Events Directors Committee

Milada Williams

My career spans diverse areas of industry, education and gender equity agenda. I started my engineering education in Czechoslovakia, as it was then, by attending my local Technical College from the age of 14 – 18, then Technical University before moving to UK following the Soviet military invasion of Czechoslovakia. I have faced many obstacles

Carmen Zaragoza

Carmen Zaragoza is an industrial engineer specialised in energy with a masters in renewable energy technologies. Passionate about the energy sector and its constant evolution, she works as a gas turbine global solutions engineer in an international company. She was initially drawn into Engineering by her curiosity and desire to learn how things work. Carmen

Carol Morris

Carol spent 5 years as an industrial chemist before retraining as an electronics engineer following a career break. She has worked at the Open University for nearly 30 years and is currently Deputy Head of the School of Engineering and Innovation. She has extensive experience of equality and diversity issues and chaired the School’s successful

Dr Sarah Chen

Dr Sarah Chen is a Civil Engineer and a 2018 winner of the Top 50 Women in Engineering Awards (WE50) – Transferrers and Returners. Sarah transferred into engineering after a career in medicine and now enjoys a career working for EDF Energy.

Jess Wade

Jessica Alice Feinmann Wade BEM (born October 1988) is a British physicist in the Blackett Laboratory at Imperial College London, specialising in Raman spectroscopy. Her research investigates polymer-based organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). Her public engagement work in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) advocates for women in physics as well as tackling systemic biases

Carolina Escudero

Carolina is an Electrical Engineer with a Master’s in Sustainable Energy Technology. With over 10 years of experience in the transmission and distribution of electricity, she now works as a Business Development Manager for Vattenfall Networks and is working towards her Chartership status. She is particularly passionate about diversity and inclusion and has led numerous

Sarah Haslam MBE

Sarah is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the IMechE with nearly 25 years’ experience in Automotive Engineering. She currently holds the position of Chief Program Engineer, Engine Engineering at Ford Motor Company. Sarah is passionate about encouraging the next generation of engineers, and actively promoting STEM careers to girls. Sarah was awarded her MBE

Katherine Kirk

I am an engineering lecturer with Open University and University of Northampton. Prior to that I was Professor of Physics at University of the West of Scotland (2000-2018) including a 2 year break for maternity leave and returning part-time. I have an academic research and teaching background in micro and nano technology, thin film devices,

Kim Everitt

I’m very passionate about the automotive industry and how vehicle systems are developing. My experience in this industry dates back to 2014 where I had my first experience at MIRA Technology Park as a Research Engineer Intern. Fast forward to today, and I have carried out a variety of projects that have all revolved around