FT Future of Manufacturing Summit 2019 | Financial Times | 8 October 2019 | etc.venues St Paul's, 200 Aldersgate London EC1A 4HD UK

The FT Future of Manufacturing Summit 2019 will build on the success of previous editions as a day and a half of content-packed discussions to provide a fresh perspective on the crucial issues impacting the industrial sector today. Senior business leaders and policy makers will share their insights, ideas and expertise on topics such as scaling up Industry 4.0. and opportunities and challenges when integrating digital and production; navigating the new normal of technological disruption and economic and geopolitical uncertainty; upskilling workforce and leadership in a rapidly evolving landscape and harnessing artificial intelligence in the collaborative factory floors.

Gain valuable insights into the latest developments that are shaping manufacturing into the future. Hear a distinguished line-up of expert speakers address the issues that matter through a variety of formats including keynote presentations, interviews, discussions and audience Q&A.

Why attend?
• Hear from corporate leaders on the game-changing technologies and trends impacting manufacturing
• Gain critical insights on servitization of manufacturing: its drivers, process and the role of the customer
• Explore best practices to overcome Industry 4.0 implementation challenges
• Hear first-hand from manufacturing leaders on the proactive measures that they are taking to build and sustain a lead in the race to full Industry 4.0 implementation
• Acquire real insights on how AI will revolutionize manufacturing
• Take advantage of the opportunity to network with key stakeholders

2019 Speakers

Charles Woodburn
Group Chief Executive Officer, BAE Systems

Rachel Reeves MP
Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee, UK Parliament

Pierre-André de Chalendar
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Saint-Gobain

Saadia Zahidi
Member of the Executive Committee and Centre for the New Economy and Society, World Economic Forum

Jan Mrosik
Chief Operating Officer (COO), Siemens Digital Industries

Peter Oswald
CEO, Mondi Group

Hitoshi Kaguchi
Vice President, Co-CSO & Head of Marketing & Innovation Headquarters, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Mandy Ridyard
Financial Director, Produmax

Bayard Winthrop
Founder and CEO, American Giant

Will Lee
CEO, Renishaw

Duncan Berry
CEO, LM Wind Power

Torsten Kallweit
Head of EHS and Sustainability, Bosch Group

Tim Brooks
Vice President, Environmental Sustainability, Lego

Mandeep Dhatt
Executive Director of HR, McLaren Automotive

Frank Niendorf
General Manager Europe, Jinko Solar

Mary Blenn
Senior Executive Global Supply Chain, GE Healthcare Life Sciences

Graeme Purdy
CEO, Ilika

Martin Walder
Vice President Industry UK & Ireland, Schneider Electric

Chris Borroni-Bird
Founder, Afreecar

Douglas Dawson
CEO, Liberty Industries Group

Hayaatun Sillem
Chief Executive, Royal Academy of Engineering

Mostafa Elsayed
Co-Founder, Automata

Andrew Churchill
Executive Chairman, JJ Churchill

Chris Loring
Managing Director, Head of Lending Products, Commercial Banking, Lloyds Banking Group

Jose La Loggia
Vice President and General Manager Trane Europe, Middle East and Africa, Ingersoll Rand

Allison Grealis
President, Women in Manufacturing (WiM)

Tom Crotty
Group Director, INEOS and Chair, CBI Manufacturing Council

Anand Menon
Director, The UK in a Changing Europe

Seth Hindman
Senior Manager, Product Strategy and Management, Manufacturing, Cloud & Production, Autodesk

Jorge Pikunic
Managing Director, Centrica Business Solutions

Robert Metzke
Chief of Staff Innovation & Strategy, Head of Sustainability, Royal Philips

Amit Nastik
Global Head of Operations, Novartis Technical Operations (NTO)

Kirsty Lloyd-Jukes
CEO, Latent Logic

Douglas Johnson-Poensgen
Co-founder and CEO, Circulor

Jagjit Srai
Head of the Centre for International Manufacturing, Institute for Manufacturing

Guy Norris
Operations and Supply Chain Expert, PA Consulting

Tony Martyn
Chief Technology Officer, Dearman

MODERATORS:

Peggy Hollinger
Industry Editor, Financial Times

Rana Foroohar
Global Business Columnist and Associate Editor, Financial Times

Michael Pooler
Industry Reporter, Financial Times

Joe Miller
Frankfurt Correspondent, Financial Times

ADVISORY BOARD:

Jean-Philippe Hermine
Vice President, Strategic Environmental Planning, Groupe Renault

Daria Donati
Director, Business Development and Innovation, GE Healthcare Life Sciences

Greg Conary
Vice President, Group Strategy and Government Affairs, Schneider Electric

Michael Pooler
Industry Reporter, Financial Times

Dirk Pilat
Deputy Director, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD

Sylvia Pfeifer
Acting Industry Editor, Financial Times

Jagjit Srai
Head of the Centre for International Manufacturing, Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge University

Guy Norris
Operations and Supply Chain Expert, PA Consulting

Hamid Mughal
Director, Global Manufacturing, Rolls-Royce

Patrick McGee
San Francisco Correspondent, Financial Times

Rafael Cayuela
Corporate Chief Economist, The Dow Chemical Company

2019 Sponsors

PRESENTED BY:
• Financial Times

LEAD SPONSORS:
• Lloyd's Bank
• Autodesk
• Mondi

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
• Centrica Business Solutions
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group
• PA Consulting