08:00 - 16:00, Rolls Royce Learning and Development Centre, Derby
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Agenda below!
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At the MAA Conference you will find out:
- how big aerospace companies like Airbus and Rolls-Royce are managing their growth and what this means for smaller manufacturers and the supply chain;
- what the world's aerospace industry leaders are privately thinking and what their plans mean for your company;
- how UK manufacturing is coping with current economic uncertainties, where aerospace fits in, and what you should do next
- the best ways aerospace suppliers can plan for Brexit
- how future technological change will affect today's aerospace manufacturers - what does "more-electric aircraft propulsion" mean for the gas turbine industry? - what does "additive manufacturing" mean for machinists, fabricators and special process firms?
The venue: Rolls-Royce Derby
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Conference agenda
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08.00 |
Registration, networking refreshments |
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08:45 |
Conference opens |
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Welcome. Cllr Martin Rawson, Derby City Council and MAA Director, David Danger, Chairman, MAA |
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09:00 |
Uncertainty and change in the UK economy |
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Brexit: how UK aerospace suppliers should prepare. Jeegar Kakkad, Chief Economist and Director of Policy, ADS |
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Beyond Brexit: challenges, opportunities and policy changes for UK manufacturing in 2018. Lee Hopley, Chief Economist, EEF |
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10:15 |
Refreshments and networking |
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10:45 |
Managing output growth in aerospace supply chains |
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Managing growth and innovation for short and long-term prosperity. Simon Kirby, Chief Operating Officer, Rolls-Royce |
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Increasing rates in aircraft manufacturing, what is the Airbus perception of the UK supply chain? Andy Moran, Head of Supplier Development UK, Airbus |
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What keeps 220 top aerospace executives up at night and should you be concerned too? Robert Thomson, Managing Partner, United Kingdom, Roland Berger |
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12:30 |
Lunch and networking |
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13:30 |
Future product and manufacturing technologies |
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The hybrid-electric aircraft: opportunities and challenges for today’s aerospace supply chain. Robin Hill, Head of Electronics, Rolls-Royce |
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Additive manufacturing: what does it really mean for the aerospace manufacturer? David Wimpenny, Chief Technologist for Component Manufacturing, The Manufacturing Technology Centre |
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15:15 |
Concluding comments |
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Dr Andrew Mair, Chief Executive, Midlands Aerospace Alliance, David Danger, Chairman, MAA |
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15:30 |
Conference close, refreshments, networking |
More information
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The venue
The conference venue is once again the excellent Rolls-Royce Learning and Development Centre in the city of Derby.
Rolls-Royce Learning and Development Centre
Inside the Centre
Registration rates for 2018
| First participant | Additional participants | |
| MAA member company | £250 | £175 |
| Member of partner organisation (ADS, AWF, FAC, NWAA, WEAF) | £300 | £225 |
| Non-member organisation | £350 | £350 |
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