The EAN Annual Congress is the flagship event in the EPC calendar. Join us in Manchester between 9th-11th June for Congress 2025. Our theme this year is Realising the Vision.
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EAN Congress 2025: Realising the Vision
paidThe EAN Annual Congress is the flagship event in the EPC calendar. Join us in Manchester between 9th-11th June for Congress 2025. Our theme this year is Realising the Vision.
Manchester is fast gaining recognition for its vibrant heritage and groundbreaking contributions to global innovation. Its prime location ensures easy access from all corners of the country, making it the ideal destination to host Congress 2025.
This year, Congress boasts an impressive line-up of speakers and offers you sessions, panels and activities to inform, inspire and entertain you. Watch this space for speaker announcements.
Monday 9th June 2025
Tuesday 10th June 2025
Wednesday 11th June 2025
Bamidele is a Professor in Intelligent Infrastructure Systems and serves as the Director of Smart Communities and Innovations at the Department of Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He also holds the position of Director and Board Member at the African Hydrogen Partnership Trade Association (AHP), Mauritius, and is a key member of the leadership team at the Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre, UK.
He has an extensive publication record and has delivered numerous talks and participated in panel discussions on topics including clean energy, smart cities and communities, Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and cyber-physical systems. He has contributed to several multi-partner, multi-country, multi-million-pound projects funded by government bodies, international agencies, and corporate entities.
Bamidele has a proven track record in securing industry-related grants through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP), with two projects receiving the UK Best of the Best KTP Projects of the Year Awards in September 2020 and November 2024. He was honoured with The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 King's New Year Honours list for his services to Knowledge Transfer.
Professor Adebisi is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a Chartered Engineer
He has an extensive publication record and has delivered numerous talks and participated in panel discussions on topics including clean energy, smart cities and communities, Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and cyber-physical systems. He has contributed to several multi-partner, multi-country, multi-million-pound projects funded by government bodies, international agencies, and corporate entities.
Bamidele has a proven track record in securing industry-related grants through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP), with two projects receiving the UK Best of the Best KTP Projects of the Year Awards in September 2020 and November 2024. He was honoured with The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 King's New Year Honours list for his services to Knowledge Transfer.
Professor Adebisi is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a Chartered Engineer
Bashir M. Al-Hashimi is recognised for sustained, pioneering contributions to advanced semiconductor chips test, energy-efficient embedded systems and energy harvesting computing. As Vice President (Research & Innovation) and Arm Professor of Computer Engineering at King's College London, his research has led to substantive innovations and impact worldwide through related enabling hardware and software technologies applied in mobile electronic systems and devices.
With over 400 technical papers and 8 best paper awards at international conferences, he has also authored / co-authored and edited 5 books. He was appointed CBE by HM the late Queen in 2018 for services to engineering and industry and knighted in HM King Charles III’s New Year Honours 2025 for his contribution to engineering and education. He was elected Fellow of the UK Royal Academy of Engineering (2013) and is Chair of the Engineers 2030 project working group initiative to determine the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed by engineers to meet 21st century needs. He was also elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society (2023) and membership of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2023). Influential and visible in Higher Education and experienced in UK research assessments and government consultations, he has secured £25m in external research funding and has received several international awards including the IET Faraday Medal (2020).
With over 400 technical papers and 8 best paper awards at international conferences, he has also authored / co-authored and edited 5 books. He was appointed CBE by HM the late Queen in 2018 for services to engineering and industry and knighted in HM King Charles III’s New Year Honours 2025 for his contribution to engineering and education. He was elected Fellow of the UK Royal Academy of Engineering (2013) and is Chair of the Engineers 2030 project working group initiative to determine the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed by engineers to meet 21st century needs. He was also elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society (2023) and membership of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (2023). Influential and visible in Higher Education and experienced in UK research assessments and government consultations, he has secured £25m in external research funding and has received several international awards including the IET Faraday Medal (2020).
Jamie was appointed Director of Universities UK International (UUKi) in November 2022. Prior to taking on this role, Jamie led Universities UK’s research and innovation policy programme (2014-2017) before becoming Assistant Director for Policy Engagement at UUKi (2017-2022). Before joining Universities UK in 2010, Jamie was a research associate and ESRC research fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Education and Social Research Institute.
Dame Helen is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the highest honour for an engineer in the UK. Dame Helen joined Cranfield University as Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing in September 2017 and in August 2024, was made Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She was previously at the University of Leicester where she was Head of the Department of Engineering between 2012 and 2016, chaired the £17M project to rebuild the Percy Gee Students' Union and served as Graduate Dean.
Dame Helen was the first woman President of the Engineering Professors’ Council (the body which represents Engineering in universities throughout the UK) in its fifty-year history and has also served as a Vice President and Trustee of the Royal Academy of Engineering. In 2010 she won a national award as a Woman of Outstanding Achievement in Science, Engineering and Technology for ‘Leadership and Inspiration to Others’, and in 2022 received the President’s Medal, one of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s most prestigious awards.
Service on national bodies has included: the Skills Panel of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (one of the world’s largest Engineering institutions); the Engineering Leaders Panel of the National Council for Universities and Business; and for five years chairing the Education and Skills Committee at the Royal Academy of Engineering. With the MoD she was a Secretary of State appointment to a major safety committee.
