Joanna Whiteman Head Of Diversity and Inclusion, Royal Academy of EngineeringAboutJoanna is the Head of Diversity and Inclusion at the Royal Academy of Engineering and leads on the Academy’s work to accelerate diversity and inclusion throughout engineering. She and her team work with engineering companies, academic institutions and professional bodies in particular, providing evidence-based programming…
Mat ParkerCampaigns & Events Manager & Inclusion, Diversity, Equality Action Taskforce, ECITBAboutMat Parker is the Campaigns & Events Manager for the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board; the skills, standards, and qualifications body for the development of the engineering construction workforce of Great Britain. Mat joined the ECITB in 2017 and has worked extensively with industry…
Daniella ReisSenior Engineer Building Systems Engineering and Asset Management Heathrow AirportAboutDaniella is originally from Brazil, where she graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering and worked for over 10 years for a Brazilian engineering consultancy firm, in projects for oil and gas, fertilizer, sugar and ethanol industries. She moved to the UK in 2015 and…
Natalie DestyFounder & Director of STEM ReturnersAboutNatalie Desty is the Founder and Director of STEM Returners, an award-winning solution to an industry wide problem. After building a progressive career in recruitment, where she was Director of Maritime Engineering at a large recruitment company, Natalie was struck by the apparent lack of progress in diversity and…
Laura NortonHead of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Institution of Engineering and TechnologyAboutLaura is Head of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Her role focuses on improving EDI for colleagues, volunteers and members of the IET and the wider Engineering and Technology sector. Before joining the IET she led Inclusion…
John MitchellProfessor of Communications Systems Engineering UCLAboutJohn E. Mitchell is Professor of Communications Systems Engineering in the UCL Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Co-director of the UCL Centre for Engineering Education. Between 2012 and 2016 he was on secondment to the UCL Engineering Sciences Faculty office, where he led the introduction of the…
Greg Turner-SmartInclusion Manager, Rolls-Royce SMRAbout Greg graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering before going on to achieve an MSc in Engineering Management. He joined Rolls-Royce in 2006 and worked in multiple technical roles across Data Analytics, Quality and Improvements within the Civil Aerospace sector. In 2015, Greg was instrumental in the launch of Prism,…
Hilary LeeversCEO, Engineering UKAbout Hilary joined EngineeringUK as CEO in January 2019 and leads the organisation in its ambition to inform and inspire young people to grow the number and diversity of those coming into engineering. Before that, she was Head of Education and Learning at Wellcome, building a team to improve science education through…
John BradburySenior Consultant, Eunomia Research & ConsultingAbout John Bradbury is a Chemical Engineer who has been involved with InterEngineering since 2015. John originally from Australia, started working in inclusion and diversity after setting up an LGBT+ network in Australia. Currently, John is a Continuous Improvement Manager for Amcor in Bristol and in his ‘gay’ job…
Dr Victor Olisa QPMGovernor at Treloar’s and Director of Safeguarding at Surrey Football AssociationAbout Victor joined Surrey Police in 1982 straight from university, where he studied Biochemistry. He worked in uniform and CID. He transferred to the City of London Police in 1990 and worked in several roles including Detective Inspector in the Fraud Squad.…