A guide to the day

09:30 to 10:00 Registration and refreshments

Welcome tea and coffee

10:00 to 10:20 Welcome speeches

Welcome from Iain Conn, Chair of EngineeringUK and Mike Sewart, Chief Technology Officer from our supporter, Thales  

10:20 to 11:15 Lightning talks

A selection of short talks designed to inspire and make you think. Featuring: 

  • Lauren Mistry, Deputy CEO from Youth Employment UK 
  • Becca Gooch, Head of Research, EngineeringUK, who'll speak about parent's research
  • Nicola Hall, Director of Education from The Careers and Enterprise Company 
  • Arjun Atwal, Digital and Technology Solutions Professional (Software Engineering), E.ON
  • Natasha Keogh, Civil Engineering Degree Apprentice, Transport for London
11:15 to 11:40 Break

Networking and refreshments  

11:45 to 12:45 Break out sessions

You’ll be able to choose to join 1 of 3 sessions:  

  • Tackling challenges together: help inform the Gender pathways into engineering and tech collective with Susi Farnworth, Head of EDI, EngineeringUK, Dr Vicky Mason, National Programme Coordinator, Orbyts, Maria Rossini, British Science Association, Kim Biddulph, Head of Engagement Projects, EngineeringUK, Carlo Liu, Capital City College Group and Rebecca Peacock, Association for Science Education 
  • What is social value and what does it mean for STEM outreach? Panel discussion featuring Beth Bramley, Head of Corporate Relationships, EngineeringUK, Jan Feeney, Head of Education and Skills, Norfolk County Council, Anna McChesney-Gordon, Chief Strategy Officer, Social Value Portal, Laura Butcher, UK Offshore Early Careers Programme Lead, RWE and Andy Dillow, Springpod
  • How do we best learn from each other to improve practice? Workshop facilitated by Emmanuelle Chazarin, Neon Content Manager, EngineeringUK
12:45 to 13:45 Lunch

A time to network too

13:45 to 14:45 Break out sessions

A second opportunity to choose to join 1 of 3 sessions:  

  • Tackling challenges together: help inform the Gender pathways into engineering and tech collective with Susi Farnworth, Head of EDI, EngineeringUK, Dr Vicky Mason, National Programme Coordinator, Orbyts, Maria Rossini, British Science Association, Kim Biddulph, Head of Engagement Projects, EngineeringUK, Carlo Liu, Capital City College Group and Rebecca Peacock, Association for Science Education 
  • What is social value and what does it mean for STEM outreach? Panel discussion featuring Beth Bramley, Head of Corporate Relationships, EngineeringUK, Jan Feeney, Head of Education and Skills, Norfolk County Council, Anna McChesney-Gordon, Chief Strategy Officer, Social Value Portal, Laura Butcher, UK Offshore Early Careers Programme Lead, RWE and Jon Mallott, Springpod
  • How do we best learn from each other to improve practice? Workshop facilitated by Emmanuelle Chazarin, Neon Content Manager, EngineeringUK
14:45 to 15:00 Break

Networking and refreshments

15:00 to 16:00 Unconference hour

Get energised and inspired by sessions from speakers across the engineering and technology sector. Topics will include:  

  • How much is enough? Encouraging critical reflection on sector practice with Jonathan Sanderson and Joe Shimwell, NUSTEM, Northumbria University  
  • How can we make sure we use the right language and have meaningful conversations with Careers Leaders? with Becs Healy and Dan Powell, both from EngineeringUK 
  • How can we embed STEM outreach into workplace culture? With Shamineh Mavalvala and Morgan Payne, WISE/IET 
  • The power of sustained learning: Exploring how year-long engineering projects can drive deeper engagement, skill development, and collaboration in STEM education with Pete Hewage and Bhakti Jena from SRC Cup 
  • Why should a 10-year-old in Moss Side care? How do we tell more engaging stories about engineering to Key Stage 2 children? Led by Sarah Punshon, One Tenth Human 
  • How environmental purpose can unlock young peoples' engineering aspirations with Mark Waters, 4ward Futures and Becky Parker, Project Earth
  • What does good collaboration between corporates and practitioners look like? Led by Shane Mckracken, Mangorolla with Sarah Johnson from Johnson Matthey
  • What's in a theme: increasing engagement with Tomorrow's Engineers Week 2026 with Lucy Avery from EngineeringUK
  • Matching values to vocations: helping students turn what they care about into careers with Amy Everson, GirlsGetSet/Baker Hughes and Kim Biddulph, EngineeringUK
16:00 to 16:30 Keynote speech from Yasmin Ali, author and team lead at RWE

Yasmin Ali is is a chartered chemical engineer dedicated to developing renewable energy projects. She's the author of Power Up: An Engineer’s Adventures into Sustainable Energy, has written for the BBC and won many awards.

Followed by closing remarks from Dr Hilary Leevers, CEO, EngineeringUK

16:30 to 17:30 Drinks reception

Networking over drinks

Please note, timings are subject to change as we finalise speakers and the agenda

With thanks to the IET and Thales