Dame Helen chaired ‘This is Engineering’ for the Royal Academy of Engineering for six years, a large-scale social media campaign which aims to encourage more young people to consider Engineering as a career.
Dame Helen serves as a Director on the Governing Board for the £200M Sir Henry Royce Institute, a national UK Government Materials Research Initiative, and was a member of the UK Advanced Materials Leadership Council reporting to the UK Government Department for Business Innovation and Skills on national priorities for Materials Research. She was made DBE in the Queens New Year’s Honours 2021 for services to Engineering and Education and is a Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire.
Dame Helen was the first woman President of the Engineering Professors’ Council (the body which represents Engineering in universities throughout the UK) in its fifty-year history and has also served as a Vice President and Trustee of the Royal Academy of Engineering. In 2010 she won a national award as a Woman of Outstanding Achievement in Science, Engineering and Technology for ‘Leadership and Inspiration to Others’, and in 2022 received the President’s Medal, one of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s most prestigious awards.
Service on national bodies has included: the Skills Panel of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (one of the world’s largest Engineering institutions); the Engineering Leaders Panel of the National Council for Universities and Business; and for five years chairing the Education and Skills Committee at the Royal Academy of Engineering. With the MoD she was a Secretary of State appointment to a major safety committee.
Dame Helen chaired ‘This is Engineering’ for the Royal Academy of Engineering for six years, a large-scale social media campaign which aims to encourage more young people to consider Engineering as a career.
Dame Helen serves as a Director on the Governing Board for the £200M Sir Henry Royce Institute, a national UK Government Materials Research Initiative, and was a member of the UK Advanced Materials Leadership Council reporting to the UK Government Department for Business Innovation and Skills on national priorities for Materials Research. She was made DBE in the Queens New Year’s Honours 2021 for services to Engineering and Education and is a Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire.
Sarah is currently Head of the Department of Materials which is home to nearly 2,000 students and staff. She is a member of the School of Natural Science’s senior management team and is a currently elected Senate member for The University of Manchester. She was the UK Biomedical Materials champion for The Royce Institute of a £235million UK government investment for advanced materials since April 2017 until April 2021. In this activity she has created an interaction of a 200 strong stakeholder working group of UK academics and industry. She has prepared and led community day and strategic working group meetings. In this role she has led the creation of UK landscape activity in the biomedical materials area and has liaised with many UK and international academics and industry. These internationally leading biomaterials activities fits well into the TERMIS tissue engineering scaffold and advanced therapeutics research. Sarah was also the Faculty of Science and Engineering lead for the University of Manchester’s ‘Advanced Materials in Medicine @ Manchester’ activity 2018-19.
Sarah was appointed Professor of Bioengineering at The University of Manchester in 2014 in the School of Materials after joining Manchester in 2010. She received a B.Eng. in Materials Science with Clinical Engineering and a Ph.D. degree in Clinical Engineering from The University of Liverpool in 1996 and 2000, respectively and then furthered her studies at GeorgiaTech, Atlanta for two years as a postdoctoral research fellow. She joined Keele University in 2002 where she continued her postdoctoral studies until obtaining a Lecturership and then a Senior Lecturer position in orthopaedic tissue engineering in 2008.
Sarah has been awarded 51 grants, >£12.7million of grants as lead PI and >£22million as both PI and CI from 22 different competitive sources ranging from government, charity and industry. She is elected President of the UK Tissue and Cell Engineering Society and an outreach committee member of The Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society; EU chapter. She has over 70 publications with over 3400 citations, 180 published abstracts and has given over 40 invited keynotes in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. All these publications have a common theme of orthopaedic engineering with a particular focus on X-Ray evaluation of tissue engineering constructs and biomaterials and the response of orthopaedic cells to a variety of stimuli such as mechanical forces, electrical stimulus, statins and a variety of different novel materials to support their growth into the correct tissue type/shape. She is a review panel member for the government funding such as the BBSRC, MRC and Innovate UK and has been an external evaluating panel member and UK expert advisor to the European Union as a member of The European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) in the ‘Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences’ Domain. She is also a reviewer for ERC, EU H2020 Marie Skłodowska Curie AwardIndividual Fellowships and Integrated Training Networks, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Irish Research Council, Czech Science Foundation and Israel Science Foundation.She has been a previous editorial board international member for ‘Biomaterials’ journal and is currently associate editor for ‘Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM)’ and an editorial board member for ‘World Journal of Orthopaedics’.
Sarah was appointed Professor of Bioengineering at The University of Manchester in 2014 in the School of Materials after joining Manchester in 2010. She received a B.Eng. in Materials Science with Clinical Engineering and a Ph.D. degree in Clinical Engineering from The University of Liverpool in 1996 and 2000, respectively and then furthered her studies at GeorgiaTech, Atlanta for two years as a postdoctoral research fellow. She joined Keele University in 2002 where she continued her postdoctoral studies until obtaining a Lecturership and then a Senior Lecturer position in orthopaedic tissue engineering in 2008.
