ChemEngConnect Global Virtual Conference 2026

AI and the Future of Chemical Engineering

Presenter: Liz Hallifax

Water Pollution Prevention and CIRIA736

Presenter: David Cole, Technical Director, Sandfield Penstock Solutions Limited.

Enzymes for a Low-Carbon Future

Presenter: Crystal Xue Er Thew, Novonesis.

Managing Career Disruption

Presenter: Paul Day, IChemE Benevolent Fund and Michael Czarny, Benevolent Fund Ambassador.

Professional Membership: Getting Chartered with IChemE

Presenters: Jordan Shodunke-Elliott, IChemE Chartered Engineer (UK), Alvin Ho, IChemE Chartered Engineer (Malaysia), Dean Williams, IChemE Chartered Engineer (Australia, based in UK).

How Leading Companies Develop Their Engineers

Presenters: James Nuttall, Tom Kitching, Robert Weir, Jessica Betts and Callum Grundy.

Carbon dioxide mineralisation: a global scale solution for a global problem

Presenters: Matthew Watson, The University of Canterbury and Simon Reid, Aspiring Materials.

Evaluating LLM (AI) in Engineering

Presenter: Dr Adeel Ghayur, Federation University Australia.

Engineering Resilience: Lessons from Real World Commercialisation

Presenter: A/Prof Gang (Kevin) Li.

The Tip of the Iceberg: What Commercialisation Actually Takes

Presenter: Caecilia Potter, VesnoGrow.

Modelling Battery Hazards for Safer Operations

Presenter: Sonia Ruiz Pérez, Gexcon.

Leveraging Dynamic Simulation in Oil and Gas

Presenter: Ts. Izzat Ahmad, East One-Zero-One Sdn Bhd.

Unlocking Hidden Talent: How Returners Strengthen Skills and Innovation in Engineering

Presenters: Phillippa Dalby and Marcail Roe, STEM Returners.

Sustainable Process Heat

Presenter: Kyle Nicol, Windsor Energy.

Policy and the Chemicals Sector: Global outlook for next 12 months

Presenters: Mitchell Clark, Head of Policy, IChemE, Benjy Lee, Australian Energy Policy and Market Expert, Suzanne Hay, Principal Process Engineer and Chair of the IChemE New Zealand Board, Peter Styring, The University of Sheffield and Wai Onn Hong, Research Institute for Sustainable Excellence and Leadership (RISEL).

Supporting and Developing Chemical Engineering Talent

Presenters: Victoria Barnes, Ampol (Australia), Andrew Ng, Pyrogen (Malaysia), Nathan Walsh, IChemE National Early Career Group (UK).

Food and Drink

Presenters: Dr Sravani Gupta, Dr Ching Lik Hii, Séamus Higgins.

Sharing Singapore’s Safety Case Insights

Presenter: Jaime Lim, Ministry of Manpower Singapore.

Enabling a Growth Mindset and Learning at IChemE

Presenter: Michael Potts, IChemE.

Professional Membership: Understanding UKU

Presenter: David Hassell, University of Bath.

The Aerosol Can: Celebrating 100 Years of Design and Manufacture

Presenter: Gary Bowman, Australian Aerosols Association.

Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) - Leadership and Culture

Presenter: Fiona MacLeod, IChemE International Safety Centre and Charles Cowley, Cranfield University School of Management.

Digital Twin Methodologies and Advance Sending for Hydrogen Direct Reduced Iron Processes

Presenters: Matthew Watson, The University of Canterbury and Bavinesh Maisura, CullBeck.

Ethics in Modern Engineering

Presenters: David Bogle, Emeritus Professor of the Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Raffaella Ocone, President, IChemE and Chair of Chemical Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, David Shallcross, Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Chris Hamlin, Co-Founder and Lead Advisor, HancockHamlin and Allyson Woodford, General Manager Engineering & Technical Solutions, APA Group.

Expert Opinion - Your overriding duty to inform the Court

Presenter: Dr Frank Mendham, Managing Director, Mendham Consultants.

Professional Membership: Becoming a Fellow with IChemE

Presenter: Surabhi Mishra, IChemE Fellow (UK).

Management of Change (MOC)

Presenter: Paul Battersby, IChemE International Safety Centre.