Synoptix is proud to be a company partner of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) and sent two representatives to the Annual Conference in Birmingham (17th-18th April 2024). The two days were filled with insightful talks, panel sessions and networking opportunities, led by a range of inspirational women.
We heard a range of differing experiences and perspectives, for example one speaker converted from engineering to writing children’s books and another had worked on the London Olympic stadiums, plus a presentation from an organisation that helps people get back into STEM following a career break.
One session that our attendees found particularly interesting was held by Emma McCaig, Advanced Technologies Programme Manager at Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. In her talk, ‘Is Diversity Key to Winning Every Race?” McCaig highlighted the importance of diversity in the workplace and how it is the key to success. She also discussed how she did not start off as an engineer but managed to work her way into the industry, describing some of the challenges she faced, such as imposter syndrome and working in a male-dominated field.
One of our Project Engineers said: "I found the talks with Emma McCaig and Claire Gott really inspiring and it was very insightful to hear about the work that they are doing within the engineering sector.
Empowering women in engineering at WES Conference
Synoptix is proud to be a company partner of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) and sent two representatives to the Annual Conference in Birmingham (17th-18th April 2024). The two days were filled with insightful talks, panel sessions and networking opportunities, led by a range of inspirational women.
We heard a range of differing experiences and perspectives, for example one speaker converted from engineering to writing children’s books and another had worked on the London Olympic stadiums, plus a presentation from an organisation that helps people get back into STEM following a career break.
One session that our attendees found particularly interesting was held by Emma McCaig, Advanced Technologies Programme Manager at Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. In her talk, ‘Is Diversity Key to Winning Every Race?” McCaig highlighted the importance of diversity in the workplace and how it is the key to success. She also discussed how she did not start off as an engineer but managed to work her way into the industry, describing some of the challenges she faced, such as imposter syndrome and working in a male-dominated field.
One of our Project Engineers said: "I found the talks with Emma McCaig and Claire Gott really inspiring and it was very insightful to hear about the work that they are doing within the engineering sector.
Empowering women in engineering at WES Conference
Synoptix is proud to be a company partner of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES) and sent two representatives to the Annual Conference in Birmingham (17th-18th April 2024). The two days were filled with insightful talks, panel sessions and networking opportunities, led by a range of inspirational women.
We heard a range of differing experiences and perspectives, for example one speaker converted from engineering to writing children’s books and another had worked on the London Olympic stadiums, plus a presentation from an organisation that helps people get back into STEM following a career break.
One session that our attendees found particularly interesting was held by Emma McCaig, Advanced Technologies Programme Manager at Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. In her talk, ‘Is Diversity Key to Winning Every Race?” McCaig highlighted the importance of diversity in the workplace and how it is the key to success. She also discussed how she did not start off as an engineer but managed to work her way into the industry, describing some of the challenges she faced, such as imposter syndrome and working in a male-dominated field.
One of our Project Engineers said: "I found the talks with Emma McCaig and Claire Gott really inspiring and it was very insightful to hear about the work that they are doing within the engineering sector.
