April 30, 2021

New Professionals Forum – advancing your career

New Professionals Forum – advancing your career

Growing your network in aerospace, defence, security and space Did you know that ADS represents over 1,100 companies and 370,000 employees right […]

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November 23, 2020

ADS New Professionals Forum – A Bright Future For Our Sectors

ADS New Professionals Forum – A Bright Future For Our Sectors

On Thursday 19 November the ADS New Professional’s Forum (NPF) held its annual conference, with this year’s theme being “How Tempest will […]

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August 14, 2020

Secondments – The pros and cons

Secondments – The pros and cons

Thinking about packing your bags and taking that secondment opportunity? Caitlin Percy, Sensing & Technology Integration Engineer – BAE Systems – Air gives […]

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August 6, 2020

Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Q&A with Keith Bushell, Airbus

Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Q&A with Keith Bushell, Airbus

Written by Chris Tycer, Aerospace Engineer at QinetiQ and member of the NPF committee. New Professionals Forum at Farnborough Friday On Friday […]

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August 3, 2020

Impact of Brexit on skills in Aerospace

Impact of Brexit on skills in Aerospace

Written by Matt Hogsden, Industry Secondee The combination of Brexit and COVID-19 has been described as the perfect storm for UK firms, […]

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July 14, 2020

Farnborough Friday: How can aerospace become more sustainable?

Farnborough Friday: How can aerospace become more sustainable?

  Join the New Professionals Forum for a FREE virtual event during Farnborough Friday when we will look ahead to a carbon-free […]

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May 6, 2020

YPD Virtual Networking Event

YPD Virtual Networking Event

Written by Matt Hogsden, Industry Secondee More than one hundred young professionals came together on Friday 24 April in an exciting virtual […]

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April 22, 2020

A Quick Update From NPF and Upcoming Event

A Quick Update From NPF and Upcoming Event

An update from Cait Percy, Chair of the NPF. From the New Professionals Forum, we hope you’re all okay and staying safe […]

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February 3, 2020

Introducing the new chair of the New Professionals Forum

Introducing the new chair of the New Professionals Forum

I’m Cait and I’ve just taken over as Chair of the New Professionals Forum. By day, I work for BAE Systems Air […]

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December 2, 2019

ADS New Professional Forum Annual Conference: Great Success

ADS New Professional Forum Annual Conference: Great Success

On 27 November 2019, the New Professional Forum (NPF) Annual Conference was successfully held in the Rolls-Royce Learning Development Centre in Derby. […]

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May 30, 2018

New Professionals Forum: Diversify your career

New Professionals Forum: Diversify your career

On 21 May 2018, over 60 people from across the defence, aerospace, security and space sectors gathered at QinetiQ, Farnborough to attend […]

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April 30, 2018

Disruptive Innovation: What is it and why should you care?

Disruptive Innovation: What is it and why should you care?

The SS. Great Britain Imagine being in New York in 1845. If on 10th August you happened to be standing on the […]

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January 12, 2018

New Professional Innovation

New Professional Innovation

To start with, an introduction – I’m Cait. I work in Technology Strategy and Planning for the Air Sector of BAE Systems. […]

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December 18, 2017

Building an understanding of wider aspects across industries

Building an understanding of wider aspects across industries

On 21 November 2017, over 125 people from more than 40 organisations came to MBDA Stevenage for the 2nd NPF event with […]

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