CIA’s ChemTalent influencers hosted a Q&A session joined by the CIA Policy Director, Nishma Patel, to understand more about the current energy crisis and how it is affecting our industry.

The session discussed issues around why this energy crisis is occurring, whether it is a short term or long term crisis as well as the importance of economic backing vs policy makers mindset in terms of sustainability.

Panellists:

Nishma Patel - Policy Director at CIA

Izzy Sloan - Young Ambassador and Chemical Engineering Degree at Apprentice at GSK

Sameen Barabhuiya - Process Engineer at Nufarm

Mady Elrayah - Graduate Engineer at Croda

Daniel Hicks - Assistant Engineer at WSP

Sarah Davidson - Technology Development Lead at Croda

Imogen Foy - Senior Product and Applications Technologist at Venator

Jo Douglas Harris - Ink Products and Applications Manager at Venator

ChemTalent (endorsed by the CIA), is a forum for people in the early stages of their career, from apprentices to graduates, in the chemical industry. It aims to give young talent the learning and networking opportunities to develop their personal and professional skills. This group is led by our Young Ambassador and influencers who are responsible for mapping the direction of the group and the wider operations of ChemTalent.