Mentoring & Careers Day
From 12:30 on 11 September 2025
Meet employers, mentors, and industry leaders shaping the future of the metals manufacturing and engineering sectors.The UK’s metals and manufacturing sector is entering a bold new era, one defined by innovation, sustainability, and purpose.
Powered by AI, digital manufacturing, and the urgent drive to achieve net-zero, this sector is leading the way in building a truly circular economy.
From recycled materials and low-carbon steel to zero-waste factories and next-generation alloys, it’s tackling the world’s toughest challenges sustainably.
But the industry can’t transform without people!
That’s why we need a new generation of thinkers, makers, and leaders across all backgrounds and career stages to help us drive this revolution forward.
Your skills. Your ambition. Your future.
Discover where a career in metals and manufacturing can take you and how you can shape the industries of tomorrow.
One afternoon. A lifetime of opportunity.
Why Attend?
Real Impact:
Work on projects that cut carbon and close material loops.
Guided Growth:
Find mentors, CPD routes and pathways tailored to you.
Talent Meets Demand:
Hear exactly what skills industry is hiring for today and next.
Who Should Attend?
- Students & Graduates
- Veterans
- Career-switchers
- Industry professionals
- Employers
- Universities
- Trade Bodies
Agenda at a Glance
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
1:30 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 - 2:20 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).