
October 22nd 2019
Women in Engineering Leadership Conference
The Inclusive Boards: women in engineering leadership conference took place at the Institute of Directors (IoD) on October 22nd 2019. Hosted by Dr Jan Peters, an expert in gender and diversity issues in STEM. The Women in Engineering Leadership Conference was an opportunity for delegates to learn from inspirational speakers with first-hand experience of increasing the representation of women in the sector, share best practices for encouraging women into leadership positions and how to strengthen your network in the sector.
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2019 speakers

Alison Littley
NED: Geoffrey Osborne Ltd

Dr Hayaatun Sillem
Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering

Dr. Jane Atkinson
Executive Director Engineering and Automation for Bilfinger UK Ltd.

Dr Nike Folayan
Chairperson & Associate Director – Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers

Dr Sarah Peers
Founder Director, Peers & Peers

Jacqueline Castle
Chief Engineer: Airbus

Joanna Wood
Engineering Director at BAE Systems

Loraine Martins MBE
Director D&I – Network Rail

Meshi Taka
Principal Engineer / Project ManagerWater, Ports and PowerCivil and Infrastructure

Mark Lomas
Head of Equality Diversity & Inclusion – HS2

Rebecca Strachan
Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Knowledge Exchange at Northumbria University

Sara Poxon
Head of Operations: Rolls-Royce Electrical