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Sir Vince Cable, will come together with engineering industry leaders to discuss equality and diversity challenges being faced among the sector.

The former Business Secretary will be joined by Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Wes Streeting.

The likes of McLaren Racing and Heathrow will also be present at the annual Equality in Engineering conference, which is set to be held on September 15, to discuss creating inclusive cultures for the workforce of tomorrow.

Organised by EqualEngineers, the Equality in Engineering conference will welcome more than 20 speakers from industry, academia and politics to deliver talks across 14 sessions to more than 450 attendees.

People will attend a plenary session to hear from ED&I leaders about how they are making a difference to the inclusive culture of engineering while also taking part in workshops focussing on the changes that need to be made to improve race and ethnicity inclusivity, as well as the steps being taken to better understand the mental health challenges of engineers.