robotics and automation 2023 | Robotics & Automation UK | 27 March 2023 | National Exhibition Centre, North Ave, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT, UK

Meet industry leading exhibitors including robot manufacturers, system integrators and experts in automation and machine vision. Discover how the latest technology can be applied to your operations to provide massive improvements in productivity and accuracy.

There will be a completely free comprehensive conference theatre. This free learning opportunity means you can hear directly from the minds behind the latest technology. Listen to industry leaders as they share their insights and give real world examples of how they have automated their own, and their customers, operations.

Condense weeks of online research into just a few hours - all the companies you need to talk to are gathered together in one venue. There's no way better way of doing business than meeting face-to-face so get more value from your interactions with potential suppliers and ensure they really understand your organisation's complex needs.
Watch live demonstrations of the latest solutions taking place throughout the exhibition so you can get first hand insight into how they work in practice. Be one of the first to see the latest innovations perform right before your eyes.
Join your industry - network and share ideas with others who do the same job as you. Make brand new contacts through the plentiful networking opportunities available at the exhibition.

2023 Speakers

Simon Evans
Finance Director, XPO Logistics

James Hart
Business Development Manager EMEA, Lucas Systems

James Osborn
Vice President Business - Development eGrocery , TGW ltd

Scarlett Rhodes
Co-op Senior Online Manager – Last Mile & Customer, Co-op

Chris Holmes
Supply Chain Executive Director, NHS Supply Chain

Esyin Chew
Director of Eureka Robotics Centre; Reader in Robotics and Educational Technologies, EUREKA Robotics Centre (Trading as API Robotics Ltd), Cardiff School of Technologies, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Yuan Lee
Business Development Manager, HMS Networks

Chris Walton
Managing Director for the UK & Ireland, CEVA logistics

Duncan Baldock
Head of Procurement - Logistics and Engineeering, Marks & Spencer

Ellie Allday
Automation Business Analyst, Ligentia

Jonathan Gorst
Deputy Head, Department of Management, Sheffield Hallam University

Jan Kristensen
Head of Research & Development, Körber Robotics Competence Center, Körber Supply Chain

Simon Jones
Senior Sales Executive for the UK and Ireland, Exotec

Tim Jones
Director of Marketing, Communications & Sustainability , DPD Group

Simon Bennett
Business Improvement Engineer , NHS Lancashire Procurement Cluster

Ram Ramanathan
Professor, Essex Business School, University of Essex

Richard Waterstone
Sheffield Robotics

Ryan Sheridan
Smart Hub Lanarkshire Operational Lead, New College Lanarkshire

Vasilii Mishchenko
Executive Vice President Robofacturing, Arrival Group

Giles Perkins
Head of Profession, Future Mobility, WSP

Grace Wilkinson
Head of Online Last Mile & Customer Service, Co-op

John Wilson
Technology and Innovation Director, GXO

Jonathan Walker
Knowledge Transfer Manager - Robotics, InnovateUK KTN

Samia Nefti-Meziani OBE
Director of Robotics, University of Birmingham

Gordon Baker
Policy lead for Robotics,, UK Department of Science, Innovation & Technology

Andy Pratt
Sales Manager, Business Computer Projects

Ellie Allday
Automation Business Analyst, Ligentia

Maria Torrent-March
Warehousing and logistics Strategy Director, Iron Mountain

Peter Folwell
Director, Plowman Craven

Sebastien Steinhauser
CEO & Founder, Parcelly

Angelo Cangelosi
Professor of Machine Learning & Robotics, The University of Manchester

2023 Sponsors

• Robotics & Innovation
• Logistics Manager
• Akabo Media