Name: What can an engineering education in the North East lead to?
Start: 2026-11-26T17:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-26T19:15:00+00:00
Location: Durrant Hall

26th November 2026

Durrant Hall

5.30pm - 7.15pm

What can an engineering education in the North East lead to?

Mark Wild OBE FREng will reflect on the journey that began here in Newcastle, growing up and studying in the North East and four decades working and leading at the heart of engineering. He will also share his thoughts about the future of engineering in the UK and will then take questions from the audience

Mark, a Northumbria University Electrical and Electronic Engineering graduate from the North East, has built a 40-year career leading some of the UK’s biggest infrastructure projects. He has served as Managing Director of London Underground, Chief Executive of Crossrail and Chief Executive of Scottish Gas Networks, and now leads HS2 Ltd

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