Leading with Strategy: A personal perspective on value creation in aerospace

Event overview

A personal perspective on value creation in aerospace

Join the Royal Aeronautical Society Prestwick Branch and Clyde Aerospace Early Careers Network for a lecture with Vijay Trivedy MEng CEng MIMechE, Business Development Manager at Rolls-Royce.

Strategy involves turning ambition into clear choices, coordinated action and value. Drawing on experience across manufacturing, procurement, operations and strategy, Vijay will explore where strategy sits within aerospace organisations and how it informs the decisions they make.

The lecture will introduce a framework for moving from understanding a challenge to defining a guiding policy and taking action. Public-domain examples from aircraft manufacturers, engine manufacturers and suppliers will illustrate these ideas, alongside an interactive case comparing a tactical response with a strategic solution.

The session is aimed at students, early-career professionals and aerospace professionals, with a 40–45-minute lecture followed by audience Q&A. Vijay is open to networking and collaborating with academics, students and researchers, so arrive early if you would like to meet him.

What you’ll take away

1. UNDERSTAND Where strategy sits in aerospace and why it matters.
2. FRAME Move from diagnosis to clear choices, guiding policy and action.
3. TEST Compare a tactical response with a strategic solution in an interactive case.
4. APPLY Learn from public-domain airframer, engine OEM and supplier examples.

Venue and getting there

Room 222 (Lecture Theatre 2), Level 2, Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8SP. The room is signed as LT2 and is near the University Avenue entrance steps.

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Entrances and accessibility

Both the Lilybank Square (Lilybank Gardens side) and University Avenue entrances will be open for arrivals. Shortly after the event starts, the University Avenue doors will be locked. The Lilybank Gardens side entrance will remain open until the event closes. The Lilybank Square entrance has a step-free approach via a slope to Level 2; the University Avenue entrance has steps to Level 2. Please follow the Boyd Orr and Room 222 signs inside. For photos and further details about access and facilities, see the AccessAble guides below.

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Parking Information

If you are planning to drive to the event, please note that parking on the University of Glasgow's Gilmorehill campus is generally free after 17:00 and does not require a permit. However, parking spaces are limited, and availability or access cannot be guaranteed.

We recommend checking the University's latest visitor parking guidance before travelling, as visitors may be required to arrange parking in advance.

Alternatively, Lilybank Gardens Car Park is located nearby and operates independently, with separate parking charges and conditions. Please check the applicable charges and signage before parking.

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By public transport

Subway

Hillhead is the nearest station, about a five-minute walk from Gilmorehill campus. Walk along Byres Road and University Avenue towards the Boyd Orr Building.

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Train

Partick is the nearest rail station, about a 15-minute walk from campus. You can also change there to the Subway for Hillhead.

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Bus

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The closest stop is Boyd Orr building, directly outside on University Avenue, with a stop for the opposite direction across the road. First Bus 4/4A and West Coast Motors 15 serve these stops. Check evening times before travelling.

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