PLEASE NOTE the CHANGE OF VENUE, new address is Canary Riverside Plaza Hotel 46 Westferry Circus, London, E14 8RS
Join the ITS UK Women in ITS Group on the 25 June in London, for our annual celebration for International Women in Engineering Day (INWED)!
INWED, taking place on the previous Sunday, 23 June, celebrates the amazing work that women engineers around the world are doing to support lives and livelihoods every day. You can find more about the Day here.
This year, our event will be looking at what the sector is doing to support equality, diversity and inclusion, with speakers from National Highways, WSP, Amey and Transport for London (TfL).
They’ll give presentations on some of the key initiatives they’re working on to support a more open and welcoming industry.
The event will take place from 11am to 2pm at WSP’s Offices in Westferry House, 11 Westferry Circus, London E14 4HD.
You can register your place here. We hope you can join us for our annual celebration of diversity in the sector!
Finally, don’t forget this event is open to all – you do not have to be a Member of ITS UK to attend!
Agenda
11:00 Doors Open with refreshments
Introduction from Forum Officers
Gemma Tredwell, Arcadis, WITS Forum Chair and Beckie Faulkner, WSP, WITS Forum Vice Chair
Welcome from Hosts
Louise Lawrence, Head of Discipline, WSP
Keynote: National Highways – Action and Inclusion
Julian Horlser, Equality Diversity and Inclusion Manager, National Highways
Keynote: TfL’s vision on inclusion and wider support
Simone West, Principal Inclusive Designer, Transport for London
Keynote: Supporting Mobility on Site
Catherine Cobb, Engineer, Traffic Signals and Diversity Group Member, Amey
Accessible transport on the highways
Natasha Healey, Associate Director, WSP
Inclusion Moment – Personal Branding
Beckie Faulkner, Forum Vice Chair, WSP
Q&A and Open Discussion – What more can we do in 2024 to inspire inclusion?
14:00 Close