The UK’s Industrial Strategy: opportunities and capabilities
Date and time
Location
Yimby
24 Ercilla Kalea 48011 Bilbao SpainDescription
The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT), in collaboration with the IK4 Research Alliance, is hosting an afternoon seminar to formally present the Industrial Strategy in northern Spain.
The seminar will cover:
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Formal presentation of the Industrial Strategy by BEIS with an industry response from the Manufacturing Technologies Association.
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Local and UK technological capabilities involving IK-4, TECNALIA and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).
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Opportunities and local capabilities in composites with Composites UK, the National Composites Centre, Aernnova and M Torres.
PROGRAMME
16.30
Welcome
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE (DIT) – Conor McGurk, Director for Spain & Portugal
PART I: INDUSTRIAL STRATEGIES – CHANGING A PHILOSOPHY
16.40
Learning from the Basque Experience
BASQUE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SPRI) – Alexander Arriola, Director General
16.50
Presentation of the UK Industrial Strategy
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) – Laia Llopart, Head of Aero & Auto Analysis
17.10
An industry perspective
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIATION (MTA) – Paul O’Donnell, Head of External Affairs
PART II: MAKING IT HAPPEN – THE ROLE OF RTOS
17.25
Digitalisation of Industrial Companies
IK4 – Alex Bengoa, CEO of IK4 Tekniker
17.40
Equipping Industry for the Future
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING RESEARCH CENTRE (AMRC) – Peter Osborne, Senior Technical Fellow
17.55
Advanced Materials Key to Future Manufacturing Industry
TECNALIA – Yolanda De Miguel, Nanotechnology Cluster Director
PART III: FOCUS ON COMPOSITES – OPPORTUNITIES & CAPABILITIES
18.05
UK Composites Offer and Supply Chain Gaps
COMPOSITES UK – Faye Smith, Vice Chair & DIT Specialist
UK company presentations
18.30
Developing World-Leading Capability in Composites Innovation
NATIONAL COMPOSITES CENTRE (NCC) – Greg McCombe
18.50
Local Supply Chain Capabilities: sector examples
AERNNOVA – Javier Fernandez de Retana, Director of Institutional Relations
M TORRES – Txuma Iturgaiz, Integrated Assembly System Product Director
19.00
Networking Cocktail