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Safeguarding Future Industry: Education and Incubation

29 Apr 2025
Industrial Forum
Accelerate

Industry is facing a dwindling talent pipeline, with key STEM disciplines falling and a significant percentage of key sectors heading towards retirement age. How can we reinvigorate education and expertise to ensure the Green Industrial Revolution prospers in the long-term, both upstream and downstream?

Together, we unpack how the education ecosystem fosters talent and works with partners for research and development, incubates innovation, and safeguards intellectual property and human capital.

Confirmed Speakers
Ollie Folayan, Head of Process Engineering - Costain
Professor Louise Horsfall, Professor of Sustainable Biotechnology - University of Edinburgh
Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Director / Deputy Principal for Global Sustainability - UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC)
Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian OBE, Head of Energy Institute - University of Sheffield