Celebrating INWED 2026: Engineering Intelligence in Practice hosted by YPS IET Singapore Local Network
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Keynote: "Engineering Intelligence in Practice - Turning AI and Automation into Systems People Actually Use"
Speaker: Ms. Mai Nguyen
Synopsis: In every discipline, engineers are being asked to move faster, and AI and automation can feel like the shortcut. But real impact starts after the demo, when solutions meet reality: messy data, edge cases, handovers, accountability, and the responsibility to keep systems safe and trustworthy. This keynote spotlights engineering judgement, the often-invisible decisions that turn promising ideas into dependable workflows. Mai Nguyen will share the recurring challenges teams face when operationalising AI-enabled automation, why human-in-the-loop decision-making is still essential for exceptions and risk-bearing steps, and how to make clear trade-offs across cost, time, and quality without losing control of outcomes. Participants will leave with practical principles to define ownership, set acceptance criteria, and design risk controls such as validation checks, auditability, monitoring, and fallback paths, so AI and automation become systems people actually use.
Panel Discussion: "Engineering Intelligence in Practice – Women Who Build"
Panellist 1: Ms. Mai Nguyen
Panellist 2: Ms. Sulfya Lim
Panellist 3: Ms. Shruthi Sreeram
Moderator: Ms. Liew Choy Tung
Synopsis: This panel brings together women from different disciplines and career paths to share how engineering judgement shows up in real life — especially when the “right answer” isn’t obvious. Building on the keynote, panellists will discuss how they make decisions under constraints, choose trade-offs across cost, time, and quality, and design risk controls so ideas become solutions people trust and actually use. The panel will also touch on building — how to start, iterate, and create impact — through different lenses including enterprise delivery, community education, and engineering programmes. In the spirit of INWED, the discussion will highlight how diverse perspectives, inclusive team norms, and visible role models strengthen engineering outcomes.
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
10 Jun 2026
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Reasons to attend
- To celebrate International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) 2026 with an engaging Young Professionals-led programme that connects members, students, and allies, and spotlighting diverse role models and strengthening inclusive engineering culture.
- To build up AI literacy and confidence across diverse engineering pathways, through sharing practical, transferable Engineering Intelligence takeaways on making decisions under constraints so ideas become systems people trust and use.
Programme
• 6.30pm - 7.30pm Registration and Networking
• 7.30pm - 8.15pm “Keynote: AI and Automation into Systems People Actually Use”
Q&A session
• 8.15pm - 9.00pm “Panel Discussion: Women Who Build”
Q&A session
• 9.00pm - 9.30pm Token of Appreciation Presentation
Group Photo
Networking