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WORLD ENGINEERING DAY 2023

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WORLD ENGINEERING DAY 2023

World Engineering Day will be held in Madrid from March 2 to 3 2023, it will also be held on March 4 Engineering the cities of the future

By Instituto de la Ingeniería de España

When and where

Date and time

Thu, 2 Mar 2023 08:30 - Sat, 4 Mar 2023 18:00 CET

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Instituto de la Ingeniería de España Calle General Arrando 38 28010 Madrid Spain

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About this event

The World Engineering Day was proclaimed by UNESCO It is celebrated worldwide on 4th March of each year since 2020 as a UNESCO international day of celebration of engineers and engineering.

The day offers an opportunity to highlight engineers and engineering’s achievements in our modern world and improve public understanding of how engineering and technology are central to modern life and for sustainable development.​

The 4th of March is the founding day of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), a Federation consisting of hundred national members and international members, representing the engineering society of the world. World Engineering Day has been celebrated annually from 2020 onwards. Organizations and offices of the United Nations system, and most importantly, governments, civil society, the public and private sectors, schools, universities, and more generally, citizens, are expected to make the international day a springboard for awareness-raising actions.

The celebration of World Engineering Day is an opportunity to promote engineering as a career and highlighting how engineering can change the world for the better. The Day is an opportunity to engage with government and industry to address the need for engineering capacity and the quality of engineers around the world and develop strategic frameworks and best practices for the implementation of engineering solutions for sustainable development. The celebration of World Engineering Day is also about promoting engineering as a career and how it is an opportunity to change the world for better. There is a great deal to be done specially to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals in developing countries to ensure that everyone has access to clean water, sanitation, reliable energy, and other basic human needs. In all countries, there is also a great deal to be done – to deal with the impacts of climate change, environmental issues, our growing cities and the challenges of emerging technologies including artificial intelligence. There are many opportunities and the Day can be used to engage with young people and say “If you want to change the world for the better, become an engineer".

Engineering the Cities of the Future

Cities are the points where economic and social activity is centered at a global level, bringing together the population, organs of power, companies, economic and educational institutions, among many other aspects. It is estimated that 80% of the world's gross domestic product is generated in cities and that 750 cities represent approximately 60% of Global GDP, according to Oxford Economics.

56.2% of the global population lives in urban environments and this figure is expected to increase, according to the United Nations, to 60.4% by 2030 and 70% by 2050, when the global population will be of about 9 billion people.

It is expected that the most urbanized areas will reduce their urban growth rate, however, urban growth in those less urbanized countries, especially in some of Africa, Asia and Latin America, is growing exponentially, where they proliferate significantly. , megacities with more than 10 million inhabitants, already 16 worldwide. 96% of urban growth will occur in the less developed regions of East Asia, South Asia and Africa. The rapid growth of cities and their population poses numerous challenges linked to essential aspects for urban life: services and infrastructures, transport systems, access to housing, quality and safety of urban settlements, etc., which represents a real challenge. challenge to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, fight against climate change and ensure the circular economy.

Urban expansion also has impacts on the natural environment in which they are located. The expansion of urban land exceeds that of population growth by 50% and it is expected that in the next three decades 1.2 million km² of new urban area will be created.

Cities also have an environmental impact, through the consumption of approximately 75% of natural resources (such as water) and around 70% of energy globally.

Furthermore, urban environments generate approximately 70% of greenhouse gas emissions and 50% of global waste.Therefore, it is essential that the cities of the future are designed according to the Sustainable Development Goals, and thus mitigate their impact on Climate Change.

Urban emissions have numerous impacts, but it is especially worth highlighting the one that occurs in the health of its inhabitants. According to the WHO, 91% of people who live in cities do not breathe clean air. In addition, cities clearly suffer the impacts of climate change and are more vulnerable to it. It is estimated that some 500 million inhabitants live in coastal areas, with great exposure to sea level rise and around 90% of urban expansion in developing countries will take place in risk areas.

