Agenda
4th Dec 2013
09:00 - 09:30Registration and Coffee
09:30 - 09:45Chairman's Introduction
Speakers:
- Professor Sir Mike Gregory, Head , Institute for Manufacturing
09:45 - 10:15Manufacturing 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 - 10:40Manufacturing Keynote: Framework for Continuous Improvement
Speakers:
- Tony Wallis, Director, Toyota
10:40 - 11:00Academic Keynote
Servitization: The Key to Growing the Economy?
Speakers:
- Professor Tim Baines, Aston Business School
11:30 - 13:00Stream A: Servitization
12:00 – 12:30
Servitization: A Customer PerspectiveSpeakers:
- Mark Binns, Group Board Director, Hoyer
12:30 – 13:00
Introducing Servitization Through New Technolgy and Customer ServiceSpeakers:
- 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 SuccessSpeakers:
- Gil Woodward, Manufacturing Manager, Accolade Wines
12:00 – 12:30
Winners of People and Skills AwardSpeakers:
- Simon Collins, EAME Future Talent Development Director , Caterpillar
12:30 – 13:00
Winners of SME Manufacturer of the Year AwardSpeakers:
- Mike Hutchinson, Manufacturing Director, Tharsus Group
Stream C: Cost Reduction and Future Technologies
11:30 – 12:00
Strategy and Selection of ERPSpeakers:
- Derek Wilson, CIO, Origin Enterprises
12:00 – 12:30
Using IT to Turnaround your BusinessSpeakers:
- Martin Clocherty, Manufacturing Systems Director, Hayward Tyler
- Keith Herring, Head of Information Technology, Hayward Tyler
12:30 – 13:00
Session title TBCSpeakers:
- Jon Fell, Partner, Pinsent Masons
13:00 - 14:00Networking Lunch
14:00 - 16:00'How to' Workshops
14:00 – 16:00
The 5 Biggest Mistakes That Manufacturers Make On Social MediaSpeakers:
- Danny Bermant, Managing Director, Brainstorm Digital
14:00 – 16:00
The Toyota Production System WorkshopSpeakers:
- Tony Wallis, Director, Toyota
14:00 – 16:00
Branding – a manufacturers secret weaponSpeakers:
- 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 - 16:00Close of Conference