Sarah has been awarded 51 grants, >£12.7million of grants as lead PI and >£22million as both PI and CI from 22 different competitive sources ranging from government, charity and industry. She is elected President of the UK Tissue and Cell Engineering Society and an outreach committee member of The Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society; EU chapter. She has over 70 publications with over 3400 citations, 180 published abstracts and has given over 40 invited keynotes in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. All these publications have a common theme of orthopaedic engineering with a particular focus on X-Ray evaluation of tissue engineering constructs and biomaterials and the response of orthopaedic cells to a variety of stimuli such as mechanical forces, electrical stimulus, statins and a variety of different novel materials to support their growth into the correct tissue type/shape. She is a review panel member for the government funding such as the BBSRC, MRC and Innovate UK and has been an external evaluating panel member and UK expert advisor to the European Union as a member of The European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) in the ‘Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences’ Domain. She is also a reviewer for ERC, EU H2020 Marie Skłodowska Curie AwardIndividual Fellowships and Integrated Training Networks, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Irish Research Council, Czech Science Foundation and Israel Science Foundation.She has been a previous editorial board international member for ‘Biomaterials’ journal and is currently associate editor for ‘Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM)’ and an editorial board member for ‘World Journal of Orthopaedics’.
Clara is a Reader in Project Management at the University of Manchester, with over 20 years of international experience across academia and industry. Before joining academia, she spent nearly a decade leading organisational change and IT projects in Fortune 500 companies, with a focus on improving product design, operational safety, and productivity.
Clara holds a BBA and a minor in Social Science from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and an MSc and PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland, USA. Since joining Manchester in 2017, she has taken on a range of leadership roles, including Faculty Head of Internationalisation for ASEAN, Japan and Korea; Deputy Head of Research for the School of Engineering; and Group Lead for Engineering Management. She also serves as Digitalisation Theme Lead at the Thomas Ashton Institute.
Certified as a PMP and AgilePM®, Clara’s interdisciplinary research integrates organisational psychology, computer science, and engineering management to improve safety, health, and well-being in high-risk industries. Her work has been supported by UK government bodies, charities, professional institutions, and industry partners. In 2023, she was named one of the Top 50 Women in Engineering for Safety and Security by the Women’s Engineering Society.
Clara holds a BBA and a minor in Social Science from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and an MSc and PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland, USA. Since joining Manchester in 2017, she has taken on a range of leadership roles, including Faculty Head of Internationalisation for ASEAN, Japan and Korea; Deputy Head of Research for the School of Engineering; and Group Lead for Engineering Management. She also serves as Digitalisation Theme Lead at the Thomas Ashton Institute.
Certified as a PMP and AgilePM®, Clara’s interdisciplinary research integrates organisational psychology, computer science, and engineering management to improve safety, health, and well-being in high-risk industries. Her work has been supported by UK government bodies, charities, professional institutions, and industry partners. In 2023, she was named one of the Top 50 Women in Engineering for Safety and Security by the Women’s Engineering Society.
Carl Diver, is a Professor of Innovative Manufacturing, the Director of PrintCity at Manchester Metropolitan University (ManchesterMet), a state-of-the-art 3D printing facility with over 80 printers across 7 different technologies. He is the Faculty of Science and Engineering Theme Lead for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing. He has an industrial background having worked in the automotive sector for over 12 years in manufacturing. His PhD students and MSc students work on additive manufacturing and digital connectivity-related projects with Industry sponsorship in many cases.
He is one of the main investigators in the newly funded £5M Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Centre in Manchester supporting companies in the adoption of Additive Manufacturing Technology. He is the Deputy Chair of the Gambica University Industry Council. He joined the advisory Board of All3DP in January 2023. He was heavily involved in activities at ManchesterMet in agreeing on the collaboration with Siemens on the Connected Curriculum program. His work in manufacturing has also been published in highly regarded journals.
He is one of the main investigators in the newly funded £5M Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Centre in Manchester supporting companies in the adoption of Additive Manufacturing Technology. He is the Deputy Chair of the Gambica University Industry Council. He joined the advisory Board of All3DP in January 2023. He was heavily involved in activities at ManchesterMet in agreeing on the collaboration with Siemens on the Connected Curriculum program. His work in manufacturing has also been published in highly regarded journals.
Oliver is a senior lecturer in mechanical engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University. He leads a team developing new materials and structures (including metamaterials) for impact protection and biomedical applications. Oliver also co-leads a special interest group on Mechanical Metamaterials, within the UK Metamaterials Network.
Danielle George was appointed Chief Scientific Advisor for National Security in early 2025 and started in the role in April 2025.
Danielle is a Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering and Associate Vice President at the University of Manchester. She was President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in 2020 to 2021 and currently a Vice President of the British Computer Society, Chartered Institute for IT.
Danielle was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in Her Majesty The Queen’s 2016 Honours List for services to engineering through public engagement. In 2016 she received the Royal Academy of Engineering Rooke Medal for services to engineering and in 2017 received the Harold Hartley Medal for outstanding contribution to the field of Measurement and Control.
Danielle was appointed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in His Majesty The King’s 2024 New Years Honours List for services to engineering through public engagement.
Danielle’s passion for raising public awareness of the positive impact engineering and science has on all aspects of our everyday lives, as well as highlighting to young people the immense depth and breadth of opportunities a career in science and engineering can offer, has led to numerous current high-profile ambassadorial roles.
Danielle presented the 2014 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures and has delivered a number of TED and TEDx talks.
