Manufacturing is facing ever greater challenges as the UK seeks to retain and build upon its competive position.  I am looking forward to attending this symposia and to hear what leading academics think are some of the key major challenges and opportuniites that present themselves.  The findings of the workshops in the afternoon will be or particular interest and will form part of a paper that I am writing which will be submitted to peer review early in January 2017

Confirmed Speakers
Professor Rajkumar Roy - Director of Manufacturing, Cranfield University
Professor Akihisa Inoue - Director of the International Institute for Green Materials, Josai University, Japan
Dr. Bernard H. Foing - Executive director ILEWG, ESA ESTEC, The Netherlands
Professor Steve Evans - Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge University
Dr David Wallis - Plessey plc
Mr Peter Marsh - Ex FT Manufacturing Editor
Ms Katie Daniel - Theme lead, Manufacturing the Future, EPSRC
Dr Phill Cartwright - Chief Technical Officer, HVM Catapult


Event Programme
·Wednesday 7 December

09:00 - 09:15

Welcome by Sir Peter Gregson, Vice Chancellor, Cranfield University

09:15 - 09:30

Setting the scene - Professor Rajkumar Roy, Director Manufacturing, Cranfield University

09:30 - 10:00

Future of materials and bulk metallic glasses Professor Inoue - Director of the International Institute for Green Materials, Josai University, Japan

10:00 - 10:30

In-Situ manufacturing opportunities for the future utilisation of the Moon Dr. Bernard H. Foing, Executive director ILEWG, ESA ESTEC, The Netherlands

10:30 - 10:50

Manufacturing and industrial evolution - the future Professor Steve Evans, Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge University

10:50 - 11:10

Q&A

11:10 - 11:30

Future challenges for the manufacturing of gallium nitride devices Dr David Wallis, Plessey plc

11:30 - 11:50

Global manufacturing: the next 100 years Peter Marsh - Ex FT Manufacturing Editor

11:50 - 12:10

Future manufacturing research Katie Daniel, Theme lead, Manufacturing the Future, EPSRC

12:10 - 12:30

Future of manufacturing technologies Dr Phill Cartwright, Chief Technical Officer, HVM Catapult

12:30 - 14:30

Exhibition, Lunch and Networking

14:30 - 16:00

Group work to capture 'your ideas’

16:00 - 16:30

5 mins presentation from each group and concluding remarks (Professor Rajkumar Roy)

16:30 - 17:30

Exhibition