Scarecrow's MBSE Sharkfest
Schedule
Tue, 29 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am to Wed, 30 Sep, 2026 at 04:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Birmingham & Midland Institute | Birmingham, EN
About this Event
A two-day MBSE event featuring:
- presentations from the Scarecrow Team
- presentations from guest speakers
- panel sessions
- prizes
This is a great opportunity, at an incredibly low price (only £85 per person for the two days), to enjoy two days of thought-provoking (and possibly contentious!) MBSE content with like-minded people. As well as being entertaining and informative, it is also a great opportunity for networking.
As with previous events, we are again offering our Bring Your Boss for Free tickets. See the ticketing page for details.
Day 1
Note - all sessions and timings are subject to change
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Meet & Greet and Low-tech Social Network
Info: Event registration. A chance to network and add yourself to our Low-Tech Social Network wall.
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Introduction - MBSE in a Slide - Fears around MBSE
Host: Jon Holt
Info: Welcome to the event. A (brief) history of the BMI. Fears around MBSE.
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Leadership & Industrial Challenges
Host: Fadl Isa
Info: Guest speaker Fadl Isa discusses some of the leadership and industrial challenges around the adoption and use of MBSE.
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Tea & Coffee
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Adventures in Systems Engineering Taster - Part 1 (parallel session)
Host: Jessica Korzeniowska
Info: A taster session on Jessica's popular introductory 'Adventures in Systems Engineering' books and course.
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Topic to be announced (parallel session)
Host: Mike Brownsword
Info: TBD
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Adventures in Systems Engineering Taster - Part 2 (parallel session)
Host: Jessica Korzeniowska
Info: The concluding part of the Adventures in Systems Engineering Taster.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Topic to be announced (parallel session)
Host: Stephen Powley
Info: TBD
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
New to Systems Engineering & MBSE - What were your fears before you started?
Host: Jessica Korzeniowska
Info: Panel session with very early-career systems engineers who have recently joined NATS after undergoing an intense and intensive Systems Engineering course, discussing the fears that they had prior to the training and to taking on their new roles as Systems Engineers.
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
Tea & Coffee
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:30 PM
Panel Session - Facing Your Fears
Host: Jon Holt
Info: A panel session discussing audience-suggested topics around MBSE fears. Close.
Day 2
Note - all sessions and timings are subject to change
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Meet & Greet and Low-tech Social Network
Info: Event registration. A chance to network and add yourself to our Low-Tech Social Network wall.
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Introduction. MBSE Fears Word Cloud Discussion
Host: Jon Holt
Info: Welcome to Day 2. Jon & Simon discuss MBSE fears submitted by delegates.
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Scarecrow's Leadership Programme
Host: Jon Holt
Info: An overview of Scarecrow's MBSE Leadership Programme
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Tea & Coffee
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
SysML 2.0 - Hype or Hope? (parallel session)
Host: Constantin Neascu
Info: Dassault's Constantin Neascu discusses whether SysML 2 is MBSE's great hope or modelling hype.
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Topic to be announced (parallel session)
Host: Louise Tipping
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Topic to be announced (parallel session)
Host: Aurelijus Morkevicius
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Topic to be announced (parallel session)
Host: Stuart Jobbins
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Shooting Rabbits in A Barrel – Live! 'Caught by the Fuzz'
Host: Jessica Korzeniowska
Info: A live recording of an episode of our ‘Shooting Rabbits’ in a barrel vid-cast. Prize Draw and Close-down
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
Tea & Coffee
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:30 PM
Summary, Final Thoughts, Prize Draw and Close-down
Host: Jon Holt
Where is it happening?
Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00 to GBP 1200.00
