The Digital Twin Hub and Connected Places Catapult are delighted to invite you to our first Connected Digital Twins Summit. This one-day event will showcase significant advances in connected digital twins – highlighting successful cross-industry applications as well looking at common challenges.

The summit will be held in London on Thursday 22 June 2023 from 09:00-17:30 at the Connected Places Catapult Urban Technology Centre, 1 Sekforde Street, London EC1R 0BE. We have a limited number of tickets for you to take an active part in discussions with industry experts and engage in interactive experiences and networking opportunities.

At the event you will be able to:

Learn about the latest outputs and tools to enable collaboration across industries
Explore applications of digital twin technology across multiple sectors
Share views on overcoming barriers to connecting digital twins
Discover how to assess ROI and empower business decisions
Network with Digital Twin Hub members to spark new ideas and business opportunities.

If you are interested in partnering with the DT Hub or would like to exhibit at this event, you can download our brochure here.

AGENDA

How can connected digital twins address industry challenges?

Led by Digital Twin Hub Chair, Dr Alison Vincent, this session features connected digital twin projects underway across the UK, with a panel discussion on how to overcome the barriers to connecting digital twins and a special Gemini Call Live with Arup’s Simon Evans.

09:30 – 10:25 Morning Welcome and VIP Keynote Addresses including Why Connect Digital Twins? (Alison Vincent, Chair, DT Hub; Justin Anderson, Director of the DT Hub)

10:30 – 11:00 Break

11:00 – 11:20 Cyber-Physical Infrastructure Challenges for Industry: Landscape review (Simon Hart, Head of Digital Twins and Cyberphysical Infrastructure, Innovate UK)

11:30 – 11:55 Panel: Breaking Through the Digital Divide: Conquering Barriers and Unleashing the Power of Connected Twins (Chaired by Justin Anderson, Director of the Digital Twin Hub, Connected Places Catapult) with The Alan Turing Institute, Fujitsu and ODI

12:00 – 12:25 Panel: Digital Twin Financing - The Future of Investment and the Key to Unlocking Unprecedented Asset Value (Chaired by Mark Coates, International Director of Public Policy, Bentley Systems) with 3Ci, DNV and KPMG

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 15:05 Gemini Call Live (Hosted by Simon Evans, Global Digital Energy Leader, Arup) with DNV, CACI and OnePlan

15:05 – 15:25 Presentation from National Grid (Caroline Tortura, Head of Innovation Strategy and Digital Transformation)

15:30 – 16:00 Break

16:00 – 16:20 Climate Resilience Demonstrator (Sarah Hayes, Engagement Lead, CReDo)

16:20 – 16:40 Presentation from ESRI (Charles Kennelly, Chief Technology Officer ESRI Ltd)

16:40 – 17:00 To be announced soon

17:00 – 17:10 Wrap Up and Final Words (Alison Vincent, Chair, DT Hub and Justin Anderson, Director of the Digital Twin Hub, Connected Places Catapult)

How is the UK championing innovation in connected digital twins?

Digital twin research and development and the journey towards a cyber-physical infrastructure. This session features key projects and programmes across the Catapult Network and how they will change the industrial and economic landscape.

11:00 – 11:45 Transport Research and Innovation Board Programme: Overview and SME use cases (Connected Places Catapult, Department for Transport and SMEs)

11:50 – 12:25 Digital Operations and Maintenance Environment (DOME) for Offshore Wind (Ben George, General Manager, Humber, Offshore and Renewable Energy Catapult)

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:05 To be announced soon

14:10 – 14:45 Digital Strategic Road Network (Paul Bate, Director of Modelling and Appraisal, Connected Places Catapult)

14:50 – 15:25 Fawley Waterside - Place Based Digital Twin by Design ( Emma Hitchman, Head of Commercial Pursuits, Satellite Applications Catapult; David Bradley, Senior Associate Director of Asset Management Advisory ; Peter Matthews-Dixon, Associate Director and Information Management Advisory Lead, Jacobs)

15:30 – 16:00 Break

16:00 – 16:55 Workshop: Interoperability (Justin Buck, Senior Marine Data Manager, British Oceanographic Data Centre)

How our community is coming together to enable connected digital twins

Interactive Training/Working Group Sessions

Understand key issues, open standards and more through hands-on working groups with members of the Digital Twin Hub Strategic Board and guests. These sessions focus on specific areas of interest as identified by the Digital Twin Hub community.

11:00 – 11:25 Stimulating Innovation in Digital Twins through R&D Funding (Mark Gasgarth, Head of Digital Security and Resilience, EPSRC)

11:30 – 11:55 DT Hub Working Group: Governance Model and Trust (DT Hub Strategic Board and guests)

12:00 – 12:25 DT Hub Working Group: Open Standards and Interoperability (DT Hub Strategic Board and guests)

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:05 DT Hub Working Group: Business Case and Demonstrating Value (DT Hub Strategic Board and guests)

14:10 – 14:45 DT Hub Working Group: Digital Skills and Building Capability (DT Hub Strategic Board and guests)

14:50 – 15:25 Gemini Alliance: Shaping the future of digital innovation (Justin Anderson, Director, Digital Twin Hub)

15:30 – 16:00 Break

16:00 – 16:55 Interactive Training Session: Realising the Potential of Digital Twins (Open Data Institute)

Igloo technology experience (first floor) and exhibition space (ground floor) - not to be missed!

You will also be able to experience digital twins and connected systems, including from TEKTowr (aviation), Royal HaskoningDHV (maritime) and OnePlan (city) using latest interactive Igloo technology, and explore digital twin technologies, systems and solutions in our exhibition space.

Connected Digital Twins Summit (in-person attendance)