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Online
From Predicting delay on Danish rail to delivering Heathrow Expansion, lessons learned for Rail
A look into crossover technology and process in the AI and data space, covering predicting sub-threshold delay on Danish railways to delivering Heathrow Expansion, what can we learn and how can we collaborate across industries?
- Speaker:
- Harry Kaur
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 20th May 2026 @ 12:00 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Venue:
- Online via Zoom
- Hosted By:
- Railway TN
Online
Stop the dominoes - Preventing a wide scale electrical shutdown
Explore the critical importance of preventing cascading failures to maintain electricity grid resilience. This lecture, led by Sygensys CEO Andrew Larkins, examines the lessons from the 2025 Iberian blackout and discusses emerging threats to reliability in our shift towards renewable energy.
- Speaker:
- Andrew Larkins
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 20th May 2026 @ 7:30 PM Local time (BST/CET/ UTC +1 hours)
- Venue:
- Online via YouTube
- Hosted By:
- IET Surrey
In-Person
From Water Divining To Quantum Computing -The Journey Of A Discovery
Neil Duffy discusses the discovery of electromagnetic-like penetrating radiation that is responsible for the water divining or dowsing effect. Please note: Refreshments are from 1730 with the talk starting at 1800.
- Speaker:
- Neil Duffy
- Date/Time:
- Wednesday 20th May 2026 @ 6:00 PM
- Location:
- Napier University Merchiston Campus, Edinburgh, EH10 5DT
- Hosted By:
- IET Scotland South East
In-Person
Viking Link Visit
The Viking Link is the world's longest land and subsea electricity interconnector, a 1.4 GW cable connecting the UK (Lincolnshire) and Denmark (southern Jutland) to share clean energy, improving security and potentially lowering costs for up to 2.5 million homes by linking to Denmark's renewable sources. This visit will give an overview of the overview of the construction, operation and maintenance of the facility.
- Speaker:
- Ryan Bradey
- Date/Time:
- Friday 19th June 2026 @ 9:30 AM
- Location:
- Viking Link Converter Station, Donington Spalding
- Hosted By:
- IET Humber