Sustainability in Engineering Week
23-27 September 2024
With each year that passes, ‘net zero’ targets draw closer and the need to decarbonise becomes ever more pressing. Engineering has a wealth of technologies and systems that are making a vital difference, but are you up to date on the latest advances? Attend Sustainability in Engineering to get expert knowledge about the most important low-carbon solutions, and help build a cleaner, greener tomorrow.
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As Programme Manager for Innovate UK, Cherie Gardiner leads and manages the delivery of complex and high-profile innovation programmes within the manufacturing and materials sector, aiding UK businesses in the development and commercialisation of cutting-edge technologies and solutions. With a decade of experience in technical project management and manufacturing, she possesses a demonstrated ability to oversee communication strategies, engage diverse stakeholders, and achieve successful outcomes across academia, industry, public sector, and international organisations.
In addition to her role at Innovate UK, Cherie currently serves as a mentor for the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng). Along with bringing valuable experience as a former Impact Assessor for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, where she contributed to the advancement and recognition of engineering excellence in the UK. Through these roles, Cherie remains committed to fostering innovation and supporting the growth of materials and manufacturing in the UK.
SupplyVue enables companies to synchronise their supply chains to deliver radically better and more sustainable results by using digital twin technology.
- Solver uses artificial intelligence to optimise production wheel templates and supply chain network policy parameters
- Network Planner provides intelligent plan constraining for synchronised drumbeat flow across the supply chain network
- Analytics provides true performance insights
As Head of Client Success, Chris works with Clients to realise their use cases, deliver their benefit cases, identify future use cases and align the technology roadmap of the platform to enable them.
Chris has a 30-year career operating at the Board level in some of the largest consumer goods companies in the world. He has personally led several Global Operating Model and IT transformation programmes to enable corporate strategy and deliver effectiveness and efficiency across all functions.
Colin Bartliff is a Senior Technical Consultant with TÜV Rheinland Industrial Services Ltd (TRIS), Colin has over 40 years’ experience in Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals, Steel and the Power Generation industries including Biomass as an Electrical, Instrument and Control Engineer and Engineering Manager.
Currently, Colin’s role within TRIS is that of a specialist in Functional Safety compliance and Alarm Management consultant and delivery of general Electrical and Instrumentation engineering best practice. In addition, Colin has extensive experience with Hazardous Area systems and has recently completed a HAZOP Chairman course and is currently working towards HAZOP leader accreditation.
Conal is a Senior Consultant with TÜV Rheinland Industrial Services. He is an experienced practitioner involved in improving maintenance, reliability and integrity management for a wide range of companies across the chemical, oil and gas industries.
Clive Hickman was born in Coseley, West Midlands, and studied at the University of Wolverhampton, Aston University and Loughborough University, holding a BSc and a PhD in mechanical engineering and a MBA.
He is a Fellow of IMechE and Royal Academy of Engineering and has served on several Boards and committees of IMechE dating back to the early 1990’s.
During his career, he has been Chief Executive of Tata Motors European Technical Centre, Engineering Director of Tata Motors, Managing Director of Ricardo UK, Engineering Director at MIRA and Executive Engineer with Rover Group.
Clive has been CEO of the MTC since it was founded in 2010. He has recently chaired the Midlands Manufacturing Resilience Commission, won the Institute of Directors Chair’s Award for Excellence and Board Practice for the West Midlands in 2020 and the RAEng Sir Frank Whittle gold medal in 2021.
He was awarded OBE in the 2022 New Years Honours list.
On the international stage, Clive is a member of the Board of EARTO ( the European Association of RTOs) where represents the UK RTO community.
Dylan oversees all operational and financial functions at TFMoran and is responsible for monthly financial statements, contract management, expenditure budgeting, and debt management. Dylan is also responsible for accounts receivable and accounts payable functions at TFMoran. Prior to his appointment as chief operating officer, Dylan served in the capacity of controller and chief financial officer. While Dylan is charged with financial and operational functions at TFMoran, he is deeply involved in the local community and has been for many years. He serves on several non-profit boards and holds many leadership positions within the region.
Huw has been helping architecture, engineering and construction companies globally reduce risk, improve information visibility, save time and take back control of project correspondence for 6+ years.
Laurie Cusick is an Engineer in the Energy Transition team at RED Engineering Design. He first served an apprenticeship in mechanical engineering before obtaining his BEng and an MSc in Renewable Energy. He has worked as a design engineer in fluid power applications, a project co-ordinator in residential construction, and on solar & BESS project for a sustainability focused NGO in Peru. As an engineer in the energy transition team at RED, he primarily works on sustainable and decentralised energy systems for microgrid solutions and private consumers. At RED, he works with a range of power generation technologies, various heating, and cooling technologies as well as district heating and cooling systems. He has also volunteered for multiple sustainability groups, including a student led team at Cranfield University.
