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?

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Season Six

• 60: Navigating your career from grad to c-suite
  Lucia Fernandez, Luke Morcom and Louise Adams | 14 February 2024 | 18:55
  
  
• 61: An Olympian and Minerva Network Chair discuss female inclusion
  Taryn Woods and Christine McLoughlin | 06 March 2024 | 19:58
  
  
• 62: Mandatory climate disclosure: will it really combat climate change?
  Ryan Isaacs, Jeremy Cooper and Belinda Wade | 10 April 2024 | 21:42
  
  
• 63: Economics of the energy transition
  Paul Gleeson and Tony Wood | 08 May 2024 | 13:31
  
  
• 64: Water security– what role can purified recycled water play?
  Ryan Signor and Andrew Salveson | 12 June 2024 | 19:36
  
  
• 65: AI: transforming the unknown into an asset
  Dave Mackenzie and Andriy Mulyar | 19 July 2024 | 17:46
  
  
• 66: AI anxiety: managing the unknown for better business decisions
  Dave Mackenzie, Leeanne Bond, Andriy Mulyar, Shannon Sands and Kim Sherwin | 21 August 2024 | 15:47
  
  

Season Five

• 49: Dear World: a child’s perspective on climate change
  Suneiah Cullen & Ashley Cullen-Cross | 01 February 2023 | 07:57
  
  
• 50: Driving towards better mobility through autonomous transport
  Terry Lee-Williams, Megan Sharkey & Cathal Masterson | 01 March 2023 | 34:43
  
  
• 51: Transforming telecommunications infrastructure with Amplitel
  Simon McFadden & Jon Lipton | 05 April 2023 | 18:25
  
  
• 52: Passivhaus for warmer climates – can it work?
  Pablo Sepulveda & Bronwyn Barry | 03 May 2023 | 27:16
  
  
• 53: Australian Defence Force: Shifting workplace diversity
  Nancy Francis, Mardi Jarvis & Sophie Hampel | 07 June 2023 | 25:21
  
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• 54: How to green your career
  
• Jenni Philippe & Tom Wainwright | 05 July 2023 |28:55
  
  
• 55: Empowering Communities through transport infrastructure
  
• Allison Heller, Simon Hunter & Paul Glucina | 09 August 2023 | 22:04
  
  
• 56: Dear World: Perspectives for a better future
  
• Benjamin Marsh, Bronwyn Barry, Kate Newman, Tom Wainwright, Dr Adrian Ward, Nick Morris, Jon Lipton & Dr Sarah Kelly | 06 September 2023 | 14:16
  
  
• 57: Circular economy: a future by design not disaster
  
• Jodie Bricout, Wayne Hubbard & Carsten Dethlefsen | 11 October 2023 | 21:13
  
  
• 58: Cooling our cities: the role of Chief Heat Officers
  
• Michael Nolan, Krista Milne & Tiffany Howard | 29 Novmeber 2023 | 22:37
  
  
• 59: 2023 Wrapped: Designing a greener tomorrow
  
• Suneiah Cullen, Ashley Cullen-Cross, Jodie Bricout, Wayne Hubbard, Carsten Dethlefsen, Jenni Philippe and Tom Wainwright | 13 December 2023 | 12:10
  
  

Season Four

• 38: Antifragility: changing your mindset for a better life
  Liam Hayes & Dr. Srini Pillay | 23 February 2022 | 22:42
  
  
• 39: Education in the new normal
  William Cox & Professor Deborah Terry | 23 March 2022 | 21:43
  
  
• 40: Creating sustainable communities by future-proofing infrastructure
  Tracey Ryan & John Mauro | 19 April 2022 | 22:38
  
  
• 41: Designing a circular future through collaboration
  John Poon & Sarah Thomson | 18 May 2022 | 23:13
  
  
• 42: Flying into the future by reimagining airports
  Erik Kriel & Ryan Both | 15 June 2022 | 26:12
  
  
• 43: Women’s sport– inspiring positive change in business and life
  Jane Waldburger & Sarah Kelly | 13 July 2022 | 29:25
  
  
• 44: Is ‘nature positive’ the new ‘net zero’?
  Jessica Holz & Dr. Adrian Ward | 10 August 2022 | 25:45
  
  
• 45: Sustainable infrastructure with World Wildlife Fund
  Nicolas Price & Kate Newman | 07 September 2022 | 31:59
  
