Discussion Room: Morning Plenary

About this session

Chair’s welcome

Chairman: James Smith, Director of Publishing, Hennik Research

Keynote: Advanced Manufacturing - Digitalisation and Automation for Accelerated Productivity and Growth

The presentation covers the following topics:
- An introduction to Siemens Congleton
- Congleton 2020 and Advance Manufacturing Strategy
- Pioneering digitalisation, automation and data connectivity

Speaker: Carl German, Advanced Manufacturing Strategic Lead, Siemens

Keynote: Go-to-Market Innovation: 5 pillars of commercial agility

Disruption is here and this crisis is different from previous ones. Efficiency and operational excellence, whilst useful, won’t be enough. You need an innovative response to address demand changes and disruptions to your go-to-market model. We define this as commercial agility – the ability to make pricing, product design, sales, and cost management decisions with unprecedented speed and flexibility until some form of equilibrium returns to your market.

Key takeaways from this session:
- Understanding where you are and where you need to get to
- Best-in-class commercial practices from within the 5 pillars
- Where and how to start the transformation

Speaker: Peter Colman, Partner and shareholder, Simon Kucher & Partners

5-Minute Idea: What funding and finance is available to help manufacturers innovate?

How KTN (Knowledge Transfer Network) works for the greater good of the UK manufacturing industry, making links to the right expertise and partners, and funding & finance.

Speaker: Ben Peace, Head of Manufacturing, KTN (Knowledge Transfer Network)

Q&A from audience/moderator

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