INNOVATIONPITCHES

4 - 5 November 2019The Manufacturing Technology Centre

Ansty Park, Coventry

DIGITALISING MANUFACTURING CONFERENCE 2019

MTC, COVENTRY

MAKING D IG ITAL A REAL IT Y

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Applications for innovation pitches will be open until 4th October 2019. The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is giving entrepreneurs, technologists and inventors the chance to pitch their innovative ideas on factory digitalisation to the UK's manufacturing decision makers at our Digitalising Manufacturing Conference on 4th & 5th November 2019.

The Innovation Pitches initiative is being run in conjunction with the Digital Catapult - the UK's leading centre connecting start-ups and scale-ups to solve real industrial challenges.

Each application will be judged by a panel of experts from technology and manufacturing sectors. The best applicants will be invited to take one of the conference innovation pitch slots.

Successful innovators and companies will have the opportunity to give an elevator pitch to the audience, which will be made of industry leaders, as well as representatives from SMEs and OEMs.

They also have the chance to demonstrate their technology at the conference 'digital experience', as part of a digital manufacturing story.

Further to the conference, innovators chosen to make the pitches at the conference will be offered

How to applyIf you would like to apply for an innovation pitch opportunity, please visit:www.the-mtc.org/innovationpitches

Still have questions?If you have any questions, or require further information on innovation pitches, you can contact us at digital@the-mtc.org

access to MTC's experts, to help them bring their ideas to market. This is a fantastic opportunity with proven success stories, including a pitch from last year who was connected with manufacturers and is currently in the process of securing further funding.

Some of Europe’s leading experts on the digital revolution sweeping through manufacturing industry will join forces at the conference aimed at helping UK manufacturers embrace the latest digital technologies.

For more information about Digitalising Manufacturing Conference 2019, please visit: www.the-mtc.org/digital2019

Innovation pitches

The audience

Advanced Manufacturing SpecialistCEOCFOChairmanChief of Business - Connected IndustryDirector of Consultancy ServicesEngineering Capability ManagerExecutive Director Engineering & TechnologyGlobal Chief of Manufacturing SystemsHead of AerospaceHead of AutomationHead of Factory OperationsHead of Innovation - New TechnologiesHead of Innovation PolicyHead of Manufacturing

AccentureAccess UKAdvanced Forming Research CentreAerospace MaterialsAirbusAltranAmeyANSYS UKAntaraAT&T Global Business SolutionsATS Applied Tech SystemsAutonomous Manufacturing LtdBabcock Defence Systems TechnologyBaker Hughes, a GE companyBeckhoff AutomationBoschBP PetrochemicalsCAE Tech Capgemini UK plcCarlsberg UKCast Metals FederationCFMS ServicesCisco, UK & IrelandCity of Glasgow CollegeConfederation of British MetalformingCoty Inc

Head of Production OperationsHead of Strategic ProgrammesHead of Strategy and TransformationHead of Value EngineeringIndustrial CTOInnovation DirectorInnovation ManagerLead Manufacturing EngineerManaging DirectorManufacturing Engineering ManagerManufacturing Operations ManagerMaterials and Logistics ManagerOperations DirectorPortfolio Development ManagerPresidentProcess Engineering Manager

Crown PackagingDe La RueDepartment for Business, Energy & Industrial StrategyDepartment for International TradeDigital CatapultDundee & Angus CollegeDXC TechnologyEnergy Skills PartnershipENG XEngineering and Machinery AllianceEPCC The University of EdinburghExmos LtdFerrovialFICOFlexcitonGAMBICAGF Machine SolutionsGKNGOM UKHardinge GroupHealth and Safety LaboratoryHigh Value Manufacturing CatapultIBM UKInnovate UKJemtech UK

Product Development ManagerProduct Innovation ManagerProfessor of Cyber Systems EngineeringR&D ManagerResearch Portfolio ManagerSector Head - Industrial AutomationSector Manager - EngineeringSenior EngineerSenior ManagerTechnical ArchitectTechnical DirectorTechnical Solutions Leader - Manufacturing EngineeringVice President - Plant Head

LannerLCR4.0 (Liverpool City Region)LPW TechnologyMajenta SolutionsMeggittNational Centre for Food ManufacturingNational Composites CentreNissan Motor ManufacturingNottingham Trent UniversityO2OmronParker AerospacePortakabin LimitedPrion Cutting EdgeProdtexRenishawRolls-RoyceShellSiemensSMMTTheorem SolutionsUniversity of BirminghamUniversity of StrathclydeUniversity of Warwick

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The Digitalising Manufacturing conference attracts a broad range of senior delegates from organisations across the manufacturing sector, government and academia.

This two-day conference is aimed at business leaders and key decision makers across all sectors, who want to be at the forefront of technology, and benefit from the increasing importance of data and digitisation in manufacturing.

With the first day focussing on policy and the second day geared towards implementation, we expect a broad range of delegates from academia and research as well as end users and the international Industry 4.0 community.

The conference is aimed at:} UK manufacturing CEOs, CIOs, CTOs} Managing directors} Factory managers} General managers} Production managers} Materials and planning managers

The conference innovation pitches are the perfect opportunity for you to associate your business with those leading the way in digital manufacturing.

Apply for an innovation pitch opportunityIf you want to apply for an innovation pitch slot at Digitalising Manufacturing Conference 2019, please visit: www.the-mtc.org/innovationpitches

The audience