The impact of natural disasters (due to climate change) or other conflicts has caused some 33.4 million internal displacements in 2019 globally, from urban to rural areas.

The Institute of Engineering of Spain and the MWCC, organice this international event wich will take place on March 2-3, 2023, at the the Institute of Engineering of Spain, C/ General Arrando 38, 28010, Madrid.

Engineering the Cities of the Future

BACKGROUND

CIties are the points where economic and social activity is centered at a global level, bringing together the population, organs of power, companies, economic and educational institutions, among many other aspects. It is estimated that 80% of the world's gross domestic product is generated in cities and that 750 cities represent approximately 60% of Global GDP, according to Oxford Economics.

56.2% of the global population lives in urban environments and this figure is expected to increase, according to the United Nations, to 60.4% by 2030 and 70% by 2050, when the global population will be of about 9 billion people.

It is expected that the most urbanized areas will reduce their urban growth rate, however, urban growth in those less urbanized countries, especially in some of Africa, Asia and Latin America, is growing exponentially, where they proliferate significantly. , megacities with more than 10 million inhabitants, already 16 worldwide. 96% of urban growth will occur in the less developed regions of East Asia, South Asia and Africa. The rapid growth of cities and their population poses numerous challenges linked to essential aspects for urban life: services and infrastructures, transport systems, access to housing, quality and safety of urban settlements, etc., which represents a real challenge. challenge to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, fight against climate change and ensure the circular economy.

Urban expansion also has impacts on the natural environment in which they are located. The expansion of urban land exceeds that of population growth by 50% and it is expected that in the next three decades 1.2 million km² of new urban area will be created.

Cities also have an environmental impact, through the consumption of approximately 75% of natural resources (such as water) and around 70% of energy globally.

Furthermore, urban environments generate approximately 70% of greenhouse gas emissions and 50% of global waste.Therefore, it is essential that the cities of the future are designed according to the Sustainable Development Goals, and thus mitigate their impact on Climate Change.

Urban emissions have numerous impacts, but it is especially worth highlighting the one that occurs in the health of its inhabitants. According to the WHO, 91% of people who live in cities do not breathe clean air. In addition, cities clearly suffer the impacts of climate change and are more vulnerable to it. It is estimated that some 500 million inhabitants live in coastal areas, with great exposure to sea level rise and around 90% of urban expansion in developing countries will take place in risk areas.

The impact of natural disasters (due to climate change) or other conflicts has caused some 33.4 million internal displacements in 2019 globally, from urban to rural areas.

The Institute of Engineering of Spain and the MWCC, organice this international event wich will take place on March 2-3, 2023, at the Institute of Engineering of Spain, C/ General Arrando 38, 28010, Madrid.

THURSDAY, MARCH 2ND 2023

8:30 REGISTRATION

9:00 Opening

Mª Jesús Prieto Laffargue, Past President of IIE. Past President of WFEO

Prof. José Vieira, President World Federation of Engineering Organizations, WFEO

José Trigueros, President Instituto de la Ingeniería de España, IIE

10:00 Key Note Speaker –Dr. Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, Assistant DG for the Natural Sciences of UNESCO. Tbc.

10:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:00 Energy and Raw Materials, Dependency of Cities

Presenter: Yolanda Moratilla, President of the IIE Energy Committee

Esther Alonso, General Director of Energy and Sustainability of Atlantic Copper

Jean Eudes Moncomble, Chair Energy Committee, WFEO.

Eric Ohaga, President of Engineers of Kenya, IEK

Speaker from Iberdrola.

Ana Gil, CEO EDF Iberian Peninsula. Tbc

12:00 Great Urban Challenges: Disaster Prevention

Presenter: Dr. José Macharé, Chair of Disaster Risk Management Committee WFEO, Perú

Pedro Tomey, CEO of Fundación AON

Prof. Kenichi Tsukahara, Director of the Disaster Risk Reduction Research Centre in Japan. (Tokio). Tbc.

