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WFEO Committee on Women in Engineering webinar – Open Forum 2025

The WFEO Committee on Women in Engineering (WIE) organized virtually the webinar “Women in Engineering – Open Forum 2025” on 28 May 2025.

The WIE Chair Dr. Enyonam Kpekpena presented the WIE Report and the Themes’ Leads presented their 2025 Action Plans.
 
The recording is available by clicking on the below image.

 
Master of ceremony:

  • Prof. Dr. LEONG Wai Yie (Malaysia)

Opening remarks and report on WIE Committee:

  • Dr. Enyonam Kpekpena, WIE Chair (Ghana)

Theme 1: Engineering Workforce Capacity building- to increase diversity and inclusivity in the future skills pipeline
Leads:

  • Prof. Dr. LEONG Wai Yie (Malaysia)
  • Sharon Mabengwa Musonda (Zambia)

Theme 2: Engineering Workforce Capacity building- to encourage female engineering retention and leadership
Leads:

  • Jitu Kebede Guta (Ethiopia)
  • Man Chit Jovian Cheung (Hong Kong, SAR of China)

Theme 3: Engineering Strategic Indicators
Leads:

  • Yvette Ramos (Switzerland)
  • Jeanette Southwood (Canada)

Theme 4: Working in Partnership to address the Sustainable Development Goals, with a particular emphasis on Goal 5 and its relationship with the other Goals
Leads:

  • Dawn Bonfield (UK)
  • Yetunde Holloway (Nigeria)
  • Agness Mofya Mwansa (Zambia)

 

 
For more information:

Opening and Welcome Remarks by WIE Chair Dr. Enyonam Kpekpena

Webinar Presentation_Deck

Webinar program outline

WFEO Committee on Women in Engineering webinar – Open Forum 2024

WFEO Committee on Women in Engineering website

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