The Institute for Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) invites professionals under 35, including returners to the job market, to join its first Future Leaders Forum April 24 in London.

The event aims to support young professionals as they move through the initial stages of a career within the marine industry. It will feature panel discussions and roundtable focus groups centered on the challenges and solutions that will shape the future of the industry. The event will end with a networking drinks reception.

Subjects for the day include: employee welfare, how tech will impact the sector and its people, and how transferable skills can help individuals move into new roles and up the management ladder. 

Speakers include:

• Nick Chubb, founder of Thetius
• Heidi Hesletine, founder of Diversity Study Group, CEO of Halcyon Recruitment Ltd.
• Jenny Kovacs, visibility specialist
• Amanda Peach, career coach at STEM Returners
• Conor Savage, FIMarEST, ESG manager of Sainsbury’s bank
• Claudene Sharp-Patel, FIMarEST, technical director of Lloyds Register

The event is being supported by a grant from the TK Foundation, which has awarded over $46 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and projects to improve the maritime realm and the lives of disadvantaged youth. The charity supports young people’s efforts to explore the maritime realm as a career path and provides grants to encourage young people to attend relevant conferences.

To apply for funding, individuals must be an IMarEST member, under 35, and unable to secure funding from another source.

Apply here.