About
With AI, automation and electrification changing what industry needs from its engineering workforce, engineers, technicians and tradespeople face growing pressure to acquire new skills throughout their careers.

Held in partnership with the Engineering College of Technology this panel session will explore exactly what engineering companies require and how their workforce can acquire the necessary skills and expertise - to enhance their careers and remuneration levels of their teams whilst they work.

The discussion will bring together training providers, industry leaders, working engineers, technicians and tradespeople.
When
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 · 11:00 a.m. London (GMT +0:00)
Agenda
  • Engineering’s changing skills landscape & the UK’s skills shortage
  • Practical routes to continuous learning and upskilling
  • Balancing learning and professional commitments
Presenters
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Dr Steve Mackay
Founder and Managing Principal of the Engineering College of Technology
Dr Steve Mackay is a Chartered Professional engineer, entrepreneur, educator and international speaker with more than four decades of experience working with engineers, technicians, tradespeople, operators, supervisors and managers across a broad range of industrial sectors.
His engineering career has involved extensive work in industrial automation, electrical engineering, maintenance, manufacturing, mining, utilities, infrastructure and technology-based organizations. Throughout this time, he has focused on helping engineers and organizations solve practical engineering problems and improve operational performance.
His focus is not on the hype surrounding AI, but on a simple question: “How can engineers, technicians and managers use AI NOW to improve the way they work?”
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Tabby Hanlon-Scott
Sector Engagement Lead, Enginuity
Tabby Hanlon-Scott is Sector Engagement Lead at Enginuity, bringing together industry and skills partners to help build the workforce the engineering and manufacturing sector needs. She is a passionate advocate for inclusion and opportunity, with a strong focus on connecting people, organisations, and ideas to create accessible career pathways and support future talent.
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Kirsten McCormick
Head of AI for Air & Naval UK at General Dynamics
Kirsten McCormick is Head of AI for Air & Naval UK at General Dynamics, leading the strategic direction, governance and practical adoption of artificial intelligence across engineering and business delivery. With seven years’ experience developing and applying AI capability, she brings breadth across classical machine learning approaches, including Random Forests, through to deep neural networks and modern AI-enabled systems. Kirsten combines technical depth with delivery leadership, having taken AI initiatives from early concept through to applied use in complex engineering environments. Her work focuses on responsible adoption, assurance, safety, human factors and operational value, ensuring AI is developed and deployed in a credible, governed and useful way. Her external profile is strengthened by five years with the IET’s AI Technical Network, including three years as Chair, where she contributed to wider industry discussion on ethical, safe and effective AI innovation.
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Director - Strategic and Business Development, and Group Chairman | Metron Group Limited
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Lucy Wistow-Hughes
Chair of the WISE Young Professionals’ Committee
Lucy is an Aerospace Engineer at the forefront of rapid product development with BAE Systems’ FalconWorks. In recognition of her contributions to the engineering profession, she was named one of the UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering in 2026.

A passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, Lucy serves as Chair of the WISE Young Professionals’ Committee, championing greater representation of women in STEM.
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Jon Excell
Editor, The Engineer
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