Keynotes and speakers include: • Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills • Professor Sir Mike Gregory, Head of the Manufacturing, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM).
• Chris Dodson OBE, Chairman, Mortimer & Torftech Groups • Melanie Leech, Director General, Food and Drink Federation • Graham Dewhurst, Director General, Manufacturing Technologies Association • Tom Crotty, Director, INEOS Group • Ian Lomax, Chief Operating Officer, ATB Austria Antriebstechnik AG
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• Allan Cook CBE, Chairman, Semta, Atkins and SELEX Galileo
T H E M A N U FA C T U R E R DIRECTORS’ CONFERENCE I am delighted to invite you to the fourth annual Manufacturers Directors’ Conference (MDC). Focusing on strategies for growth, priorities for investment and ways to create and retain a capable, resilient workforce that can meet the challenges of the future, this conference will provide a hub for senior manufacturing professionals seeking validation and inspiration in their business plans. The MDC 2012 will bring manufacturing leaders together to define the way forward for manufacturing in the UK. I look forward to meeting you in London. Jon Tudor, Director, MDC 2012
Now in its fourth year the MDC will enable UK manufacturers to: • Prepare for engagement in new markets through finding the right support and identifying appropriate partners and agents • Unlock the maze of skills provision and highlight existing support structures to meet individual employer needs • Simplify finance options and clarify access routes for varying investment intentions • Identify methods and models for energy efficiency and sustainability
The MDC was extremely useful bringing together leading and best practice ideas and innovations from every sector under one roof and the camaraderie between all of the businesses and people present was great to see” Graham Patterson, Global Operations Director, Premier Foods. Delegate MDC 2011
• Understand UK manufacturing in a global context and what’s on the horizon • Get to grips with managing regulation • Find the best ways to secure grants
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MDC 2012 Keynote Speakers Chairman
Professor Sir Mike Gregory, Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge University Mike Gregory is Head of the Manufacturing and Management Division of the University Engineering Department and of the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM). Mike’s work continues to be closely linked with industry and government and he has published in the subject areas of manufacturing strategy, technology management, international manufacturing and manufacturing policy. He directs – with senior colleagues – the Institute’s EPSRC Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre. External activities have included membership of various government and institutional committees. He served as executive director of the Cambridge MIT Institute from 2005-2008 and was Springer Visiting Professor at UC Berkeley in 2008/9. He chairs the UK Manufacturing Professors Forum and is a member of the UK Government’s Stakeholder Group on Manufacturing.
The Turnaround experience – turning around British manufacturing icons
Brian Davidson, Non-Executive Chairman, Crown Paints Ltd Brian Davidson has been CEO of Crown Paints since December 2009. He joined after more than 20 years in the bus building industry, including aiding the turnaround the ailing Mayflower, and leading the management buyout at Plaxton in 2004. This presentation will concentrate on Brian’s experience in turning around two UK businesses: Plaxton, a 100 year-old bus and coach manufacturer based in Scarborough and Crown Paints, a 230 year-old North West manufacturing icon.
Ross Walker, Senior UK Economist, RBS Ross has been a senior UK economist at RBS since 2000, having joined NatWest Markets in late 1998. He is based in RBS’s Markets division in London where his principal responsibilities are macroeconomic and central bank policy analysis and forecasting. RBS is a prominent UK economic forecaster, participating regularly in HM Treasury, Bank of England and private surveys. Ross is a member of the Sky TV News ‘money panel’ of business experts and has written for the Institute of Economics Affairs and The Daily Telegraph newspaper. In 2010 he was dubbed ‘The Sage of Scotland’ by The Sun newspaper! Prior to working in the City, Ross was a researcher to the President of the Board of Trade.
