The Scottish Manufacturing and Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition October will be opened by the Scottish Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, Ivan McKee.
The event will take place at the SEC Glasgow on Thursday 13 October. Show organiser Premier Publishing & Events say it will serve as a national forum for manufacturers and operators involved throughout the associated supply chains from across Scotland to gather to discuss pressing issues facing the industry. It will connect key stakeholders across the full manufacturing spectrum in Scotland, including the food and drink, energy, renewables, electronics, aerospace, biopharma, medtech, healthcare, construction, textiles, procurement, and precision engineering sectors.
Given the energy crisis and spiralling inflation, Minister McKee’s opening address at the Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition will be awaited with interest.
His career has involved a number of senior roles in manufacturing and business, managing companies in the UK, Poland, Finland. Croatia and Bosnia.
Ivan McKee has been MSP for Glasgow Provan since May 2016. He was brought up in Glasgow where he studied at the University of Strathclyde. He also studied at the University of Newcastle. He was previously the Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation and Minister for Trade, Innovation and Public Finance.
The organisers promise a strong turnout of exhibitors, speakers, sponsors and associations, and Engineering Capacity is pleased to be on board as a media partner.
Speakers include: Stuart Miller, CEO of the National Robotarium; Chris Johnson, head of Nokia’s global enterprise business; Jim Roberts, CEO of Baker Hughes; Dr. Karen McDonnell, OHS policy adviser & head – ROSPA; and Roy Henders, Director of SP Automation & Robotics.
Sponsors & Exhibitors include: Scottish Engineering, Hexagon, National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, SP Automation, Scottish Enterprise, Beckhoff, The National Robotarium, SMAS, CeeD, Edina, POMO Robotics & JAKA collaborative robots.
The event will cover themes including: Industry 4.0, 3D Printing, Digital Manufacturing, Smart Factory, Lean & Continuous Improvement, Robotics & Automation, Industrial Blockchain, Research & Development, Precision Engineering, QEHS, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sustainability, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences, Reliability, Maintenance & Asset Management, Procurement, Government Policy and Industrial Strategy, Exports, Skills & Training and much more.
The event is free to attend, and gives attendees access to key suppliers, support organisations and partners that will help them to increase profitability and drive business forward.
For further information visit https://www.manufacturingexposcotland.com/register/
Photo: Ivan McKee, the Scottish Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise, will open the event.