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ECNet Presidential round table with Professor Anusha Shah

Event organised by ICE

Date
04 October 2024
Time
12:30 - 14:30 BST (GMT+1)
Location
Arup
4 Pierhead Street
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff, CF10 4QP
United Kingdom

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Overview

Join the ICE Wales Early Careers Network as we discuss this year’s presidential theme, Making connections for a nature and people positive world, with current ICE President, Professor Anusha Shah.

The event will commence with a buffet lunch and networking opportunity, followed by an introduction from the ICE Wales chair, Lilli Craemer. Professor Anusha Shah will then discuss her presidential theme before members of the ICE Wales Early Careers Network provide their thoughts and perspectives. There will then be an opportunity for wider discussion with input provided from the President’s Future Leaders.

Programme

12:30 - 13:15

Buffet lunch and networking opportunity

13:15 - 13:20

Introduction from ICE Wales chair, Lilli Craemer

13:20 - 13:30

Professor Anusha Shah presents her presidential theme

13:30 - 13:40

Thoughts and perspectives from the ICE Wales ECNet chair

13:40 - 13:50

Thoughts and perspectives from the West Wales and Swansea City Club ECNet

13:50 - 14:00

Thoughts and perspectives from the North Wales Branch Graduates, Students and Apprentices Group Chair

14:00 - 14:30

Wider discussion with input from the President’s Future Leaders

14:30

Closing remarks and conclusion of the event

Speaker

Prof. Anusha Shah

Prof. Anusha Shah

Institution of Civil Engineers

president 2023/24

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Prof. Anusha Shah

Anusha Shah is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and its president for the 2023-24 session. She’s the third woman and first person of colour to be elected as president in over 200 years of ICE history.

She’s a senior director for resilient cities and UK climate change adaptation lead at Arcadis, a global sustainability, design, engineering and management consulting firm.

She’s also a non-executive director at the Met Office, a trustee at the Green Alliance and a visiting professor at Edinburgh University. She was awarded honorary professorship by the University of Wolverhampton for knowledge transfer and an honorary doctorate of engineering by the University of East London for her services to address climate change.

Anusha specialises in water and environmental engineering and has over 22 years of experience in designing, managing and leading projects and programmes in the UK and internationally.

Anusha sits on various industry climate change groups. She represents Arcadis at the London Climate Change Partnership and the 50L Home Initiative of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. She’s a past chair of the Thames Estuary Partnership Board.

Anusha is the recipient of several awards, including the 2020 Top 50 UK Women Engineers Sustainability Award and the CECA Inspiring Change Award. She was recognised by Climate Reframe as one of the UK’s leading Black, Asian and minority ethnic voices on climate change.