Richard Noble, OBE, Entrepreneur and record breaker Against a background of today’s low risk culture, Richard Noble specialises in developing high risk ventures. Obviously not all of them can be successful, but the Thrust2 programme which brought the World Land Speed Record back to Britain in 1983 and the Thrust SSC first ever supersonic land speed record programme are the best known. Richard Noble’s other projects include the ARV Super2 light aircraft, the Atlantic Sprinter Blue Riband contender, Programme Funding, an original television funding company, Farnborough Aircraft, the first distributed travel air taxi aircraft and currently the Mach 1.4 Bloodhound SSC project – the latest in the long line of Land Speed Record cars now being run through over 3600 UK schools.
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MDC 2012 – 21ST November 09:00
Chair Welcome: Professor Sir Mike Gregory
09:05
Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
09:20
Ross Walker, Senior UK Economist, RBS.
09:35
Brian Davidson, Non-Executive Chairman, Crown Paints Ltd
09:55
Keynote: Richard Noble OBE
10:40
Panel debate and discussion
11:00
Networking break Breakout 1 Signposts to Growth
Breakout 2 Manufacturing Best Practice
Breakout 3 Focused Workshops
11:30 to 12:40
Overseas Growth: • Chris Dodson OBE, Chairman, Mortimer & Torftech Groups • Brian Stringer, Group Operations Director, Survitec Group
Energy and Environment: • Case Study A: Mark Cropper, Chairman & Acting CEO, James Cropper PLC • Case Study B: Jon Miles, Director of Sustainable Energy Finance, RBS
Process Improvement – Toyota Production System Tony Wallis, Director, Toyota Material Handling UK
12:40
Lunch and networking
13:40 to 14:50
Investment for Growth: • Chair: Jan Ward, CEO, Corrotherm • Mark Bryant, Business Director, Business Growth Fund • Jonathan Duck, CEO, Amtico International
Supply Chain Supremacy: • Case Study A: Neil McBride, Group Supply Operations Director, Birds Eye Iglo • Case Study B: JCB World Class Logistics
Training and Leadership Empowering and Engaging People to Drive Change Tom Wedgwood, Director, Newton Europe
14:50
Afternoon coffee break
15:20 To 16:30
Workforce for Growth: • Chair: Allan Cook CBE, Chairman, SEMTA • Tom Crotty, Director, INEOS Group • Vincent Middleton, Chairman, Newburgh Engineering • Andrew Esson, MD,
Innovation: • Case Study A: Ian Lomax, Chief Operating Officer, ATB Austria Antriebstechnik AG • Case Study B: David Warburton-Broadhurst, Chief Information Officer, Masternaut
Social Media for manufacturers: Workshop
16:30
Future Factory Round Table Reflection and Discussion Six Chair’s from the round table discussions
17:00
Summing Up and Close – preparation for awards dinner drinks reception
(Maximum 20 delegates per workshop)
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acilitated by a sector leader the round tables will firstly focus on the immediate challenges faced by each sector. They will then look at existing or potential solutions to these problems and future opportunities to improve, implement or take better advantage of them. Each round table will consist of up to 12 manufacturers and a reporter from The Manufacturer and will culminate in a Sector Reflection Report that will feature in a subsequent issue of the magazine. Melanie Leech, Director General, F&DF
Graham Dewhurst, Director General, MTA
Future Factory Round Tables 11:30 to 12:40
Chemicals: • Chair: Tom Crotty, Director, INEOS Group • Moderator: Thomas Moore, Reporter, The Manufacturer
Automotive: • Chair: TBC • Moderator: Tim Brown
13:40 to 14:50
Advanced Engineering: • Chair: Graham Dewhurst, Director General, MTA • Moderator: Will Stirling, Editorial Director, SayOne Media
Power Generation: • Chair: Technology Strategy Board TBC • Moderator: Roberto Priolo, Editor, Lean Management Journal
15:20 To 16:30
Food & Drink: • Chair: Melanie Leech, Director General, F&DF • Moderator: Jane Gray, Editor, The Manufacturer
Aerospace and Defence • C0-Chair: Rees Ward, CEO, ADS Group Ltd • Moderator: Tim Brown, Web Editor, The Manufacturer
Please note that the round tables are invitation only and are organised by the editor of The Manufacturer, Jane Gray. For further information email her at J.gray@themanufacturer.com
Rees Ward, CEO, ADS Group Ltd
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B R E A KO UT 1 Signposts for Growth
Workforce for Growth For UK manufacturers, attracting, retaining and developing the best talent from shop-floor to the boardroom is a key business challenge to support business growth. This session will hear from key groups tackling this workforce challenge, but also from UK manufacturers who have undertaken the initiative and created their own solutions to skills challenges. Chair: Allan Cook CBE, Chairman, Semta, Atkins and SELEX Galileo, Deputy Chairman, Marshalls Group Skills for Growth – A View from the North East Andrew Esson, Managing Director, Quick Hydraulics The manufacturing sector in the North East has suffered in recent years from a skills shortage, creating a pinch point in the growth prospects of manufacturers in the region. Andrew will present his experiences, gained within two companies, of tackling the shortage by including a proactive approach to skills development as a core part of a strategy for growth within a traditional manufacturing environment.
