Following on from COP26 and the successful inaugural National Manufacturing Summit in March, the 2022 event will be an opportunity to set a framework for sustainable manufacturing, pulling together the UK's world class manufacturing sectors, the opportunities of emerging technologies, and the need to remain globally competitive.
The summit, hosted by the Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre on 8-9 February will be a hybrid event featuring live, face-to-face presentations and discussions as well as an interactive virtual audience.
The 2021 National Manufacturing Summit was a virtual event attended by more than 1,500 delegates who joined in discussions with industry leaders, experts, influencers, academics and politicians representing all four nations of the
That event established a national platform, bringing together the many voices of
An advisory board has been established to identify the priorities for the National Manufacturing Summit 2022, to represent industry sectors and to act as a liaison body for national and regional Government. The board is made up of founder and chairman of Cobra Beers and
Dr Hickman said the summit was the perfect opportunity for the manufacturing sector to reflect on past achievements, but more importantly to come together to create a vision for the challenges that lie ahead.
"The event will acknowledge our national significance and frame our shared priorities. The agenda will be broad, engaging and interactive covering a wide range of manufacturing issues, but the over-arching theme will be sustainable manufacturing and the drive for a net zero carbon economy.
"We will celebrate the resilience of
The summit will focus on five themes, the principal one being sustainable net zero manufacturing, supported by technology and innovation, supply chains, SMEs and skills, and innovation and finance. It will explore opportunities in the