'We need oxygen to survive'

Join us at this critical stage in our journey where you’ll have an opportunity to hear from:

• Sir Ranulph Fiennes, ‘The World’s Greatest Living Explorer’

• David Atkinson, Regional Director for the SME & Mid Corporates Commercial Banking Division, Lloyds Banking Group

• Prof. Jan Godsell, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Strategy, WMG, University of Warwick

Camp Oxy-Gen looks at how we optimise our resources, even in the most difficult circumstances. How does business become 'fit for purpose' - reshoring and supply chains, putting our stake in the ground.

This event is titled ‘Oxy-gen’ and it’s in reference to the point on the mountain where the altitude increases and oxygen levels are depleted – it’s a life or death situation. This analogy can be applied to manufacturing industry as many companies ‘fail’ within the first 12 months.

This camp will give an overview of business 'basics':

• The skills pipeline
• Access to finance
• Solving the productivity puzzle

Camp Oxy-Gen will introduce resources such as the survival dashboard, business health check as well as looking at the information and data we need to survive and grow in a sustainable way!

Speakers:

The inspirational Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been breaking world records, discovering lost cities, and leading legendary (and sometimes life-threatening) expeditions worthy of the Odyssey for decades, in his 70s there is still no stopping him. A prolific writer, a dedicated fundraiser, and a motivational and keynote speaker on teamwork, leadership, and overcoming adversity, Ranulph has truly tested the limits of human endurance.

Dave has 33 years’ experience in the banking industry, having joined Lloyds Banking Group in 1988, and has since held various client relationship management and senior leadership roles within the group.

Dave has led the SME & Mid Corporate Manufacturing sector across the UK since 2014 and has primary responsibility as Regional Director for the SME & Mid Corporates Commercial Banking division across the East of England His leadership team work alongside a team of 70 managers passionately supporting and partnering with around 7000 clients with turnover between £3m & £100mHe also sits on a number of committees and advisory boards supporting manufacturing & engineering initiatives.

Jan Godsell is a Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Strategy at WMG, University of Warwick. Her work focuses on the pursuit of more responsible consumption and production through the alignment of product, marketing and supply chain strategy with consumer needs. In particular Jan’s work focuses on the design of end-to-end supply chains to enable, responsibility, sustainability, flexibility and productivity. She leads the Supply Chain Research Group and the Supply Chains in Practice (SCIP) industrial collaborator forum.

As a chartered engineer, Jan has more than two decades of combined industry experience in product development, innovation, supply chain strategy, and process improvement working for ICI, Astra Zeneca and Dyson. She has advised government and industry on supply chain strategy and its relationship to industrial and business strategy. Jan is currently a member of the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) supply chain resilience advisory group. Jan is also a member of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) advisory groups for Manufacturing Made Smarter and Driving the Electric Revolution.

About the National Manufacturing Summit

The National Manufacturing Summit is a fit-for-purpose national platform bringing the many voices of manufacturing industry together as one.

The Manufacturing community will come together annually to celebrate its resilience, ingenuity and diversity.

Through emerging technologies, our world-class industries, such as aerospace and automotive, our new sectors, such as space and med-tech, we will showcase our contribution to the economy.

The National Manufacturing Summit is underpinned by 5 key themes:

1. Technology and Innovation
2. Net Zero - Low Carbon
3. SMEs and Skills
4. Supply Chains and Infrastructure
5. Investment and Finance