BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T163723Z UID:57E76915-B207-4F2E-B7E8-E17FD96C0D6C DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260616T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260616T120000 DESCRIPTION:This is a collaborative event between the Institution of Engine ering and Technology (IET) and Women in Engineering UK and Ireland. This c ollaborative event brings leading professionals from academia and Industry together to discuss Disruptive Technologies for Manufacturing and Automat ion\, and especially women's role in this space.\n\nThis event is a hybrid event held in IET London (Savoy place). The event is co-sponsored by IEEE UK and Ireland WIE and IET. Online support sponsored by Craobhtechnology Consulting.\n\nValue for attendees:\n\n- Knowledge about the work of the I ET and IEEE in supporting our members in working with disruptive technolog ies.\n- Networks of individuals who work in this space.\n- Discussion on h ow to certify and standardize their work in disruptive technologies.\n- Op portunity to openly discuss challenges they face in the field of disruptiv e technologies for manufacturing and automation.\n\nValue for the organisa tions and members:\n\n- Strengthens collaboration between the IET Manufact uring TN and an international engineering community (IEEE UK & Ireland WIE )\, thus paving way for collaborative edge in future WIE UK and Ireland AG activities\n- Supports IET’s commitment to diversity\, inclusion\, and advancing women in engineering.\n- Provides a high quality\, public facing technical session on Disruptive Technologies and Manufacturing\, aligned with TN priorities with content for the TN in a blog\, attendance at the o pen session and marketing through the WIE UK and Ireland social media chan nels and committee members’ professional networks and organisations.\n- Enhances visibility of the Manufacturing TN through co sponsorship and hyb rid engagement.\n- Support for strategic diversity goals: Active involveme nt in a Women in Engineering event demonstrates practical commitment to ge nder diversity and inclusion within engineering communities.\n- Engagement with WISE via the IET for engagement as part of initiative.\n\nCo-sponsor ed by: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)\n\nSpeaker(s): Magd alena\, Iman\, Sadie\, Ali\n\nAgenda: \nTitle: Disruptive Technologies for Manufacturing and Automation\n\n10:00 Welcome and Introduction\nDr Princy Johnson\, Chair\, IEEE UK and Ireland WIE\nMs Sadie Peacock\, Vice Chair\ , IET Technical Network\n10:10 Keynotes\nProfessional Qualifications and S tandards to Advance Manufacturing and Automation – Ms Ruth G. Lennon\, S enior Lecturer\, ATU\, Ireland\nAutomation for photocathode deposition - M s Magdalena Wywijas\, Photomultiplier Development Engineer\, ET Enterprise s\n10:50 Research and Industry Advancement – Emerging technologies\nDr S alma Al-Arefi\, Senior lecturer\, Leeds University\, UK\nAI-Augmented Engi neers: Leading Manufacturing in the Age of Autonomous Systems - Ms Iman El -Dessouki\, Vodafone UK\nAdvances in Human-AI Socialisation - Prof Ali Hes sami\, Director\, Vega Systems\, London-UK\n11:20 Women in Progressive Tec hnologies - panel session\nPanel chair: Ms Thalita Nazare\n\nPanel:\n\nMs Sadie Peacock\nMs Magdalena Wywijas\nDr Saumya Reni (Treasurer\, WIE)\nDr Princy Johnson (Chair\, WIE)\n11:40 Closing Remarks\nMs Sadie Peacock\, Vi ce Chair\, IET Technical Network\nDr Princy Johnson\, Chair\, IEEE UK and Ireland WIE\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558592 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558592 ORGANIZER:p.johnson@ljmu.ac.uk SEQUENCE:92 SUMMARY:Disruptive Technologies for Manufacturing and Automation URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558592 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>This is a collaborative event between the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Women in Engineering U K and Ireland. This collaborative event brings leading professionals from academia and Industry together to discuss Disruptive Technologies for Manu facturing and Automation\, and especially women's role in this space.</p>\ n<p>This event is a hybrid event held in IET London (Savoy place). The eve nt is co-sponsored by IEEE UK and Ireland WIE and IET. Online support spon sored by Craobhtechnology Consulting.</p>\n<p>Value for attendees:</p>\n<u l>\n<li>Knowledge about the work of the IET and IEEE in supporting our mem bers in working with disruptive technologies.</li>\n<li>Networks of indivi duals who work in this space.</li>\n<li>Discussion on how to certify and s tandardize their work in disruptive technologies.</li>\n<li>Opportunity to openly discuss challenges they face in the field of disruptive technologi es for manufacturing and automation.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Value for the organis ations and members:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strengthens collaboration between the I ET Manufacturing TN and an international engineering community (IEEE UK &a mp\; Ireland WIE)\, thus paving way for collaborative edge in future WIE U K and Ireland AG activities</li>\n<li>Supports IET&rsquo\;s commitment to diversity\, inclusion\, and advancing women in engineering.</li>\n<li>Prov ides a high quality\, public facing technical session on Disruptive Techno logies and Manufacturing\, aligned with TN priorities with content for the TN in a blog\, attendance at the open session and marketing through the W IE UK and Ireland social media channels and committee members&rsquo\; prof essional networks and organisations.&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Enhances visibility of the Manufacturing TN through co sponsorship and hybrid engagement.</li> \n<li>Support for strategic diversity goals: Active involvement in a Women in Engineering event demonstrates practical commitment to gender diversit y and inclusion within engineering communities.</li>\n<li>Engagement with WISE via the IET for engagement as part of initiative.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>&nb sp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><strong>Title: Disruptive Technologie s for Manufacturing and Automation</strong></p>\n<p>10:00 <strong>Welcome and Introduction</strong><br>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Dr Pr incy Johnson\, Chair\, IEEE UK and Ireland WIE<br>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Ms Sadie Peacock\, Vice Chair\, IET Technical Network<br>1 0:10 <strong>Keynotes</strong>&nbsp\;<br>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; & nbsp\; Professional Qualifications and Standards to Advance Manufacturing and Automation &ndash\; Ms Ruth G. Lennon\, Senior Lecturer\, ATU\,&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; & nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Ireland<br>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Automation for photocathode deposition - Ms Magdalena Wywijas\, Ph otomultiplier Development Engineer\, ET Enterprises<br>10:50 <strong>Resea rch and Industry Advancement &ndash\; Emerging technologies</strong>&nbsp\ ;<br>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Dr Salma Al-Arefi\, Senior le cturer\, Leeds University\, UK<br>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; AI-Augmented Engineers: Leading Manufacturing in the Age of Autonomous Sys tems - Ms Iman El-Dessouki\, Vodafone UK<br>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\ ; &nbsp\; Advances in Human-AI Socialisation - Prof Ali Hessami\, Director \, Vega Systems\, London-UK<br>11:20 <strong>Women in Progressive Technolo gies - panel session</strong>&nbsp\;<br>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &n bsp\; <strong>Panel chair: Ms Thalita Nazare</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbs p\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Panel:</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Ms Sadie Peacock<br>&nbsp\ ; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;M s Magdalena Wywijas<br>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nb sp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Dr Saumya Reni (Treasurer\, WIE)<br>&nbsp\; &n bsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Dr Pr incy Johnson (Chair\, WIE)<br>11:40 <strong>Closing Remarks</strong><br>&n bsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Ms Sadie Peacock\, Vice Chair\, IET Technical Network&nbsp\;<br>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Dr Pri ncy Johnson\, Chair\, IEEE UK and Ireland WIE</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR