8.30
Coffee & Registration
9.30
Chair’s Welcome
Speakers:
9.45
Panel Discussion – The role of automation in a smart factory
Speakers:
10.05
Discussion Host Introductions
10.15
Discussion Session 1
Choose a discussion group to join from across all two conference streams – click the tabs to see the available discussion groups in each stream. Each discussion group lasts 30 minutes and is limited to 7 delegates. All discussion groups are concurrent, allowing you to work your way through the discussion groups that matter most to you over the course of the day.
Kevin WhiteProcess Control & Automation Manager, Tata Steel 
Joan StewartOperations Director, Hotter Shoes Alan NewmanAdvanced Manufacturing Engineering & Technical Director, De La Rue Ed PrestonGlobal Automation Leader, GKN Aerospace 
Steven BarrManaging Director, Edge Digital 
Barry GrahamField Application Manager - Robotic Technologies, Omron Steven CarterDigital Manufacturing Integration Lead, Rolls Royce 
David BarkerManufacturing Director - Europe, Essentra
Martin WalderVice President Industry, Schneider Electric 
Jeremy HadallChief Engineer - Intelligent Automation, Manufacturing Technology Centre10.45
Discussion Session 2
Kevin WhiteProcess Control & Automation Manager, Tata Steel Joan StewartOperations Director, Hotter Shoes Alan NewmanAdvanced Manufacturing Engineering & Technical Director, De La Rue Ed PrestonGlobal Automation Leader, GKN Aerospace Steven BarrManaging Director, Edge Digital Barry GrahamField Application Manager - Robotic Technologies, Omron Steven CarterDigital Manufacturing Integration Lead, Rolls Royce David BarkerManufacturing Director - Europe, EssentraMartin WalderVice President Industry, Schneider Electric Jeremy HadallChief Engineer - Intelligent Automation, Manufacturing Technology Centre11.15
Coffee and Networking Break
11.45
Keynote
Speakers:
12.00
Discussion Session 3
Kevin WhiteProcess Control & Automation Manager, Tata Steel Joan StewartOperations Director, Hotter Shoes Alan NewmanAdvanced Manufacturing Engineering & Technical Director, De La Rue Ed PrestonGlobal Automation Leader, GKN Aerospace Steven BarrManaging Director, Edge Digital Barry GrahamField Application Manager - Robotic Technologies, Omron Steven CarterDigital Manufacturing Integration Lead, Rolls Royce David BarkerManufacturing Director - Europe, EssentraMartin WalderVice President Industry, Schneider Electric Jeremy HadallChief Engineer - Intelligent Automation, Manufacturing Technology Centre12.30
Lunch
13.30
Discussion Session 4
Kevin WhiteProcess Control & Automation Manager, Tata Steel Alan NewmanAdvanced Manufacturing Engineering & Technical Director, De La Rue Joan StewartOperations Director, Hotter Shoes Ed PrestonGlobal Automation Leader, GKN Aerospace Steven BarrManaging Director, Edge Digital Barry GrahamField Application Manager - Robotic Technologies, Omron Steven CarterDigital Manufacturing Integration Lead, Rolls Royce David BarkerManufacturing Director - Europe, EssentraMartin WalderVice President Industry, Schneider Electric Jeremy HadallChief Engineer - Intelligent Automation, Manufacturing Technology Centre14.00
Panel Discussion – Overcoming common challenges when implementing automation and robotics
Speakers:
14.30
Coffee and Networking Break
15.00
Discussion Session 5
Kevin WhiteProcess Control & Automation Manager, Tata Steel Joan StewartOperations Director, Hotter Shoes Alan NewmanAdvanced Manufacturing Engineering & Technical Director, De La Rue Ed PrestonGlobal Automation Leader, GKN Aerospace Steven BarrManaging Director, Edge Digital Barry GrahamField Application Manager - Robotic Technologies, Omron Steven CarterDigital Manufacturing Integration Lead, Rolls Royce David BarkerManufacturing Director - Europe, EssentraMartin WalderVice President Industry, Schneider Electric Jeremy HadallChief Engineer - Intelligent Automation, Manufacturing Technology Centre