Beverley leads the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology, which offers workplace-immersed engineering degrees with Dyson as its employing partner. She chairs the EPC’s Education, Employability & Skills Committee, and is a member of the Social Mobility Commission’s 2025 Economic Growth and Investment project group.
Building on a ‘first’ career in production engineering, engineering management, and research strategy, Beverley joined the Higher Education sector 15 years ago and her career has been characterised by innovative, high-change educational environments. She was founding faculty in UCLs’ new Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, Director of Learning & Teaching (Strategy) at the University of Sheffield’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Chief Academic Officer at NMITE, the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering in Hereford.
Beverley is Professor of Engineering Education Leadership with interests in co-creation, co-production, and disruptive innovation. She is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (with whom she is an academic accreditor), a Professional Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a Chartered Engineer.
Building on a ‘first’ career in production engineering, engineering management, and research strategy, Beverley joined the Higher Education sector 15 years ago and her career has been characterised by innovative, high-change educational environments. She was founding faculty in UCLs’ new Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, Director of Learning & Teaching (Strategy) at the University of Sheffield’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Chief Academic Officer at NMITE, the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering in Hereford.
Beverley is Professor of Engineering Education Leadership with interests in co-creation, co-production, and disruptive innovation. She is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (with whom she is an academic accreditor), a Professional Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a Chartered Engineer.
Maighréad Hegarty has 40 years-experience leading innovation, curriculum development and quality enhancement in skills-based and applied education. Starting as a lecturer at Handsworth College in Birmingham, her career has focused on widening access to further and higher education, developing work-integrated assessment and promoting applied education as equal in value and status to more traditional routes. Including, most recently, as Associate Dean of Apprenticeships at the University of Staffordshire where she established the institution as one of the leading university providers of degree apprenticeships as in a previous role, Deputy Director for Teaching, Learning and Quality Enhancement for Apprenticeships and Technical Education at London South Bank University.
From Spring 2024, Maighréad has worked as an educational consultant and UVAC associate supporting higher education providers, including Teesside University and University College Birmingham to develop and expand high-quality higher and degree apprenticeships.
In November 2024, the University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) published, as part of its 25th year anniversary series, Maighréad’s paper on degree apprenticeships - All degrees are equal. But some are more equal than others.- Equal or Equivalent? Evaluating the Status of Degree Apprenticeships in England
Sarah has been teaching in universities for almost 20 years in both the US and the UK. At the Colorado School of Mines, she served as the Director of the Writing Center, Director of the McBride Honors Program in Public Affairs, and Founding Director of a First Year Program designed to bring the arts into ethical engineering design and to recruit diverse students to engineering.
In 2019 she moved to the UK to become Founding Professor of Liberal Studies at NMITE, specialising in bringing ethics, communication, sustainability, and a place-based approach to the curriculum.
Now, she acts as Project Manager for the Engineering Professors’ Council’s Ethics and Sustainability Toolkits, is Visiting Professor in the School of Computing, Engineering, and the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University, and is Lead for Transferable Skills at NMITE’s Centre for Advanced Timber Technology. She has recently authored chapters for the International Handbook of Engineering Education Research and the International Handbook of Engineering Ethics Education.
In 2019 she moved to the UK to become Founding Professor of Liberal Studies at NMITE, specialising in bringing ethics, communication, sustainability, and a place-based approach to the curriculum.
Now, she acts as Project Manager for the Engineering Professors’ Council’s Ethics and Sustainability Toolkits, is Visiting Professor in the School of Computing, Engineering, and the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University, and is Lead for Transferable Skills at NMITE’s Centre for Advanced Timber Technology. She has recently authored chapters for the International Handbook of Engineering Education Research and the International Handbook of Engineering Ethics Education.
Professor Duncan Ivison, FAHA FRSN, is President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manchester. He holds degrees from McGill University and the London School of Economics. With over 20 years at the University of Sydney, Duncan has extensive experience in academic leadership, including roles as Dean and Deputy Vice Chancellor. A distinguished political and moral philosopher, he's received numerous awards and held visiting positions at prestigious institutions worldwide. Duncan is passionate about public engagement and building partnerships between universities, communities, industry, and governments.
Therese is a Reader in Engineering Project Management and Deputy Head of Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has developed and taught on Bachelors and Masters courses in Project Management and across a wide spectrum of Engineering courses including Mechanical, Aeronautical, Manufacturing, Electrical, Electronic and Civil Engineering.
She is a keen advocate of experiential learning and use of business simulations to develop skills and experience needed for industry. Therese has led research projects in the area of Design for Manufacture and Test, safety and security.
She holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and an MSc in Advanced Manufacturing Technology from University of Manchester and a Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Galway. Therese is a Fellow of both the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and the Association for Project Management.
She is a keen advocate of experiential learning and use of business simulations to develop skills and experience needed for industry. Therese has led research projects in the area of Design for Manufacture and Test, safety and security.
She holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and an MSc in Advanced Manufacturing Technology from University of Manchester and a Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Galway. Therese is a Fellow of both the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and the Association for Project Management.
Tomasz Liskiewicz is a Professor of Tribology and Surface Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he serves as Head of the Department of Engineering. He has 25 years of international experience in academia and industry, having collaborated with leading research institutions worldwide.
