Manufacturing Digitalisation Summit has an interactive format that enables in-depth peer-to-peer discussions around your key business challenges, providing real insight and value. This includes a combination of plenary (keynotes, 5-minute idea, and a panel discussion) and our ‘deep-dive’ roundtable discussion breakout sessions, which are limited to 5 to 8 delegates in each session.

Share your ideas, opinions, and experiences in a collaborative and inclusive environment. Learn from others’ experiences and expertise and gain insights and knowledge from your peers who have faced similar challenges and overcome them.

Plenary

Our Plenary sessions bring together all delegates in a single room – concentrating the event’s focus on to a series of high-profile content sessions. These content sessions include case studies delivered by our keynote speakers as well as expertly moderated panel debates.

Discussion Tables

Select the topics that matter most to you! Over the course of the two days, four rounds of Discussion Sessions will take place. You will have the opportunity to choose between 12 Discussion Tables for a 60-minute interactive Q&A, hosted by a world-class manufacturer and a technology expert.

Day 1
2023-06-07
Main Stage
Day 2
2023-06-08
Main Stage
Main Stage
Main Stage
10:00 - 10:10
Chair’s Welcome
10:10 - 10:25
Keynote: Digitise what you make. Revolutionise how you make it.
10:25 - 10:40
Keynote: Build back better with resilient, sustainable manufacturing operations
10:40 - 10:55
Q&A with Keynote Speakers and Audience
11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Implementing a Digitalisation Strategy    

Potential stumbling blocks include cultural resistance to change, leadership and stakeholder buy-in. It’s therefore important to  identify digitalisation objectives and formulate a strategy.     

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Advanced Analytics – turning your data into insights for competitive advantage  

To be competitive on a global scale manufacturers must turn to digital capabilities and advanced analytics is posed as an answer. However, in a landscape of siloed data, and unconnected systems how can such a nirvana be achieved? 

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: IT/OT Collaboration - Integrating Digital and Physical Systems  

Data is the moving force of digitalisation in the manufacturing sector but creating truly scalable value means seamlessly bridging OT and IT at all levels. The integration of IT and OT will bring a more coordinated response to business requirements and shared resources.      

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Connectivity – unlocking the Potential of Industrial Digitalisation with IoT and 5G   

Competitiveness is everything to manufacturers and much-needed gains in efficiency and profitability will have to be achieved through new process innovations. 5G and IoT will be key to enhancing and enabling these advances.  

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: How can Digitalisation help Sustainable Development and Net Zero objectives? 

The drive towards optimising manufacturing efficiency and productivity should no longer centre solely around performance and profit but equally revolve around sustainability, with sustainable practises being at the forefront of any manufacturer’s digitalisation strategy.

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Supply Chain Agility and Resilience Through Digitalisation   

Digitalisation is uniting a once siloed supply chain into an integrated end-to-end digital ecosystem – from the procurement of raw materials, to manufacturing and logistics, and finally to customer fulfilment.

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: AI and Machine Learning

How is AI being used to overcome business challenges such as forecasting, conditional maintenance and communication? Which technologies to adopt now and which can wait?    

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Energy Reduction & Management

Energy management and reduction initiatives need to be integrated with other processes and systems in the manufacturing plant to be effective. This requires close collaboration between different departments and systems, which can be a challenge in some organisations. 

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Digital Twins  

By creating a digital twin of a production line or factory, manufacturers can identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies, and make data-driven decisions to improve overall efficiency and reduce costs. 

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Automation and Robotics

Ensuring seamless integration of advanced technologies into existing processes, upskilling the workforce, ensuring proper maintenance of systems and addressing cyber security  

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Cyber Security

With the increasing use of technology in the manufacturing process, cybersecurity threats will be a major concern. Manufacturers will need to ensure that their systems and data are secure and protected from cyber-attacks. 

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Building Digital Talent to Accelerate Digitalisation    

Demand is rising across all sectors for more advanced digital skills. The workplace will need upskilling to gain new skills and reskilling to keep up with the advancements in technology and to take on new roles.    

12:00 - 12:30
Panel Discussion: How are your peers tackling and overcoming digitalisation challenges? 
  • What are the key barriers for introducing digitalisation into your organisation?  
  • Is your digitalisation strategy driven from the bottom up or the top down?  
  • How do you define your requirements for a digital system when you don’t know what the system capabilities are?  
  • What did you use to define your start point for digitisation, and a follow-on deployment plan?  
  • Did you have a minimum set of current system standards/process knowledge and tools in place before digitisation?  
  • How do you drive culture change in your employees, to accept the change to digital manufacturing?  
12:30 - 13:15
Lunch Break and Networking
13:15 - 13:20
Chair’s Remarks
13:20 - 13:35
Keynote: Decarbonisation challenges of dispersed industrial sites in the UK and how digitalisation can help
  • Driving energy efficiency performance improvement 
  • How to reduce energy usage through further investment into energy efficiency technologies 
  • The challenges of a dispersed site location & infrastructure 
  • Utilisation of renewable energy sources and options 
  • How digitalisation can play a part and Industry 4.0 
Keynote: Decarbonisation challenges of dispersed industrial sites in the UK and how digitalisation can help image
Philip McNaughton
British Sugar
Head of Decarbonisation
13:35 - 13:50
Keynote: Leveraging data analytics and AI to enhance supply chain operations
13:50 - 14:00
Q&A with Keynote Speakers and Audience
14:00 - 15:00
Discussion Sessions

Delegates choose from the same 12 topics for their second discussion session:

