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The last symposium was held on Tuesday 14th January 2020.
The report from this symposium is available for download here.
Sponsored by
Speakers:
- Alderman Vincent Keaveny, City of London
- Mr Theo Blackwell MBE, Chief Digital Officer, Mayor of London Office
- Dr Alex Taylor, Reader in Human Computer Interaction, City, University of London
- Mr. Jim Fairbairn, CEO, Megger
- Dr. Colin Brown, CEO, IMechE
- Dr. Shabana Haque, Head of Engineering Policy, Royal Academy of Engineering
- Ms. Nancy Nai-Huei Lu, Independent Sustainability Strategist
- Mr. Paul Jagger, FBCS, BCS
- Mr. Chris White, Director of the Institute for Industrial Strategy, King’s College, London
- Mr. Braulio Eduardo Morera, Director, 100 Resilient Cities (Rockefeller Foundation)
- Professor Kieran Arasaratnam, Associate Director (Societal Engagement), Imperial College Business School
Presenter of the Debate: Mr Will Stirling
Next generation of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) professionals need to be more socially responsible. This national symposium will bring together experts and stakeholders together to debate different aspects of developing the next generation of socially responsible professionals. We need to develop next generation of STEM professionals that are aware of the impact of their decisions, the role of ethical behaviour and professional activities on the society, environment, resources and people and have working knowledge to use tools that will help them to optimise the impact. The day will start with a series of keynote addresses and then have an open debate on the issues with the audience in the afternoon. A report on the discussions will be published after the symposium.
The symposium will cover education and research aspects of developing the professionals and will include active discussions and debate on the following topics:
- Diversity, unconscious bias and equality
- Corporate social responsibility
- Global sustainable programmes
- Cultural differences and practice
- Legislation and regulation
- Business and research ethics
- Circular economy
- Leadership and social value
- Privacy, identity and data protection
Programme
| 09:00-09:30 | Tea and Coffee and Registration |
|---|---|
| 09:30-09:45 | Welcome and Opening Address Professor Sir Paul Curran, President, City, University of London Alderman Vincent Keaveny, City of London |
| 09:45-10:00 | Professor Rajkumar Roy, City, University of London |
| 10:00-11:15 | Keynote Addresses (15 mins each) 'Stand up for professionalism', Mr Paul Jagger, FBCS, BCS 'Personal reflections from inside and outside government', Dr. Shabana Haque, Head of Engineering Policy, Royal Academy of Engineering 'What worlds do we want to live in?', Dr Alex Taylor, Reader in Human Computer Interaction, City, University of London 'The Engineer in Society', Dr. Colin Brown, CEO, IMechE 'Social Responsibility and Smart Cities', Mr Theo Blackwell MBE, Chief Digital Officer, Mayor of London Office |
| 11:15-11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30-12:30 | Open Debate 1 (with experts) – Social challenges for the STEM professionals Presented by: Will Stirling Dr. Colin Brown, CEO, IMechE |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch and Networking |
| 13:30-14:45 | Keynote Addresses (15 mins each) 'Inspiring future STEM professionals toward social good', Professor Kieran Arasaratnam, Associate Director (Societal Engagement), Imperial College Business School 'Social Responsibility though Social Value', Mr Chris White, Director for the Institute for Industrial Strategy, King’s College, London 'An Industrial Proposition for Developing Socially Responsible Professionals', Mr Jim Fairbairn, CEO, Megger 'Sustainable relationships in sustainable development: Bringing the People Back In' Ms Nancy Nai-Huei Lu, Independent Sustainability Strategist 'The future of cities: where to start', Mr Braulio Eduardo Morera, Director, 100 Resilient Cities (Rockefeller Foundation) |
| 14:45-15:45 | Open Debate 2 (with experts) – Social responsibility skills requirements Presented by: Mr. Will Stirling Mr. Jim Fairbairn, CEO, Megger |
| 15:45-16:00 | Summary Professor Rajkumar Roy, City, University of London |
| 16:00 | Close |