Tomasz holds a doctorate in Tribology from École Centrale de Lyon, France, and an MSc in Materials Science from Lodz University of Technology, Poland. He spent two years in Alberta, Canada, as a Senior Scientist at Charter Coating, leading material testing projects for the oil and gas industry.
He was elected a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 2014 and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics in 2019. He is also a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) Diversity Impact Programme Advisory Group. Additionally, Tomasz serves as Editor-in-Chief of Tribology – Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces, published by Sage.
Tomasz holds a doctorate in Tribology from École Centrale de Lyon, France, and an MSc in Materials Science from Lodz University of Technology, Poland. He spent two years in Alberta, Canada, as a Senior Scientist at Charter Coating, leading material testing projects for the oil and gas industry.
He was elected a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 2014 and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics in 2019. He is also a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) Diversity Impact Programme Advisory Group. Additionally, Tomasz serves as Editor-in-Chief of Tribology – Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces, published by Sage.
Prof Becky Lunn (MBE, FREng, FRSE, FICE) is the Royal Academy of Engineering and BAM Nuttall Research Chair in Biomineral Technologies for Ground Engineering at the University of Strathclyde.
Her research focuses on technology development for carbon capture, nuclear decommissioning and nuclear waste disposal. She is an experienced advisor to Government, including past membership of the UK Committee on Radioactive Waste Management and the Scottish Government Working Group on Geothermal Energy Production.
She was Vice Chair of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Energy Enquiry, ‘Scotland’s Energy Future’, which reported in June 2019 and is a current member of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Net Zero Working Group. She also has a long track record of supporting Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) academia, including leadership of the EPSRC STEM Equals Project, supporting women and LGBT+ researchers in STEM from 2018-2022, and current leadership of the EPSRC-funded IGNITE Network+ supporting EDI in Energy Research.
Her research focuses on technology development for carbon capture, nuclear decommissioning and nuclear waste disposal. She is an experienced advisor to Government, including past membership of the UK Committee on Radioactive Waste Management and the Scottish Government Working Group on Geothermal Energy Production.
She was Vice Chair of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Energy Enquiry, ‘Scotland’s Energy Future’, which reported in June 2019 and is a current member of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Net Zero Working Group. She also has a long track record of supporting Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) academia, including leadership of the EPSRC STEM Equals Project, supporting women and LGBT+ researchers in STEM from 2018-2022, and current leadership of the EPSRC-funded IGNITE Network+ supporting EDI in Energy Research.
A Chartered Engineer with over 25 years of industry experience, Anil holds a BEng (Hons) in Engineering from the University of Salford and an MSc (Eng) from the University of Liverpool. Completed an MBA from Kingston (London) Business School.
His engineering career spans leading organisations including Tate & Lyle Sugars, Gillette (Procter & Gamble), and GlaxoSmithKline, where he served as Global Director of Operational Excellence and Lean Sigma Master Black Belt. Transitioning to healthcare, he joined the NHS as Group Director of Continuous Improvement, driving large-scale transformation (& NHS award winner for Education and Training)
Anil founded the Lean Enabled Group - professional training provider delivering National Apprenticeship programmes. Their mission is to upskill NHS staff in proven improvement methodologies, empowering them to lead sustainable change.
With a passion for building capability at all levels, he champions a culture of innovation, efficiency, and continuous development that drives real impact for patients and the health system.
His engineering career spans leading organisations including Tate & Lyle Sugars, Gillette (Procter & Gamble), and GlaxoSmithKline, where he served as Global Director of Operational Excellence and Lean Sigma Master Black Belt. Transitioning to healthcare, he joined the NHS as Group Director of Continuous Improvement, driving large-scale transformation (& NHS award winner for Education and Training)
Anil founded the Lean Enabled Group - professional training provider delivering National Apprenticeship programmes. Their mission is to upskill NHS staff in proven improvement methodologies, empowering them to lead sustainable change.
With a passion for building capability at all levels, he champions a culture of innovation, efficiency, and continuous development that drives real impact for patients and the health system.
Professor Paul Mativenga (he/him) holds a Chair in Multi-scale and Sustainable Manufacturing in the School of Engineering.
He joined The University of Manchester as a lecturer in Manufacturing, at the then University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in 2002 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer, Reader and ultimately Professor.
Paul teaches Manufacturing Technology to undergraduate and postgraduate students. His research is in sustainable manufacturing covering the areas of machining science, micro manufacturing, laser processing, low carbon manufacturing and circular economy. Paul is excited about developing engineering science solutions to the major challenges of resource efficiency and industrial sustainability. His research has been and is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Innovate UK and Industry.
In the Faculty of Science and Engineering, his major administrative responsibility is strategic leadership of Social Responsibility and Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Access where he has championed change. The University has an important role to play in helping staff and students reach their full potential and making a positive difference in society and the environment. Paul is a member of the International Academy of Production Engineering, College International pour la Recherche en Productique (CIRP).
The CIRP was founded in 1951 with the aim to address scientifically, through international co-operation, issues related to modern production science and technology. He is a Fellow of the RSA and has editorial roles for SAGE and Elsevier Journals in manufacturing science.
He joined The University of Manchester as a lecturer in Manufacturing, at the then University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in 2002 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer, Reader and ultimately Professor.
