Ayo Sokale – Chartered Civil Engineer | Chartered Manager| ICE Fellow | Principal Engineering Manager | BBC Broadcaster
Ayo Sokale is a Chartered Civil Engineer, Chartered Manager, Qualified Project Manager, and Fellow of both the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA). With over a decade of experience in the water sector and the built environment, including nine impactful years at the Environment Agency. Ayo now serves as Principal Engineering Manager.
Her career blends technical expertise, strategic leadership, and a deep commitment to public service. She has delivered major flood risk management projects, led high-performing teams, and shaped national infrastructure policy through roles on the ICE Thames Valley Committee, ICE Policy and External Affairs Committee, and ICE Council. As a Supervising Civil Engineer, she also mentors the next generation of professionals.
In 2023, she founded Tessellated Future Technology and launched Get Coached, an AI-powered coaching app offering personalised, 24/7 support. After two years of operation, Get Coached closed in 2025.
Beyond engineering, Ayo is a BBC Broadcaster, co-presenting the CBeebies science game show Get Set Galactic. Her presenting credits include BBC Reel, BBC Bitesize, and documentaries for Smithsonian Channel, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Channel 5, and Yesterday TV. She has created STEM content for ITN, Trimble, and others, and produced her own digital series, such as Wednesday Wisdoms, Everyday Science, and Esoteric Stories for Modern Lives.
Ayo also served as a Reading Borough Councillor and Deputy Mayor, founding the Plastic Free Caversham initiative, which earned single-use plastic-free accreditation for the area. As a keynote speaker, she advocates neurodiversity, sustainability, innovation, and leadership. Diagnosed withAsperger’s syndrome, she brings authenticity and empathy to every engagement.
Her achievements have earned wide recognition, including nominations as Top 50 Women in Engineering (2017), ICE President’s Future Leader (2018), and Top 24 Global Ethnic Majority Role Model in STEM. She is featured in “Engineers Making a Difference” by Dr. Shini Somara and “9 Minds” by Daniel Tammet.
From holding titles like Miss Plymouth and Miss Sussex to embodying the animated superhero Eco Angel, Ayo Sokale is a vibrant, nonlinear thinker and public figure. She champions inclusion and education as a Trustee of the Autistic Girls Network and Patron of the Me2 Club.
| Year | Company | Events | Platform/Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Raise the Bar | Empowering Women Programme | MS Team |
| 2025 | WSP | Neurodiversity | MS Team |
| 2025 | Manchester Met Uni | Festival of Innovation | Manchester |
| 2025 | Nissan | Neurodiversity | MS Team |
| 2025 | SPE – Society of Petroleum Engineers | Hosting the awards | Abeerdeen |
| 2024 | Simply Business | Black History Month | MS Teams |
| 2024 | New Scientist | New Scientist Live 2024 | Excel Centre |
| 2024 | Raise the Bar | Women in Leadership | MS Team |
| 2024 | Sodexo | UK & Ireland postive conversations: Women in stem | MS teams |
| 2024 | Experian | Career Development for Graduate Cohort | Nottingham |
| 2024 | Quantexa | IWD Celebrations | MS Team |
| 2024 | GSK | IWD Celebrations | MS Team |
| 2024 | HCG (Healthcare Group) | Visionary Pathways 2024 Conference | Barceolona |
| 2024 | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) | International Day of Women and Girls in Science | MS Team |
| 2023 | Liverpool University | End of Year Lecture – Neurodiversity | Liverpool Uni Campus |
| 2023 | Allnex | Diversity Unleashed: Fostering Inclusion for Women in the Workplace | MS Team |
| 2023 | Open University | COP2023 | MS Team |
| 2023 | EEMUA | Awards Evening | Chester |
| 2023 | EY | Neurodiversity | London |
| 2023 | Atlas | Black History | MS Team |
| 2023 | BPD | Black History & Architecture | MS Team |
| 2023 | Oxford Festival | STEM Fest | Oxford |
| 2023 | AWE | Black History Month | Aldermaston |
| 2023 | Savils | Celebrating Excellence Awards | London |
| 2023 | Adobe | Neurodiversity – Mental Health Day | London |
| 2023 | Shell Oil | Neurodiversity & Black History Month | London |
| 2023 | Captial 1 | Black History Month | Zoom |
| 2023 | Siemsens | Neurodiversity | MS Teams |
| 2023 | BSI | Sustainablity & STEM | Birmingham |
| 2023 | BESA | Presidential Lunch | OXO, London |
| 2023 | TFL | Sustainability Summit | City Hall, London |
| 2023 | Society of Women Engineers | Live Without Limits: Identifying Your STEM Pathway | Zoom |
| 2023 | Slack | Fireside Chat | Zoom |
| 2023 | Vectura Fertin Pharma | Neurodiversity | Chippenham |
| 2023 | Walhampton | Founders Day | Live |
| 2023 | NHS Northampton | Festival of Well-being | MS Team |
