Agenda

  • 3rd Dec 2013

    09:00 - 09:30
    Registration and coffee
    09:30 - 09:40
    Chairman's Opening Remarks
    Speakers:
    • Professor Rajkumar Roy, Head, Manufacturing and Materials Department Director, EPSRC Centre in Through-life Engineering Services Director, Operations Excellence Institute Cranfield University
    09:40 - 10:00
    Financial Keynote

    The UK – in the recovery position?

    Speakers:
    • Neil Parker, Market Strategist, RBS
    10:00 - 10:20
    The Importance of Manufacturing to the UK Economy
    Speakers:
    • Iain Wright MP, Shadow Minister for Industry
    10:20 - 10:45
    Manufacturing Keynote

    Creating the Next Generation of Manufacturers

    Speakers:
    • Douglas Dawson, COO, Caparo Group
    10:45 - 11:10
    Manufacturing Keynote

    Business Priorities: Sustaining and Growing a World Class Business

    Speakers:
    • Mike Patton, Managing Director, GE Aviation Wales
    11:10 - 11:30
    Academic Keynote

    No Manufacturer is an Island: Why Partnership and Collaboration are Essential to Innovation and Success?

    Speakers:
    • Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, Chairman and Founder, Warwick Manufacturing Group
    11:30 - 12:00
    Coffee and Networking Break
    12:00 - 13:20
    Stream A: Breakthrough for Growth
    12:00 – 12:20
    Holding Your Business Strategy Accountable to Meet Rapid Growth Plans
    Speakers:
    • Dr Phil Lewis, CEO, Gardner Aerospace
    12:20 – 12:40
    The Impact of Internationalisation on SME Strategic Management
    Speakers:
    • Mark Ridgway OBE, Managing Director, Joseph Rhodes
    12:40 – 13:00
    Understanding the Benefits of Acquisition and Multi-Market Businesses in Aiding Growth
    Speakers:
    • Steve McQuillan, CEO, Avingtrans plc
    13:00 – 13:20
    Growth Through Customer-Led Innovations in Terms of Design and New Products
    Speakers:
    • Rachel Webley, Innovation Manager, Speedo
    Stream B: The 8Ts of Supply Chain
    12:00 – 13:20
    The 8Ts of Supply Chain
    Speakers:
    • Richard Wilding OBE , Professor of Supply Chain Strategy, Cranfield School of Management
    Stream C: Automation
    12:00 – 12:20
    Automation systems integration and product lifecycle management (PLM)
    Speakers:
    • Simon Tween, Plant Maintenance Director, CNH UK
    12:20 – 12:40
    Session Two
    Speakers:
    • Gerald Kelly, General Manager, Sony UK
    12:40 – 13:20
    Automation Advisory Board: Panel Discussion
    Speakers:
    • Gareth Dean, Sales Director UK, Rockwell Automation
    • Simon Keogh, Business Manager, Automation Systems, Siemens
    • Marc Wellington, Director, Festo
    • Neil Lloyd, Head of Sales Development, Lombard
    • Mike Wilson, President, BARA
    • Professor Ken Young, Technology Director, MTC
    13:20 - 14:20
    Networking Lunch
    14:20 - 15:45
    Stream A: Breakthrough for Growth
    14:20 – 14:40
    Exploring the Factors Behind High Growth Start-ups and the Importance of Keeping Costs Low
    Speakers:
    • Neil Westwood, Managing Director & Founder, Magic Whiteboard
    14:40 – 15:00
    Understanding the Importance of Branding when Creating a Competitive and High Quality Product
    Speakers:
    • Gareth Turner, Senior Brand Manager - Lurpak, Arla Foods
    15:00 – 15:25
    Enabling Growth through Maximising Operations – A Jackson’s Bakery Story
    Speakers:
    • Robin McLeish, Head of Supply Chain, Jackson's Bakery
    15:25 – 15:45
    Delivering Engineering Support in the Defence Industry
    Speakers:
    • John Howie, Managing Director (Marine), Babcock International Group
    Stream B: Creating Supply Chain Flexibility
    14:20 – 15:00
    Manufacturing Excellence - A Sustainable Supply Chain Strategy
    Speakers:
    • Graham Paterson, Group Manufacturing Excellence Manager, Premier Foods
    15:00 – 15:45
    Employee Engagement - What is it, How Do We Achieve this ... and Do We Know What to Do Once This Has Been Achieved?
    Speakers:
    • Graham Paterson, Group Manufacturing Excellence Manager, Premier Foods
    Stream C: Cost, Cost, Cost
    14:20 – 15:45
    Interactive Exercise: Cost Reduction and Innovation
    Speakers:
    • Patrick Lee, Team Leader, MAS
    • Richard Teal, Manufacturing Advisor, MAS
    15:45 - 16:15
    Coffee and Networking Break
    16:15 - 17:45
    Next Generation Manufacturing
    16:15 – 16:45
    The Changing Face of Manufacturing
    Speakers:
    • Nigel Whitehead, Group Managing Director, BAE Systems
    16:45 – 17.00
    The Beginnings of My Career in Manufacturing
    Speakers:
    • David Firth, Craft Apprentice Electrical/Avionic, Marshall Aerospace
    17:00 – 17:15
    View of today and the future of manufacturing
    Speakers:
    • John Burton, Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Jaguar Land Rover
    17:15 – 17:30
    A Graduate View of Manufacturing
    Speakers:
    • Cat Brownlie, Project Engineer, AkzoNobel
    17:30 – 17:40
    My View of Industry From Education
    Speakers:
    • George Edwards, Founder, Gas - Sense Solutions Limited
    Manufacturing Collaboration Challenge: Can we make it ...?
    16:15 – 16:35
    Bringing Manufacturing Home: The Need to Produce Products Domestically Instead of Importing
    Speakers:
    • John Elliott, Managing Director, Ebac
    16:35 – 16:45
    Game Introduction and Rules
    16:45 – 17:45
    The Game Commences, with Judging Carried Out Throughout the Session
    17:45 - 17:45
    Chair's Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
  • 4th Dec 2013

