ASK AN ENGINEERING FUTURIST: WHO’S BUILDING TOMORROW’S TOP SOLUTIONS?

Operating as future of engineering speakers, futurists and consultants, we often find ourselves working with a host of different firms and engineers in every space. But what types of industry experts are we often asked to advise and provide insight on the future of work and new technology trends for? You might be interested to learn. We thought we might put on our future of engineering speakers hats for a moment therefore and recap a few of the main engineering disciplines and specialty areas that partner with us:

• Mechanical – Design, develop and test mechanical devices and systems ranging from small parts to machinery and large industrial plants. Subspecialties include thermal, manufacturing, aerospace, automotive and more.
• Electrical – Work on electrical and electronic systems, components and equipment like power generation, communications systems, circuit boards, robots, radar/navigation systems. Often call on future of engineering speakers.
• Civil – Design, construct, and maintain infrastructure projects like roads, bridges, dams, buildings, transit systems, water and sewage systems. Focuses a lot on structural integrity.
• Chemical – Apply chemistry principles to solve problems and design chemical manufacturing processes as well as consumer products. Work in industries like pharmaceuticals, energy, food and more – and appreciate future of engineering speakers’ and futurists’ work quite often.
• Software – Design, develop, test and maintain software applications, systems and programs to meet end-user needs across devices and infrastructure.
• Computer – Focus on computer hardware engineering of systems, networking, databases and new computing technologies.
• Industrial – Streamline production and manufacturing processes by eliminating inefficiencies, improving designs and integrating automation.
• Biomedical – Combine medicine and engineering to develop solutions like medical devices, artificial organs, embedded systems, biomechanics.
• Environmental – Apply science and engineering to protect the environment through recycling, waste disposal, public health, pollution control and sustainability.
• Petroleum – Like future of engineering speakers report, extract and refine oil and gas resources in an efficient, economical manner while analyzing reservoirs and production.