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Academy Awards Sponsors 2012
Title sponsor
BG Group plc is a world leader in natural gas, with
a strategy focused on connecting
competitively-priced resources to high value
markets. Active in more than 25 countries on five
continents, the Group has a broad portfolio of
exploration and production and liquefied natural gas
business interests. It combines a deep understanding
of gas markets with a proven track record in finding
and commercialising reserves.
BG Group supports education in science, technology,
engineering and maths. We believe that by broadening
access to knowledge, skills and applied learning
initiatives in these areas, we can help develop the
UK’s skills base in engineering and science
subjects. This in turn enhances our engineering and
scientific capabilities, builds competitive
advantage and supports growth in our economy.
BAE Systems is proud to support the Academy’s
Engineering Engagement Project, helping to enable
investment in a range of education activities. This
has ranged from training for school Science and
Engineering Ambassadors to the production of high
quality education resources for teachers and
Ambassadors to give young people a practical insight
into engineering. Bringing engineering to life has
been central to the development of these resources
and has included, for example, the engineering
behind the Bob Skeleton sled that brought Amy
Williams a gold medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
BG Group aims to support the development of skills
and human capital in all the countries in which we
operate, to support the objectives of our host
countries, governments and communities. We work to
ensure neighbouring communities benefit from our
presence on an enduring basis.
Our partnership with the Royal Academy of
Engineering is one element in this programme of
skills development and talent promotion. We believe
that celebrating the achievements of early career
engineers not only enhances their prospects but also
encourages industry to promote new ways of thinking
www.bg-group.com
Other sponsors
Petrofac is a leading provider
of oilfield services to the international oil and
gas industry. We support our customers to unlock the
potential of their assets; on and off shore, new and
old.
Now in our fourth decade of
operation, we are a leading FTSE 100 company with
more than 15,000 staff and a workforce of over 80
nationalities in 29 countries worldwide.
At Petrofac we help oil and
gas companies establish, operate and maintain their
operations. Providing services across the entire
spectrum of the oil and gas lifecycle, we:
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design, build and manage
assets
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develop and co-invest in
projects through our Integrated Energy Services
(IES) division
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train personnel through
our world class Training Services business
We have a proven track record
in engineering and it is at the heart of our
operations. Across our teams, we seek out engineers
with a determination to deliver, a desire to be the
best in their field, and those who possess an
entrepreneurial, ‘can do’ attitude. This commitment
to encouraging and inspiring the next generation of
engineers has led to our partnership with the Royal
Academy of Engineering.
Our affiliation started in 2009 with the aim of
engaging some of the UK’s top engineering talent
through a year-long Fellowship programme. The
Fellowship offers a funded Masters’ degree education
coupled with additional ‘real-life’ learning and
development opportunities provided by Petrofac.
Fellows are each assigned a senior Petrofac member
of staff as their mentor, whose expertise and
encouragement is invaluable in developing and honing
their skill sets.
Ali Abdi, a graduate who undertook the Petrofac
Royal Academy of Engineering Enhanced Graduate
Fellowship, said of the programme, “The Enhanced
Graduate Fellowship has been integral to my career
as an engineer. The main benefit was being paired
with a mentor from Petrofac’s Aberdeen office who
provided me with lots of support and guidance
throughout my time at university, especially during
my thesis. I think the Fellowship is a very good
opportunity for anybody interested in a technical
career in the oil and gas industry.”
www.petrofac.com
 Arup
is an independent global firm of designers,
planners, engineers, managers, consultants and
technical specialists offering a broad range of
professional services. We believe that good design
can transform, inform and inspire, through our work
we create value for our clients and make a positive
difference in the world.
Arup is proud to sponsor the Royal Academy of
Engineering Awards 2012.
Engineering impacts every aspect of society and
drives and supports our economy. Promoting the key
role engineering plays is essential to its
enhancement, of which the Academy is one of the
strongest advocates. As a corporate supporter and
through the active participation of Arup’s fellows
at the Academy, we collaborate to support
initiatives that advance and raise the profile of
our discipline.
The Awards ceremony this year is being held in the
Royal Opera House, which Arup helped transform back
in 1999.
It is a great pleasure to see some of the finest
engineers and their achievements celebrated in the
surroundings of this major performing arts venue.
Home to The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet, it
demonstrates the value of good design and the impact
and legacy engineering can have long after a project
is completed.
www.arup.com
BAE Systems is a global defence, aerospace and
security company with approximately 93,500 employees
worldwide. The company delivers a full range of
products and services for air, land and naval
forces, as well as advanced electronics, security,
information technology solutions and support
services. In 2011 BAE Systems reported sales of
£19.2 billion.
With over 18,000 engineers in the UK, BAE Systems is
the biggest employer of engineers in the UK and is
committed to ensuring the UK retains its
technological lead and engineering capability. With
an eye to the future, BAE Systems launched its
Skills 2020 programme in July 2010 Skills 2020 will
help to ensure the Company has the skills to compete
successfully into the next decade and beyond.
Currently the company invests over £83m per annum in
UK education, training and skills related
activities, including training over 1,000
apprentices at any one time and working with 30 UK
universities. The company uses a number of
innovative projects to try and engage more people in
engineering. For example a fi ve-year £1.5m
technology partnership has provided engineering
support to over 20 diff erent Olympic sports
including wheelchair racing, eventing, sailing,
taekwondo, bob-skeleton and speed skating.
