Last month, Routes into Rail, Network Rail and VolkerRail attended the Women in Engineering and Technology event to speak to young women interested in a STEM career. The in-person event was hosted by London South Bank University and streamed online.

There were speeches from:

• Nilda Sanchez, a Senior Engineer at Network Rail
• Cecelia Hansen-Saunders, Commercial Director for VolkerRail
• Alice Williams-Allden, engineer in the Royal Navy
• Dalia Ali, Digital & Tech Future Leader at GSK (a pharmaceutical company)

There were also panel discussions with:

• Graduates from Network Rail, Virgin Media O2, the Royal Navy and STEMAZING
• Representatives from Routes into Rail, Network Rail and VolkerRail sharing stats and busting myths about women in STEM
• Careers advisors from VolkerRail, the National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR), UK Atomic Energy Authority, a PhD student from London South Bank University and GSK.

Feel like you missed out? The full event stream is available here!

Speakers and panellists were available following the event – and representatives from the companies involved were available online – for attendees to connect with and chat about opportunities.

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Thanks to Campus Media for organising and London South Bank University for hosting the event.