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Engineering Reimagined Podcast: Latest episode

Episode thirteen: Engineers bring different energy to the boardroom

Paul Gleeson & Leeanne Bond | 29 January 2020 | 22:01

From AI and robotics, to micro medical procedures and quantum computing, engineers are enabling key disruptors that are changing the way we live, work and play, particularly in these times of climate change and natural disasters.

Join Paul Gleeson from Aurecon and Leeanne Bond, owner of Breakthrough Energy and a professional non-executive director, as they discuss the future of energy and how engineers are not only contributing to the technological advances of the 21st century, but are transitioning from executive engineering careers to sitting on some of the most powerful boards in the country, helping to shape and create decisions in an entirely different way.

Season one episodes

01: Leadership lessons from the kitchen table to the board room
Giam Swiegers & Guillaume Brahimi | 30 January 2019 | 25:15
02: Waste not, want not: how innovation is saving Mother Nature
Kourosh Kayvani & Veena Sahajwalla | 30 January 2019 | 25:32
03: Engineers and earthquakes: the first 24hrs and beyond
Carl Devereux & John O'Hagan | 27 February 2019 | 24:43
04: Innovation versus risk – how do visual contracts stack up?
John McGuire & Professor Camilla Andersen | 27 March 2019 | 24:35
05: Moving to Mars: My childhood dream to live on the red planet
Dr Gabi Wojtowitz & Dr Adriana Marais | 24 April 2019 | 22:47
06: Breaking the mould: how can design achieve equality for all?
Suds Hettiarachchi, Tasneem Chopra & Graeme Innes | 29 May 2019 | 26:37
07: How can art and engineering create meaning in our lives?
Veronica Nolan & Matt Tobin | 19 June 2019 | 23:23

08: Redesigning STEM education for diversity and inclusivity
Rebecca Ilunga & Prof. Mamokgethi Phakeng | 17 July 2019 | 22:57

09: Do our universities need to change?
Susie Pearn & Ian Harper | 14 August 2019 | 24:38

10: The Good, the Bad and the AI of It All
Danielle Bond & Anne Gregory | 11 September 2019 | 25:28

11: Season One Recap – Reimagining the future through passion, collaboration and innovation
Kourosh Kayvani, John McGuire, Gabi Wojtowitz, Veena Sahajwalla, Camilla Andersen & Adriana Marais | 09 October 2019 | 20:31

12: Season One Bonus Episode – Conversations from the World Engineers Convention
Various speakers from the WEC 2019 in Melbourne | 04 December 2019 | 17:32

COMING SOON!

26 February 2020
Episode 14: How can we design, build and maintain the smart infrastructure of the future, today?

Season 1: What we've learned - Aurecon podcast

About Engineering Reimagined

Throughout history, engineers have been leaders in inventing and creating some of society’s most ground-breaking developments. Just think of the Egyptian pyramids, Roman viaducts, the aeroplane, skyscrapers – the list is endless!

But what role do engineers play today, and what does the future hold?

Welcome to Engineering Reimagined. In this podcast series we will explore how, like engineers, people from all walks of life are reimagining the future and their leadership roles in it.

Technology is disrupting our world at a faster rate than any other change in our history. To meaningfully contribute, and to continue to lead society in some of its greatest advancements, engineering needs to be reimagined. Humanity still depends on engineering to help solve the wicked problems our world faces. Not only can engineers make things ‘work’; they can use smart thinking, combined with digital technologies, and a focus on human-centred outcomes to co-create a future in which communities and individuals can thrive.

Each episode will feature an interviewer speaking to a different guest. What can we learn from their compelling and inspiring stories to help us reimagine engineering, to lead the world to a better future?

Meet podcast narrator, Maria Rampa

Former journalist Maria Rampa joins us as the Season 2 host for Engineering Reimagined.

Commencing her career in print and broadcast media in the UK, Maria moved to her native Australia in the early 1990s and a professional life in public relations and marketing.

Her communications skills and experience have been the ideal foundation for a successful career in professional services and B2B marketing, with her love of broadcasting now being indulged in her new podcast host role.