Paul teaches Manufacturing Technology to undergraduate and postgraduate students. His research is in sustainable manufacturing covering the areas of machining science, micro manufacturing, laser processing, low carbon manufacturing and circular economy. Paul is excited about developing engineering science solutions to the major challenges of resource efficiency and industrial sustainability. His research has been and is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Innovate UK and Industry.
In the Faculty of Science and Engineering, his major administrative responsibility is strategic leadership of Social Responsibility and Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Access where he has championed change. The University has an important role to play in helping staff and students reach their full potential and making a positive difference in society and the environment. Paul is a member of the International Academy of Production Engineering, College International pour la Recherche en Productique (CIRP).
The CIRP was founded in 1951 with the aim to address scientifically, through international co-operation, issues related to modern production science and technology. He is a Fellow of the RSA and has editorial roles for SAGE and Elsevier Journals in manufacturing science.
Chi Onwurah MP is a British politician representing Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West in the House of Commons. She was first elected in 2010 to represent Newcastle Central. She serves as the Chair of the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
Chi is a Charted Electrical Engineer and before entering Parliament spent over twenty years working on engineering projects around the world. She has previously served as Head of Technology at Ofcom. Born in Wallsend, Chi attended Kenton Comprehensive School in Newcastle, where she was elected the school’s ‘MP’ in mock elections aged 17.
Chi is a Charted Electrical Engineer and before entering Parliament spent over twenty years working on engineering projects around the world. She has previously served as Head of Technology at Ofcom. Born in Wallsend, Chi attended Kenton Comprehensive School in Newcastle, where she was elected the school’s ‘MP’ in mock elections aged 17.
John is an experienced manufacturing executive and academic with a large portfolio of success in transforming manufacturing businesses across sectors as diverse as ceramics, pharmaceuticals, building products, food and packaging. A serial developer of talent in industry and academia and a leading expert in digital transformation. He contributes to Cranfield University’s manufacturing management leadership programme, and the policy activities of the Institution of Engineering and Technology
Professor Malcolm Press CBE DL was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University in 2015, having previously held positions at the universities of Birmingham, Sheffield, Manchester and UCL.
Malcolm is an ecologist who has studied the impacts of climate and environmental change in northern Europe and the Arctic, the regeneration of tropical rain forests in Malaysian Borneo, and the impact of parasitic weeds on subsistence farming in sub-Saharan Africa.
Malcolm is currently a trustee of the British Council and the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), sits on the Board of the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education (IfATE), and is Vice-President of Universities UK.
Previously, he has served as president of his subject association, the British Ecological Society, and has also served as a trustee of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, a council member of the National Trust, a council member of the Society of Biology and a trustee of WWF-UK.
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2022 in recognition of his contributions to education.
Malcom has been elected as the next President of Universities UK (UUK). His two-year term will commence on August 1, 2025, following his tenure as Vice-President for England and Northern Ireland, a position he has held since August 2024.
Malcolm is an ecologist who has studied the impacts of climate and environmental change in northern Europe and the Arctic, the regeneration of tropical rain forests in Malaysian Borneo, and the impact of parasitic weeds on subsistence farming in sub-Saharan Africa.
Malcolm is currently a trustee of the British Council and the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), sits on the Board of the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education (IfATE), and is Vice-President of Universities UK.
Previously, he has served as president of his subject association, the British Ecological Society, and has also served as a trustee of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, a council member of the National Trust, a council member of the Society of Biology and a trustee of WWF-UK.
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2022 in recognition of his contributions to education.
Malcom has been elected as the next President of Universities UK (UUK). His two-year term will commence on August 1, 2025, following his tenure as Vice-President for England and Northern Ireland, a position he has held since August 2024.
As well as his role with the EPC, Johnny Rich is well known across the higher education sector as a high-profile commentator on policy issues as well as the chief executive of student advice and outreach organisation Push, as a consultant working in education and careers, and as an author.
Before joining the EPC, Johnny has already worked on many issues of concern to our members. Over the past 25 years, he led Push’s research – such as on drop-out rates and student debt – which has had direct impacts on policy.
Before joining the EPC, Johnny has already worked on many issues of concern to our members. Over the past 25 years, he led Push’s research – such as on drop-out rates and student debt – which has had direct impacts on policy.
Dr Lucy Rogers MBE FREng FIMechE Hon FIED is an inventor, author, and creative problem-solver with a passion for turning ideas into reality. A former Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor and BBC Robot Wars judge, she combines technical expertise with an ability to communicate complex concepts in an engaging and accessible way. She is also the author of the soon to be published book 'Up – A Scientist’s Guide to the Magic Above Us’ , a fascinating exploration of the natural and technological wonders of the world above our heads. Through her work in industry, academia, and public engagement, Dr. Rogers champions innovation, practical problem-solving, and the power of curiosity
Dr. Gert Jan Scheurwater (1963) is Director of Foresight & Strategy Development TU Delft. He has over 30 years of experience in strategy and policy development within the complex environment of academia.
He holds degrees in History of Philosophy and Epistemology (MA, PhD) and Public Administration (MPA). His expertise spans foresight, institutional strategy, research policy, inter-institutional research collaboration, (financial) restructuring, university governance, and organizational development.
