BEGIN:VCALENDAR
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VEVENT
DESCRIPTION:Near You Event - Seminar and tour: The reality of digital trans
 formation in engineering & BRL Tour\n\nEvent Type: Seminar\n\nIndustry Sec
 tor: Cross-sector\n\nSpeak Details: Dr Zeyad Al-Shibaany is an internation
 ally recognised consultant and leader in Digital and Intelligent Systems a
 nd AI. He's delivered high-impact consultancy for governments\, global org
 anisations\, and major engineering sectors\, including serving as Lead Con
 sultant to the UN Development Programme.\n\nDescription : Seminar overview
 :\n\nDigital transformation in engineering is rarely straightforward\, esp
 ecially in organisations where legacy systems remain critical to daily ope
 rations but are difficult to integrate with modern platforms. This session
  offers a real-world view of what it takes to deliver successful transform
 ation without disrupting business continuity.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;\n\nThe talk in
 troduces five key steps to help teams move from ambition to execution: est
 ablishing a clear vision and ownership\; assessing readiness and data foun
 dations\; prioritising high-value use cases\; integrating legacy systems t
 hrough phased delivery\; and embedding governance and change management to
  drive adoption. We&rsquo\;ll also explore the most common reasons digital
  initiatives fail\, including unclear scope\, poor stakeholder alignment\,
  underestimated integration effort\, fragmented data\, and weak outcome me
 asurement.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;\n&nbsp\;\n\nAttendees will leave with actionable 
 guidance to reduce risk\, accelerate delivery\, and improve the likelihood
  of sustained success in engineering digital transformation.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 \n\n\nTour overview:\nAhead of the seminar\, at 5pm\, we will have a limit
 ed number of spaces to tour the Bristol Robotics Laboratory. If you are ab
 le it would be great if you could join us at this time to get a behind the
  scenes look at the developments in this exciting space.\n\n\n"Bristol Rob
 otics Laboratory (BRL) is the most comprehensive academic centre for multi
 -disciplinary robotics research in the UK. It is a collaborative partnersh
 ip between the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and the Uni
 versity of Bristol\, and home to a vibrant community of over 450 academics
 \, researchers and industry practitioners. Together\, they are world leade
 rs in current thinking on service robotics\, intelligent autonomous system
 s and bio-engineering. An internationally recognised Centre of Excellence 
 in Robotics\, BRL&rsquo\;s state-of-the-art facilities cover an area of ov
 er 4\,600 sq. metres (50\,000 sq. feet)."&nbsp\;\n\n\nAbout Bristol Roboti
 cs Laboratory at UWE Bristol&nbsp\;\n\n\n\nEvent Schedule:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;\n
 \n\n17:00 &ndash\; 18:00 Group Tour&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;\n\n\n18:00 &ndash
 \; 18:30 Refreshments&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;\n\n\n18:30 &ndash\; 18:45 B&amp
 \;B IMechE&nbsp\;Welcome and Introductions&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;\n\n\n18:45
  &ndash\; 20:00 Seminar and Discussion\n\n\nContact Details: Owen Lewis\nA
 ddress: United Kingdom.\n\n Alternative Contact: Zeyad Al-Shibaany\nAddres
 s: United Kingdom.
DTEND:20260318T200000
DTSTAMP:20260618T180112Z
DTSTART:20260318T170000
LOCATION: University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol\,\, Room 3Z015\, 
 School of Engineering\, Coldharbour Ln\,\, Bristol\, BS16 1QY\, United Kin
 gdom
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Seminar and tour: The reality of digital transformation in engineer
 ing & BRL Tour
UID:11fd20f3-427b-40c0-a147-ffbb62a3d4b2
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR