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The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Messages of support
Messages from donors
Ian King, Chief Executive, BAE Systems
“As one of the largest private employers of professional
engineers in the UK, BAE Systems is proud to be supporting this unique prize for engineering. In these
challenging economic times, it’s vital that we continue to commit and invest in our engineering and
science capabilities as they offer viable and long-term opportunities for growth.”
Sir Frank Chapman, Chief Executive, BG Group
“I greatly welcome
the establishment of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. It will aid BG Group in its work
with schools and universities aimed at stimulating a passion for engineering and science careers
in the UK. The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering will bring important public recognition to
the vital contribution that engineering research makes to society and to the economy. I hope that,
in turn, it will inspire young people to pursue the highly creative and fulfilling careers enjoyed
by many professional engineers and scientists.”
Mr Robert Dudley, Group Chief Executive, BP
"At BP, we rely on teams of talented engineers, scientists
and technologists to provide communities around the world with safe and reliable energy supplies. I hope
this award will help highlight the role that engineering plays in today’s world, and recognise its
fundamental importance to all our futures.”
Andrew Witty, Chief Executive Officer, GlaxoSmithKline
“Innovation drives commercial invention, pushes up
productivity and needs to be at the heart of any agenda for economic growth. The UK is home to some of
the world's most exciting and original innovation and engineering-based companies, including the
pharmaceutical sector. This prize will reward genuine excellence and the joint investment by the
government and private sector recognises that engineering will be pivotal to rebalancing Britain’s
economy and reinforcing its international competitiveness.”
Dr Ralf Speth, CEO, Jaguar Land Rover
"The UK has an incredibly rich heritage of engineering
excellence and it is imperative that we nurture this vital skill. The opportunities for change today,
driven by business and academia partnering in new and creative ways, are unprecedented: The Queen
Elizabeth Prize for Engineering celebrates this by recognising the elite innovators who will shape
the future of our society."
Steve Holliday, Chief Executive, National Grid
“We are delighted to support the Queen Elizabeth
Prize. Not only will this award help raise the profile of engineering and its importance in society today,
we hope it will inspire the engineers of tomorrow.”
Malcolm Brinded, Executive Director Upstream International, Royal Dutch Shell plc
“Engineers make a vital contribution - not only to the
energy sector but to society at large – and it’s time this was recognized at the highest level around
the world. Our hope is that this prize 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 want to do this, not least
because science and engineering will continue to play a critical role in the provision of energy for
a growing global population.”
Andreas J. Goss, Chief Executive, Siemens UK and Cluster North West Europe, Siemens
“Siemens is proud to support this prestigious prize. It
should help put UK engineering back on the map, where it belongs.”
Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman, CEO and President, Sony Corporation
“Sony Corporation welcomes the establishment of the Queen
Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, which is expected to generate and foster new initiatives in engineering
across the globe. With our heritage in cutting-edge technology, engineering and R&D, both in the UK and
globally, we are excited to be part of this project and to ultimately deliver innovation to consumers and
communities around the world.”
Ratan Naval Tata KBE, Chairman, Tata Group
“The International Engineering Prize is intended to provide
an incentive and recognition to individuals and companies engaged in engineering and manufacturing. I
commend the UK government and the companies who have contributed to the prize’s endowment and am confident
that the prize will contribute to the rejuvenation of the manufacturing industry in the UK.”
Messages from the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation
Professor Sir John Beddington CMG FRS, Chief Scientific Adviser, UK Government
Adviser
“The 21st century poses formidable challenges
and solutions to these challenges lie in developing scientific understanding and the technology based
on that understanding. This prize rightly recognises this and celebrates the vast contribution that
engineering and technology have already made.”
Mala Gaonkar, Managing Director, Lone Pine Capital LLC (Also Tate Trustee)
Trustee
“The 21st century poses formidable challenges
and solutions to these challenges lie in developing scientific understanding and the technology based
on that understanding. This prize rightly recognises this and celebrates the vast contribution that
engineering and technology have already made.”
Sir Paul Nurse FRS, President, The Royal Society
Trustee
“The Royal Society enthusiastically welcomes
the Queen Elizabeth Prize in Engineering. This Prize will showcase to the world how science and
engineering benefit society.”
Sir John Parker FREng, President, The Royal Academy of Engineering
Trustee
“This is a once in a generation opportunity to create
a major shift in public perception of engineering. The products of engineering are everywhere, but too
often the engineering and engineers behind even the most brilliant innovations remain hidden from public
view. So the sheer excitement and creativity of professional engineering often do not get recognised,
let alone celebrated.
The search for the winning project will provide a platform to explore the best innovation in engineering
across the world and inspire the public, especially young people, about the potential of engineering on
a global scale.”
Futher messages of support
Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Cambridge
“The creation of the Queen Elizabeth Prize is brilliant
news for the discipline of engineering, which brings such benefits to us all. I hope the Prize will
recognise those who are making world-changing discoveries and inventions, and will inspire young people
to follow in their footsteps.”
Sir James Dyson, Founder, Dyson
“Engineering is a challenging and rewarding path to economic
growth. My hope is that the prize will create new role models, inspiring young people to become scientists
and engineers.”
Professor Calestous Juma HonFREng FRS, Professor of the Practice of International Development
and Director of the Science, Technology and Globalisation Project, Harvard University
“Many of the global challenges that the world faces today require
practical solutions that can only come from the practice of engineering. This important prize will go a long
way towards raising public awareness on the important role that engineering plays in improving human welfare. We
hope that it will motivate others to create similar prizes around the world to help encourage future
generations embrace the value of practical solutions to the world's challenges.”
Virginia "Ginni" Rometty, Senior Vice President and Group Executive - Sales, Marketing
& Strategy (From January 2012: President and Chief Executive Officer), IBM
“As an engineer by training, I appreciate the importance
of this award in recognizing outstanding achievements in the field, but also in inspiring future
generations of engineers.”
Dr Charles "Chuck" Vest FREng, President, National Academy of Engineering, USA
“Engineering will be the critically important field in the
21st century. Our world soon will have nine billion people. Engineers and technology are absolutely
central to the effort to provide the stable climate, economic opportunity, food, clean air and water,
good health, and security that each of them deserves. The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering will
help focus world attention on the talented engineers who drive the technical breakthroughs that give
us hope for the continued advance of civilization.”
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