Full conference agenda at UK Metals Expo
All our sessions are free to attend and open for you to drop in as you please.
Join us for an exciting presentations and discussions led by top experts in the field. Learn about the latest industry trends, market forecasts, best practices, and cutting-edge technologies that are shaping the future of the metal industry. Get the inside scoop on key topics such as supply chain management, sustainability, and innovation, and network with like-minded professionals from around the world.
Register now and get ready for a day packed with valuable insights and opportunities for growth!
This is a provisional agenda!
It means more sessions and panellists will be added, and session times may vary slightly.
10:00 am - 10:50 am
Head of Policy and Public Affairs at The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA)
CEO at Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM)
Co-Founder at Greenfields Energy Group
Chief Automation Officer at Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)
Chair at UK Metals Council (UKMC)
10:30 am - 11:20 am
Director at RJ Facade Systems Ltd
Head of Project Delivery & Asset Management at Shell Energy
Energy & Net Zero Policy Expert at Make UK
Head of Aluminium Analysis at CRU
Vice President West (BNL/UK) at Norsk Hydro
10:30 am - 10:55 am
Director General at UK Steel
Strategic Business Development Lead at Tata Steel UK
11:00 am - 11:50 am
Conference Chairman at UK Metals Expo
Director of Sustainability at British Steel
CEO at 7 Steel UK
Co-Chair at UK Steel Council
Director, Markets Business Development & Commercial Services at Tata Steel
11:00 am - 11:25 am
Senior Solutions Engineer at Epicor
11:00 am - 11:50 am
Chair of The Aluminium Federation Trade Committee at Trade Compliance Manager at Arconic
Sales Director at Peel Ports Group
Commercial Director at Steel Processing (Midlands) Ltd.
Chief Sales Officer at DB Cargo UK
Deputy Port Director at Peel Port Logistics
Head of Operations at Brisko Metal Resources
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Life Cycle Assessment Consultant at Decerna
UK & Ireland Sales Manager European Metals Team Leader at SKF
Commercial Manager at ICD Europe
Territory Sales Manager for the UK & Ireland at Hitachi High-Tech
Sustainability Senior Manager at Metal Agencies / Stomana Industry SA
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Director of Data-Driven Manufacturing at NMIS
Principal Knowledge-Exchange Fellow at NMIS
Managing Director at Ailsa Reliability Solutions Ltd.
President at Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM)
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
Research Fellow in Industrial Decarbonisation at University of Leeds
Sustainability Strategy Manager - Supply Chain at Jaguar Land Rover
Market and Business Development Manager at Tata Steel UK
Director, Health, Safety, Sustainability & Environment at Tata Steel UK
Sustainability Director at Sir Robert McAlpine
Sustainability Manager Europe at Sonoco
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
Director General at UK Steel
President at The International Steel Trade Association (ISTA)
Senior Consultant at MEPS International Ltd
Commercial Manager at Tata Steel UK
Commercial Director at All Steels Trading
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm
Industry Sector Manager - Corporate Development at TWI
Senior Materials Technologist at Aerospace Technology Institute
Consultant for Surface Engineering at The Welding Institute (TWI)
Vice President IOM3 & Director and Materials Group Leader at Innoval Technology
Technology strategy and Funding Director at RNDO
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm
Head of Sales at Bridgnorth Aluminium Ltd
BIW Core Strategy Manager at Jaguar Land Rover
Head of Automotive Program Management at Norsk Hydro
Titanium and Special Alloys, Castings at AIRBUS
Director at CONETZ
CEO at The Aluminium Federation (ALFED)
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm
CEO at Countrywide Metals Ltd
Head of Sustainability & Strategy at 7 Steel UK
Co Director at FISC (Foundation Industries Sustainability Consortium)
Senior Global Strategy Procurement Manager at JLR
Sustainability & Circularity Lead at Tata Steel UK
Head of Process Sustainability at Tata Steel UK
2:00 pm - 2:25 pm
Chief Executive Officer at Sertec Group Ltd
CEO at Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA)
Editor at Manufacturing and Engineering Magazine (MEM)
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm
Principal Knowledge-Exchange Fellow at NMIS
General Manager at Transicon
Managing Director at PLUS Automation Ltd
Chief Automation Officer at Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)
2:30 pm - 2:55 pm
Professor of Metallurgy at Queen Mary University of London, University of Cambridge
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm
Chief Technology Officer at Materials Processing Institute
Tata Steel Professor of Metallurgy at University of Cambridge
Sales Director at Tata Steel
Senior Consultant at NPT
Process Technology Manager at Tata Steel
Head of Operations at Marcegaglia Stainless Sheffield
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm
Steel Market Researcher at MEPS International
Former Vice President Procurement at Rolls-Royce
HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist at The Leadership Psychologist
Port Director (Mersey Ports) at Peel Ports Group
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm
General Manager, Commercial Non Ferrous at EMR
Co-founder at BACALL Aluminium
Professor of Metallurgy at Brunel University at Chief Scientific Officer at Innoval Technology
Director at CONETZ
