The IStructE Gold Medal is the Institution’s highest accolade. In this brand-new webinar series, Tanya de Hoog, the President of the Institution of Structural Engineers brings together Gold Medallists to hear their personal insights into how they embed people and planet at the heart of their work, and what specific action they have committed to in 2024 as part of the President’s Call to Action.
The series aims to share knowledge and experience and inspire each of us to take action.
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At this third session, Tanya and Albert, a distinguished structural engineer and co-founder of AKT II, reflected on Albert's career and discussed the early inspiration and challenges. The conversation emphasizes the importance of continuous learning, collaboration, and mentoring mid-career engineers and highlights the value of creativity, research, and diversity in engineering, offering advice for aspiring engineers to keep learning.
The following topics are covered in this video:
- Albert's background, career path, challenges and inspirations.
- How to pushing boundaries with innovative, low-carbon, and sustainable engineering practices in challenging environments.
- The need for continuous mentoring, especially for mid-career engineers, to foster growth and address evolving industry challenges.
- How diversity in perspectives enhances creativity and innovation within engineering teams, especially in complex project environments.
- Advice for aspiring engineers ...