How can we support your business?
As the economic benefits of innovation are realised through businesses, research, skills, workplace practices, and management, collaboration is critical to maximising the value of innovation.
Hear first-hand from EU funded operations ASTUTE 2020, METAL and M2A about the support on offer to help your business upskill your workforce, exploit opportunities for collaboration, and ultimately gain competitive advantages.
This free event will allow manufacturing companies to engage with highly qualified technical experts to understand what support and development opportunities are available for adding value to your business and helping Welsh technology and manufacturing businesses to grow.
Why Should You Attend?
Industry Support
Hear first-hand from ASTUTE 2020, METAL & M2A on the benefits of industry-academia collaboration, and how the EU-Funded operations are meeting the needs for manufacturing across Wales.
Collaboration Benefits
Understand how research and skills can help contribute to innovation as a first step for gaining a competitive advantage in future manufacturing technologies through collaboration.
Manufacturing Focus
Understand how your manufacturing business can prosper through growth, development, and change though EU-Funded operations ASTUTE 2020, METAL and M2A.
Skills for Industry
Skills and Innovation to strengthen manufacturing, encouraging stimulation of ideas and challenges to foster knowledge exchange.
NORTH WALES - 21st May 2019 9am - 12:30pm
Coleg Cambria - Higher Education Centre, Kelsterton Road, Connahs Quay, CH5 4BR - BOOK NOW
MID WALES - 22nd May 2019 9am- 12:30pm
Mid Wales Manufacturing Group, NPTC Newtown Campus, Llanidloes Road, Newtown, Powys, SY19 4HU - BOOK NOW
SOUTH EAST WALES - 23rd May 2019 9am - 12:30pm
Ebbw Vale Innovation Centre, Victoria Business Park, Festival Drive, Ebbw Vale, NP23 8XA - BOOK NOW
Agendas
North Wales
9:00 am - Registration & Coffee
9:30 am - Welcome
9:40 am - North Wales Economic Ambitions Board Update
Iwan Trefor Jones, Corporate Director at Gwynedd County Council, and Lead Director for the Economic Ambition Board
10:00 am - METAL: Part-Funded Opportunities to Upskill Your Business
Khalil Khan, Project Manager, METAL
10:20 am - M2A: Industry-led Postgraduate Research Training
Dr Dai Warren, Project Manager, M2A
10:40 am - ASTUTE 2020: Working with the Welsh Manufacturing Industry across Wales - Gaining a competitive advantage through Future Manufacturing Technologies
Harry Alexopoulos,Swyddog Prosiect ASTUTE 2020
11:00 am - Make UK: The Manufacturers' Organisation - Future Proof Performance
Paul Byard, Membership Director Wales, Make UK
11:30 am - Closing Remarks
11:30 am - Networking & Lunch
12:30 pm - Event Close
Mid Wales
9:00 am - Registration & Coffee
9:30 am - Welcome
Ceri Stephens, Group Manager, MWMG
9:40 am - Mid Wales Manufacturing Group Update
Ceri Stephens, Group Manager, MWMG
10:00 am - METAL: Part-Funded Opportunities to Upskill Your Business
Khalil Khan, Project Manager, METAL
10:20 am - M2A: Industry-led Postgraduate Research Training
Dr Dai Warren, Project Manager, M2A
10:40 am - ASTUTE 2020: Working with the Welsh Manufacturing Industry across Wales - Gaining a competitive advantage through Future Manufacturing Technologies
Dr Ian Cameron, Uwch Reolwr Technegol ASTUTE 2020
11:00 am - Make UK: The Manufacturers' Organisation - Future Proof Performance
Paul Byard, Membership Director Wales, Make UK
11:30 am - Closing Remarks
11:30 am - Networking & Lunch
12:30 pm - Event Close
South East Wales
9:00 am - Registration & Coffee
9:30 am - Welcome
Lisa Jones, Manager, SE RET
9:40 am - South East Wales Regional Engagement Team
Lisa Jones, Manager, SE RET
10:00 am - METAL: Part-Funded Opportunities to Upskill Your Business
Khalil Khan, Project Manager, METAL
10:20 am - M2A: Industry-led Postgraduate Research Training
Dr Dai Warren, Project Manager, M2A
10:40 am - ASTUTE 2020: Working with the Welsh Manufacturing Industry across Wales - Gaining a competitive advantage through Future Manufacturing Technologies
Prof Hefin Rowlands, Prif Ymchwilydd Prifysgol De Cymru ASTUTE 2020
11:00 am - Make UK: The Manufacturers' Organisation - Future Proof Performance
Paul Byard, Membership Director Wales, Make UK
11:30 am - Closing Remarks
11:35 am - Networking & Lunch
12:30 pm - Event Close
