Beyond the Track: Innovation and Leadership with Selin Tur, CTO and Managing Director at Williams Grand Prix Technologies
Step inside the fast-paced world where precision engineering meets visionary leadership. Selin Tur, Chief Technology Officer and Managing Director at Williams Grand Prix Technologies, has built her career at the cutting edge of performance, applying the relentless innovation of motorsport to solve complex challenges far beyond the track.
Join us for a fireside chat with Selin as she shares her journey with E-Lab Student and recent King’s graduate Chris Tagnon: from working on the first Formula E batteries to leading one of the most advanced technology operations in motorsport. We’ll explore how Williams’ F1-derived expertise in aerodynamics, materials science, and data-driven design fuels breakthroughs in industries from aerospace to renewable energy, and what the future holds for the Formula 1 technology transfer space.
Speaker Bios
Selin Tur is a visionary engineering leader with over 20 years of experience in driving transformative technological advancements, delivering strategic roadmaps, and fostering innovation within the automotive, motorsport, and commercial vehicle sectors. Her extensive expertise includes collaborations with Williams, Jaguar Formula E Racing, FPT Electrified Powertrain Engineering, and CNH Industrial Advanced Technologies and Innovation. Throughout her career, she has spearheaded sustainable solutions, harnessing emerging technologies to improve efficiency, enhance performance, and maximize productivity. Currently, she holds the positions of Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer at Williams Grand Prix Technologies - an engineering and technology consultancy, rooted in over four decades of motorsport expertise from Atlassian Williams Racing, applying F1-derived engineering and technology solutions across various industries.
Chris Tagnon is a two-time Royal Academy of Engineering scholar, and the first Cambridge University student awarded through Sir Lewis Hamilton’s foundation, Mission 44. Having expressed a strong passion for motorsports since childhood, Chris started his career as a Vehicle Dynamics Placement at Red Bull Racing’s Advanced Technologies arm. A generalist at heart, he explored both the technical and commercial sides of F1 technology transfer while studying for his MPhil at King’s College. He has now taken up a role as Engineering Associate to the Managing Director at Aston Martin Performance Technologies, where he aims to grow the impact of F1 engineering consultancies on the wider innovation ecosystem.
WHEN: Thursday, 9 October 2025
5.30 PM – 6.30 PM: Fireside discussion in Keynes Lecture Theatre
6.30 PM – 7.00 PM: Drinks reception and networking in King’s Bar
WHERE: King’s College, Cambridge
TICKETS: Registration information will be available in October