Friday 16th May 2025, London

Unlocking
Manufacturing
Value Chain

Revolutionising the UK’s Manufacturing Value Chain through Transformative Change and Collaboration

Meet Our Speakers

John Robinson
Managing Director
Neotrez Ltd

Adam Spunberg
Global Head of Operations, 100+ Accelerator Sustainability
AB InBev

Julian Bolton
IT Director
Princes Food

Ben Davies
Psychological Skills Mentor
Chimp Management

Agenda

8:00 AM Registration & Coffee
9:00 Welcome (TBC)
9:05 The Quorum Principle – John Robinson
My keynote (high level manufacturing challenge, solution & value)
The UK Manufacturing Initiative – this section explains how we got from the TQP concept to this event
9:45 The UK Industrial Strategy (UK Government representative – TBC)
10:10 – 10:30 Introduction to the SMART MANUFACTURING VISION
10:35 – 11:00 Coffee, Networking & Demo
11:00 – 12:30 Radical Collaboration Case Studies

Princes Foods – Julian Bolton – IT Director (confirmed) 25 minutes

Accelerator 100+ – Adam Spunberg – Global Head of Operations (TBC) 25 minutes

Catena-X – John Robinson – 10 minutes

12:00 – 12:30 The Journey – Part 1

The Journey section will consist of keynotes and panel discussions on specific key elements of the Vision. These will follow the chronological timeline that the client followed and will cover all major topics such as Technologies, Methodologies and Concepts.

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch, networking & demo
13:30 – 15:00 The Journey – Part 2
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee, networking & demo area
15:30 – 16:00 The Journey – Part 3
16:00 – 17:10 The Quorum Principle Playbook – Key Concepts

The Mindset – The Chimp Model – Ben Davies – Chimp Management 30 minutes

The Method – System Design – TBC 20 minutes

The Mission – Life Centred Design+ John Robinson + TBC 20 minutes

17:10 – 17:25 The event would conclude with a section explaining the commercial model and program of work necessary if a manufacturer wanted to adopt The Quorum Principle. This would include a presentation from the MTC who are the Quorum training partner for England & Wales.
17:25 – 17:30 Closing remarks
Lancaster Hotel
Lancaster Terrace
London
W2 2TY

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