Agenda

The timings for the day are shown in the Agenda below.

For each discussion session, you get to choose one of the themed roundtables to sit at – see the table map below. Jump into conversation on the topics that matter most to you for five 30-minute sessions throughout the day!

Between sessions, hear from our keynote speakers from industry-leading manufacturers & technology companies, as they share insights, case studies and lessons learned from the industry's leading projects.

Enjoy refreshments & a full served lunch during the breaks – and use the time to network and follow up on interesting conversations you’ve had throughout the day!

Agenda 2020 | Manufacturing Leaders' Summit

Timetable

8:45 Chairman’s Welcome

9:00 Opening Keynote: Embedding an enterprise-wide culture of industrial innovation

9:15 Keynote: From Supply Chain to Digital Ecosystem?

9.30 Industry Keynote: Faster, fitter, stronger: Accelerating your manufacturing operations

9.45 Panel Discussion: Future Fit? Anticipating the challenges of the future

10.05 Coffee Break

10.35 Discussion Table Introductions

10.45 Discussion Session 1

11.15 Discussion Session 2

11.45 Keynote: Natives & Immigrants: Building a Digital Workforce

12.00 Discussion Session 3

12.30 Keynote: How AI is Already Changing European Manufacturing

12.45 Networking Lunch

13.45 Panel Discussion

14.05 Keynote: Selling Outcomes, Not Products

14.20 Discussion Session 4

14.50 Discussion Session 5

15.20 Panel Discussion: Emerging Business Models – and How to Respond to Them

15.40 Chairman’s Recap

16.00 Networking Drinks

Roundtable topics

Stream 1

Table 1 - Eliminating Data Silos

Table 2 - Monetising your Data

Table 3 - IoT & Big Data

Table 4 - Predictive & Preventative Maintenance

Table 5 - AI & Machine Learning

Table 6 - Supply Chain Insight

Stream 2

Table 7 - Compressing Product Development Cycles

Table 8 - Creating an Innovation Culture

Table 9 - Connecting the Physical and Virtual: Digital Twins

Table 10 - Emergent Manufacturing Business Models

Table 11 - Delivering Outcomes vs Making Products

Stream 3

Table 12 - Continuous Improvement – Digital Transformation

Table 13 - Building a Digital Workforce

Table 14 - Chains vs Networks: Developing your Supplier Ecosystem

Table 15 - Adaptive Manufacturing Systems

Table 16 - Co-Creation & Contracting Outcomes