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WELCOME TO THE MAY EDITION

OUR CONTRIBUTORS EDITOR’S LETTER

ANNA SCOTHERN WELL, THIS IS WEIRD. It’s not been an easy couple of
NHIC Chief Executive months, I think that goes without saying. It’s been a
Anna is a particularly challenging time for key workers, including
long-standing those working in critical infrastructure. Some have been
leader within separated from their loved ones, some have seen their
the built businesses pushed to the brink by a perfect storm of
environment financial, supply chain and human capital pressures.
and housing Countless others have risked their own health to keep
sector with the gas flowing and keep the lights on.
a focus on It’s hard not to be grateful that this is a job I can do
improvements to all aspects of from my kitchen, even if my co-workers have been replaced by two corpulent
energy and health in the home. She cats (neither of which can make a decent brew). For those of you, like me, who
is a cross-industry and consumer are juggling the demands of home with the demands of the home office, we have
champion with a talent for future a very special feature from the NHIC’s Chief Executive Anna Scothern. She has
thinking and scenario forecasting some helpful dos and don’ts for those who find themselves suddenly thrust into
to help businesses achieve their the world of homeworking.
corporate vision. Formerly a Group We’re also taking a look at how the networks are handling the coronavirus
Director at BRE Ltd, Sector Lead at outbreak, visiting a ground-breaking main replacement project next to one of
The Concrete Centre and Technical London’s most iconic landmarks and finding out why women are good for business.
and Marketing Lead at RMC Plc We hope you enjoy the May edition,
(now Cemex), Anna currently
serves on the TrustMark 2005 Ltd
board as a non-executive director,
the NHIC Educational Trust as a
trustee and also volunteers at a
senior executive level with UK
Scouting. SHARON BAKER-HALLAM
EDITOR
JAN WARD CBE BA (HONS) AIGEM
Non-Executive Chair INSTITUTION OF GAS ENGINEERS AND MANAGERS (IGEM)
of Energy & Utility Skills
Jan was
appointed
as Chair of
the Energy & Join us for our first SYMPTOM TRACKING APP AIMS TO
Utility Skills ever virtual AGM SLOW SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS
Group in
August 2016, IGEM’S 157TH Annual General RESEARCHERS AT King’s College
bringing Meeting, on Thursday 18 June, will London have developed an app to
with her a wealth of experience take place virtually and all members track the symptoms related to novel
and a broad understanding of are invited to join. The AGM is a great coronavirus (COVID-19), allowing
working within SME and major opportunity to ask questions, contribute anyone to self-report daily.
employer arenas. As a passionate to the future of your institution and get Using all the data collected via the
communicator and ambassador, to know members of the IGEM staff and COVID-19 Symptom Tracker app,
and as a mechanical engineer by Council. researchers hope to identify how fast
trade, Jan has a wealth of proven Invitations to join the meeting via the virus is spreading, high-risk areas
experience working with a wide Microsoft Teams will be emailed ahead and who is most at risk by better
variety of stakeholders and of the event. understanding symptoms linked to
partners, including 15 years acting underlying health conditions.
in an advisory capacity to various Book your place now in order to receive
UK government departments on your invite. Visit bit.ly/IGEMAGM2020 Download the application from the App
business issues. Store and Google Play or visit www.covid.
joinzoe.com for more information.

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