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EAN Congress 2025: Realising the Vision

Date: 9 Jun 2025 - 11 Jun 2025

Time: 13:00 - 15:30

Location: Manchester Metropolitan University & The Univsersity of Manchester

Organised by: Engineering Professors' Council

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.

Exciting updates are on their way. Visit us again shortly!

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.

As always, we offer an impressive line-up of speakers and bring you an array of sessions and panels to inform and inspire you. Watch this space for speaker announcements.

Monday 9th June 2025

1:00pm

Delegate Registration – Dalton Building, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University

2:00pm

Informal social activity – TBC

4:30pm

Free time. Use this time to check into your hotel or soak up the atmosphere of Manchester prior to the evening events.

6:00pm

Public Lecture – Speaker details will be revealed soon. Doors open from 5:30pm

7:30pm

EPC Social Event – To include a drinks reception, great food and entertainment.

Tuesday 10th June 2025

9:00am

Registration – Dalton Building, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University

9:30am

Welcome – Professor Malcolm Press CBE, VC, Manchester Metropolitan University

9:45am

Opening Keynote

10:15am

PANEL 1: Engineering Education

11:15am

Refreshment Break and Networking – Use this time to view the Hammermen Exhibition and exhibitor stands.

11:45am

PANEL 2: Impactful Research

12:45pm

Hammermen Competition – Our five finalists will each give a two-minute, elevator pitch before you are invited to vote for the winner in a secret ballot.

1:00pm

Lunch – Another chance to network whilst enjoying lunch and our Hammermen Exhibition and exhibitor stands.

2:00pm

PANEL 3: International Context

3:00pm

EPC & EAN: history & mission – Johnny Rich, Chief Executive EPC

3:15pm

Refreshment Break and Networking – Use this time to view the Hammermen Exhibition and exhibitor stands.

3:45pm

PANEL 4: Business Engagement

4:45pm

Day 1 wrap up and closing remarks

5:00pm

Tour of facilities – Faculty of Science & Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University

6:00pm

Free time

7:00pm -11:30pm

Annual Congress Dinner – venue will be revealed soon.

After dinner speaker – Lucy Rogers MBE

Tuesday 11th June 2025

8:45am

Registration – University of Manchester

9:00am

Welcome

9:15am

Keynote

9:45am

PANEL 5: Making a Mark

10:45am

Refreshment Break and Networking – Use this time to view exhibitor stands.

11:15am

PANEL 6: Being Strategic – doing more with less

12:15pm

Keynote

12:45pm

Close EPC Congress 2025 – Prof. John Mitchell, President, Engineering Professors’ Council

1:00pm

Lunch

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Tour of facilities –University of Manchester

Our exciting speaker lineup will be revealed soon—don’t miss it!

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

Launching soon

The EPC Hammermen David K. Harrison Award:

Help your students celebrate their success through the coveted EPC Hammermen 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 Hammermen prize finalists will be notified by 9th May.

Opening soon!

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 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.

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