Speakers

UK Metals conference programme includes the opportunity for you to meet with top industry experts, peers and numerous leading suppliers. They will share knowledge, experiences and best practice and unveil the latest technology available right now.

Lord Rupert Redesdale - Speaker photo

⠀Lord Rupert Redesdale

Conference Chairman

UK Metals Expo

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

Dr Adam Amara, Chief Scientist, UK Space Agency

Adam Amara

Chief Scientist

UK Space Agency

Adam Crookes, Steel Market Researcher at MEPS International

Adam Crookes

Steel Market Researcher

MEPS International

Adam Payne, Founder of New Way Growth

Adam Payne

Founder

New Way Growth

Silhouette

Adrian Musgrave

Head of Sales

Bridgnorth Aluminium Ltd

Alan Scholes is the Chief Technology Officer for the Materials Processing Institute

Alan Scholes

Chief Technology Officer

Materials Processing Institute

Alex Small speaker photo

Alex Small

Digital Platforms & Innovation lead

Tata Steel UK

Alexandra Williams, Government Affairs and Policy at Novelis

Alexandra Williams

Government Affairs and Policy

Novelis

Amy Bird, CEO of Countrywide Metals Ltd

Amy Bird

CEO

Countrywide Metals Ltd

Andrea Wilson, Director of Hone-All Precision Ltd.

Andrea Wilson

Director

Hone-All Precision Ltd.

Andrew Barrow, Associate Fellow – Nuclear Materials at Rolls Royce

Andrew Barrow

Associate Fellow – Nuclear Materials

Rolls-Royce

Andrew Sherlock, Director of Data-Driven Manufacturing at the NMIS

Andrew Sherlock

Director of Data-Driven Manufacturing

NMIS

Ann Watson, Enginuity Group CEO

Ann Watson

CEO

Enginuity

Anthony Brewster

Anthony Brewster

General Manager, Commercial Non Ferrous

EMR

Anthony Marsh, Director at RJ Facade Systems Ltd

Anthony Marsh

Director

RJ Facade Systems Ltd

Anthony Riley

Anthony Riley

BIW Core Strategy Manager

Jaguar Land Rover

Antonia Grey Speaker Photo

Antonia Grey

Head of Policy and Public Affairs

The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA)

Ben Cunliffe, Director of Sustainability at British Steel

Ben Cunliffe

Director of Sustainability

British Steel

Benjamin Evans, Materials Engineer at United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)

Benjamin Evans

Materials Engineer

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)

Benn Godfrey Speaker Photo

Benn Godfrey

Former Vice President Procurement

Rolls-Royce

Calum Boyd, Senior Policy Advisor at HM Treasury

Calum Boyd

Senior Policy Advisor

HM Treasury

Cameron Leitch, Policy and Public Affairs Executive, British Metals Recycling Association

Cameron Leitch

Policy and Sustainability Manager

British Metals Recycling Association

Cameron Pleydell Pearce Speaker Photo

Cameron Pleydell-Pearce

Professor of Engineering

Swansea University

Carl Maitlan, Senior Global Procurement Manager at JLR

Carl Maitland

Senior Global Procurement Manager

JLR

Carles Rovira, 7 Steel UK CEO

Carles Rovira

CEO

7 Steel UK

Catherine Scott, Life Cycle Assessment Consultant at Decerna

Catherine Scott

Life Cycle Assessment Consultant

Decerna

Charles Keen

Charles Keen

Co-founder

BACALL Aluminium

Chris Bayliss, Climate Change & Decarbonisation Director at

Chris Bayliss

Climate Change & Decarbonisation Director

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative

Chris Greenough, Managing Director CEL Sheetmetal Ltd

Chris Greenough

Managing Director

CEL Sheetmetal Ltd

Chris Wiseman Speaker Photo

Chris Wiseman

Industry Sector Manager - Corporate Development

TWI

Claire Kimpton, Chair of The Welding Institute and UKAEA Capability Lead

Claire Kimpton

Chair of The Welding Institute

UKAEA Capability Lead

Clare Richardson Barlow Speaker Photo

Clare Richardson-Barlow

Research Fellow in Industrial Decarbonisation

University of Leeds

Curtis Tatner, Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Rolls-Royce

Curtis Tatner

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Rolls-Royce

Dave Horton, Head of Project Delivery & Asset Management at Shell Energy

Dave Horton

Head of Project Delivery & Asset Management

Shell Energy

Dave Taylor, Business Development Manager at Tata Steel Europe

Dave Taylor

Business Development Manager, Colorcoat®

Tata Steel

David Huck, Chief Operating Officer at Peel Ports Group

David Huck

Chief Operating Officer

Peel Ports Group

David Weatherall, Head of Business Development at Norsk Hydro

David Weatherall

Head of Business Development

Hydro Aluminium

Dr Diane Aston, Head of Education & Professional Development at The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)