  • Implementing a Digitalisation Strategy 
  • Advanced Analytics – turning your data into insights for competitive advantage    
  • IT/OT Collaboration – Integrating Digital and Physical Systems     
  • Connectivity – unlocking the Potential of Industrial Digitalisation with IoT and 5G  
  • How can Digitalisation help Sustainable Development and Net Zero objectives?  
  • Supply Chain Agility and Resilience Through Digitalisation  
  • AI and Machine Learning
  • Energy Reduction & Management  
  • Digital Twins   
  • Automation and Robotics  
  • Cyber Security  
  • Building Digital Talent to Accelerate Digitalisation
15:00 - 15:05
Chair’s Closing Remarks
10:00 - 10:10
Chair’s Welcome
10:10 - 10:25
Keynote: Cost and ROI: Measuring the success and ROI of your digitalisation initiatives, and what metrics should be used to evaluate them?
10:25 - 10:40
Keynote: How can supply chain management contribute to achieving net-zero emissions in manufacturing?
10:40 - 10:55
Q&A with Keynote Speakers and Audience
11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Implementing a Digitalisation Strategy    

Potential stumbling blocks include cultural resistance to change, leadership and stakeholder buy-in. It’s therefore important to  identify digitalisation objectives and formulate a strategy.     

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Advanced Analytics – turning your data into insights for competitive advantage  

To be competitive on a global scale manufacturers must turn to digital capabilities and advanced analytics is posed as an answer. However, in a landscape of siloed data, and unconnected systems how can such a nirvana be achieved? 

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: IT/OT Collaboration - Integrating Digital and Physical Systems  

Data is the moving force of digitalisation in the manufacturing sector but creating truly scalable value means seamlessly bridging OT and IT at all levels. The integration of IT and OT will bring a more coordinated response to business requirements and shared resources.      

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Connectivity – unlocking the Potential of Industrial Digitalisation with IoT and 5G   

Competitiveness is everything to manufacturers and much-needed gains in efficiency and profitability will have to be achieved through new process innovations. 5G and IoT will be key to enhancing and enabling these advances.  

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: How can Digitalisation help Sustainable Development and Net Zero objectives? 

The drive towards optimising manufacturing efficiency and productivity should no longer centre solely around performance and profit but equally revolve around sustainability, with sustainable practises being at the forefront of any manufacturer’s digitalisation strategy.

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Supply Chain Agility and Resilience Through Digitalisation   

Digitalisation is uniting a once siloed supply chain into an integrated end-to-end digital ecosystem – from the procurement of raw materials, to manufacturing and logistics, and finally to customer fulfilment.

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: AI and Machine Learning

How is AI being used to overcome business challenges such as forecasting, conditional maintenance and communication? Which technologies to adopt now and which can wait?    

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Energy Reduction & Management

Energy management and reduction initiatives need to be integrated with other processes and systems in the manufacturing plant to be effective. This requires close collaboration between different departments and systems, which can be a challenge in some organisations. 

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Automation and Robotics

Ensuring seamless integration of advanced technologies into existing processes, upskilling the workforce, ensuring proper maintenance of systems and addressing cyber security

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Digital Twins  

By creating a digital twin of a production line or factory, manufacturers can identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies, and make data-driven decisions to improve overall efficiency and reduce costs. 

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Cyber Security

With the increasing use of technology in the manufacturing process, cybersecurity threats will be a major concern. Manufacturers will need to ensure that their systems and data are secure and protected from cyber-attacks. 

11:00 - 12:00
Discussion Session: Building Digital Talent to Accelerate Digitalisation    

Demand is rising across all sectors for more advanced digital skills. The workplace will need upskilling to gain new skills and reskilling to keep up with the advancements in technology and to take on new roles.    

12:00 - 12:30
Panel Discussion: Overcoming the problems of workforce skills in digitalisation for manufacturers

Digitalisation requires new skills and expertise, such as data analysis, programming, and cybersecurity. Manufacturers need to invest in training and upskilling their workforce to ensure they have the skills to operate in a digital environment.  

  • What are the specific workforce skills that manufacturers need to succeed in digitalisation? 
  • How can manufacturers attract and retain talent with the necessary digital skills? 
  • What training programs can be put in place to upskill the existing workforce? 
  • How can manufacturers encourage collaboration between employees with different skill sets to ensure that everyone benefits from digitalisation? 
  • How can manufacturers balance the need for automation with the need to retain human workers? 
  • How can manufacturers ensure that workers are able to adapt to new technologies and processes as they are introduced? 
12:30 - 13:15
Lunch Break and Networking
13:15 - 13:20
Chair’s Remarks
13:20 - 13:35
Keynote: What role can government and other organizations play in supporting manufacturers as they adapt to digitalisation?
13:35 - 13:50
Keynote: Dealing with the new cyber security challenges that a digitalisation strategy can bring
13:50 - 14:00
Q&A with Keynote Speakers and Audience
14:00 - 15:00
Discussion Sessions

Delegates choose from the same 12 topics for their second discussion session:

  • Implementing a Digitalisation Strategy 
  • Advanced Analytics – turning your data into insights for competitive advantage    
  • IT/OT Collaboration – Integrating Digital and Physical Systems     
  • Connectivity – unlocking the Potential of Industrial Digitalisation with IoT and 5G  
  • How can Digitalisation help Sustainable Development and Net Zero objectives?  
  • Supply Chain Agility and Resilience Through Digitalisation  
  • AI and Machine Learning   
  • Energy Reduction & Management  
  • Digital Twins   
  • Automation and Robotics
  • Cyber Security  
  • Building Digital Talent to Accelerate Digitalisation
15:00 - 15:05
Chair’s Closing Remarks
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