Welcome to series two of our podcast. The face of engineering is forever changing and evolving, but who are the faces behind it and more specifically, the women? Let us take you on a journey exploring careers within the engineering sector. Join our host Ngunan Adamu as we bring you, The Face of Engineering podcast series.

‘I am a global citizen. I am part of a movement of young people wanting to bring change to our world.’ Episode Four – Introducing Dr Yewande Akinola MBE

In this episode, Ngunan chats to Dr Yewande Akinola is a chartered engineer, innovator, dreamer and public speaker with a passion for highlighting the roles innovation, creativity and engineering play in our world today. Yewande shares how her mother’s passion for engineering and creativity influenced her to go into a career in engineering. Throughout the episode, Yewande also stresses the need to recognise the importance and power of representation within the sector and offers advice for key influencers to support young people to express their creativity through engineering.