Diane Aston

Head of Education & Professional Development

The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)

Dinesh Thirunavukkarasu

Dinesh Thirunavukkarasu

Head of Automotive Program Management

Norsk Hydro

Dr. Elaine Smith The Leadership Psychologist HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Elaine Smith

HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist

The Leadership Psychologist

Ed Bower, Innovation and Advanced Technology Senior Expert, Aston Martin Lagonda

Ed Bower

Innovation and Advanced Technology Senior Expert

Aston Martin Lagonda

Edwin Richards, Technical Sales Manager - Building Systems UK at Tata Steel

Edwin Richards

Technical Sales Manager - Building Systems UK

Tata Steel

Evgenia Yakushina

Evgenia Yakushina

Principal Knowledge-Exchange Fellow

NMIS

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

Flavia Popescu, Multi Chartered Senior Project Professional at Babcock International Group

Flavia Popescu

Multi Chartered Senior Project Professional / STEM Ambassador

Babcock International Group

Frank-S. Aaskov Director, Energy and Climate Change Policy at UK Steel

Frank S. Aaskov

Director, Energy and Climate Change Policy

UK Steel

Gabriella Nizam - Speaker Photo

Gabriella Nizam

Head of Sustainability & Strategy

7 Steel UK

Gareth Davies, Sales Director at Peel Ports Group

Gareth Davies

Sales Director

Peel Ports Group

Gareth Stace, Director General, UK Steel

Gareth Stace

Director General

UK Steel

Gavin Coull, UK & Ireland Sales Manager European Metals Team Leader at SKF

Gavin Coull

UK & Ireland Sales Manager European Metals Team Leader

SKF

Gavin Shipley, echnology Centre Director at Sarginsons Industries Ltd

Gavin Shipley

Technology Centre Director

Sarginsons Industries Ltd

Gaynor Tennant, Founder and Chair at Offsite Alliance

Gaynor Tennant

Founder and Chair

Offsite Alliance

Geoff Scamans - Speaker Photo

Geoffrey Scamans

Professor of Metallurgy at Brunel University

Chief Scientific Officer at Innoval Technology

Geraldine Bolton, CEO of Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM)

Geraldine Bolton

CEO

Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM)

Godfrey Watt - Speaker Photo

Godfrey Watt

President

The International Steel Trade Association (ISTA)

Grant Adams, CEO Sertec

Grant Adams

Chief Executive Officer

Sertec Group Ltd

Hans Bjerkaas currently serves as the Head of Sourcing/Sorting Global at Norsk Hydro

Hans Bjerkaas

Head Of Sourcing/Sorting Global

Norsk Hydro

Harry Bhadeshia, Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge

Harry Bhadeshia

Professor of Metallurgy

Queen Mary University of London, University of Cambridge

Hermione Williams-Copp, Head of Sustainability Finance at Jaguar Land Rover

Hermione Williams-Copp

Head of Sustainability Finance

JLR

Hongbiao Dong, Director of EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Digital Transformation of Metals Industry

Hongbiao Dong

Director

CDT in DigitalMetal

Howard Stone, Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge

Howard Stone

Tata Steel Professor of Metallurgy

University of Cambridge

Silhouette

Ian Jeffries

Titanium and Special Alloys, Castings

AIRBUS

Jacqui Murray Director, High Value Manufacturing Catapult, South Wales

Jacqui Murray

Director South Wales

High Value Manufacturing Catapult

James Harwood, Sustainability Strategy Manager - Supply Chain at Jaguar Land Rover

James Harwood

Sustainability Strategy Manager - Supply Chain

Jaguar Land Rover

James Rolph – Senior Materials Technologist at Aerospace Technology Institute

James Rolph

Senior Materials Technologist

Aerospace Technology Institute

James Selka, CEO of Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA)

James Selka

CEO

Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA)

Jamie Burns, Managing Director Ailsa Reliability Solutions Ltd.

Jamie Burns

Managing Director

Ailsa Reliability Solutions Ltd.

