Can Engineers Save the World?

Can Engineers Save the World?

We live in a world where inequality exists in global populations and where future projections on climate change, food security, global health, conflict and the effect of natural disasters paint a bleak picture. Yet we are also in an era of enormous technological innovation and transformation. So, can engineers save the world?

In this panel session, we bring together experts from different engineering disciplines from across the world to discuss this question. The panellists will put forwards their perspectives on how can engineering can contribute to inclusive and equitable resilience to future threats and answer a number of questions submitted by the audience.

Age range suitability: 14+

Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Time: 12:15 PM - 1:45PM

Location: Online

12:15 -12:25 Introduction to the event and panel

12:25 -13:00 Panel session

13:00 -13:05 Short break

13:05 -13:45 Q&A with audience

Expert panelists:

Oriana Di Marco

Head of EMEA Health Tech & Well-being Vertical, Strategic Marketing & Business Development, STMicroelectronics

Priyan Dias

Professor at the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology

Elsie Effah Kaufmann

Dean of the School of Engineering Sciences, Associate Professor and Founding Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Ghana.

Niels Holm-Nielsen

Head of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), The World Bank. Lead Disaster Risk Management Specialist and Global Lead for Resilience and Disaster Risk Management

Loreto Valenzuela

Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineeering and Bioprocesses at Pontificia Universidad Catòlica de Chile

Neil Morisetti

Professor of Climate and Resource Security, Head of the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP), and the Vice Dean (Public Policy) for the Faculty of Engineering Sciences at University College London.

UCL Chairs:

Tiziana Rossetto

Professor of Earthquake Engineering, Co-Director of UCL EPICentre, Vice Dean (International) for the Faculty of Engineering Sciences at University College London.

Terence Leung

Associate Professor in Biomedical Optics in the Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering at University College London.

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Online