PUBLIC EVENT
We are excited to bring you our second Policy Fellowships Showcase, which aims to demonstrate the impact of the Academy's Policy Fellowships Programme, highlight the work of our Policy Fellows, and lead insightful conversations while connecting the worlds of policy and engineering. We are honoured to be joined by a special guest speaker, Sir Chris Wormald KCB, Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care, who will deliver a keynote speech and participate in a panel discussion on engineering better public services.
How does engineering contribute to better bridging policy and public services delivery? How can we build the public sector’s capability to use engineering and systems thinking? How to deploy effective collaboration between the public sector and engineering communities to tackle complex challenges and drive practical solutions?
We invite policymakers and public servants to explore these questions with our expert panel and discover examples from the Academy’s prestigious Policy Fellowships programme, spanning the fields of local urban planning, children criminal exploitation and UK energy system future planning.
Programme*
| 5.30pm | Registration and welcome refreshments |
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6.00pm |
Welcome address |
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6.05pm
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Keynote Speech Sir Chris Wormald KCB, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Care |
| 6.15pm |
Showcase presentations by Policy Fellows
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6.35pm
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Panel discussion: The Impact of Policy Fellowships on Policymaking and Public Services Facilitated by Nick Starkey , Director of Policy and International, Royal Academy of Engineering
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| 7.00pm | Audience Q&A |
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7.25pm |
Closing remarks |
| 7.30pm | Networking reception |
| 9.00pm | Close of event |
*programme subject to change
About the Policy Fellowships programme
As the UK’s national academy for engineering and technology, the Royal Academy of Engineering brings together the most talented and successful engineers, finest systems thinkers and outstanding talent in technology for the benefit of society. The Policy Fellowships inspires policymakers to think differently and to use engineering and systems thinking to frame complex and wicked problems, and design resilient solutions. The programme has grown a unique network of policymakers, engineers and other experts who are working together to develop fresh insights and approaches to economic, social and technical problems.
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Sir Chris Wormald KCB
Abbie Badcock-Broe
Jo Reilly
Alex van Someren FREng
Alex van Someren was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser for National Security in July 2021. Alex was previously a venture capital investor and entrepreneur, focusing on investing in early stage ‘deep technology’ startups. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, an Honorary Professor of Computer Science at the University of Manchester, and a current member of the Royal Society’s Science, Industry and Translation Committee. During 2019 he was the Visiting Clore Innovation Professor at the Royal College of Art. Alex participated in the development of the BBC Microcomputer & Acorn Electron at Acorn Computer in the 1980s. He subsequently co-founded several technology companies, including ANT Software plc and nCipher plc which achieved listings on AIM and the London Stock Exchange, respectively. Alex’s scientific work is in the broad area of software engineering and computer science.
Nick Starkey
Sripriya Sudhakar
Dr David Cleevely CBE FREng FIET
Presenters
Our 2024 Showcase presenters are 2024 Policy Fellow Abbie Badcock-Broe, Head of Corporate, UK & Decarbonisation Strategy at National Grid, 2020 Policy Fellow Sripriya Sudhakar, Director of Planning and Building Control, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, and 2023 Policy Fellow Jo Reilly, former Criminal Justice Evidence and Change Lead, Youth Endowment Fund.
Abbie will present how the programme helped to identify strategic opportunities and threats for the future energy system operator. She will also discuss the long-term strategy to meet net zero operability targets. Sripriya will demonstrate how urban infrastructure can be leveraged to drive broader urban regeneration and sustainable development in local communities. Lastly, Jo will explain how addressing systemic challenges and improving coordination can lead to better outcomes for children at risk of criminal exploitation.
Panel
Policy Fellows will join our keynote speaker Sir Chris Wormald KCB, Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health, and Alex van Someren FREng, Computing Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, Chief Scientific Adviser for National Security, and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering for a broader discussion.