NAE Innovation conference ‘Strong links for retaining engineering talent’

Engineering talent is indispensable for innovation, our international position, and for societal transitions such as sustainability and digitalisation. Yet in the Netherlands, only 19% of students choose a STEM degree. There is also less focus on outflow from the sector, even though this is where real progress can be made. During the annual Innovation Conference of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering, the central theme is how education, government, and industry can jointly strengthen the attraction and retention of engineering talent.

For whom?

Executives, policymakers, researchers, education professionals, and companies committed to strengthening engineering talent in the Netherlands.

Programme highlights

• Keynote: Shini Somara (Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK & presenter of Crash Course Engineering)
• Inspirational talks by Joost Frenken (RUG), Sahar Yadegari (VHTO), Vinod Subramaniam (University of Twente) and Ernst Kuipers (Nanyang Technological University)
• Work sessions on increasing the share of female engineers, retaining engineering talent, and systemic solutions for expanding the engineering workforce
• Moderator: Eveline van Rijswijk

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