Jennifer Hughes, General Manager at Transicon,

Jennifer Hughes

General Manager

Transicon

Johnathan-Dudley - Speaker Photo

Johnathan Dudley

Head of Manufacturing Industry

Crowe LLP

John-bolton - Speaker Phot

Jon Bolton

Co-Chair

UK Steel Council

Jon Harrison, Regulatory Affairs Manager at UK Steel

Jon Harrison

Regulatory Affairs Manager

UK Steel

Jonathan-Clemens - Speaker Photo

Jonathan Clemens

CEO

BCSA

Josh Brough, Director at JBM International Ltd

Josh Brough

Chair of the Young Traders Group

Bureau of International Recycling

Kamal-Rajput - Speaker Photo

Kamal Rajput

Strategic Business Development Lead

Tata Steel UK

Karl Dearn, Head of School of Engineering, University of Birmingham

Karl Dearn

Head of School of Engineering

University of Birmingham

Kathy Christofidou

Katerina Christofidou

Chair in Digital and Sustainable Metallurgy

Henry Royce Institute

Kaye Ayub, Head of Price Analysis & Forecasts at MEPS International

Kaye Ayub

Senior Consultant

MEPS International Ltd

Ken Stevenson, Strategy & Transformation Director at Sheffield Forgemasters

Ken Stevenson

Strategy & Transformation Director

Sheffield Forgemasters

Kirsty-Davies-Chinnock - Speaker Photo

Kirsty Davies-Chinnock

Managing Director

Professional Polishing Services

Laura Baker, Sales Director at Tata Steel

Laura Baker

Sales Director

Tata Steel

Laura Davies

Managing Director

Marshall Harmony

Liam Bates, President, Long Products at Marcegaglia

Liam Bates

President, Long Products

Marcegaglia

Lliam Conway

Liam Conway

Co-Founder

Greenfields Energy Group

LiLiang Wang, Professor in Sustainable Manufacturing at Imperial College London

LiLiang Wang

Professor in Sustainable Manufacturing

Imperial College London

Louise Slade, COO, DEEP Manufacturing

Louise Salde

COO

DEEP Manufacturing

Luca Bertoldi, Sales Director at Vecchiato Officine Meccaniche

Luca Bertoldi

Sales Director

Vecchiato Officine Meccaniche

Lucy Smith, Co Director at FISC (Foundation Industries Sustainability Consortium)

Lucy Smith

Co Director

FISC (Foundation Industries Sustainability Consortium)

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

Marc Thirkell

Editor

Manufacturing and Engineering Magazine (MEM)

María Riveras García, Global Strategic Procurement Manager at JLR

María Riveras García

Senior Global Strategy Procurement Manager

JLR

Marijn Rietveld, Head of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships, Hydro Aluminium AS

Marijn Rietveld

Head of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships

Hydro Aluminium AS

Mark Jones, Director of CONTEZ

Mark Jones

Director

CONETZ

Mark Weymouth, Managing Director of PLUS Automation Ltd

Mark Weymouth

Managing Director

PLUS Automation Ltd

Matthew Watkins - Speaker Photo

Matthew Watkins

Principal Analyst - Carbon Steel

CRU

Melissa Riley, Consultant for Surface Engineering at TWI

Melissa Riley

Consultant for Surface Engineering

The Welding Institute (TWI)

Michael Stacey, architect

Michael Stacey

Award-winning Architect & Author

Michael Stacey Architects

Professor Michael Ward, Director & Chief Technical Officer at the Advanced Nuclear Research Centre

Michael Ward

Director & Chief Technical Officer

Advanced Nuclear Research Centre

Michael-Clinch - Speaker Photo

Mike Clinch

Vice President IOM3 & Director and Materials Group Leader

Innoval Technology

Mike Knights, Senior Consultant at NPT

Mike Knights

Senior Consultant

NPT

mike_wilson - Speaker Photo

Mike Wilson

Chief Automation Officer

Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)

Nadine-Bloxsome - Speaker Photo

Nadine Bloxsome

CEO

The Aluminium Federation (ALFED)

Nathan Lawrence, Commercial Manager at Tata Steel UK

Nathan Lawrence

Commercial Manager

Tata Steel UK

Neil Potter, Commercial Director at Steel Processing (Midlands) Ltd.

Neil Potter

Commercial Director

Steel Processing (Midlands) Ltd.

Neill Raath, Senior Lecturer Automotive Materials, University of Warwick

Neill Raath

Senior Lecturer Automotive Materials

University of Warwick

Nick Kemp, Head of Design -X50. Brompton Bicycle

Nick Kemp

Head of Design -X50

Brompton Bicycle

Nick-Silk - Speaker Photo

Nick Silk

Market and Business Development Manager

Tata Steel UK

Nicola-Jones - Speaker Photo

Nicola Jones

Sustainability & Circularity Lead

Tata Steel UK

Nicole Procter, Commercial Manager at ICD Europe

Nicole Procter

Commercial Manager

ICD Europe

Niko Bugelli, Territory Sales Manager for the UK & Ireland @ Hitachi High-Tech

Niko Bugelli

Territory Sales Manager for the UK & Ireland

Hitachi High-Tech

Nikolas Miklencic, General Manager at Lumturi Stainless Steel Ltd

Nikolas Miklenčič

General Manager

Lumturi Stainless Steel Ltd

Noble Francis, Economics Director Economics Director Construction Products Association

