Navigating the Milburn Horizon: Securing the Future Skills Pipeline

07 Oct 2026
The Engineer
The UK is facing a generational crunch, with over a million young people falling out of the education-to-employment pipeline just as the demand for advanced hardware engineers reaches an all-time high. This session will discuss practical strategies for building non-traditional pathways, establishing robust apprenticeship networks, and creating early-career environments that attract top talent. Young professionals will also discuss first-hand their own experiences.
Chairperson
Jon Excell
Jon Excell, Editor - The Engineer
Speakers
Emanuil Shandrov
Emanuil Shandrov, R&T Technical Lead - Automation and Robotics - AIRBUS
Samuel Brown
Samuel Brown, Graduate Design Engineer - Siemens Healthineers
Ellie Bramer
Ellie Bramer, Senior Engineering Manager - Arm
Marco Chacin
Marco Chacin, Head of Actuators and End Effectors - AIRBUS
David Holliday
David Holliday, Technology Sector Leader Industrial UKI - IBM