Keynote Career Speech – online webinar
Tue 14 Jul 2020 | 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Ian Funnell
I went to school in the highlands of Scotland, university in Aberdeen and graduated as an engineer. My journey has taken me from engineering to a senior executive of a global company.
Hitachi Energy
About the Business Leaders
These business leaders have been chosen because their companies are growing quickly. Combined they employ 63+ people.
About the teacher and students
The event was created by Kathleen O'Neill for 50 students at Dixons Fazakerley Academy aged Age 14 - 17.
Event description
Inspire our students
Speaker: Ian Funnell - Chief Executive Officer at Hitachi ABB Power Grids - a globally experienced energy and automation Chief Executive with extensive Non-Executive experience and a broad background across the UK and international power sectors, the global oil & gas and digital industries sectors and in the delivery of major infrastructure projects. Track record includes a strong focus on business performance, with experience in leading business improvements and in growing and developing businesses that deliver in challenging environments, a strong stakeholder engagement ethic and an extensive network in businesses at Board level, senior levels of government and academia across the UK and internationally.
Ian will inspire students by talking in-depth about the journey he took from school through his career. He will talk about :
• What inspired him to choose his career path
• Why it has a high impact
• What he enjoys most about his career
• What subjects he studied and what decisions he made
• What mistakes he made and how he learned from them
• What skills his company is currently looking for in their new hires
There will also be a Q&A session so that students can ask their own questions.
These meaningful encounters inspire students and have a positive impact on their future life choices.
These meaningful encounters inspire students and have a positive impact on their future life choices.