| 6th March 2012, The Commonwealth Club, London |
 |
Keynote Address - The view from government Mark Prisk MP Minister for Business and Enterprise
|
 |
Are we able to rebalance our economy? Juergen Maier Managing Director, Siemens UK Industry Sector
|
To see videos of other speakers, please click on the links in the programme below
Automated Britain is a joint initiative between GAMBICA and Intellect to promote automation as a key factor in growing the UK economy. Automation enables UK industry to be more efficient and competitive in a global market, so manufacturing is boosted, jobs are created and the economy grows. Furthermore, less energy is consumed and pollution is controlled, bringing both economic and environmental benefit.
The conference alerted manufacturing industry, government and the media to the economic benefits that automation offers and to spread best practice by having senior executives from the Automation and Manufacturing industries jointly present case studies on successful uses of automation to improve competitiveness.
The conference also explored whether there are any perceived obstacles that discourage industry from making more of this type of investment.
Case studies were presented by manufacturing companies such as Rolls Royce, Kraft Foods, National Grid and Ricoh in tandem with their automation partners ABB, Emerson, Honeywell, Rockwell, PCME and Siemens.
There were 2 panel discussions, themed around "economic growth & employment" and "drivers to encourage investment" which included representatives from BIS, Carbon Trust, Michelin Tyre, Rittal, Logica and more.
|
Conference Review
Click here to read a review of the event and link to photographs from the day |
Press clippings |
|
Conference programme - Download programme
| 8.45 | Coffee & Registration; Exhibition | |
| 9.30 | Opening Address | Dr Mike Short, Vice President - Public Affairs, Telefonica Europe. President, Institution of Engineering and Technology |
| 9.40 | The view from government | Mark Prisk MP, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise |
| 10.00 | Are we able to rebalance our economy? | Juergen Maier, Managing Director, Siemens UK Industry Sector |
| 10.20 | An End User perspective | Bob Spooner, Group Supply Chain Director, Premier Foods |
| 10.40 | A skills perspective | Lynn Tomkins, UK Operations Director, Semta |
| 11.00 | Coffe Break; Exhibition & Networking | |
| 11.20 | Case Study: Convergence in Production - gaining competitive advantage |
Geoff Friswell, Process Development, Kraft Foods UK |
| 11.50 | Case Study: Power & Utilities - saves fuel and reduces emissions |
Steve Seddon, Business Director, Emerson Process Management |
| 12.20 | Panel Discussion: Does Automation really create growth and increase employment? |
Peter Marsh, Manufacturing Editor, Financial Times |
| 12.50 | Lunch; Exhibition & Networking | |
| 13.50 | Case Study - Automation systems integration to Product Lifecycle Management |
Chris Biddle, Manufacturing Executive, Rolls Royce Brian Holliday, Division Director - Industry Automation, Siemens |
| 14.20 | Case Study: £100,000 annual saving with plant-wide drive applications | Andy Smith, Specialist Maintenance Engineer, Ricoh Nigel Cook, Area Sales Manager, ABB |
| 14.50 | Case Study: Training improvment with simulation technology | Simon Culkin, Importation Terminal Manager, National Grid - Grain LNG Elgonda La Grange, Global Consulting Services Director, Honeywell Control Systems |
| 15.20 | Coffe Break; Exhibition & Networking | |
| 15.40 | Case Study: Worldwide leverage from UK leadership in emissions monitoring - An SME perspective |
William Averdieck, Managing Director, PCME Duncan Mounsor, Sales & Marketing Director, Enviro Technology Services |
| 16.10 | Automating Manufacturing | Chris Buxton, Chief Executive, BARA |
| 16.40 | Panel Discussion: Investment in Automation - What are the drivers to encourage uptake? | Keith Hodgkinson, Head of Electronics, Materials, Chemicals and Product Regulation, BIS Eric Le Corre, Managing Director, Michelin Tyre Myles McCarthy, MD Implementation Services, Carbon Trust Danny Wootton, Global Innovation Director, Logica Prof Mike Jackson, Director, EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Intelligent Automation, Loughborough University |
| 17.10 | Closing Address | Geoff Young, President - British Electrotechnical Committee |
| 17.20 | Drinks Reception; Exhibition & Networking | |
You can download a pdf version of the programme here
If you would like more information on the event, please contact Steve Brambley - 020 7642 8090 -
Event Sponsors
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Supported by
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Exhibitors
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Media Partners
 |
 |