In the first of this year’s Critical conversations series of online events from the Royal Academy for Engineering, Academy CEO, Dr Hayaatun Sillem CBE, will be joined by:

• Anne-Marie Neatham, Partnership Director at Ocado Group and COO, Kindred
• Dr Karen Salt, Deputy Director for Research, Culture and Environment at UKRI

Drawing on their experience of evidence-based leadership, they will explore how to create disruptors in the engineering community with new and innovative ideas to achieve our diversity and inclusion ambitions. The conversation will also look at ways to measure diversity and inclusion that can make a real impact, and discuss the benefits of measurement to ensure greater belonging and meaningful commitments.

This event will set the scene for the Academy’s forthcoming activities to support diversity and inclusion in engineering, including the annual Diversity and Inclusion conference on 15 March 2022.