Prof. Shankar M. Krishnan, International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering, IFMBE

13:00 LUNCH

15:00 Infrastructures and Demographic Challenge

Presenter: David García Nuñez, President of Madrid World Capital of Construction MWCC

Irene Campos, Former Minister of Housing and Human Settlements. Costa Rica. Tbc

Mr. Ling Wen, President, Shandong Association for Science and Technology, China

Speaker from TRAGSA.

Speaker from CEMEX. Tbc.

16:00 Mobility and Communications: Challenges of a Sustainable Urban Environment

Presenter: Speaker to be confirmed, ARUP.

Alfonso Sánchez, CEO of the Municipal Transport Company of Madrid, EMT

Speaker from FERROVIAL.

Speaker from AIRBUS. Tbc

Firas N Bou Diab, Chairman of the WFEO Youth Committee

17:00 Role of Women Engineers in Asia, Africa and LATAM

Presenter: Mari Cruz Díaz Álvarez, Ingenium Committee of IIE

Prof. Dawn Bonfield, Deputy Chair of Women in Engineering, WFEO.

Mª Teresa Pino, Former President of Pan American Union of Engineering Associations, UPADI

Lidia Santiago, Vice president of Ordem dos Engenheiros of Portugal

Dr. Ania López, National Council of Engineers of Italy

Ms. He Jing, Deputy Chief Architect, China Institute of Building Standard Design & Research.

20:00 OFFICIAL GALA DINNER

FRIDAY, MARCH 3RD 2023

8:30 REGISTRATION

9:00 KNS: Community of Madrid, Spain. Tbc.

9:30 The Cities of the Future

Presenter: Tbc.

José Luis Martínez-Almeida, Mayor of Madrid

Andrés Vallejo Arcos, Ambassador of Ecuador in Spain. Former Mayor of Quito. Tbc.

Ricardo Río, Mayor of Braga. Tbc.

Dr. Nahla Ahmed Alqasimi, Vice president of the Society of Engineers , United Arab Emirates.

11:00 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 Urbanism: Engineering, Architecture, Sustainability and New Green Spaces in Cities

Presenter: Mustafa Shehu, President Elect of WFEO

Davide Stronati, Chair of Engineering and the Enviroment Committee, WFEO. UK

Mariano Fuentes Sedano, Councilor for the Urban Development area of the Madrid City Council

Alfonso Vegara, President Fundación Metrópoli SP

Speaker from MMN. Tbc

12:30 Water in Future Cities

Presenter: Ignacio González Castelao, Chair of Water Committee, WFEO.

Dr. Abou Amani, Director of the UNESCO Water Science Division.

Pascual Fernández Martínez, Managing Director Canal Isabel II.

Dr.Marlene Kanga AO, Non-Executive Director and Board Member, Sydney Water Corporation Chair Planning and Infrastructure Committee.

Sara Perales, CEO Green Blue Management (TYPSA Group).

Michael Toh, Director Industry & Technology Collaboration Department PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency.

13:30 LUNCH

15:30 Round Table International Organizations

Presenter: Prof. José Vieira, President World Federation of Engineering Organizations, WFEO

José Trigueros, President Instituto de la Ingeniería de España, IIE

Fernando de Almeida Santos, President Ordem dos engenheiros Portugal, OdEP

Prof. Song Yonghua, Executive Board Member of CAST and Rector of University of Macau.

Joel Krüger, President of the Conselho Federal de Engenharia e Agronomia, CONFEA. Tbc

Salvador Landeros, President Pan American Union of Engineering Associations, UPADI.

Ralph Appel, President Federation Européenne d'Associations Nationales d'ingenierus, FEANI. Tbc.

Papias Kazawadi, President Federation of African Engineering Organizations, FAEO.

