The Royal Academy of Engineering and CESAER, the united voice of universities of science and technology in Europe, hosted a joint online conference bringing together policy-makers and researchers from the UK and Europe. The conference explored trends in key technologies over the next 30 years, and their implications on the education and formation of the next generation of engineers.
The event considered these four themes:
- Healthy society - augmentation for health and wellness
- Safe, secure and equitable society
- Net zero world
- Learning and teaching
This two-day event was chaired by Professor Max Lu FREng, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Surrey; Chair of CESAER Key Technologies Task Force and Professor Rik van de Walle, Rector of Ghent University and President of CESAER.
Headline Speakers
- Professor Jackie Hunter CBE FMedSci, Director, Benevolent AI
- Professor Dame Wendy Hall DBE FREng FRS, Regius Professor of Computer Science, University of Southampton
- Professor Ewan Birney CBE FRS, Deputy Director General, EMBL
- Professor Martin Green FRS, University of New South Wales
- Professor Sir Jim McDonald FREng FRSE, President, Royal Academy of Engineering
- Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Minister Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal
Professor Jackie Hunter CBE FMedSci
Professor Dame Wendy Hall DBE FREng FRS
Professor Ewan Birney CBE FRS
Professor Martin Green FRS