Technical Lead at Constellium
3:30 pm - 4:20 pm
Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Rolls-Royce
Regulatory Affairs Manager at UK Steel
Strategy & Transformation Director at Sheffield Forgemasters
Principal Analyst - Carbon Steel at CRU
Manufacturing Manager at Leonardo
3:30 pm - 3:55 pm
Materials Engineer at United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
3:30 pm - 3:55 pm
Sales Director at Vecchiato Officine Meccaniche
10:00 am
10:15 am
10:30 am
10:45 am
11:00 am
11:15 am
11:30 am
11:45 am
12:00 pm
12:15 pm
12:30 pm
12:45 pm
1:00 pm
1:15 pm
1:30 pm
1:45 pm
2:00 pm
2:15 pm
2:30 pm
2:45 pm
3:00 pm
3:15 pm
3:30 pm
3:45 pm
4:00 pm
4:15 pm
9:40 am - 10:20 am
CEO at Enginuity
Managing Director at CEL Sheetmetal Ltd
Head of School of Engineering at University of Birmingham
Chair at UK Metals Council (UKMC)
Deputy CEO at Birmingham Assay Office
9:40 am - 10:10 am
Digital Platforms & Innovation lead at Tata Steel UK
Founder and Chair at Offsite Alliance
CEO at BCSA
Economics Director at Construction Products Association
10:00 am - 10:50 am
Innovation and Advanced Technology Senior Expert at Aston Martin Lagonda
Technology Centre Director at Sarginsons Industries Ltd
Head of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships at Hydro Aluminium AS
Senior Lecturer Automotive Materials at University of Warwick
Automotive & Rail Marketing Manager at Hydro Extrusions, Hydro Aluminium Metal
10:00 am - 10:25 am
Senior Solutions Engineer at Epicor
10:20 am - 11:00 am
Senior Policy Advisor at HM Treasury
Director, Energy and Climate Change Policy at UK Steel
Head of Sustainability Finance at JLR
Principal Analyst - Carbon Steel at CRU
Commercial Affairs at Tata Steel UK
10:30 am - 11:20 am
Founder at New Way Growth
Director at Hone-All Precision Ltd.
Managing Director at CEL Sheetmetal Ltd
Head of Manufacturing Industry at Crowe LLP
Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Make UK
10:30 am - 11:20 am
Principal Knowledge-Exchange Fellow at NMIS
Director South Wales at High Value Manufacturing Catapult
COO at DEEP Manufacturing
Director & Chief Technical Officer at Advanced Nuclear Research Centre
11:00 am - 11:50 am
Climate Change & Decarbonisation Director at Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
Head of Business Development at Hydro Aluminium
Award-winning Architect & Author at Michael Stacey Architects
Head of Design -X50 at Brompton Bicycle
11:10 am - 11:50 am
Senior Global Procurement Manager at JLR
Professor in Sustainable Manufacturing at Imperial College London
Manager, Sustainability Policy & Assessment at Tata Steel
Managing Director for Technology and Innovation at European Metal Recycling (EMR)
Procurement Director at Tata Steel UK
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Managing Director at TISICS
Business Development Executive - Space Sector at TWI
Chief Scientist at UK Space Agency
Head of Space Technology at UK Space Agency
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Chief Operating Officer at Peel Ports Group
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
CEO & Managing Director at Tata Steel
Managing Director at William King Ltd
12:30 pm - 1:20 pm
Senior Consultant at MEPS International Ltd
President, Long Products at Marcegaglia
General Manager at Lumturi Stainless Steel Ltd
Director at Langley Alloys
Managing Director at Inoxko Ltd
12:30 pm - 1:20 pm
Conference Chairman at UK Metals Expo
Chief Scientist at UK Space Agency
Multi Chartered Senior Project Professional / STEM Ambassador at Babcock International Group
Head of Design -X50 at Brompton Bicycle
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
Government Affairs and Policy at Novelis
CEO at Countrywide Metals Ltd
Policy and Sustainability Manager at British Metals Recycling Association
Head Of Sourcing/Sorting Global at Norsk Hydro
CEO at The Aluminium Federation (ALFED)
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm
Head of Education & Professional Development at The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)
Chair of the Young Traders Group at Bureau of International Recycling
Managing Director at Professional Polishing Services
Managing Director at Marshall Harmony
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Business Development Manager, Colorcoat® at Tata Steel
Technical Sales Manager - Building Systems UK at Tata Steel
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm
Professor of Engineering at Swansea University
Chair of The Welding Institute at UKAEA Capability Lead
Professor of Metallurgy at Brunel University at Chief Scientific Officer at Innoval Technology
Director at CDT in DigitalMetal
Chair in Digital and Sustainable Metallurgy at Henry Royce Institute
Business and Research Engagement Lead - Advanced Metal Processing at Henry Royce Institute
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Conference Chairman at UK Metals Expo
CEO at Countrywide Metals Ltd
Professor of Engineering at Swansea University
Head of Education & Professional Development at The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)
Senior Teaching Fellow at Imperial College London
Principal Knowledge-Exchange Fellow at NMIS
Multi Chartered Senior Project Professional / STEM Ambassador at Babcock International Group
Director at CDT in DigitalMetal
Chair in Digital and Sustainable Metallurgy at Henry Royce Institute
Managing Director at Professional Polishing Services
Managing Director at Marshall Harmony
Business and Research Engagement Lead - Advanced Metal Processing at Henry Royce Institute
Director of Applied Research and Professor of Structural Integrity at Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST).