D&I Annual Conference: Engineering intersecting with life - inperson

The 2025 Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Conference will focus on the impact of intersectionality influences engineering. We will explore how different social categories intersect to influence the engineering workforce and society. The day will provide space for meaningful insight and discussions on intersectionality and its impact on individuals and processes within engineering. 

In partnership with the recent EDI Engine report report, we will guide the Conference sessions through the lens of the four P’s – People, Partnerships, Products and Processes. These themes will enable us to examine the current best practices in fostering inclusivity and how the engineering industry can enhance its approach to intersectionality. We'll examine our workforce, taking inspiration from Crenshaw's concept of intersectionality, which looks at how the interconnected nature of social categorisations such as race, socioeconomic background, gender, and more, can impact an individual or group, leading to increased discrimination or social exclusion. 

D&I is central to Academy’s strategy, with this year’s theme building on our previous explorations of engineering change, D&I success, inclusive cultures, and diversity of thought.

We look forward to working together to craft a more inclusive and intersectional future for the engineering landscape.

Programme*

* Programme subject to change

Photography/filming notice

Please note that photography/filming may take place during this event. All photographs and videos will be securely stored on the Academy’s servers and used for editorial, marketing and media use by the Academy and selected press or industry media. Please let us know if you do not agree to this processing. Please refer to our General Privacy Policy for more details. 

Venue and accessibility

It is very important to the Royal Academy of Engineering that our events are accessible to all. If you have any accessibility requirements, please contact the Events team more than one week in advance of this event so that necessary arrangements can be made. Contact details: [email protected].  

Further information about accessibility at Prince Philip House can be found at: https://raeng.org.uk/about-us/accessibility.  

Diversity monitoring form

The Academy is committed to building an inclusive economy that works for everyone. To help us achieve this, we would like to collect some basic anonymous data about the event attendees. If you would like to help, please complete the diversity monitoring form by logging into your user account on our website and completing ‘Update my D&I data’