Overview

Jennifer Aitken was a dedicated chemical engineer who helped many engineers early in their careers in the pharmaceutical industry.

The event aims to carry on that mission by bringing together leading pharmaceutical industry figures, seasoned professionals, technology providers and a diverse group of early career pharmaceutical engineers in the heart of London.

The programme will comprise keynote discussions, career development insights and practical tips and advice, in an informal setting promoting collaborative development.

This event is aimed at pharmaceutical engineers, and allied professions, working in the earlier years of their careers in the pharmaceutical industries.

Agenda

• 12:30 - Arrival 
• 13:00 - Welcome and introductions, including background and aims
• 13:20 - Tribute to Jennifer Aitken 
• 13:40 - Networking activity
• 14:25 - Diagnostics without borders: what can we do to enable diagnosis of infectious disease outbreaks in low and middle income countries. Lisa Hall, CBE, Professor of Analytical Biotechnology at University of Cambridge
• 14:55 - Design to value: why meeting specifications, setting targets, following orders, or believing the client is always right are dangerous concepts. John Dyson, Professor of Human Enterprise at University of Birmingham, Director of The Dyson Project, for VP Engineering, GSK
• 15:25 - Break
• 15:40 - Workshop: From cover letter to retirement card: living your values. Charlotte Wessels, Sustainability and Chemical Engineering Policy advisor
• 16:10 - Open floor panel discussion
• 17:00 - Refreshments on the terrace

Speaker

• Lisa Hall, CBE, Professor of Analytical Biotechnology, University of Cambridge
• John Dyson, Professor of Human Enterprise, University of Birmingham / Director of The Dyson Project, former VP Engineering, GSK

The material presented has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter’s own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Pharma Special Interest Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.