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Day 2 - 11th May 2022
Morning
8:45 - Registration, morning coffee and networking
9:30 - Impact Talks: A Little Goes A Long Way
Three short talks from the Foundation's grantholders who have made a big impact from a small amount of funding.
- Katherine Weatherburn, Founder, Safetyknot
- Lijun Tang, Lecturer in International Shipping and Port Management, University of Plymouth
- Sanley Abila, Assistant Professor, University of Philippines Visayas
- Samuel Owusu, Executive Director, CYBERGHANA
9:50 - Safer World Awards 2022
We’re celebrating the impact of some of our grant holders, partners and students through
presenting some awards to recognise their achievements.
- 10th Anniversary Impact Award
- 10th Anniversary Student Impact Award
10:10 - Interactive Games: Taking Risks
Pablo Suarez leads an interactive session on how human experience risk, and how a better understanding of risk can lead to better and safer lives.
- Pablo Suarez, Artist-In-Residence, Lloyd’s Register Foundation
11:00 - Morning break
11:30 - Global perspectives: Safety Champions in Engineering Education
Live discussion with Engineering X's Safety Champions in Engineering Education from around the world.
- Jully Tan, Monash University, Malaysia
- Ijeoma Jane-Frances Ezika, University of Nigeria Nsukka
- Dr Abimbola Windapo, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Augustine Barasa Makhoka, Moi University, Kenya
- Zaki Yamani Bin Zakaria, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
- Abubaker Matovu Waswa, Makerere University, Uganda
12:00 - Panel Discussion: Engineering Skills for Safety
A discussion based on the Engineering X Global Engineering Capability Review looking at key questions such as: Where in the world is there most harm now and in the future? What skills are needed and when? How can we create more problem solvers? And how do we promote equity and diversity?
- Dr Tim Slingsby, Director of Skills and Education, Lloyd's Register Foundation
- Wahid Azizi, Programme Manager, Engineering X
- Norman Fortenberry, Executive Director, ASEE
- Antonia Kerle, EIU, Royal Academy of Engineering
13:00 - Lunch break
Afternoon
14:00 - Keynote: The Global Initiative for the Future of Industrial Safety
As industry adopts emerging technology such as AI and robotics, how do we ensure we keep people safe?
- Dr Carlos López-Gómez, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge
14:15 - Keynote: The New Valuation of Safety
Asking whether current methods of valuing safety are fit for purpose in today’s world.
- John Dony, Director, National Safety Council
14:30 - Panel Discussion: Evolving how we Value Safety
A panel of industry leaders discuss how we can evolve safety valuations across sectors to include sustainability, ethics, social, mental health and other factors; ensuring we keep people safe today and in the future.
- Dr Olivia Swift, Senior Programme Manager, Lloyd's Register Foundation
- John Dony, Director, National Safety Council
- Dr. Halshka Graczyk, Occupational Health and Safety, United Nations International Labour Organisation
- Philippa Charlton, Chief Marketing Officer, Lloyd's Register
15:30 - Afternoon break
16:00 - Keynote: How should the understanding of risk help people?
A perspective on the public understanding of risk and how this could help make the world a safer place.
- Michael Blastland, Writer and broadcaster, board member of the Winton Centre for Risk & Evidence Communication
16:30 - Panel Discussion: what should we expect of organisations providing data and information on risk?
Our panel of experts in statistics, risk literacy, and risk communication weigh in on questions such as: What is the agenda for improving public understanding of risk in service of informed decision-making? How can the provision of information educate people? What are the pathways that enable people to critically engage with risk information?
- Dr Sarah Cumbers, Director of Evidence and Insight, Lloyd's Register Foundation
- Tracey Brown OBE, Director, Sense about Science
- Dr Olivia Jensen, Lead Scientist, Lloyd's Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk
- Paul Hardaker, Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Physics
- Michael Blastland, Writer and broadcaster, board member of the Winton Centre for Risk & Evidence Communication
17:30 - Thanks and Closing Remarks
- Professor Richard Clegg, Chief Executive, Lloyd’s Register Foundation
18:00 - Venue closes
The Hub
The Safe Seaweed Coalition - Seaweed in 3D
14:00 - 15:00
The Safe Seaweed Coalition is a global partnership established to oversee the safety and sustainability of the seaweed industry as it scales up. Join the Coalition for a fascinating group discussion about the distinctness, diversity, and desirability of this incredible food source.
Participatory Film Screening: ‘Resilience Engineered – Preparing for an Uncertain Future'
16:00 - 17:00
Explore your approach to building a safe and sustainable world through an interactive survey alongside a film screening of ‘Resilience Engineered – Preparing for an Uncertain Future’ (by Engineering X Awardee Kristen MacAskill and The Resilience Shift), which is one of a three-part series demystifying risk, resilience and uncertainty. Earthquakes, climate change and the pandemic all highlight the need for a shift in the way that we design infrastructure systems in increasingly complex and unpredictable world.
- A collaboration between Engineering X and Resilience Rising