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Chris McDonald

Member of Parliament

for Stockton North

Chris McDonald is a British Labour Party politician, chemical engineer and former business executive, who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockton North since 2024. Between 2014 and 2024, McDonald was the CEO of the Materials Processing Institute, after leading its divestment from Tata Steel.

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Russ Hall

Russ Hall

Lead for Sustainable Manufacturing & Circular Economy

Warwick Manufacturing Group

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Andreas Reimer

Program lead for Remanufacturing

National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS)

Simon Richards, Sustainability Director at Sir Robert McAlpine

Simon Richards

Sustainability Director

Sir Robert McAlpine

Ewelina Pieckowska, Trade Compliance Manager at Arconic Chair of The Aluminium Federation Trade Committee

Ewelina Pieckowska

Chair of The Aluminium Federation Trade Committee

Trade Compliance Manager at Arconic

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Joanna Brookes

Business Development Executive

Business Development Executive

Patrick Matthewson, Energy & Net Zero Policy Expert at Make UK

Patrick Matthewson

Energy & Net Zero Policy Expert

Make UK

T.V. Narendran, CEO & Managing Director of Tata Steel

⠀T. V. Narendran

CEO & Managing Director

Tata Steel

Abbasi Gandhi, Business Development Executive - Space Sector at TWI

Abbasi Gandhi 

Business Development Executive - Space Sector

TWI

Nicole Procter, Commercial Manager at ICD Europe

Nicole Procter

Commercial Manager

ICD Europe

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Ralph Windeatt

Group Head of Business Development

Associated British Ports

Marc Thirkell, Editor at Manufacturing and Engineering Magazine (MEM)

Marc Thirkell

Editor

Manufacturing and Engineering Magazine (MEM)

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Roger Morton

Managing Director for Technology and Innovation

European Metal Recycling (EMR)

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