Advanced Engineering Talks

Jeremy and Thomas discuss all things UK-manufacturing, against a backdrop of the new government, skills, and general industry vibes!
Register free at advancedengineeringuk.com to attend Advanced Engineering this on October 30-31 at the NEC, Birmingham, UK.

In this jam-packed panel discussion, Jeremy chats with Sarah Black-Smith, John White, Eleanor Baker, and Hannah Katie Linden about the need for diversity within the engineering and manufacturing industry and how this can boost innovation and skills in the industry.
The panel discusses our #MINDTHEskillsGAP initiative and what each individual has to offer to help improve it. They also celebrate diversity within the sector with the #INWED day last week.

In this episode, Jeremy chats to John Moffat about his journey from Royal Marine to revolutionising EV batteries. 

Over the past 40 years Manufacturing has been overlooked at all levels of discourse, from parental encouragement to government policy. Two leading authors of an important new report tell us how fundamental changes are improving perceptions is raising the sector’s appeal for workers, investors, and policy makers.

Jeremy talks with trailblazing circular manufacturing innovator Julien Vaissieres, whose company Batch.Works was recently included in the Guardian’s Best Designs & Designers of 2023.

Jeremy engages in a conversation with Chris Horton, Managing Director of OxDrive, covering topics such as motor driving, collaboration with the Silverstone Technology Cluster, robotics advancements, and more. Chris was honoured as the 2023 winner of the Enabling Innovation Zone at Advanced Engineering UK, a segment sponsored by Xometry UK, which significantly contributed to supporting further R&D for OxDrive.

Jeremy talks with 3D Printing Pioneer Professor Jason Laing about how a traumatic life changing experience steered him towards a new frontier in medical prosthetics, nanomaterials, and beyond.

Listen to the Women in Manufacturing panel featured for the first time at the Advanced Engineering 2023. Featuring Dr Megan Ronayne (Innovate UK KTN), Emily Smith (Micro Spring & Presswork Ltd), Jennifer Castaneda Navarrete (IfM Engage), Jillian MacBryde (University of Strathclyde) and Riddhi Karambelkar (Brompton Bicycle Ltd)

The legendary former holder of the World Land Speed Record and serial innovator at ThrustWSH discusses his experience in challenging barriers of all kinds. Hierarchical culture, skills gaps and government support are just some of the issues discussed in terms of their key role in catalysing and commercialising more innovation in the UK.
Richard will also be speaking on Advanced Engineering’s Main Stage this 1 November.
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Jeremy and co-host Alan Banks of Ford UK speak with F1 design and engineering legend Mike Gascoyne about his stellar career with McLaren, Tyrrell, Team Lotus/Caterham and others.
Now CEO of his own company, MGI Engineering, Mike discusses the exciting developments in his new range of cargo eVTOL technology demonstrators which show how advanced structural lightweight design and efficient powertrain engineering can produce superior range and payload capacity.
 
Mike will also be speaking, and displaying his eVTOL demonstrators at Advanced Engineering this 1-2 November.