Systems Engineering: The Evolution of Engineering

Webinar details

In this webinar, Jon will take you through the history of Engineering, from the beginning of time and the Big Bang up to the present day, and talk about the phenomenal change in technologies, practices and techniques that have been used over the last few millennia.

Engineering has evolved dramatically, particularly in the recent past, and continues to evolve into an unknown future. How does this impact our current engineering disciplines? How have our disciples merged, effectively destroying our traditional engineering silos? Why is integration, inclusion and collaboration key to our future? Can we cope, and can anything save us?

Systems Engineering will be presented as one evolution of Engineering, and why all areas of Engineering are still essential. However, there is a still a need, now more than ever before to work closely with other disciplines, and not just remain just Engineering-focused.

• The webinar will be recorded and will be sent out to registered attendees afterwards.
• A certificate of attendance will be provided to attendees who request one near the end of the live webinar session.
• Please note: the time stated on this event is in UTC. You will need to convert this to your own time zone.

Key takeaways from this webinar:

• Explore how engineering has evolved from the Big Bang to today, and how rapid technological change is reshaping traditional engineering disciplines.
• Understand why engineering disciplines are increasingly merging, making integration, inclusion and cross-disciplinary collaboration essential.
• Discover the growing role of Systems Engineering and why collaboration beyond traditional engineering boundaries will be critical to the future of the profession.

Event Details

• Date: Monday 7th September, 2026
• Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM UTC
• Location: Online Session

Meet the Presenter

Prof Jon Holt – ECT Board of Governance

Prof Jon Holt is an internationally-recognised expert in the field of Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE). He is an international award-winning author and public speaker and has authored 20 books on MBSE and its applications.
Since 2014 he has been a Director and consultant for Scarecrow Consultants, who are ‘outstanding in the field of MBSE’.
Jon is also a Professor of Systems Engineering at Cranfield University, where he is involved with the teaching of and research into MBSE. He is a Fellow of both the IET and the BCS and is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered IT Professional. He is a founder-director of the Institute for Systems Engineering (IfSE), where he was Technical Director for 12 years. In 2022 was elected as an INCOSE Fellow, one of only 85 in the world.
Jon is also actively involved in the promotion of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) where he uses magic, mind-reading and occasional escapology to promote Systems Engineering at Music Festivals, Science Festivals, radio shows and other STEM events. He has also authored the children’s STEM book ‘Think Engineer’ which is published by IfSE.

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