In addition to its support for the Queen Elizabeth
Prize for Engineering, BAE Systems is proud to work
with the Royal Academy’s Engineering Engagement
Project, helping to enable investment in a range of
education activities. This has ranged from training
for school Science and Engineering Ambassadors to
the production of high quality education resources
for teachers.
www.bg-group.com
 The
Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of
technology and services. In the areas of Automotive
and Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and
Building Technology, some 300,000 associates
worldwide generated sales of 51.5 billion euros in
2011.
The company spends a considerable amount on Research
and Development (R&D) every year. In 2011, its R&D
expenditure came to 4.2 billion euros, approximately
half of this spending went into the development of
products that protect the environment and conserve
resources.
Today, Bosch continues to pursue the
customer-oriented business philosophy expressed by
its corporate slogan “Invented for life.” It does so
by developing innovative products and practical
solutions designed to improve quality of life.
Engineering is the key to finding innovative and
energy-efficient, long-term solutions to many
ecological problems, such as global warming, CO2
emissions and the current dependence on fossil
fuels.
This year, the awards for our Bosch UK Engineer of
the Year and the Academy’s Rising Stars, goes to
Viktor Jindra and Steven Keeley. Viktor Jindra,
Senior Specialist in our automotive division,
demonstrated engineering excellence through his
development of a web-based application which has
streamlined time and resource required to manage
warranty activities, improving Bosch’s performance
and simplifying analysis of data. Steven Keeley,
Manufacturing, Controls and Planning Engineer in our
heating and hot water division has reduced test
times and costs by developing a parallel testing
system that improves efficiency and productivity.
Bosch has been working in partnership with the Royal
Academy of Engineering for the last 7 years on The
Bosch Technology Horizons Award competition, an
initiative that aims to inspire young people to take
an interest in technology. Our ambition is that this
will lead them to a future career in engineering.
Bosch is delighted to support the Royal Academy of
Engineering in promoting and celebrating excellence
in engineering at events such as this.
www.bosch.co.uk
 BP
is one of the world’s largest energy companies,
providing its customers with fuel for
transportation, energy for heat and light, retail
services and petrochemicals products for everyday
items.
A former President of the Academy is the former CEO
of BP and the current Group Head of Engineering is a
Fellow of the Academy.
BP has been sponsoring the Academy Awards Dinner for
a number of years in recognition of the importance
of these prestigious engineering awards to the
promotion of excellence in UK engineering.
www.bp.com
 Shell
has supported the Royal Academy Awards dinner for 3
years. We are delighted to have the opportunity to
put forward two of our own young engineers for the
Rising Star awards.
Historically Shell has had strong links with the
Academy and in 2011 we became a supporter of the
Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. Engineers
make a vital contribution – not only to the energy
sector but to society at large – and it’s time this
was recognised at the highest level around the
world. Our hope is that events like the Royal
Academy of Engineering awards will help more people
see the real value of engineering and inspire young
people to view it as a career worth pursuing. At
Shell we are very much part of this, not least
because science and engineering will continue to
play a critical role in the provision of energy for
a growing global population.
New technologies don’t happen overnight – it takes
about 30 years for a new energy technology to
achieve a one per cent global market share.
Developing ways to capture and store the CO2 that
comes from burning fossil fuels is essential. Carbon
capture and storage (CCS) is currently the only
technology available to mitigate emissions from
large-scale fossil fuel use. This is an area where
we at Shell are active, developing large-scale
demonstration projects and establishing research
partnerships with industry and leading academic
institutions. In terms of liquid fuel, we believe
natural gas as a transport fuel will grow, both
through conversion to liquid fuel and directly into
transportation. We also think existing (sustainable)
biofuels off er the most practical, commercial way
to reduce emissions. And we’re working hard to
develop next generation advanced biofuels which we
believe off er the potential for low to zero net
emissions. We’re sure ingenuity like this will be
visible throughout tonight’s event.
www.shell.co.uk
 Thales
is a world leader in designing and building
mission-critical information systems for defence and
security, aerospace and transportation. We have
operations in 56 countries and 67,000 employees,
employing the best talents from around the world.
Thales steps up to the security challenges of its
customers in an increasingly complex world:
utilising expertise in the most sophisticated
technologies and large scale software systems, and
aided by a global network of 22,500 high level
researchers.
We have earned particular recognition for our
ability to develop and deploy dual civil and
military techniques, leveraging international
operations to provide an end to end supply chain,
from equipment manufacture to systems and services.
Thales is playing a pivotal role in making the world
a safer place.
Key facts:
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We register more than 300
patents every year
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7% of UK revenue is
reinvested in research and development
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We have won 78 Queen’s
Awards for Technology and Export
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80% of the world’s pilots
have used Thales’ training devices
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90% of UK credit card
transactions are secured by Thales
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We are the second largest
defence systems supplier
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We have supplied defence
technology to the Royal Navy for more than 50
years
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We have developed an
unmanned air vehicle that can be assembled and
operational in just two hours
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95% of Network Rail’s
telecommunications infrastructure is maintained
by Thales
www.thalesgroup.com/uk
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