Annual Conference 2020 - Pursuing a Career in Naval Defence

IMarEST TV recording from the 15th July 2020 IMarEST Annual Conference Pursuing a Career in Naval Defence, presented by Matt Bolton is Chairman, Naval Engineering Special Interest Group IMarEST and Eirini Trivyza is Naval Architect at Babcock International Group.

The presentation covers personal experiences and the challenge of recruit, retain and develop in the naval sector. It will demonstrate how these aspects are tackled from a large single organisation perspective to a whole force approach though UKNEST consortium. The purpose is to illustrate the various activities undertaken to inspire STEM in younger ages, recruiting candidates in various early careers levels, how they are supported into growing into their role and feeling passionate about it. The scope of the presentation is to initiate a conversation on these aspects stemming from the naval sector challenges and expanding to the marine sector in general, to share opinions on the above and see how we can further improve our activities in unity.

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About IMarEST Annual Conference

Building on last year’s inaugural event, the 2020 Annual Conference will feature multiple streams covering many of the hottest topics in the marine realm, from the challenges of decarbonisation and a wider shift to greener, more sustainable ways of operating to developments in the naval sector and the outlook for autonomous systems.

Over the course of two weeks, we will utilise a mixture of live formats – webinars, live debates, 1-2-1 talks with experts, and panel discussions - to provide delegates a flexible and unrivalled opportunity to participate in debates, to learn about subjects outside their day-to-day work, and to make new professional connections.

Although the change to a virtual format was made primarily in response to Covid-19, it will allow international members who ordinarily would be unable to travel to London and attend in person to fully take part in proceedings and bring a global voice to the event.

To maximise interaction and engagement, we encourage all delegates to download our new event app, which will help you keep track of what’s happening when, take part in live polls, access supporting content and network with other participants and sponsors.