Driving change in STEM: Insights from CAETS

About this episode

Evelyn Storey interviews Kylie Walker about the importance of representation in STEM leadership and the empowerment of future engineers and scientists.

Aurecon’s Director for Eminence and Sustainability, Evelyn Storey, speaks with Kylie Walker, CEO of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE). They discuss the need for stronger representation in leadership, why we must celebrate incremental innovation, and how building resilience and networks can empower the next generation of engineers and scientists.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Kylie Walker

Topics covered

• STEM
• leadership
• innovation
• resilience
• networks

Keywords

• engineering
• sustainability
• Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

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