The event was the brainchild of the TPN exec team Chairman Ronaldo Ronaldo, and Vice Chairman Ian Williamson, and covered talks by:
Dr Paul Wiper, The National Graphene Institute
Dr Keith Robson, Centre for Process Innovation
Dr Takahiro Hiramatsu, Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation
Dr Jing Yang, Nottingham University
Dr Chaoying Wan, Warwick Manufacturing Group
Prof Nigel Jennett, Coventry University
The opening talk was given by Archie MacPherson – CEO, WMG Catapult Centre.
Whilst many of the delegates were from academia, there were representatives from Bombardier, Tata Steel, Doncasters Trucast to name but a few.
Local MP, Chris White chaired the debate at the end of the day which turned out to be quite a lively discussion and Chris was also gracious enough to agree to be interviewed by IET.tv
Chris is Co-chair of the APMG and a leading voice in Parliament in support of UK manufacturing sector. He holds a BEng in Engineering from the University of Manchester, and an MBA from the University of Bath.
Most of the presentations were filmed so if you were not able to attend, you can see the presentations at the following links:
Opening Address
Paul Wiper
Keith Robson
Takahiro Hiramatsu
Jing Yang
Chaoying Wan
