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:

Formal presentation of the Industrial Strategy by BEIS with an industry response from the Manufacturing Technologies Association.
Local and UK technological capabilities involving IK-4, TECNALIA and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).
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

The UK’s Industrial Strategy: opportunities and capabilities