Kamel Sahnoun, President Federation of Arab Engineers, FAE.

Abdulla Yousef Ali Ramdan Al Ali, President of Society of Engineers – United Arab Emirates, SOE

Prof. Dr. Huang Wei, President Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific, FEIAP.

17:30 Presentation of the World Engineers Convention, WEC 2023

Daniel Hanus, President of the Czech Association of Scientific and Technical Societies

​

17:45 Presentation of the World Engineering Day, WED 2023

18:00 Closure

José Trigueros, President Instituto de la Ingeniería de España, IIE

Prof. José Vieira, President World Federation of Engineering Organizations, WFEO

WORLD ENGINEERING DAY 2023

The World Engineering Day was proclaimed by UNESCO It is celebrated worldwide on 4th March of each year since 2020 as a UNESCO international day of celebration of engineers and engineering.

The day offers an opportunity to highlight engineers and engineering’s achievements in our modern world and improve public understanding of how engineering and technology are central to modern life and for sustainable development.​

The 4th of March is the founding day of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), a Federation consisting of hundred national members and international members, representing the engineering society of the world. World Engineering Day has been celebrated annually from 2020 onwards. Organizations and offices of the United Nations system, and most importantly, governments, civil society, the public and private sectors, schools, universities, and more generally, citizens, are expected to make the international day a springboard for awareness-raising actions.

The celebration of World Engineering Day is an opportunity to promote engineering as a career and highlighting how engineering can change the world for the better. The Day is an opportunity to engage with government and industry to address the need for engineering capacity and the quality of engineers around the world and develop strategic frameworks and best practices for the implementation of engineering solutions for sustainable development. The celebration of World Engineering Day is also about promoting engineering as a career and how it is an opportunity to change the world for better. There is a great deal to be done specially to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals in developing countries to ensure that everyone has access to clean water, sanitation, reliable energy, and other basic human needs. In all countries, there is also a great deal to be done – to deal with the impacts of climate change, environmental issues, our growing cities and the challenges of emerging technologies including artificial intelligence. There are many opportunities and the Day can be used to engage with young people and say “If you want to change the world for the better, become an engineer".

WORLD ENGINEERING DAY HACKATHON RETURNS IN 2023

We are thrilled to announce the return of the World Engineering Day Hackathon in 2023. Aligned with this years theme, engineering innovation for a more resilient world, the World Engineering Day Hackathon is designed to encourage engineering students to work in teams towards a global real-world problem.

This competition is a fast-paced simulation of a real-world project. Teams are to work collaboratively on a problem to provide a set of deliverables within a short timeframe. Utilising their theoretical knowledge, students gain first-hand experience to develop their critical thinking, build new skill sets, push themselves out of their comfort zone and build lasting relationships.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 4TH 2023

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8:30 REGISTRATION

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9:00 Openning

José Luis Martínez Almeida, Mayor of Madrid, Spain. Tbc.

D. Guillermo Cisneros, Chancellor of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

Antonio Colino, President Royal Academy of Engineers.

Prof. José Vieira, President of WFEO.

José Trigueros, President of IIE.

10:00 Keynote Speakers

Speaker from IBERDROLA.

Javier Targhetta, President of ATLANTIC COPPER.

Ignacio Madridejos Fernández, CEO of FERROVIAL.

José Osuna Gómez, General Director of TYPSA.

Pedro Tomey Gómez, General Director of Fundación AON.

Speaker from AIRBUS.

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11:30 COFFEE BREAK

12:00 Keynote Speakers

Stefania Giannini, Assistant DG for Education of UNESCO, Former Minister of Education, University and Research of Italy. Tbc.

Dr. Marlene Kanga, Past President WFEO.

Prof. Gong Ke, Immediate Past President WFEO.

13:00 Closure

Mustafa Shehu, President Elect of WFEO.

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13:30 TAPAS LUNCH

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