National Manufacturing Debate 2019

Supply Chains in 21st Century Manufacturing: Developing Sustainable Supply Chains for UK Manufacturing Growth

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Debate topics:

  • Are UK manufacturing supply chains ready and flexible enough to ensure growth in turbulent times?
  • How can UK manufacturing create an 'ecosystem of success' for its supply chains?

Speakers:

Rosa Wilkinson
Director of Communications, High Value Manufacturing Catapult 
Dick Elsy CBE
CEO, High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Andrew Schofield
Manufacturing & Materials Strategy and Technology Director, BAE Systems
Professor Richard Wilding OBE
Professor of Supply Chain Strategy, Cranfield University
John Patsavellas Senior Lecturer in Manufacturing Management, Cranfield University
Professor Janet Godsell
Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Strategy, WMG University of Warwick
Professor Juergen Maier
Chief Executive, Siemens Plc
Terry Scuoler CBE
Chairman, Institute of Export and International Trade
Dr Hannah Edmonds Technical Specialist - Digital Engineering, The Manufacturing Technology Centre
Halil Bedevi UK Head of Aerospace, Defence and Advanced Manufacturing,
Santander Corporate and Commercial
Mike Wilson Managing Director, Kuka UK and Ireland 
Lord Alex Broers Non-executive Director, FlexEnable 
Timothy Curtis Senior Lecturer, Social Innovation, University of Northampton 
Nicolas Ferrar  Patent Attorney and Director, Adamson Jones


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