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Keynote Speakers


Professor Chris Dungey, Chief Technology Officer, High Value Manufacturing Catapult

Professor Charlie C.L. Wang, Chair in Smart Manufacturing, Head of Research, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Manchester

Sarah Black-Smith, General Manager, Motion Control, Siemens Digital Industries

Professor Duc Truong Pham, Honorary Chair, ICMR 2025, Chance Professor of Engineering, University of Birmingham

Neil Mantle, Director Manufacturing Engineering and Materials, Rolls Royce

Professor Aydin Nassehi, Chair in Production Systems, Head of School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol

Mr Nigel Pearce, Director, Collaborative Product Realisation Ltd


Further Information about our keynote speakers will be announced soon. Please check back here for updates.

As part of the organisation of this conference, The University of Birmingham is collecting income via registration fees and sponsorships on behalf of the Consortium of UK University Manufacturing and Engineering Heads (COMEH).


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