From 2013 to 2022, he served two consecutive four-year terms as Secretary General of TU Delft, overseeing the university’s central decision-making processes and acting as general counsel to the Executive and Supervisory Board respectively.
Since 2023, as part of his position as director, he is leading the newly established Strategic Foresight & Innovation Unit at TU Delft.
He holds degrees in History of Philosophy and Epistemology (MA, PhD) and Public Administration (MPA). His expertise spans foresight, institutional strategy, research policy, inter-institutional research collaboration, (financial) restructuring, university governance, and organizational development.
From 2013 to 2022, he served two consecutive four-year terms as Secretary General of TU Delft, overseeing the university’s central decision-making processes and acting as general counsel to the Executive and Supervisory Board respectively.
Since 2023, as part of his position as director, he is leading the newly established Strategic Foresight & Innovation Unit at TU Delft.
Professor Emanuela Tilley is a leader in engineering education, serving as Professor of Engineering Education, Director of Studies for the UCL Centre for Engineering Education, and Director of the Integrated Engineering Programme (IEP) at University College London. She pioneered the IEP’s cross-faculty teaching framework engaging over 2,000 students annually in interdisciplinary, experiential learning to address global challenges. Emanuela’s passionate, pragmatic and people-centred leadership is credited for building a sense of community focused on modernising engineering education at UCL.
With a background in industry, Emanuela worked as an engineering project consultant on renowned architectural projects before transitioning to academia. She is Vice President of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She also sits on advisory boards for higher education institutions internationally, focusing on education strategy and innovation. Her research spans innovation in engineering education pedagogies, social responsibility in engineering education, and interdisciplinary learning.
With a background in industry, Emanuela worked as an engineering project consultant on renowned architectural projects before transitioning to academia. She is Vice President of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She also sits on advisory boards for higher education institutions internationally, focusing on education strategy and innovation. Her research spans innovation in engineering education pedagogies, social responsibility in engineering education, and interdisciplinary learning.
Akilu is currently Head of Education for the School of Engineering where he oversees the education of over 5,500 undergraduate and postgraduate taught students in aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science, electrical & electronics engineering, engineering management, and mechanical engineering at the University of Manchester.
He is a member of the School of Engineering’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT), chairs the School of Engineering’s Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee (STLSEC) and a member of the Faculty of Science and Engineering’s Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee (FTLSEC) at the University of Manchester. Prior to joining the University of Manchester as an academic, Akilu spent over a decade of his professional career with the largest building and construction materials manufacturer globally (LafargeHolcim) in various leadership roles including Head of Maintenance, Head of Occupational Safety Health & Environment, Head of Training & Development, Reliability Lead, Quality & Safety Auditor, Operations Model Lead, Operations Projects Lead, Mechanical Maintenance Implementation Engineer, etc. As an academic, Akilu’s research and teaching activities are practical/applied and continue to be inspired by his vast industrial experience within the wider areas of sustainable asset integrity, process reliability & safety, where he has graduated over 10 doctoral students.
Despite his full-time employment as an academic, Akilu maintains close contacts with the industry on various fronts including via roles such as the Regional Secretary of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Committee Member and Reviewer for British Standards Institute, Member of the Risk Management Committee of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH), and Member of IMechE’s Safety & Reliability Working Group. Through these prestigious professional institutions, Akilu has led/contributed to the development and review of various industrial standards including Asset Management and Fault Tree Analysis standards. He holds fellowships with IMechE (FIMechE) and Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and chartered status (CEng) with the Engineering Council UK.
Akilu was appointed Reader in Reliability and Maintenance Engineering at The University of Manchester in 2021 in the School of Engineering after joining Manchester in 2016. He obtained a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Maiduguri (Nigeria), MSc in Reliability Engineering & Asset Management and a Ph.D. in Vibration based Condition Monitoring of Rotating Machines from The University of Manchester. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU, Nigeria) and another Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health via the National Examination Board for Occupational Safety & Health (NEBOSH), UK.
Akilu has received several research funding as Lead and Co-lead from different competitive sources including government, charity and industry. He has published over 150 technical articles in the form of high-impact peer-reviewed journal articles, peer-reviewed conference articles, technical reports, books, and book chapters. He has also delivered more than 20 invited keynotes to high-profile audiences (including 3 at the United Nations General Assembly’s Science Summits of 2021 and 2022) within the areas of asset integrity, process reliability, OSH, energy consumption optimisation, and decarbonisation of energy-intensive industrial processes.
He has sat on the review boards for funding agencies such as the British Council and Royal Society. He holds editorial roles with Nature Scientific Reports, Heliyon (Elsevier), Sustainability, Frontiers in Built Environment, and Vibration academic research journals. Akilu was also the External Examiner for MSc Safety Leadership and MSc Risk, Crisis & Resilience programmes at Portsmouth University from 2020-2024 as well as School Governor for High Lane Primary School in Stockport during the same period.
