steps: Constructive Conflict as a Catalyst for Growth
      Interactive scenario led by: Steps
      (Riverside 5, third floor)

    • IET: Seen, Heard, Connected: Empowering women and allies to shape inclusive digital communities

      Led by: Jaz Brace, Digital Marketing and Social Lead, IET
      (Haslett room, third floor)

    • MegaWatt: Play With Purpose: Engaging girls in STEM through ethics, energy, and games

Led by: Miguel Trenkel-Lopez, Founder, MegaWatt
(Flowers room, ground floor)

15:40 – Networking drinks reception – meet the speakers (Riverside room, third floor)

16:30 – Closing speech (Riverside room, third floor)

Morna Dason Barber, People Director, IET

17:00 – Conference closes

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