Celebrating Women in Engineering: Focus on Entrepreneurship

Schedule

Wed Jun 24 2026 at 12:00 pm to 02:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Malet Place Engineering Building, MPEB 1.02 | London, EN

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A lunchtime discussion on building ventures and breaking barriers at different career stages.
About this Event

UCL Departments of Biochemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, present a live in person event celebrating Women in Engineering Day


An informal, cross-generational lunchtime dialogue exploring experiences of building careers and ventures, with a focus on innovation, leadership, and overcoming systemic barriers in engineering and entrepreneurship.


Expect ~ 20 minute presentations from our speakers looking at entrepreneurship in engineering, followed by a lively Q&A session over lunch.


Our speakers

We have an interesting mix of excellent speakers on our panel . These are:

Dr Norah Magero: an innovator and renewable energy expert, getting vaccines to the last mile.

Dr Katherine Wang: is a start-up founder and a designer of wearable Med Tech devices to alleviate pain.

Caitlin Mellor: a PhD student in AI Applications for Drug Discovery and a digital content creator.


Our hosts

The event is being organised and hosted by

  • Dr Giorgia Bosi (UCL Mechanical Engineering)
  • Professor Martina Micheletti (UCL Biochemical Engineering)

If you have any requests for accessibility or special dietary requirements we should be aware of, please email us at [email protected].

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Malet Place Engineering Building, MPEB 1.02, Malet Place Engineering Building, London, United Kingdom

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