Supply Chain Theatre

Named as one of the top 100 global influencers in Industry 4.0 by Onalytica, Ian has extensive experience in high complexity Industry 4.0 and ERP projects. This includes Meggitt M4, The UK 5G Manufacturing Testbed, and SecQual trusted supply chain, which uses blockchain to reduce food waste from farm to fork.

Ian works for IBM as an Account Technology Leader for Boeing, HM Land Registry and John Lewis Partnership.  He chairs the Industrial Advisory Board for Sheffield University and is a board member for other University advisory boards.

In 2021 he was and in 2018 was a finalist in The Times MCA awards.  He is a Fellow of the British Computer Society, member of IBM’s Academy of technology and a Distinguished Technical Specialist with The OpenGroup

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Mark Wood has decades of experience at senior executive level within both large blue-chip organisations and SMEs to procure smarter and unlock their full value through his company Alliance Procurement Solutions. Having previously hosted, and spoken at, a plethora of thought-provoking webinars and roundtables on sustainable procurement, Mark is extremely well-versed in this topic, alongside related supply chain management and supplier relations matters – particularly in the rail and aerospace sectors.

William is the Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Lockdown Cyber Security. Having held a variety of sales and management roles over the last 10 years, William has dedicated himself towards his passion of Cyber Security; a topic of interest since his early teens.

An accomplished presenter, William has spoken on behalf of major British retail banks, RBS, NatWest, the British Dental Association, the Builders Merchants Federation, and numerous other professional bodies. He has delivered keynote presentations and featured in panel discussions across both the Cyber and Fraud landscape. William regularly delivers classroom training to Finance professionals, educating them on Cyber risk and how to mitigate it.

Charlotte has been working in digital for the last 9 years - first as a developer, later as an Account Manager at FINALLY and now as our Head of Operations. Her favourite topics are marketing strategy, websites and questioning everything.

With almost 20 years knowledge and experience behind us, we are proud to deliver robust and reliable software solutions to clients across the UK.  I work in collaboration with clients to deliver first class software solutions which enable businesses to grow.  This is through producing leading software products for business efficiencies, allowing business owners, Directors and C level decision makers to take the next step in their business evolution.  Always delivering value and innovation at accessible costs, visit www.impact-web.co.uk

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Russell is co-founder of Sempai®, spending the last 15 years helping Manufacturers of all sizes and conditions who are serious about improving their business performance. Lean transformation work has taken him to shopfloors and boardrooms on 4 continents, upskilling 1000+ people to drive forward 100+ businesses, across 6 industry sectors - in the UK, Europe, US, China, India, Japan, South America. He leads a Sempai® digital arm around lean skills, whilst helping manufacturers with his keen eye for Industry 4.0 opportunities. He’s an Author, Conference Speaker & Awards judge.

Russell loves factories, they are the ambient soundtrack to his life.

A strong entrepreneurial track record, built on a solid foundation of a 15-year career with a blue-chip multinational.

Deep mechanical engineering  and operations management experience form the foundation for my search.

Sara Penrose is a Chartered Chemical Engineer with over 20yrs experience focused on plant optimisation, project management, plant management and risk assessment.

She is now co-founder and director of Sara Penrose Limited, which is a training business developing people in the fundamental human skills of  critical thinking, lateral thinking and problem solving. Maximising the capability of people to raise quality, improve efficiency and drive growth in your business.

The Optimisation Training Programmes uniquely fuse creativity and process bringing two powerful elements of performance together to achieve better results.

Mark Wood has decades of experience at senior executive level within both large blue-chip organisations and SMEs to procure smarter and unlock their full value through his company Alliance Procurement Solutions. Having previously hosted, and spoken at, a plethora of thought-provoking webinars and roundtables on sustainable procurement, Mark is extremely well-versed in this topic, alongside related supply chain management and supplier relations matters – particularly in the rail and aerospace sectors.

Vinod is the Senior Manager, Customer Success Programme at Secondmind, who has 14+ years of experience in delivering high-value programmes within Automotive (OEM & Consultancy), driving business process changes and leading business transformation within Connected Car & ADAS. He has worked within Automotive and Software industries, spanning all sides - industry, consulting and agency roles.  He believes the automotive industry is on the cusp of massive change and its race to zero is well underway. As the world accelerates towards a net zero future, we have big challenges ahead and advanced Machine Learning can help tackle some of these complexity challenges in automotive design and development.

Steve Moore has over 30 years of experience in the sales and application of VSD and Power Conversion equipment in such areas as marine electrification, renewable energy, energy storage, and smart grids.

Sebastian graduated in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Technical University of Munich and Stanford University. Before founding Luminovo, Sebastian went through several technical and business management positions at companies such as Intel, Siemens and McKinsey. Equipped with this experience and the drive to move electronics value creation into the age of artificial intelligence, he founded Luminovo.

Steve has been involved in engineering for nearly 30 years with business experience across industrial consumables, capital equipment, working with distributors and manufacturers across a wide range of industries including: medical, aerospace, automotive, F1 and general engineering/manufacturing.

Steve spent over 10 years as General Manager of a UK branch of a capital equipment manufacturer and has vast experience of working with a wide range of customers from start-ups through to multi-national blue-chip organisations and so has a good appreciation of the requirements each has and the level of service a supplier needs to provide to meet customer needs.

Our director Rob has been working in digital marketing for 25 years, and is passionate about keeping up to date with the latest technological advancements and innovations. He uses this knowledge and passion to train his team and teach his clients. Through his ability and experience in problem solving, Rob ensures the correct systems are in place for engineering and manufacturing companies to achieve their business goals.

Paul is a Director at Vendigital, specialising in the transportation, aerospace, defence, and space sectors. With 18 years’ experience, he is no stranger to delivering real improvements for industrial businesses and Government clients.

 In his recent projects, he has managed strategic supply chain transformation, cost engineering led change and working capital reduction. He is currently working with key businesses in the aerospace and defence sector on making the most of the ramp up opportunity.

Everybody knows by now that Content is King. But what does that mean for engineering and manufacturing companies? Our Head of Content Chris delivers eye-opening educational talks on how companies in the engineering and manufacturing industry can use content to grow their business. Listeners leave the room itching to implement the winning content strategies.

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