2020 Light Metals Keynote Session: Attracting and Growing the Next Generation of Technical Talent for the Light Metals Industry
Sponsored by: TMS Light Metals Division, TMS: Aluminum Committee
Program Organizers: Corleen Chesonis, Metal Quality Solutions, LLC
Monday 8:00 AM
February 24, 2020
Room: 6D
Location: San Diego Convention Ctr
Session Chair: Corleen Chesonis, Metal Quality Solutions LLC
8:00 AM Introductory Comments
8:05 AM Keynote
Feeding the Talent Pipeline: A New Zealand Perspective on Diversity in STEM: Margaret Hyland1; 1Victoria University of Wellington
Producing a diverse and talented workforce is a challenge for technology enterprises world-wide. It’s also an issue for our science research system, who draw from the same pool of technically trained graduates.Universities play a key role in the attraction and development of a diverse pool of future industry and research leaders. In New Zealand, Mâori and Pacific peoples make up a quarter of the population. Yet Mâori and Pacific peoples make up only 8% of tertiary students studying STEM disciplines and only 2% of the scientific research community. In common with many countries, we also face a challenge attracting women into STEM. This talk will examine some of the approaches being trialed in New Zealand and although they are designed for the particular NZ context, there are principles that translate across geographies and sectors.
8:35 AM Keynote
The Future of Light Metals Technology and Education: Opportunities and Challenges: Alan Luo1; 1The Ohio State University
The light metals industry (aluminum, magnesium and titanium-based alloys), in the United States and on a global scale, has seen significant changes in the last few decades. The ever-increasing environment protection and energy conservation have presented opportunities and challenges to the light metals industry, research and education communities. This talk will overview the latest technology developments in light metals and how universities would lead/respond to technology innovations and educate the next generations of engineers and researchers for future light metals industry.
9:05 AM Keynote
Strong Leaders, Strong Companies: A Structure to Create Your Future: Robert Wagstaff1; 1Oculatus Inc.
Leadership is not dependent on title, seniority, or one’s ability to exert power. Rather, leadership is the ability of leaders to develop a vision for the people and institutions they guide. Leaders must establish what matters and why it matters, so they can set direction and inspire others from the heart of the organization. Successful leaders tend to embody integrity and emotional intelligence, characteristics that cultivate a fair, balanced, and satisfied professional team. Part of achieving this balance involves the development of a structure where individuals at various organizational levels can grow and advance intellectually and socially, which are key foundations to developing leadership skills in technical organizational circles while advancing society. Structures for technical community development must include mentoring, promotion and leadership opportunities.
9:35 AM Break
9:55 AM Keynote
The Norwegian Perspective: Nina Dahl1; 1SINTEF Industry
The Norwegian model for cooperation between industry, research institutes and the universities, sometimes called 'The Norwegian co-creation model' has developed over decades and is today a proven success in solving relevant fundamental and applied challenges with continuity as a key. Over the recent years, the Norwegian light metal sector has been in the forefront of reducing environmental impact, improving sustainability and reducing the carbon footprint. This is very important actions - maybe the most important action in order to recruit the next generations of scientists to the sector. Young people strongly care about the environment and are motivated by the challenges this implies for the society. This is followed up and supported by the universities, that are running active information campaigns focusing on the importance and impact of materials technology as one of the most important, forward-looking studies to solve the global challenges of a modern society.
10:25 AM Keynote
Talent Acquisition and Development from a Hatch Perspective: Joe Lombard1; 1Hatch
In order to keep attracting talented young people into our industry, we must stay relevant and innovative. There is much competition between industries for a limited size pool of young people that enter the technical field, in specific mining and metals. In this keynote we share how we at Hatch see this and what steps we take to keep attracting the best talents into our industry.
10:55 AM Panel Discussion
11:25 AM Concluding Comments