  
• 46: Universal design: two Paralympians championing accessibility for all
  James Millar & Nick Morris | 05 October 2022 | 26:00
  
  
• 47: The fastest growing workplace demographic: menopausal women
  Penny Rush & Niki Bezzant | 16 November 2022 | 25:05
  
  
• 48: Season 4 recap: becoming antifragile, measuring nature and planning the future airport
  Liam Hayes, Dr. Srini Pillay, Jessica Holz, Adrian Ward, Erik Kriel & Ryan Both | 30 November 2022 | 23:40
  
  

Season Three

• 26: Innovation unpacked: What does it take to build Tesla and survive Silicon Valley?
  Andrew Maher & Ian Wright | 27 January 2021 | 21:13
  
  
• 27: How sleep makes us more creative, healthier and better human beings
  Evelyn Storey & Bruno van Swinderen | 24 February 2021 | 26:58
  
  
• 28: Can design thinking democratise innovation?
  Maureen Thurston & Jeanne Liedtka | 24 March 2021 | 33:09
  
  
• 29: The roaring 2020s – the rise of 20-minute neighbourhoods
  Noriko Wynn & Lucinda Hartley | 21 April 2021 | 28:37
  
  
• 30: Taking purpose off the lobby wall and rehumanising leadership
  Liam Hayes, Sam Fernando & Michael Chavez | 19 May 2021 | 35:14
  
  
• 31: Sustainability strategy with Atlassian
  Paul Gleeson & Jessica Hyman | 17 June 2021 | 28:37
  
  
• 32: Climate change in Asia with South Pole
  Stephanie Groen & Renat Heuberger | 14 July 2021 | 35:42
  
  
• 33: Getting into the the energy transition arena with AGL
  Ben McGarry & John Chambers | 11 August 2021 | 31:20
  
  
• 34: Green Data Centres with SpaceDC
  Colin Eddison, Carolyn Harrington & Nick Stavroulakis | 21 September 2021 | 38:22
  
  
• 35: Microsoft and the next frontier in space
  Louise Adams & Lynn McDonald | 06 October 2021 | 24:57
  
  
• 36: Humanising cyber security with RMIT
  Eric Louw & Matthew Warren | 03 November 2021 | 24:57
  


• 37: Season 3 recap: The science of sleep, our energy transition and a booming space industry
  Evelyn Storey, Bruno van Swinderen, Ben McGarry, John Chambers, Louise Adams & Lynn McDonald | 02 December 2021 | 32:15
  
  

Season Two

• 13: Engineers bring different energy to the boardroom
  Paul Gleeson & Leeanne Bond | 29 January 2020 | 22:01
  
  
• 14: BIM for infrastructure: why it's better for everyone
  John Hilton & Tim Mumford | 26 February 2020 | 18:57
  
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• 15: Some excellent reasons for women to become engineers
  Kylie Cochrane & Felicity Furey | 25 March 2020 | 22:28


• 16: Engineering during and beyond COVID-19 – an ANZ perspective
  Maria Rampa, Louise Adams & Camilla Gibbons | 22 April 2020 | 25:20


• 17: Engineering during and beyond COVID-19 – lessons from Asia and Middle East
  Maria Rampa, Stephane Asselin & Mark Mauerberger | 29 April 2020 | 23:31
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• 18: Caring for your mental health in a pandemic
  Scott Powell & Georgie Harman | 20 May 2020 | 34:25


• 19: How can renewable energy boost economies?
  Harriet Floyd, Lillian Patterson & Lachlan McLeod | 17 June 2020 | 29:09
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• 20: Will engineers be rockstars of the future?
  Louise Adams & Trish White | 15 July 2020 | 19:37
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• 21: How do you run a train network during a pandemic?
  Becky Wood & Tilly Loughborough | 12 August 2020 | 23:43
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• 22: Do we take good design for granted?
  John McGuire & Dr Brandon Gien | 11 September 2020 | 22:40
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• 23: WorldPride 2023 – how to be more LGBTI inclusive
  Andrew Muller & Kate Wickett | 07 October 2020 | 19:10
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• 24: CSIRO: Solving wicked problems by making science real
  William Cox & Dr Larry Marshall | 05 November 2020 | 29:04
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• 25: Future skills, digital engineering and a green recovery
  John Hilton, Kylie Cochrane, Harriet Floyd, Louise Adams, Tim Mumford, Felicity Furey, Lillian Patterson & Trish White | 02 December 2020 | 19:45

Season One

• 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