Deep tech solutions for supply chain challenges (IN-PERSON)

Overview

A Made Smarter Innovation | Digital Supply Chain Hub Showcase

Register to join Digital Catapult at this in-person event to discover the latest in supply chain innovation as the art of the possible is demonstrated through the projects of the Made Smarter | Digital Supply Chain Hub.

Registration on this web page is for the in-person event ONLY.
This event is a hybrid event and will also be available online. You can register for the online event here.

About

After three years of targeted innovation initiatives, results from the flagship projects and the deployment of advanced technology solutions within the industry testbeds of the Digital Supply Chain Hub programme, will demonstrate how UK manufacturers and logistics operators can benefit from the adoption of deep tech solutions within their supply chains.

Key stakeholders from across the UK’s supply chain landscape are invited to Digital Catapult’s office in London on Wednesday 9 October to:

Learn how hydrogen and textile supply chain companies have benefited from the deployment of deep tech through globally unique industry testbeds
Explore how flagship projects are tackling complex data sharing challenges in end-to-end supply chains, enabling collaboration to release mutual value by optimising logistics, unlocking insights from supply chain data, and enabling interoperable data exchange
Discover the latest features of the Digital Supply Chain Hub’s platform that are designed to move manufacturers and supply chain companies closer towards digital solution adoption

This showcase event will feature presentations and demonstrations from the innovators and solution providers at the bleeding edge of supply chain technology. Phil Roe, CEO of Logistics UK, will also be providing a keynote address to share his unique insights and the industry perspective from being an active member within the Digital Supply Chain Hub portfolio of projects.

Why attend?

This showcase event is an excellent opportunity to explore the future of resilient, sustainable end-to-end supply chains and how the Made Smarter | Digital Supply Chain Hub programme delivered by Digital Catapult, has become a leading initiative for UK supply chain innovation.

Attendees will leave the event with:

Knowledge of how the deployment of deep tech applications has demonstrated the value of adoption within cross-sector, industrial settings
Insights into how initiatives between industry, technology innovators and research centres have validated the importance of collaboration and interoperability
Awareness of how companies from across the UK’s supply chain ecosystem can take the next step to deep tech adoption through the Digital Supply Chain Hub

Who should attend?

This event will be of interest to CEOs, CTOs, Supply Chain Leads, Supply Chain Directors, Procurement Directors and Heads of Innovation working in supply chains across all sectors as well as technology companies working across manufacturing and supply chains.

Agenda

12:00 – Arrival & Lunch

13:00 – Welcome and opening remarks
Tim Lawrence, Director Digital Supply Chain Innovation Hub – Digital Catapult

13:10 – Keynote
Phil Roe, President – Logistics UK

13:20 – Fireside Chat: “Transforming UK Manufacturing: Digital Supply Chain Innovations in Textiles and Hydrogen Industries”

Tim Stephenson, Digital Supply Chain Business Partner – Digital Catapult (moderator)
Marc Lopresto, Co-Founder – Circle-8 Textile Ecosystems
See Wah Cheng, Head of Product – Hydrologiq
Sue Fairley, Sr Head of ESG, Sourcing & Quality – New Look

13:40 – Digital Supply Chain Hub Testbeds – Deep Tech Solutions for Hydrogen and Textiles Supply Chains

Malte Berresheim, Co-Founder & Managing Director – Heuris Energy
Riikka Olli, Project Lead, Madeby
Yiqiang Zhao, Co-Founder & CEO – Looper
Catriona Haskins, Head of Commercial UK & Ireland – Loadar

14:10 – Break

14:20 – The Digital Supply Chain Hub flagship projects:

Critical Minerals (Network Insight Collaboration Environment)
Esther Lau, Product Owner – Digital Catapult

Connected MBEE Supply Chain Collaboration
Ben Hopper, Principal Research Engineer – Model-Based Enterprise | National Composites Centre

Logistics Optimisation
Amar Dhokia, Senior Product Manager – Digital Catapult

15:20 – Break

15:30 – Panel Discussion: “The Power of Partnerships Across Supply Chains”

Ola Lella, Innovation Partner – Digital Catapult (moderator)
Obiye Ada-Ibrama, Data Science Research Fellow
Mark Enzer OBE FREng, Strategic Advisor – Mott MacDonald
Salli Deighton, Founder – LaundRE

16:15 – The Digital Supply Chain Hub Platform – Educational Modules
Kingsley Harding, Product Manager – Digital Catapult

16:30 – Next Steps
Tim Lawrence, Director Digital Supply Chain Innovation Hub – Digital Catapult

16:40 – Networking & Live Demos

17:30 – Close

Speakers

Tim Lawrence

Director, Digital Supply Chain Hub

Tim has extensive experience in improving global supply chains working within the Automotive, Consumer Goods, Aerospace, Defence, Construction, Life Science and Industrial Sectors..

See Wah Cheng

Head of Product – Hydrologiq

See Wah has an extensive background building market-leading software products with millions of users across a range of industries, with a particular interest in positively transforming society through technology and innovation. With his experience working with and building fast growing technology teams, he has helped leading startups tackle scaling challenges, such as at UK unicorn Onfido where he was Director of Product. Over the years, he has developed a deep passion for sustainability, starting with his voluntary role in devising and driving a viable net zero plan for Onfido, and cumulating in his joining Hydrologiq to help accelerate a hydrogen revolution.

Obiye Ada-Ibrama

Research Fellow – Northumbria University

Research Fellow at Northumbria University, leading innovative projects like the Spares Digital Testbed. Specialising in machine learning and data analytics, Obiye drives strategic decisions through cutting-edge digital twin simulations, enhancing supply chain efficiency and sustainability. Passionate about bridging academic research with practical industry solutions.

Mark Enzer OBE FREng

Strategic Advisor – Mott MacDonald

Mark is a keen champion of outcomes-focused systems-thinking, collaborative delivery models, digitalisation, connected digital twins and the circular economy in the built environment. Mark is the Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor in the digitalisation of the built environment at the University of Cambridge, and he is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London. As Strategic Advisor at Mott MacDonald, Mark provides advice to key clients on digitalisation and broader industry transformation. Previously, Mark was the CTO of Mott MacDonald and the Director of the Centre for Digital Built Britain, where he was the Head of the National Digital Twin programme.