Presenter: Dr. Mark McBride-Wright
Overview
Engineering and construction are at a crisis point. With mental ill-health rates soaring across technical professions and two construction workers dying by suicide every day in the U.S., it’s time to address the barriers preventing open conversations about wellbeing.
This webinar explores how we can create safer workplaces — both physically and psychologically — by fostering cultures where every voice is valued and no one feels the need to mask, hide, or suppress what they’re going through. Drawing on The SAFE Leader framework — Share, Act, Feel, Empower — Chemical Engineer and entrepreneur Mark McBride-Wright will provide a practical roadmap for leaders and engineers to build environments that support mental resilience, encourage openness, and ensure that every individual can thrive.
By breaking down the barriers that prevent men from seeking help and connecting with others, we can redefine what leadership and strength truly mean in engineering. Join us for a conversation that goes beyond compliance and into the heart of what it means to build a safer, more supportive profession.
About the Presenter
Dr. Mark McBride-Wright MBE, CEng, FIChemE, FEI is an eminent leader in the engineering sector, and has earned what he calls his “rainbow stripes” for diversity in engineering after setting up InterEngineering, the UK’s largest network for LGBTQ+ engineers in 2013. He won the coveted “Corporate Rising Star” Award at the 2016 British LGBT Awards, was ranked number 2 in the Financial Times Future LGBT Lead Leaders list. He received an MBE in King Charles III’s Birthday Honours for his services and dedication to the field of engineering.
After uncovering the high rates of suicide affecting engineers in 2018, Mark established research into Masculinity in Engineering to driving cultural transformation within organisations and founded EqualEngineers to bridge the gap between diverse talent and inclusive employers.
EqualEngineers has since made great strides in educating thousands of engineers and leaders in fostering inclusive, safe workplace cultures for clients such as Airbus, ExxonMobil, EDF Energy, and McLaren F1. Mark also travels internationally to provide consulting and training across Europe and the USA for clients in locations such as New Mexico, Colorado, Alabama, and California.
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