Apprenticeships resolved: developing engineering skills for the manufacturing industry Vincent Middleton, Chairman, Newburgh Engineering Developing a skills system to meet industry’s needs Tom Crotty, Director, INEOS Group
Overseas Growth With traditional export markets becoming stagnant, emerging markets represent the bulk in opportunities for UK manufacturing. This session will focus on manufacturers who have broken into new markets, the strategies they have engaged in and the funding, advice and guidance available to UK manufacturers with international growth intentions. Survitec Group – Growing on Export Brian M Stringer, Chief Operating Officer, Survitec This presentation will illustrate how the Survitec Group has continued to grow its business in the most difficult economic climate by utilizing overseas opportunities. The presentation will share a few thoughts on how Survitec has strategically and tactically used various levers to target past missed opportunities in order to continue the impressive sales and profit growth over the last four years.
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Advantages of technology licensing and how to use it to accelerate export growth Mr Christopher E Dodson OBE, Chairman of Mortimer Technology and Torftech Group
Chair: David Hutchinson, Managing Director, AlixPartners David has worked for clients in a wide range of manufacturing sectors globally, including specialty chemicals, food and FMCG products, packaging and industrial products. Prior to joining AlixPartners, David spent 11 years in operations management with ICI and Zeneca, and six years with consultants A.T. Kearney.
Investment for Growth With tight credit conditions becoming the norm, the session will identify alternative finance tools with examples of flexible investment opportunities. chair: Jan Ward, CEO and founder, Corrotherm International Ltd
Mark Bryant, Director, Business Growth Fund PLC Mark has had 30 years’ experience in manufacturing, primarily as the managing director/CEO of a number of manufacturing companies which include Pressurements Ltd, Druck Holdings Plc and General Electric, manufacturing a range of instrumentation and sensors covering sectors from aerospace, automotive, oil & gas to test and metrology.
Roy Bawden, Senior Director, Manufacturing & Industrials, RBS Corproate Banking Roy is a regular contributor to sector related publications and events including most recently the Grant Thornton report, which focused on investing in the food manufacturing sector.
Jonathan Duck, CEO, Amtico International Jonathan is CEO of Amtico International, a private equity backed specialty flooring business that operates globally. Prior to Amtico, he was CEO of Access Self Storage, a private equity funded property business trading in Europe and Australia. He has MA and MEng degrees from Cambridge and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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B R E A KO UT 2 Manufacturing Best Practice The best practice format for the breakout 2 sessions provides more in-depth case study presentations from manufacturers through peerto-peer learning, delegates will take away new ideas that they can apply directly to their manufacturing operations.