    09:00 - 09:30
    Registration and Coffee
    09:30 - 09:45
    Chairman's Introduction
    Speakers:
    • Professor Sir Mike Gregory, Head , Institute for Manufacturing
    09:45 - 10:15
    Manufacturing Keynote

    Creating business growth, agility and competitiveness through re-shoring of manufacturing operations

    Speakers:
    • Nikki Hesford , Founder and Managing Director , Made in Preston
    10:15 - 10:40
    Manufacturing Keynote: Framework for Continuous Improvement
    Speakers:
    • Tony Wallis, Director, Toyota
    10:40 - 11:00
    Academic Keynote

    Servitization: The Key to Growing the Economy?

    Speakers:
    • Professor Tim Baines, Aston Business School
    11:30 - 13:00
    Stream A: Servitization
    12:00 – 12:30
    Servitization: A Customer Perspective
    Speakers:
    • Mark Binns, Group Board Director, Hoyer
    12:30 – 13:00
    Introducing Servitization Through New Technolgy and Customer Service
    Speakers:
    • Stuart Hayward-Higham, Technical Director, SITA UK
    Stream B: The Winners: One Year On
    11:30 – 12:00
    Leadership and Strategy: The Key to Continued Success
    Speakers:
    • Gil Woodward, Manufacturing Manager, Accolade Wines
    12:00 – 12:30
    Winners of People and Skills Award
    Speakers:
    • Simon Collins, EAME Future Talent Development Director , Caterpillar
    12:30 – 13:00
    Winners of SME Manufacturer of the Year Award
    Speakers:
    • Mike Hutchinson, Manufacturing Director, Tharsus Group
    Stream C: Cost Reduction and Future Technologies
    11:30 – 12:00
    Strategy and Selection of ERP
    Speakers:
    • Derek Wilson, CIO, Origin Enterprises
    12:00 – 12:30
    Using IT to Turnaround your Business
    Speakers:
    • Martin Clocherty, Manufacturing Systems Director, Hayward Tyler
    • Keith Herring, Head of Information Technology, Hayward Tyler
    12:30 – 13:00
    Session title TBC
    Speakers:
    • Jon Fell, Partner, Pinsent Masons
    13:00 - 14:00
    Networking Lunch
    14:00 - 16:00
    'How to' Workshops
    14:00 – 16:00
    The 5 Biggest Mistakes That Manufacturers Make On Social Media
    Speakers:
    • Danny Bermant, Managing Director, Brainstorm Digital
    14:00 – 16:00
    The Toyota Production System Workshop
    Speakers:
    • Tony Wallis, Director, Toyota
    14:00 – 16:00
    Branding – a manufacturers secret weapon
    Speakers:
    • Ann Rimmer, Chief Executive Officer, Clock Creative Communications
    Essentials Skills for Growth: Directors' Workshops
    14.00 – 16.00
    “Mind The Gap!”
    Speakers:
    • Dig Woodvine, Managing Director, XCL
    16:00 - 16:00
    Close of Conference