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Event Date |
Tue Jun 17 BST - Wed Jun 18 BST (about 1 month ago)
In your timezone (EDT): Mon Jun 16 7:00pm - Tue Jun 17 7:00pm |
Location |
MTC - Manufacturing Technology Centre
Ansty Park, The Manufacturing Technology Centre, Ansty Park, Pilot Way, Coventry CV7 9JU, UK |
Region | EMEA |
Proudly hosted by MTC, this event is open to everyone interested in robotics and automation from start ups to large multinationals, from researchers to users. Join us to check out the latest emerging technologies and learn from others' automation experiences.
Event Themes:
Journey to Automation:
• Explore how automation can tackle the productivity, labour, and skills challenges facing UK industries, helping businesses remain competitive and resilient. Attendees will gain insights from real-world success stories, practical roadmaps, and expert guidance, ensuring both SMEs and larger enterprises can adopt impactful automation solutions with minimal risk and disruption.
Future of Work:
• Discover how advancements in AI and robotics, including breakthroughs in dexterity, reasoning, and humanoid technologies, are shaping the future of industry. Gain insights into emerging innovations, their potential impact, and how business leaders can prepare to leverage these transformative technologies for future success.
Bridging the Valley of Death:
• Learn more about how innovation and pioneering technologies are addressing key industry challenges, from productivity and labour shortages to net zero and energy transition. Hear how the UK’s world-leading universities and research organisations are developing solutions that can strengthen UK businesses and support a resilient future.
Why attend:
Hear from Industry Leaders:
• Our range of seminar programmes brings you the latest insights from academia and industry. Keeping you up to date on the latest robotic trends.
Be Part of The Discussion:
• Have your say on the latest challenges facing the robotics and automation industry in the UK.
Tour Our Facilities:
• Take the opportunity to tour the MTC facilities, giving you an insight into why the MTC is leading the way for UK manufacturing.
Get Expert Support:
• Our workshops run throughout the event ranging from SME support, through to industrialising your innovation.
2025 Speakers
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Dr. Bernd Liepert
Former Chief Innovation Officer, KUKA
SPEAKERS:
John Slinger
MP, UK Parliament
Mike Wilson
Chief Automation Officer, Manufacturing Technology Centre
Jonathan Thacker
Operations Director, Walsall Wheelbarrow Company
Tom Cockerill
Head of Manufacturing Technology, BAE Systems
Andy Francis
Technology Director for Automation, GKN Aerospace
Tom Flude
Founder, Engineer’s Insight
John Georgieff
UK Market Lead, HowToRobot
Rudolf Cyprian
Senior Consultant – Automation, Robotics and Safety, MTC
Roger Holden
Founder, True Position Robotics Ltd
Tom Reardon
Production Coordinator and Robotics Engineer, Bloom in Box
Rt Hon Greg Clark
Executive Chair, University of Warwick Innovation District
Nick Hall
Chartered Electrical and Control Systems Engineer
Marco Chacin
Robotics and Automation Expert
Satchin Semage
Workforce Foresighting Coach, Workforce Foresighting Hub
Laura Capper
Head of Manufacturing & Construction, NatWest
Timothy Biddle
Head of Asset Finance Specialists, Lloyds Bank
Catherine Barratt
CEO, BAMUK Group
Yunus Khalifa
Digital Transformation Specialist, Made Smarter
Tony Tinley
Regional Officer, Unite the Union
Peter Williamson
CEO, Automate UK
Mostafizur Rahaman
Chief Technologist for AI, Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)
David Bisset
Executive Director, European Robotics Association (euRobotics)
Francesco Nori
Director of Robotics, Google DeepMind
Dr. Werner Kraus
Team Leader – Cognitive Robotics, Fraunhofer IPA
Dominic Keen
Founder, Britbots
Rebecca Raper
Lecturer in Robotics, Cranfield University
Chris Greenough
Chief Commercial Officer, SDE Technology
Rachel Eade
Director, RED Ltd; Supply Chain Lead, University of Birmingham
Dr. Graham Hoare OBE
Former President, Britishvolt
Rich Walker
Managing Director, Shadow Robot Company
Kat Thiel
Senior Research Associate, Manchester Fashion Institute
Aaron Prather
Director of Robotics and Autonomous Systems Programs, ASTM International
Zac Scott OBE
Director of JET Decommissioning & Repurposing, UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
Pranay Shah
Product Manager, Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA)
Ian Pulford
Smart Cities Consultant, various UK government projects
Tom Anderson
Founder and Principal Analyst, STIQ Ltd
Dave Bartell
Strategic Growth Director, Expert
Tom Bouchier
Managing Director, FANUC UK
2025 Sponsors
• Beckhoff
• Compsoft Creative
• Cyan Tec
• Cyber Weld Robotic System Integrators
• Gebhardt
• Haption
• Insphere
• LGMotion
• Omron
• ON Robot
• Automation UK
• Sigmatek
• Zimmer Group
• Fanuc
• KUKA
• Micro Epsilon
• Pure Ideas
• AMP Automation
• Epicor
• Scan
• Engineers Insight
• Made Smarter
• Guidance Automation
• Light House UK LTD Max
• Igus.co.uk
• Pomo Robotics
• RG Luma Automation