Mentors for 2021
- All
- Assistive Technology
- Electronics
- Software
- Mechanical Prototyping
- Health & Social Care
- Innovation

Chloe Agg
Senior Teaching Fellow, University of Warwick
Chloe lecturers in design and has a background in industry as a mechanical engineer designing both medical devices and the factories they are made in. Her expertise lies in design methodologies, creative ideation, the development of specifications aligned with testing standards, validation and verification, sustainability and inclusion.

Mark Benjamin
Founder, enabl3d.me
Mark has spent 15+ years designing, developing and bringing new software solutions to market in startups/scaleups. He has expertise in identifying user needs and ensuring products meet them through a process of rapid prototyping and iterative testing.
In his spare time he started enabl3d.me with the mission to make bespoke, personalised ability aids readily accessible to everybody in the world.

Kamal Birdi
Senior Lecturer in Occupational Psychology, Institute of Work Psychology, Sheffield University Management School
Kamal is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist. He has been researching learning and creativity in organisations for over 25 years and thousands of people have now been trained in using his CLEAR IDEAS innovation development method.

Sarah Boyd
Senior Engineer, Apple
Sarah is a product designer and engineer who has worked at the likes of IDEO. She has a strong interest in the use of makerspaces as a vehicle for developing tech for good as well as educating people on sustainable product design.

Richard Caley
Richard is a clinical scientist & engineer specialising in assistive & rehabilitation technology. He has over two decades of health service experience directly supporting individuals with wide ranging disabilities through the provision of enabling technologies.

Peter Chapman
Lecturer, Newcastle University
Practical mechanical design engineer with expertise in 3D CAD