Theatre 1
Career | Equality, diversity & inclusion | Apprenticeship | Best practice
To achieve its wider ambitions for growth, the UK Metals Industry will need to attract some 2,300 graduates a year and 9,200 apprentices and technicians. It will also have to retain those it already has and retrain others to acquire the specific skills required for the future. This will be challenging given the image of the industry and the dearth of both vocational training and appropriate degree-level courses.
Speakers include:
Theatre 1
Career | Equality, diversity & inclusion | Apprenticeship | Best practice
To achieve its wider ambitions for growth, the UK Metals Industry will need to attract some 2,300 graduates a year and 9,200 apprentices and technicians. It will also have to retain those it already has and retrain others to acquire the specific skills required for the future. This will be challenging given the image of the industry and the dearth of both vocational training and appropriate degree-level courses.
Speakers include:
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Wednesday 14th September 2022
Building UK Hydrogen Techno Supply Chains in the UK
Scaling Hydrogen manufacturing capability here in the UK – market opportunities (import/export), supply chain, strategy, route to market, present white paper/report from H2GVMids. Panellists will be confirmed soon.
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UK Materials Strategy for Automotive
The presentation will be focussed on the opportunity for the UK automotive sector to lower its global CO2 footprint whilst creating jobs, improving GVA and generating innovation whilst ensuring resilience for the UK supply chain.
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The rise of urban mining
Hear from Roger Morton, Managing Director of Technology and Innovation at EMR, on the rise of urban mining and its pivotal role in the protection of virgin materials. Urban mining is a philosophy that sees the material we recycle not as waste but as a valuable resource that can help us save the planet and keep valuable materials right here […]
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Low Carbon Aluminium Manufacturing
Sustainability is an important source of competitive advantage for aluminium producers and manufacturers, but it is now becoming an imperative. Learn from companies that are currently leading the way. Other panellists will be confirmed soon.
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Business opportunities for metals sector in offshore wind
Offshore wind is set to grow from 10.4GW in 2021 to over 40GW by 2030. With a designed lifetime of 20-25 years, the first turbines are also starting to be decommissioned. Both the manufacturing of components and the end of use management offer novel business opportunities for the metal sector. Offshore wind turbine components consist for ca. 2/3 out of […]
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‘Best Available Techniques’– A future regime within the UK
Following the UK’s exit from the European Union, the UK Government the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland are firmly committed to providing a future regime for the development of ‘Best Available Techniques’ within the UK. Speaker will be confirmed soon.
More detailsAn overview of Regulatory Challenges in the Metals Sector.
Synopsis and speaker will be confirmed soon.
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Forging the Future Through UK Innovation and Technology
This presentation highlights the importance of innovation and technology in manufacturing bespoke, high-integrity, critical components such as large forgings and castings. In order to fabricate such products more quickly and cheaply, several vital ingredients need to be brought together; these include investment in equipment and people, increased adoption of advanced technologies and any relevant elements of “Industry 4.0”. In addition, […]
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The Royal Mint takes inspiration from its origins in metalwork and design to forge a new future
In a world where cash use is changing, The Royal Mint took inspiration from its origins in metalwork and design to forge a new future… The Royal Mint is the oldest manufacturer in the UK and with a history and heritage forged in precious metals, it is transforming for the future. Director of Operations, Leighton John, and Chief Growth Officer, […]
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Other Topical Seminar Theatres
Theatre 2
Circular Economy & Recycling
Theatre 3
Innovation & Technology
Theatre 4
Supply chain, Policy and Trade
