Keynotes
Managing through Large Scale Organisational Change
Sally Goble, Engineering Director at Accurx
Everyone who joins a startup does so because they love ‘fast pace’ and ‘challenges’. However, in the last year Sally has found herself, in her medium sized start up, caught up in the maelstrom of wholesale organisational and strategic change.
In this talk Sally will recount some stories from the eye of the hurricane of taking a team of engineering managers and engineers through turbulent change, and will reflect on what went well, what didn’t, and what she wished she’d known beforehand.
The Future of Autonomous Marine Exploration
Prof. Andy Stanford-Clark, Innovation Leader at IBM Research
Andy Stanford-Clark will talk about the Mayflower Autonomous Ship project, in which IBM is the lead technology partner. Mayflower has no captain and no crew, and is a scientific research vessel for gathering data from the ocean to help advance our understanding of the impact of climate change and pollution, studying things like ocean chemistry and the health of marine mammals. This fully autonomous ship travelled from Plymouth UK to Plymouth Massachusetts in the Summer of 2022, recreating the journey of the Pilgrim Fathers just over 400 years ago, and achieving the first Atlantic crossing by a self-directing fully-autonomous ship. Andy will describe how the AI Captain controls the ship and will talk about the scientific experiments on board, and the data these have produced.
New Trends in Engineering and Technology Innovations
Ana Avaliani, Director of Enterprise at the Royal Academy of Engineering
Ana will share her insights on the new trends in tech innovations. She started her career in a telecommunications start-up with a role focusing on technology scouting, finding and implementing novel technologies. Ana has extensive experience in innovation management across public and private sectors in the UK and internationally. Prior to joining the Academy, Ana worked at PA Consulting Group, technology and innovation consultancy firm, leading on high profile projects including the setup of the UK Lebanon Tech Hub in Lebanon, Beirut.
Workshops
Design in VR
Discover the possibilities of 3D Design in Virtual Reality in this hands-on (headset-on) workshop
Workshop presented by Kate Savosina
CyGamBIT – Unlocking the Future of Cybersecurity Education
Explore how interactive gameplay can influence cybersecurity behaviours and contribute to the research
Workshop presented by Emily Rosenorn-Lanng
Goldilocks & the Jar of M&Ms – An Entertaining Guide to Project Estimation
In this entertaining and interactive session, examine why estimating is such a big hurdle, and identify the two big biases that trip us up.
Workshop presented by Ian Glen
Are Men Designed to be Biologically Better in STEM Fields?
Join the career journey through the lives of two individuals, Mickey and Minnie, who were born under similar circumstances, but whose experiences will vary, and explore the contributing factors
Workshop presented by Sai Kamisetti
From Fear to Excitement: Master the Art of Acing your Interview
Buckle up for a journey of reflective thinking on your strengths, achievements and owning your failures. Learn to articulate these to your advantage in an interview
Workshop presented by Ellie and Jonathon
An Introduction to Hardware Coding
Earn your own micro:bit in this hands-on computing session. Using drag and drop code, control outputs from the board and discover how they can interact.
Workshop presented by Yunex Traffic
Programme
| 9:00 | Registration |
| 9:30 | Welcome – (Seemin Suleri) |
| 9:40 | No Plan Survives First Contact with the Enemy : Managing through Large Scale Organisational Change – (Sally Goble) |
| 10:10 | The Tech Sector in Dorset – (Shelley Collins-Trevett) |
| 10:20 | Coffee & Networking Break |
| 10:45 | Made in Dorset – Panel & Discussion – (Sharon Jones) |
| 11:50 | Mayflower Autonomous Ship : The Future of Autonomous Marine Exploration – (Andy Stanford-Clark) |
| 12:20 | Buffet Lunch |
| 12:50 | Networking and Exhibition |
| 13:30 | Workshops – Attendee Choice |
| 14:40 | Coffee & Networking Break |
| 15:10 | New Trends in Engineering and Technology Innovations – (Ana Avaliani) |
| 15:40 | Session Closing Remarks – (Seemin Suleri) |
| 16:00 | Conference Close |
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