Use of digital technologies for product and supply chain innovation

Ideas in Practice Round Table

How high-tech and advanced engineering companies use digital technologies for product, service and supply chain innovation

Leeds University Business School would like to invite you to their Ideas in Practice Executive Round Table. This event will provide you with an excellent opportunity to talk to your peers and leading researchers about the use of emerging digital technologies for product, service and supply chain innovation.

This round table event will be a relaxed learning-focused environment and the opportunities to develop networks dedicated to accelerate the digital transformation journeys of your companies and to stay ahead of the competition.

Key features

• Open, and direct round table discussions.
• Sharing of problems and solutions with like-minded peers.
• Take away fresh ideas, unique perspectives, and new networks.
• Relaxed environment with lunch included.
• A guided tour at Nexus, the University’s new state-of-the-art innovation hub.

Who should attend?

Those in senior leadership positions from the following sectors:

• Aerospace, Automotive, Mobility.
• Advanced Engineering, Energy, Transport Engineering, Bio/Chemical Engineering.
• Medicine/Health Technology, Pharmaceutical.
• Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Analytics, Robotics, Autonomous Devices, Internet of Things (IOTs), Enhanced Edge Computing, Blockchain, 5G, 3D Printing, etc.
• University Research Institutions focused on Digital Technologies & Transformation.

Programme

9.00am Registration

9.30am Welcome and introduction: Professor Krsto Pandza, Strategy & Innovation, Leeds University Business School and Professor Chee Yew Wong, Supply Chain Innovation, Leeds University Business School

9.45am Keynote Presentation: Jonathan Matthews, R2 Data Labs Heads of Delivery Ecosystem, Rolls Royce

10.00am Panel discussion

Panel will include the speakers above.

Other panellists:

• Michael Barker, VP WW Research and Development, Johnson and Johnson (DePuy Synthes Orthopaedics)
• Phil Lavin, Head of Siemens Digital Logistics UK, Siemens Digital Logistics

11.00am Coffee break

11:30am Round Table discussion

1.00pm Networking lunch

2.00 Event close

There is no charge to attend this event.