12th International Conference on Engineering Education for Sustainable Development

Sebastian Wood, Whitby Wood managing director and trustee of the Whitbybird Foundation, was a guest speaker at the opening gala dinner at Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), and a panellist for the ‘Industry in Focus’ plenary session alongside Brian Holliday, Siemens managing director and Maria Jobenius, Scania Group senior sustainability strategist — exploring the drivers of the green transition and how sustainability is transforming engineering practice.

Sebastian said: “It’s a very exciting time for construction and for engineers. In the context of a rapidly changing world, the construction industry is going through disruptive change of its own. To grasp this opportunity requires the best minds, with diverse skills, in a modern, supportive and enjoyable environment.”

Sebastian is also a Board Director of the Schumacher Center for a New Economics, a founding trustee of the Construction and Development Partnership (CODEP) and a former trustee of the humanitarian engineering charity RedR UK.

The Whitbybird Foundation has its roots in the multidisciplinary engineering practice Whitby & Bird, co-founded by our group chairman Mark Whitby. The Foundation was set up as a charity in 2009 in support of engineering education and research.

photo : courtesy the EESD organising committee