Women in Engineering

• Designing for everyone: Developing the world's first female crash test dummy, closing a decades-long gap in vehicle safety 
• Engineering a fairer future: Why inclusive design leads to better outcomes for all, and what the industry needs to make it happen 
• A call to the next generation of engineers to be the ones who shape what comes net 

• Challenging the archetype of what a female engineering leader should look, sound, and act like
• A deep dive into the messy, non-linear reality of building leadership through technical credibility, setbacks, and self-trust
• Building mentor relationships, and how those relationships shift as your career evolves
• The next generation and how they will move into future leadership roles

• Electrification is at the heart of ambitious net zero targets, but delivering it sustainably demands real engineering breakthroughs — from integrated motor drives that cut energy and material waste, to compact power electronics.
• What does sustainable electrification actually require? Reducing lifecycle impacts, minimising use of precious materials, and rethinking how we design, manufacture, and integrate power converters and electric machines across sectors
• Understanding where the critical innovation challenges lie and what engineers need to solve them

• The engineering skills shortage is a challenge that goes beyond gender — from highly specialised engineers to technicians, the sector faces critical gaps as digitalisation, AI, and automation transform what skills are needed.
• What does the future engineering workforce actually look like, and where are the biggest shortfalls?
• Rethinking pathways into engineering: apprenticeships, vocational routes, and industry-academia partnerships all have a role, and these routes need to attract and inspire a broader, more diverse talent pool

• How the ENHANCE Alliance of European technical universities is embedding gender and diversity perspectives directly into the engineering curriculum as core technical competence.
• How AI amplifies gender bias in engineering
• Practical strategies engineering firms can adopt now; including diverse development teams, bias audits, gender-aware design checklists, and participatory design.

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