Growth through Innovation This session will provide case studies on harnessing innovation in the workplace to create market- leading innovation. To stay ahead of the completion UK manufacturers need to innovate across their businesses. Applying innovation to processes, systems and culture for outstanding business performance Ian Lomax MSc, BSc, CEng, FIMechE, MIoD Chief Operating Officer, ATB Austria Antriebstechnik AG In this session participants will learn how the business carefully defines innovation and how it promotes this as a capability to attract marketleading product development. will learn how ATB has applied innovation to its processes, products, systems and culture leading to significant growth while continuing to manufacture in the UK and supply its products to global markets.
Energy and Environment Waste of any sort is money off the bottom line. Creating and developing environmental and energy policies and practices are not just the domain of multinationals but of every type of manufacturer. This session will explore the latest practices and thinking on energy and environment. Mark Cropper, Chairman & Acting CEO, James Cropper PLC James Cropper PLC is one of the oldest manufacturing businesses in the UK. The business has been making and converting fine papers since 1753 from its Lake District base, and is a world leader in coloured papers for the luxury sector.
Jon Miles, Director of Sustainable Energy Finance, RBS Jon has worked for RBS since Jan 2005. He started in the Public Sector team concentrating predominantly on finance solutions for Local Govt. RBS’s link with Clinton Climate Initiative allowed Jon to understand the elements of Energy Performance Contracting and how this could be applied to Public and Private Sector. He was instrumental in setting up the LEEF fund within RBS to fund Public Sector energy efficiency projects and upgrades.
Please visit www.themanufacturer.com/mdc2012 for further speaker information
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Supply Chain Supremacy This breakout session will focus on supply chain management and procurement. Localised supply chains and gaining supply chain visibility in the face of increasing complexity and unseen risk will be the focus. The session will also discuss the need to build complimentary supply chain skills and support collaboration with partners for improved efficiency. Unfreezing operations: Improving supplier integration and supply chain performance Neil McBride, Group Supply Operations Director, Birds Eye Iglo
JCB : Solving the Supply Chain Puzzle Joannes Van Osta, General Manager, Group Transport and Logistics, JCB The presentation by Joannes van Osta, General Manager – Group Logistics & Transport, explains the approach JCB took to build a new supply chain model more closely aligned to their manufacturing and customer service model. With 22 plants located across 4 continents solving a supply chain puzzle of this nature was not a simple task and Joannes discusses how the phases involved in the project, how the solution was pieced together and the benefits generated.
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Birds Eye Iglo focused on supply chain as a key operations improvement lever to achieve a step-change in performance. Their holistic and structured approach included looking at: Effective supplier collaboration and strategic sourcing; Managing high seasonality in supply; Network optimisation in supply chain, manufacturing and distribution; Rigorous benchmarking, target setting and performance management processes; and culture and engaging staff in the supply chain improvement process.
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B R E A KO UT 3 Focused Workshops
Delivered by subject area experts they provide an alternative learning approach to the other streams through concentrated learning opportunities and as such are limited to 20 delegates per workshop.
The TPS Workshops The Toyota Production System (TPS) Workshops Tony Wallis, Director, Toyota Material Handling UK The TPS workshops will demonstrate Toyota’s world-renowned business process. The workshop will provide a framework of concepts and methods for improving efficiency plus a business simulation that demonstrates different types of production. By examining key components including continuous improvement (Kaizen) and the elimination of waste (Muda), we will outline the different stages to develop a business improvement roadmap in order to help you increase efficiency in your business. During the workshop we will demonstrate key features of the TPS, its application to every business and how it can help you to reduce waste, add value and improve profit. This is an entry level workshop to those new and looking to refresh themselves with the TPS.
Change and Leadership Empowering & Engaging People to Drive Change Tom Wedgwood, Director, Newton Europe
Engaging people at every level of the business in improvement is fundamental to the success of a programme. However, the most successful of businesses do this by enabling the workforce to experience personal success. In this workshop we will explore: • Understanding latent potential (in people as well as in processes) • How to help people to “see through the snowstorm” • Linking actions to value and how to hold people accountable for action, so that they know the importance of their actions • How to support people manage action to completion • Helping people improve their abilities so they no longer see problems as constraints, but instead as exciting challenges
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