Dr Lorelei Gherman is a Knowledge Transfer Manager for Advanced Manufacturing, working within the Materials and Manufacturing team at Innovate UK Business Connect. Lorelei is the Project Manager for the Made Smarter Innovation Network, and is involved in Resource Efficiency for Materials and Manufacturing (REforMM) on the Resilient Supply Chains and World-Class Production sprints.
Having expertise in advanced manufacturing engineering and over 15 years of R&D experience, she worked on programmes including non-conventional machining, precision, micro- and bioengineering. She is passionate about supporting knowledge and technology transfer projects, bridging collaborations between academia and industry.
In previous roles, Lorelei has supported business and research development for low-carbon energy, sustainability and circular economy, where she worked with enterprises, manufacturing trading associations, chambers of commerce and local authorities. At Innovate UK Business Connect, Lorelei is keen to provide manufacturing opportunities support to enable innovation development.
Natalie Collcutt is a Senior Building Services Engineer at Watkins Payne. She is a mechanically biased engineer with over a decade of experience in the construction industry. With an interesting background completing her degree as part of an apprenticeship, Natalie has a diverse range of experiences in both residential and commercial projects, spanning from feasibility studies to project completion, and has gained Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status.Passionate about promoting engineering and construction careers by being a STEM Ambassador, Natalie actively collaborates with CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) and STEM Learning to inspire the next generation of engineers. Natalie was inspired to join the SheCanEngineer volunteering team after attending their 2023 celebration and wanting to be a part of the drive towards encouraging more females to consider engineering as a career after being the only female in her degree class.
Poppy Harrison is a mechanical engineer at AtkinsRéalis, specialising in the nuclear energy sector, where she blends mechanical engineering with digital innovation. A passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, she co-chairs SheCanEngineer and is the ED&I lead for the London branch of the IMechE's Young Member’s Board. Poppy is also an active member of ZERO, a global community working towards a zero carbon construction industry, and a contributor to the Skills for a Sustainable Skyline Taskforce, focusing on sustainability and green skills in the City of London.
Radhika Sharma is a Mechanical Design Engineer at Viridian Solar. She is chartered through the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and previously worked at the British Antarctic Survey, designing systems for climate science research. Her professional area of interest is engineering solutions for the environment to help tackle the climate crisis.
Outside of her job, Radhika volunteers as a STEM Ambassador for East of England, and has been involved with She Can Engineer since 2022. She is passionate about encouraging others to enter engineering as a profession and working to make it more diverse and inclusive for those already here.
Scott is a Senior Manager within the Commercial Science Team of Diageo Innovation R&D. He leads a team of Scientists and Engineers whom explore and deliver new technical capability focussed on opening new consumer opportunities to grow Diageo’s broad portfolio of products.
Following his Chemistry PhD at the University of Southampton, Scott’s experienced both academic and commercial environments internationally within both Research and Development roles. Scott holds several granted patents which have been commercialised to create new product opportunities and launched many local and global products under Diageo brands.
Sofia Alves began her career as a research fellow at INEGI - Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. During that time Sofia was involved in several research projects, she integrated the CINMarS - Combining Innovation in Maritime and Space project, a strategic initiative funded by the European Space Agency, and also was part of the winning proposal of the GENiALG project (Horizon 2020) among other proposals. After 3 years as a research fellow, Sofia initiated her PhD project with the University of Strathclyde, Compressive Mechanical Behaviour of Nitinol Wires used in Aortic Stent Grafts, a project with Terumo Aortics with the objective to experimentally characterise Nitinol (shape memory alloy) for medical applications. In 2020, after completing her PhD, Sofia joined the Weir Advance Research Centre as a research project manager. Since then, she has managed several research projects across the business ensuring the research objectives remain relevant to Weir and the successful implementation of resulting technology into the Weir businesses.
Sofia recently delivered the Innovate UK Smart Grant project High Productivity Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (HPWAAM), and is currently the project manager of the Additive Manufacturing for Repair and Re-use of Castings - AdCast project, also an Innovate UK Smart Grant project.
Steven King is the Process Engineering Team Leader at TÜV Rheinland Industrial Services. Steven is a Chartered Chemical Engineer with over 10 years of industry experience. To date, Steven’s experience has been mainly focused on basic engineering and licensing of world scale petrochemical plants from lab scale R&D through to construction and commissioning. Steven is one of TÜV's presenters for the IChemE accredited pressure relief training course.