2025 Agenda

• Bolstering technical engineering capability with softer skills like collaboration and innovation to make a positive impact
• Establishing a vibrant network where women can share experiences and learn from one another
• Leading with empathy, professionalism and integrity and creating a culture where every individual is seen & heard

• How should we challenge and upend traditional career narratives?
• How can we set personal goals that prioritise impact, growth and authenticity over conformity to established norms?
• What approaches can overcome a “masculinity culture” & gender disparity so we can drive true diversity, equity & inclusion?

• Consistently showcasing your strengths, values and achievements
• Proactively expressing goals and interests that align with your desired career path
• Confidently negotiating and setting your own boundaries, whether that be flexible working arrangements, pay or promotions

Explore how to take ideas from the drawing board to the real world. This session offers practical insights into navigating funding, regulation, design, iteration, and market readiness. Gain skills to empower you to drive innovation and deliver real-world solutions in your projects.

• Building rapport and mutual respect through authentic communication
• Techniques to foster meaningful dialogue and collaboration with non-engineers
• Strategies for making complex engineering concepts accessible while maintaining accuracy

• Cross cultural competence
• Critical thinking and decision-making
• Time management
• Active listening
• Technical story telling

• Explore how these pillars differ and the unique opportunities each one offers
• Discover how your career can flex and evolve across them over time
• Gain insight into influencing change, embracing growth, and shaping a path that aligns with your evolving experience, values & ambitions

• Strategies for building respect and credibility with field crews, contractors, and peers in traditionally male-dominated environments, without compromising authenticity
• Mastering complex engineering challenges while establishing authority and earning trust
• Developing and applying transferable skills in communication, stakeholder management & governance

Discuss ideas, gain practical tips, and work through challenges faced by women across the engineering landscape. This is a unique opportunity to have all your questions answered while you network and build relationships with people you otherwise may not have access to. You will be able to choose three of the below to attend with each roundtable running concurrently over three time slots:

• Round 1: 16:00 – 16:30
• Round 2: 16:30 – 17:00
• Round 3: 17:00 – 17:30

• The rebelliously curious framework: how combining logic, intuition, and curiosity leads to better outcomes
• How to design beyond the brief: moving from problem-solving to possibility-engineering
• Engineering emotional Infrastructure: why our internal systems matter just as much as external ones

• What practical steps can teams take to create genuinely inclusive engineering workplaces?
• How can leaders and peers call out bias and support equity without creating division?
• What actions help prevent the “leaky pipeline” and keep more women in engineering careers?
• How can male allies actively contribute to a culture of diversity and inclusion?

• Make meaning out of data & converting data into knowledge
• Working effectively with data even if you're not a data scientist
• Practical tools for engineers: dashboards, Python, simulation, Excel on steroids
• Using data to validate design decisions, improve performance, and innovate

• Identifying the specific tools, platforms, and strategies engineers need to stay relevant and innovative in a rapidly evolving technological landscape
• Utilising breakthrough tech innovation to accelerate your career
• How women are driving the future of emerging technologies

• Examining the growing importance of climate resilience in engineering
• Embedding sustainability principles in design, production, and operations
• Measuring impact and lifecycle performance
• Understanding ESG pressures and how they influence engineering practice

Drawing upon her own experiences, Natasha will highlight how colleagues can be empowered to do their best work in a positive environment and explore strategies to build stronger teams and smarter leaders

• Leveraging effective communication and transparency to engender a high-performing team culture
• Harnessing emotional intelligence, enhancing self-awareness and improving decision-making and leadership effectiveness

• Establishing strong networks and communities of women in engineering to share experiences, resources, and support one another in their careers
• Promoting policies that address gender disparities, such as equal pay, parental leave, and flexible working conditions, to support women in advancing their careers
• Inspiring and providing opportunities for girls at a young age to explore engineering and STEM fields through outreach programs, hands-on activities, and mentorship

• Keys to Strategic Career Planning: Understand the foundations of intentional career design and how to take ownership of your path forward
• Strategic Objectives: Set meaningful, motivating, holistic goals that align with your long-term ambitions
• Success Planning: Break down your goals into actionable and achievable outcomes for the year ahead
• Structured Career Growing Process: Explore a practical, repeatable method to guide your development at every stage of your journey
• Real-Life Objections Handling: Tackle common blockers, gain peer insights, and leave with renewed clarity, courage and commitment 

In the dynamic and intricate field of engineering, mastering project management is key to driving successful project outcomes. Engineering projects are often multifaceted, involving diverse stakeholders, tight deadlines, complex technical specifications, and substantial resources. Without effective planning, coordination, and oversight, projects risk falling behind schedule, exceeding budgets, and compromising quality.

Join us for an immersive, hands-on, full-day workshop designed specifically for engineers. This masterclass will equip you with practical insights, tools, and strategies to confidently plan, coordinate, and lead engineering projects to success.

In this engaging and practical workshop, you'll acquire vital skills to efficiently manage your projects, including:

• Crafting a comprehensive and actionable project plan
• Designing an effective communication strategy to ensure seamless information flow
• Developing techniques to manage teams, foster collaboration, and resolve conflicts
• Assessing and prioritising risks with both qualitative and quantitative methods
• Setting key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics for accurate project tracking
• Implementing robust project monitoring and control systems
• Deploying quality assurance processes to ensure your deliverables meet the highest standards
• Conducting thorough project evaluations and reviews to learn and improve

By the end of this transformative session, you'll leave with a strong confidence in your project management capabilities and a toolkit of best practices tailored to the engineering landscape. Whether you're an experienced professional or just embarking on your career, this masterclass will give you the competitive edge to become a sought-after leader in the engineering world.