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IET CSEE joint workshop – event discussion with Ed Almond, Bob Cryan and John Kerr

Duration: 6 mins
Publication date: 23 Oct 2023

Abstract

IET CES Ed Almond discusses with IET President and IET fellow at the IET CSEE workshop

Speakers

Ed Almond

IET, CES

Ed Almond joined the IET in 2001 as Head of Business Planning and Performance. Ed gained an MBA in 2004 before becoming Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning in 2005 and taking up his current role in 2006. Previously he worked within the John Sisk construction group and provided strategic support to the UK Board.In 1989 Ed commenced training as an accountant with Ernst & Young working with a wide variety of clients including McDonnell Information Systems and Leica. He qualified in 1992 and is now a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.Ed trained in Biological Sciences at the University of Exeter before completing a Masters in Applied Molecular Biology at University College London. With a particular interest in extremely thermophilic archaebacteria, Ed undertook postgraduate research within the Chemical Engineering departments of Cornell University and the University of California at Berkeley before returning to the UK and working for the SERC at Rothamstead Research Station in 1987.
Bob Cryan

Bob Cryan is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield, an institution of 22,000 students from 120 countries, and the recipient of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize and the Times Higher Education University of the Year Award.He holds six degrees including two first-class honours (engineering, mathematics), an MBA and two doctorates.He is the recipient of the inaugural Guardian Inspiring University Leader of the Year Award and the Daily Telegraph Educate North Leadership Award.Bob was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s 2014 Birthday honours for services to higher education and later that year invited to become a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute.Bob is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. His subject area is Telecommunications and he has co-authored over 200 journal and conference publications.In addition to engineering, Bob is interested in leadership and entrepreneurship and sits on the Board of the Chartered Management Institute, the Peter Jones Foundation, and iDEA, an initiative that aims to engage one million young people in digital enterprise.
John Kerr

Chartered Engineer
Ed Almond

IET, CES

Ed Almond joined the IET in 2001 as Head of Business Planning and Performance. Ed gained an MBA in 2004 before becoming Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning in 2005 and taking up his current role in 2006. Previously he worked within the John Sisk construction group and provided strategic support to the UK Board.In 1989 Ed commenced training as an accountant with Ernst & Young working with a wide variety of clients including McDonnell Information Systems and Leica. He qualified in 1992 and is now a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.Ed trained in Biological Sciences at the University of Exeter before completing a Masters in Applied Molecular Biology at University College London. With a particular interest in extremely thermophilic archaebacteria, Ed undertook postgraduate research within the Chemical Engineering departments of Cornell University and the University of California at Berkeley before returning to the UK and working for the SERC at Rothamstead Research Station in 1987.
Ed Almond

IET, CES

Ed Almond joined the IET in 2001 as Head of Business Planning and Performance. Ed gained an MBA in 2004 before becoming Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning in 2005 and taking up his current role in 2006. Previously he worked within the John Sisk construction group and provided strategic support to the UK Board.In 1989 Ed commenced training as an accountant with Ernst & Young working with a wide variety of clients including McDonnell Information Systems and Leica. He qualified in 1992 and is now a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.Ed trained in Biological Sciences at the University of Exeter before completing a Masters in Applied Molecular Biology at University College London. With a particular interest in extremely thermophilic archaebacteria, Ed undertook postgraduate research within the Chemical Engineering departments of Cornell University and the University of California at Berkeley before returning to the UK and working for the SERC at Rothamstead Research Station in 1987.
Professor Bob Cryan

Bob Cryan is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield, an institution of 22,000 students from 120 countries, and the recipient of the Queen’s Anniversary Prize and the Times Higher Education University of the Year Award.He holds six degrees including two first-class honours (engineering, mathematics), an MBA and two doctorates.He is the recipient of the inaugural Guardian Inspiring University Leader of the Year Award and the Daily Telegraph Educate North Leadership Award.Bob was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s 2014 Birthday honours for services to higher education and later that year invited to become a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute.Bob is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. His subject area is Telecommunications and he has co-authored over 200 journal and conference publications.In addition to engineering, Bob is interested in leadership and entrepreneurship and sits on the Board of the Chartered Management Institute, the Peter Jones Foundation, and iDEA, an initiative that aims to engage one million young people in digital enterprise.
Ed Almond

IET, CES

Ed Almond joined the IET in 2001 as Head of Business Planning and Performance. Ed gained an MBA in 2004 before becoming Director of Corporate Strategy & Planning in 2005 and taking up his current role in 2006. Previously he worked within the John Sisk construction group and provided strategic support to the UK Board.In 1989 Ed commenced training as an accountant with Ernst & Young working with a wide variety of clients including McDonnell Information Systems and Leica. He qualified in 1992 and is now a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.Ed trained in Biological Sciences at the University of Exeter before completing a Masters in Applied Molecular Biology at University College London. With a particular interest in extremely thermophilic archaebacteria, Ed undertook postgraduate research within the Chemical Engineering departments of Cornell University and the University of California at Berkeley before returning to the UK and working for the SERC at Rothamstead Research Station in 1987.