AFBELive as it happened and other events!

AFBELive 2022 conference with the theme ‘The Future of Engineering: Sustainability, Innovation, and Diversity marked a returned to live events for AFBE UK after the pandemic.

With a remarkable turn-out from partner organisations, universities, members, and other professional bodies, we were able to demonstrate through a select list of distinguished speakers, the role AFBE has played since inception across the length and breadth of the UK highlighting contributions of people of colour through innovation. The post-conference celebratory dinner with live musical performances, good food, and great atmosphere also provided an excellent opportunity for networking.

We would like to thank our AFBELive sponsors!

The AFBE Scot Leaders got together for a social night out on Friday the 23rd of September 2022 for a night of fun and social networking. The event also provided an opportunity to celebrate Olayide Akinsomi aka ‘Ms Ola’ on her planned move to Shell Kuwait.

The night started out with a meet at Brew Dog Union Square where we had light drinks and nibbles before what turned out to be a competitive and entertaining night throwing Axes at Hatchet Harry’s Axe Throwing Aberdeen. The night ended with bowling, table Tennis, and a bit of dancing at Lane 7 Aberdeen.

The Events Team will continue to plan and coordinate major events in 2023. We look forward to setting up a planning committee to deliver our AFBE-UK Gala & Awards 2023 –celebrating Diversity in Engineering which will hold at the P&J Live Aberdeen on the 23rd of November 2023.

There will be other local and national events which will run through-out the year.

Please be on the lookout for one near you!

Article by Simeon Agbaza

Simeon Jake Agbaza is a Decommissioning Removals Engineering Lead at EnQuest and a member of the Association for Black and Ethnic Engineers (AFBEUK) and the Diversity and Inclusion group at EnQuest. He graduated with a master’s degree in Oil and Gas Engineering from The Robert Gordon University (RGU) Aberdeen in 2008 and recently completed an MBA from the Aberdeen Business School at RGU in 2021.

He joined the Executive Board of the AFBE in 2021 as an Events Coordinator and was part of the organising committee that delivered the hugely successful AFBELive 2022 Conference hosted at the IET Savoy Place on the 22nd of April 2022.

He is decommissioning enthusiast and understands the important role it can play as an emerging new business in delivering energy transition goals. He is passionate about mentoring young engineers and will continue to play a major role in his organisation’s Diversity and Inclusion team.