WOMEN IN STEM CONFERENCE 2020

The Women in STEM Conference 2020 will offer a leading platform to evaluate how all education providers and employers can work effectively to enhance the participation, recruitment and advancement of Women in STEM.

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Our 2019 Speakers

Elizabeth Donnelly

Chief Executive,
Women's Engineering Society (WES)

Ruth Blanco

Communications Director,
Wise Campaign

Professor Jane Clarke

Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Member of Diversity Committee,
University of Cambridge, The Royal Society

Dr Jessica Wade

Research Associate Department of Physics,
Imperial College London

Andrew Croydon

Director of Skills & Education
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Catalina Butnaru

London Ambassador,
Women in AI

Dr Katie Perry

CEO,
The Daphne Jackson Trust

Professor Sara Mole

Provost's Envoy for Gender Equality,
University College London

Jenny Brown

Head Teacher,
St Albans High School for Girls

Dr Joanne Cole

Associate Dean for Equality and Diversity,
Brunel University

Dr Nike Folayan

Chairperson,
Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers-UK

Yinka Bankole

Mentoring Lead,
Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers-UK

Dr Gwendolen Reilly

Director of Women in Engineering, Senior Lecturer in Bio Engineering,
University of Sheffield

Pip Jamieson

Founder and CEO,
The Dots

Lisa Taylor

Science Ambassador Co-ordinator,
Mundipharma International

Dr Rhys Morgan

Director of Engineering and Education,
Royal Academy of Engineering

Claire Ruthven

Lead Practitioner Science Learning Partnership,
Hertfordshire and Essex High School

Dr Catherine Jewell

Partner and Project Lead,
Beck Greener

Dr James Stones

Partner and CSR Lead,
Beck Greener

Baroness Brown of Cambridge DBE

Chair of the Board,
STEM Learning

Emily Church

Chemistry Teacher,
Hertfordshire and Essex High School

Testimonials

An inspiring and motivational event with fantastic networking opportunities.

Curriculum Manager, Forth Valley College

This was a very inspirational event which left me feeling highly motivated! From this I am now aiming to build some projects within my own place of work to keep this momentum going of promoting Women in STEM.

Lecturer, Burnley College

I thoroughly enjoyed this event and the quality of the speakers who were all leading initiatives within their respective organisations.

Lecturer, University of Sheffield

Great event and one of the most informative and interesting I have attended to date. Great venue, lots of networking and speakers who were totally relevant and interesting.

Schools and College Liaison Tutor, University of Derby

A very interesting day which gave an insight into the state of women in STEM at all stages of a career from school to the workplace.

Outreach Officer, University of Bath

Excellent event with lots of current industry speakers.

Athena Swan Project Manager, University of Greenwich

The event was very good, an excellent platform for networking and meeting people from different sectors with an interest in STEM.

Qualifications Officer, Scottish Qualifications Authority

The Women in STEM conference was a brilliant opportunity to network with delegates from various sectors across the country. A brilliant event with stimulating speakers and delegates alike.

Science Teacher, Cantell School

A really useful event for anyone in education seeking to raise participation and engagement amongst young girls. I came away enthused and with a raft of ideas, inspiration and contacts.

Assistant Head and Director of Science, Technology and Engineering, Channing School

The event was very positive and inspiring. I gained a lot of useful information and case studies where women are working well in STEM.

Deputy Head of Engineering, Riverside College Halton

The event was very insightful about the roles of women in STEM and the work that needs to be done to introduce the Women in STEM agenda to the sector. The speakers were motivating and positive in highlighting what is happening at the moment and the current gender employment trends.