He is a member of the School of Engineering’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT), chairs the School of Engineering’s Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee (STLSEC) and a member of the Faculty of Science and Engineering’s Teaching, Learning and Student Experience Committee (FTLSEC) at the University of Manchester. Prior to joining the University of Manchester as an academic, Akilu spent over a decade of his professional career with the largest building and construction materials manufacturer globally (LafargeHolcim) in various leadership roles including Head of Maintenance, Head of Occupational Safety Health & Environment, Head of Training & Development, Reliability Lead, Quality & Safety Auditor, Operations Model Lead, Operations Projects Lead, Mechanical Maintenance Implementation Engineer, etc. As an academic, Akilu’s research and teaching activities are practical/applied and continue to be inspired by his vast industrial experience within the wider areas of sustainable asset integrity, process reliability & safety, where he has graduated over 10 doctoral students.
Despite his full-time employment as an academic, Akilu maintains close contacts with the industry on various fronts including via roles such as the Regional Secretary of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Committee Member and Reviewer for British Standards Institute, Member of the Risk Management Committee of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH), and Member of IMechE’s Safety & Reliability Working Group. Through these prestigious professional institutions, Akilu has led/contributed to the development and review of various industrial standards including Asset Management and Fault Tree Analysis standards. He holds fellowships with IMechE (FIMechE) and Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and chartered status (CEng) with the Engineering Council UK.
Akilu was appointed Reader in Reliability and Maintenance Engineering at The University of Manchester in 2021 in the School of Engineering after joining Manchester in 2016. He obtained a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Maiduguri (Nigeria), MSc in Reliability Engineering & Asset Management and a Ph.D. in Vibration based Condition Monitoring of Rotating Machines from The University of Manchester. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU, Nigeria) and another Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health via the National Examination Board for Occupational Safety & Health (NEBOSH), UK.
Akilu has received several research funding as Lead and Co-lead from different competitive sources including government, charity and industry. He has published over 150 technical articles in the form of high-impact peer-reviewed journal articles, peer-reviewed conference articles, technical reports, books, and book chapters. He has also delivered more than 20 invited keynotes to high-profile audiences (including 3 at the United Nations General Assembly’s Science Summits of 2021 and 2022) within the areas of asset integrity, process reliability, OSH, energy consumption optimisation, and decarbonisation of energy-intensive industrial processes.
He has sat on the review boards for funding agencies such as the British Council and Royal Society. He holds editorial roles with Nature Scientific Reports, Heliyon (Elsevier), Sustainability, Frontiers in Built Environment, and Vibration academic research journals. Akilu was also the External Examiner for MSc Safety Leadership and MSc Risk, Crisis & Resilience programmes at Portsmouth University from 2020-2024 as well as School Governor for High Lane Primary School in Stockport during the same period.
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The Congress, which runs over three days, attracts between 80 and 150 delegates, most of whom are decision-makers and budget controllers. The first day is devoted to networking followed by two days packed with high-profile and expert speakers.
Exhibitor packages from £700
Sponsorship packages from £1,500
We can create tailor-made packages to help you reach our members. Just contact us to arrange a solution that meets your needs and budget
For further details, contact j.rich@epc.ac.uk or phone 078-1111 4292 or l.chilcott@epc.ac.uk
The Student Competition is now closed!
The Hammermen David K. Harrison Award:
Help your students celebrate their success through the coveted EPC Student Prize. There is a cash award of up to £500 and FIVE totally free places at the 2025 Engineering Academics Network Annual Congress up for grabs.
The prize celebrates the achievements of different engineering students at the EAN Annual Congress.
Timings (subject to change)
The competition will be opened and advertised early February.
Students will be invited to submitt their 100-word abstract for an academic poster on “The Next Industrial Revolution” by Friday 14th March.
All abstracts will be reviewed by our panel and students who make the longlist will be contacted on 24th March and invited to submit a full poster for display at Congress. We will provide clear technical instructions to entrants and collate the posters.
Full posters to be received by 24th April.
The 5 prize finalists will be notified by 9th May.
Students: Apply now!
Now open!
We are delighted to be able to offer 5 early career staff an EPC sponsored place at Congress 2025.
Please see the full eligibility criteria below:
- You must be employed as an academic in an Engineering discipline at an institution that is a member of the EPC or you must be an individual member of the Engineering Academics Network.
- You must not have been employed in any academic post(s) for longer than a sum of five years.
- Academics previously attending Congress on a free ECS place are not eligible for this offer (but can book a heavily discounted rate).
- The free place offer is for a full congress ticket plus congress dinner and optional basic B&B accommodation.
- Travel and other expenses to attend are not included.
- You will be expected to attend the whole of Congress.
- Only one free place per member institution (non-member institutions are not eligible for this offer).
Places will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis to those eligible for them. - Successful applicants will be expected to submit a brief report following their attendance.
- Please note that if an individual if found not to be eligible, they will be responsible for the full Congress fee.
Early Career Staff: Apply now!
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Marketing Manchester Convention Bureau have negotiated delegate rates at a number of hotels in Manchester for Congress 2025: Realising the Vision.
All rooms are held on an on-line system, allowing you to book and secure your own accommodation using either pro-forma invoices or credit/debit card. If you require any assistance with your reservation, support is available via the Accommodation Booking Team. To book accommodation for this event, please use the following link: https://book.passkey.com/e/50964138
Negotiated delegate rates will be available to book until the end of the day on 12th May 2025. so please book as soon as possible to guarantee a room. If you have any queries about the website, please contact Marketing Manchester Convention Bureau.
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