| 2023 | Raise the Bar | Women in Leadership Programme | Zoom |
| 2023 | BSI | Panel Event – Making Connections for a Better World | London Hilton |
| 2023 | RS Components | Panel Event – Earth Day Celebration | Cotswalts |
| 2023 | Boston Dynamic | Build a Life Based on Your Strengths | Google Meet |
| 2023 | L Sect | Annual Apprenticeship Conference – Neurodiversity | ICC Birmingham |
| 2023 | Betts | Neurodiverse Minds: The key to the future and the UN SDGs | Excel London |
| 2023 | Keele University | Sustainability and Neurodiversity Keynote | Live |
| 2023 | NHS | International Women Day Keynote | MS TEAM |
| 2023 | Diverse Heat Network | Launch event – Keynote | Live |
| 2022 | Simmons Simmons | Neurodiversity | MS TEAM |
| 2022 | Leo Academy | Sustainability & The Future | Live |
| 2022 | Clearbank | Black History Month | MS TEAM |
| 2022 | MTC | Black History Month | MS TEAM |
| 2022 | Wates | My Career & Black History Month | MS TEAM |
| 2022 | CMR | Black History Month | MS TEAM |
| 2022 | PA Consulting | Diversity and Inclusion | MS TEAM |
| 2022 | BMS | Invisible Disabilities | MS TEAM |
| 2022 | Raytheon | Black History Month | Live Webinar |
| 2022 | Binnes | Black History Month | MS TEAM |
| 2022 | Raise the Bar | Apprentice Webinar | Zoom |
| 2022 | Heineken | Energy Summit | Live |
| 2022 | St Theresa Effingham | Prize Giving Day – Speech | Live |
| 2022 | Lyrical Communication | The Installer Show 22 – Installing the Future Now | Live |
| 2022 | JP Morgan Chase | Innovation Week | Live |
| 2022 | Thames Water | Raising Potential Programme – Session on self awareness for success | MS TEAMS |
| 2022 | Foreign Office | INWED | MS TEAMS |
| 2022 | Wireless Logic | INWED | MS TEAMS |
| 2022 | Northern Trust | INWED | MS TEAMS |
| 2022 | Ardonagh Advisory | INWED | MS TEAMS |
| 2022 | Arcadis | Global Access and Neurodiversity | MS TEAMS |
| 2021 | IEMA | The role of the built environmental professional in tackling the climate change emergency | Zoom |
| 2021 | Essence | Environmental Injustice & Social Justice | Google Meet |
| 2021 | Arup | The Mindset of a Champion with Derek Redmond and Precious Adam | MS TEAMS |
| 2021 | Shell | Black History Month | Google Meet |
| 2021 | Blue Yonder Panasonic | Black History Month | Zoom |
| 2021 | XPS Pensions | EDI | Zoom |
| 2021 | NHS | Black History Month | MS TEAMS |
| 2021 | HCG | Inclusion Week | Zoom |
| 2021 | BBC Jersey | Extreme events & Climate Change Adaption | Radio |
| 2021 | Futerra | Inclusion Heroes Panel | Zoom |
| 2021 | Level 3/5 Leadership and management apprenticeship | Women in Leadership Programme – Self awareness | Webinar |
| 2021 | West Lancashire College & Well North Enterprises | Skelmersdale Science Summer School | Live |
| 2021 | ICE | Eco Warrior Angel – Diversity & Inclusion in the WorkplacE | Webinar, available here |
| 2021 | The College of Richard Collyer | Festival of Science 2021 | Live |
| 2021 | Welsh Water | International Women in Engineering Day 2021 | MS TEAMS |
| 2021 | Thames Water | Thames Water Vision 2050 | MS TEAMS |
| 2021 | AXON & Madano | Earth Day – Climate and Social Justice | MS TEAMS |
| 2021 | National Trust Marlow Association | London’s Sewerage Problem: From London’s great stink, Bazalgette’s Sewers to Modern Day Tideway | Zoom |
| 2021 | EA & Learn Live | British Science Week 2021 reading the book ‘Clean Up to Primary Schools | Live Broadcast |
| 2021 | Flagstone | International Women’s Day 2021 | MS Teams |
| 2021 | Catalent | International Women’s Day 2021 | MS Teams |
| 2021 | Marketing Store | International Women’s Day 2021 | Zoom |
| 2021 | WeRiseInitiative | International Women in Science day ‘How do “feminine” traits fit into STEM roles? | Clubhouse |
| 2020 | Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) | What is it like being a civil engineering university student? | Webinar |
| 2020 | Piggotts School, Twyford | Science week – Career in Civil Engineering | Live |
| 2020 | Langtree School | GCSE Certificate Ceremony Key Note speech | Live |
| 2019 | St Paul’s Way Trust | Science Summer School hosted by Brian Cox – Presentation and Q&A | Live |
| 2019 | EA & Learn Live | Live Read of ‘Alba the 100 year old fish’ to 32,160 Key stage 1 & 2 and Q&A on reducing single use plastic | Live & Streamed |
| 2019 | The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) | INWED debate ‘Fast Forward 100 years, which engineering industry will have the biggest impact on society and how?’ representing the Environment and water sector | Live & Streamed |
| 2018 | EA & Learn Live | Women’s In Field Operations – Career Development | Live |
| 2018 | EA | INWED: Careers in Flood and Coastal Risk Management | Live & Streamed |
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