Noble Francis

Economics Director

Construction Products Association

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

Patrick Matthewson

Energy & Net Zero Policy Expert

Make UK

Paul-Wheeler-Speaker Photo

Paul Wheeler

Head of Process Sustainability

Tata Steel UK

Paul Wiliams, Head of Aluminium Analysis at CRU

Paul Williams

Head of Aluminium Analysis

CRU

Peter Hodgson, Manager, Sustainability Policy & Assessment, Tata Steel

Peter Hodgson

Manager, Sustainability Policy & Assessment

Tata Steel

Peter Quinn

Peter Quinn

Director, Health, Safety, Sustainability & Environment

Tata Steel UK

Phil-Checkley-Speaker Photo

Phil Checkley

Commercial Affairs

Tata Steel UK

Phillip Hall, Port Director (Mersey Ports) at Peel Ports Group

Phillip Hall

Port Director (Mersey Ports)

Peel Ports Group

Piotr Kalinowski, Technical Lead @ Constellium

Piotr Kalinowski

Technical Lead

Constellium

Rachel-Eade- Speaker Photo

Rachel Eade

Chair

UK Metals Council (UKMC)

Rachel Graville, Managing Director at William King Ltd

Rachel Graville

Managing Director

William King Ltd

Rajesh-Nair - Speaker Photo

Rajesh Nair

CEO

Tata Steel UK

Richard Dawidek, Business and Research Engagement Lead - Advanced Metal Processing | Henry Royce Institute

Richard Dawidek 

Business and Research Engagement Lead - Advanced Metal Processing

Henry Royce Institute

Richard Prosser, Manufacturing Manager at Leonardo

Richard Prosser

Manufacturing Manager

Leonardo

Richie Hart, Process Technology Manager at Tata Steel

Richie Hart

Process Technology Manager

Tata Steel

Rodney-Rice - Speaker Photo

Rodney Rice

Director

Langley Alloys

Roger-Morton - Speaker Photo

Roger Morton

Managing Director for Technology and Innovation

European Metal Recycling (EMR)

Roger Neary – Chief Sales Officer at DB Cargo UK

Roger Neary

Chief Sales Officer

DB Cargo UK

Roxanne Guest - Deputy CEO - Birmingham Assay Office

Roxanne Guest

Deputy CEO

Birmingham Assay Office

Russell Codling, Director, Markets Business Development & Commercial Services at Tata Steel

Russell Codling

Director, Markets Business Development & Commercial Services

Tata Steel

Sacha Brandt, Vice President West (BNL/UK) at Norsk Hydro

Sacha Brandt

Vice President West (BNL/UK)

Norsk Hydro

Sam McCloy, Procurement Director at Tata Steel UK

Sam McCloy

Procurement Director

Tata Steel UK

Shawn Cartwright, Senior Solutions Engineer at Epicor

Shawn Cartwright

Senior Solutions Engineer

Epicor

Shiva-Sundaram - Speaker Photos

Shiva Sundaram

Technology strategy and Funding Director

RNDO

Simon Richards, Sustainability Director at Sir Robert McAlpine

Simon Richards

Sustainability Director

Sir Robert McAlpine

Skye Oudemans, Sustainability Manager Europe at Sonoco

Skye Oudemans

Sustainability Manager Europe

Sonoco

Stephen Kyle-Henney, Managing Director, TISICS

Stephen Kyle-Henney

Managing Director

TISICS

Steve Bastow, Head of Operations, Marcegaglia Stainless Sheffield

Steve Bastow

Head of Operations

Marcegaglia Stainless Sheffield

Steve Morley - Speaker Photo

Steve Morley

President

Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM)

Tat Hean Gan, Director of the Brunel Innovation Centre (BIC)

Tat-Hean Gan

Director of Applied Research and Professor of Structural Integrity

Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST).

Dr Thomas Papageorgiou, Sustainability Senior Manager, Metal Agencies/Stomana Industry SA

Thomas Papageorgiou

Sustainability Senior Manager

Metal Agencies / Stomana Industry SA

Tom-McDougall - Speaker Photo

Tom McDougall

Commercial Director

All Steels Trading

Tony Forsythe, Head of Space Technology at UK Space Agency

Tony Forsythe

Head of Space Technology

UK Space Agency

Tony Lockley - Managing Director : Inoxko Ltd

Tony Lockley

Managing Director

Inoxko Ltd

Verity Davidge, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Make UK

Verity Davidge

Director of Policy and Public Affairs

Make UK

Vikki Whitfield, Deputy Port Director - Peel Port Logistics

Vikki Whitfield

Deputy Port Director

Peel Port Logistics

Will Hamer

Will Hamer

Automotive & Rail Marketing Manager

Hydro Extrusions, Hydro Aluminium Metal

Yaso Ratnaike

Yaso Ratnaike

Head of Operations

Brisko Metal Resources