Supply Chain, Trade & Policy

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SupplyChain

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Integration | Local Sourcing | Risks | Logistics | Resilience | re-shoring

Explore how to build resilient supply chains and future-proof your business against market turbulence. Discuss strategies for navigating shifting market trends, geopolitical risks, and supply chain disruptions. Gain insights into local sourcing, re-shoring, and the policies that will shape the future of global supply chains.

Speakers include:

2025 Agenda

All our sessions are free to attend and open for you to drop in as you please.

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State of the UK Metals Industry Report & Opening Remarks
10:00 am - 10:50 am
 - Supply Chain, Trade & Policy Theatre
Antonia Grey

Head of Policy and Public Affairs at The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA)

Geraldine Bolton

CEO at Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM)

Liam Conway

Co-Founder at Greenfields Energy Group

Mike Wilson

Chief Automation Officer at Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)

Rachel Eade

Chair at UK Metals Council (UKMC)

Optimising Steel & Metal Imports: Smarter Shipping routes, Better landside Logistics
11:00 am - 11:50 am
 - Supply Chain, Trade & Policy Theatre
Ewelina Pieckowska

Chair of The Aluminium Federation Trade Committee at Trade Compliance Manager at Arconic

Gareth Davies

Sales Director at Peel Ports Group

Neil Potter

Commercial Director at Steel Processing (Midlands) Ltd.

Roger Neary

Chief Sales Officer at DB Cargo UK

Vikki Whitfield

Deputy Port Director at Peel Port Logistics

Yaso Ratnaike

Head of Operations at Brisko Metal Resources

Carbon Steel Market: Navigating Trends and Price Dynamics
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
 - Supply Chain, Trade & Policy Theatre
Gareth Stace

Director General at UK Steel

Godfrey Watt

President at The International Steel Trade Association (ISTA)

Kaye Ayub

Senior Consultant at MEPS International Ltd

Nathan Lawrence

Commercial Manager at Tata Steel UK

Tom McDougall

Commercial Director at All Steels Trading

Driving New Business Through Investment and Innovation in UK & EU Supply Chains
2:00 pm - 2:25 pm
 - Supply Chain, Trade & Policy Theatre
Grant Adams

Chief Executive Officer at Sertec Group Ltd

James Selka

CEO at Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA)

Marc Thirkell

Editor at Manufacturing and Engineering Magazine (MEM)

High-Trust Organisations: Building Resilient Metal Supply Chains Through Collaboration
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm
 - Supply Chain, Trade & Policy Theatre
Adam Crookes

Steel Market Researcher at MEPS International

Benn Godfrey

Former Vice President Procurement at Rolls-Royce

Dr. Elaine Smith

HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist at The Leadership Psychologist

Phillip Hall

Port Director (Mersey Ports) at Peel Ports Group

Fusion Energy: Seizing Supply-Chain Opportunities
3:30 pm - 3:55 pm
 - Supply Chain, Trade & Policy Theatre
Benjamin Evans

Materials Engineer at United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)

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