Overview

Join us for a special webinar hosted by Greene Medal 2025 winner Ian Shott.

Offering a fresh perspective, the talk covers the last hundred years of the profession’s evolution and asks what the next hundred years should look like. This is a one-off, inspiring and thought provoking chance to hear from an industry leader on the role of chemical engineers in shaping a sustainable future.

Drawing on his extensive experience as a global business leader, serial entrepreneur, and technology innovator, the session will reflect on:

• transformative impact of chemical engineering over the past century
• importance of innovation, scale-up, and cross-sector collaboration
• role of chemical engineers in tackling global challenges such as net zero, circular economy, and biotechnology
• how we can inspire and equip the next generation of engineers to lead the way.

This is more than a career retrospective, it’s a call to action for the profession to embrace its future with purpose, creativity, and collaboration. 

Speaker

Ian Shott, Executive Chairman, Shott Trinova.

The material presented has not been peer-reviewed.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 Research and Innovation Special Interest Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.

Time

11:30–12:30 GMT.

Software

The presentation will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. We recommend downloading the app from the Microsoft website, rather than using the web portal.