Full SEND, Sustainability and Neurodiversity

Full Send: Accelerating Diversity and Inclusion in Motorsport - June

Less than 1% of people working in Motorsport come from Black backgrounds. AFBE-UK in association with BWT Alpine Racing hosted a panel of talented minority ethnic engineers who shared their experiences in their career in the Automotive and Motorsport Industry. It was an insightful discussion on how to overcome some of the barriers to entry and how we can steer to more diverse representation within the industry. The event was held at Whiteways Technical Centre in Enstone in June 2022 and the panellists included Antoine Richards, Electronics Integration Intern at Alpine Racing, Biiftuu Aba-Godu, Design Engineer at McLaren Automotive, Calum Nicholas, Senior PU Technician at Red Bull Racing, Jahee Campbell-Brennan, Director at Wavey Dynamics and Shau Mafuna, Product Engineer at Mercedes HPP and facilitated by George Brown from the Industry Events Team.

Tips for Successful Project Management with IPS - August

In our chess club webinar, AFBE-UK members were treated to a discussion by Mark Miller, Director of Project Management at IPS, on managing and planning complex projects. Mark offers more than 15 years of EPCMV project experience within pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturing and R&D. He is a chartered chemical engineer and design manager with hands-on experience in process design engineering, managing, and coordinating complex multi-discipline projects from inception through to construction and CQV. Mark took us through some of the challenges faced and solutions taken on some of the large pharmaceutical projects that he had been involved in IPS. We also had some of his team discuss some of the available roles that IPS was recruiting for and the importance of the team at IPS remaining diverse.

Sustainability Roundtable: The Role of Small Practices in the Climate

Emergency - September

Our Industry Lead, Jonathan Fashanu, led a sustainability roundtable for SME business owners, freelancers, aspiring entrepreneurs and built environment professionals. The event was sponsored by Build Studios, a co-working hub for the built environment. The event discussed the challenges that small practices faced in their role designing for the planet. It was a successful event that had Architects, Engineers, Geotechnical Consultants, Party Wall Surveyors, Interior Designers, Students and Contractors all articulating their challenges and working together in groups to brainstorm possible solutions. Being an expert in your area and being open to collaboration were the main take aways from the event. There was a chance for the members to network after the event. Another event on fostering collaboration within SMEs is planned for 2023. session with a series that investigates some of the challenges highlighted.

Neurodiversity In the Workplace -