| 6th March 2012, The Commonwealth Club, London | |
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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 will alert 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 will also explore whether there are any perceived obstacles that discourage industry from making more of this type of investment.
Case studies will be 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 will be 2 panel discussions, themed around "economic growth & employment" and "drivers to encourage investment" which will include representatives from BIS, Carbon Trust, Michelin Tyre, Rittal, Logica and more.
There will also be a table-top exhibition during the event and opportunities for networking discussion and debate during the day and at the evening drinks reception.
Conference programme - Download programme
| 8.45 | Coffee & Registration; Exhibition | |
| 9.30 | Opening Address | |
| 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, Director of UK Operations, 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 | Speaker TBC 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: World-wide leverage from pragmatic UK regulations and values in emissions monitoring | William Averdieck, Managing Director, PCME Duncan Mounser, ETS |
| 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 | |
| 17.20 | Drinks Reception; Exhibition & Networking | |
You can download a pdf version of the programme here
Who should attend?
Industry leaders in the UK manufacturing sector, end-users of automation, senior strategists and decision-makers, investors, business consultants and government officials.
Participants will;
- Learn about the government's manufacturing growth strategy
- Get an insight into automation technologies and market trends
- See where the next manufacturing process innovation will come from
- Optimise your production, reduce operational costs and carbon
- Get inspired about the future of UK manufacturing
Cost
| GAMBICA members | £245.00 (excl. VAT) - applies to all GAMBICA members and invited guests |
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| Non-members | £750.00 (excl. VAT) |
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Location
Automated Britain will take place at the Commonwealth Club in London;
The Commonwealth Club
25 Northumberland Avenue
London
WC2N 5AP
If you would like to sponsor the event or would like more information about how you can engage with this initiative, please contact Steve Brambley - 020 7642 8090 -
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