Wednesday, May 17, 2023

11:00 - 13:20

MC3 Hall

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A session where we celebrate diversity in our industry but also seek equality and promote inclusion. The focus is on the contribution of women engineers to the underground industry and research with the participation of our outstanding members who are active in the promotion of diversity in tunnelling and underground space.

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Moderators:
Dr. Paraskevi Yiouta-Mitra
Tunnelling Laboratory NTUA, GR
WTC2023 Organising Committee
Past Vice-President GTS

Prof. Chrysothemis Paraskevopoulou
University of Leeds, UK
WTC2023 Organising Committee
ITACET Committee Member, General Secretariat GTS)

Presenters:
Sanja Zlatanic
Senior Vice President & Chair, HNTB National Tunnel Practice, USA, ITA-AITES Ex-Co

Dr Helen Reeves
Head of Discipline for Geoscience & Engineering Geology TGE (Europe) & Director, UK & IAEG (VP Europe)

Uni. Prof. Mark Diederichs, Queen’s University, Canada
TAC EDI Committee Member

Artemis Plemmenou
Civil Engineer and Safety Coordinator
AVAX S.A., GR

Jinxiu (Jenny) Yan
ITA-AITES Past President, China

Eirini Psychari
Senior Mine Geotechnical & Backfill Engineer, Hellas Gold S.A., GR

Elena Marnika
Mining Rights & Permitting Engineer, IMERYS BAUXITES S.A.., GR

Theodora Vovou
Senior Tunnel Engineer, Hatch, USA

Invitees for the Round Table Discussion:

Prof. Arnold Dix
Barrister, Australia, ITA-AITES President

Marilia Balasi
Civil Engineer, Tunnel Design Project Manager at Omikron Kappa Consulting S.A.

Dr Evangelia Peli
Director Earthquake Planning & Protection Organisation, GR

Nasri Munfah
P.E., Partner, Principal, Gall Zeidler Consultants, LLC, USA

Eleni Zygouri
Civil Engineer, D. Bairaktaris & Ass/tes Structural Design Office Ltd., Partner of ODOS CONSULTING

Evangelia Gavrielatou
Civil Engineer, ATTIKO METRO, GR