2027 programme
(Confirmed speakers below - check back for updates)
*Programme & timings subject to change
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Sustainable Reliability Today
Andy Gailey
Managing Director
UPTIME Consultant Ltd
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
The Next Industrial Advantage: AI-Driven Condition Monitoring
Oliver Mottershead
Managing Director
CBM Partners
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM
Future-Proofing Your Automation: The Role of Maintenance and Calibration in Extending theLife of Your Systems
Richard Key
Head of Service
Promtek
9:50 - 10:00 AM
Project Management: A Need for Structure
Nick Jones
Expertise Director in Brewing and Distilling
NIRAS
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Securing the Factory Floor with Industrial PLCs
Dmytro Shram
Automation Product Manager
WAGO
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Unlocking Productivity: Bridging the Gap Between Line Availability and Operator Engagement
Dave Hamilton
Engineering Consultant
Andy Gailey
Managing Director
UPTIME Consultant Ltd
Martin Miller
Former Head of Engineering
Greggs, PepsiCo, Allied Bakeries
Tom Reames
Account Director
Brightly Software, a Siemens company
Richard Key
Head of Service
Promtek
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
The Cost of Interpretation: Why Corporate Standards Matter
George Henry Squires
Technical Operations Manager
ST&L
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
From Brussels to the Factory Floor. Will EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 Redefine Liability in UK Industry?
Andy Gailey
Managing Director
UPTIME Consultant Ltd
George Henry Squires
Technical Operations Manager
ST&L
11:30 AM to 11:40 AM
eTES (Electro Thermal Energy Storage) & Decarbonisation of Industrial Heat: From ‘the blender’ at innocent drinks to Caldera’s Storage Boiler
Andy Joynson
Product Ambassador
Caldera
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM
Cool, Calm and Compliant
Reece Brumby
Managing Director
KOMA UK
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Hybrid Water Heating Using Multiple Energy Sources: Starting with Heat Recovery from Refrigeration (because it’s free!!)
Nigel Upson
Managing Director
DK Heat Recovery
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
Repair or Replace: Capital Expenditure versus Operational Costs
Sam Cameron
Engineering Manager
WAVE Engineering
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
Clustering, Collaboration and Connectivity: SmartParc’s Model for Food Industry Change
Phil Lovell
Chief Operating Officer – Europe
SmartParc
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
Driving Efficiency and Sustainability through Integrated Plant Thermal Management
Garry Broadbent
Operations Director (Founder)
Pure Thermal
Andy Joynson
Product Ambassador
Caldera
Phil Lovell
Chief Operating Officer – Europe
SmartParc
Nigel Upson
Managing Director
DK Heat Recovery
Denis McCrohan
Senior Technical Consultant
WAVE Engineering
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM
Water and Sustainability: Taking the Next Step
Adrian Nicholls
Head of Sustainability and Utilities
NIRAS
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
Raslysation for Microbiological Control and Treatment of Process Water in Food and Beverage Production
Poul Knudsen
Senior Sales Manager
Lyras A/S
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM
Case Study: From Strategy to Savings – Delivering Scope 1, 2 & 3 Carbon and Cost Reduction in Food Manufacturing
Steve Kemp
Business Development Manager
On-Site Energy
Iain Paterson
Head of Sustainability & Engineering
Brownlow Utilities
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Delivering Energy Resilience, Cost Control and Decarbonisation across the Value Chain
Glenn Evans
Group Head of Sustainability
Noble Foods
James Foggo
Solar PV Sales Manager
Noble Green Energy
Simon Borthwick
European Business Head – Fertiliser
Cefetra Group
Gordon Pope
Chief Operating Office
Bluestone Energy
Jason Hayward-Jones
Farming Lead
Cefetra Ecosystem Services
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2027 speakers
Dave Hamilton
Engineering ConsultantReece Brumby
Managing DirectorKOMA UKTom Reames
Account DirectorBrightly Software, a Siemens companyMartin Miller
Former Head of EngineeringGreggs, PepsiCo, Allied BakeriesSimon Borthwick
European Business Head – FertiliserCefetra GroupGordon Pope
Chief Operating OfficeBluestone EnergyPoul Knudsen
Senior Sales ManagerLyras A/SDenis McCrohan
Senior Technical ConsultantWAVE EngineeringSam Cameron
Engineering ManagerWAVE EngineeringGeorge Henry Squires
Technical Operations ManagerST&LGarry Broadbent
Operations Director (Founder)Pure ThermalSteve Kemp
Business Development ManagerOn-Site EnergyIain Paterson
Head of Sustainability & EngineeringBrownlow UtilitiesJason Hayward-Jones
Farming LeadCefetra Ecosystem ServicesTom Flude
ModeratorEngineers InsightAndy Gailey
Managing DirectorUPTIME Consultant LtdOliver Mottershead
Managing Director CBM PartnersRichard Key
Head of ServicePromtekNick Jones
Expertise Director in Brewing and DistillingNIRASAndy Joynson
Product AmbassadorCalderaNigel Upson
Managing DirectorDK Heat RecoveryPhil Lovell
Chief Operating Officer – EuropeSmartParcAdrian Nicholls
Head of Sustainability and UtilitiesNIRASGlenn Evans
Group Head of SustainabilityNoble FoodsJames Foggo
Solar PV Sales ManagerNoble Green EnergyDmytro Shram
Automation Product ManagerWAGO2027 Exhibitors
Headline Sponsors
Event Sponsors
Ace Engineering Group
Adams LubeTech
Advansor
Alliance Fluid Handling
AMT Project Group
APS UK
Beckhoff Automation
Brightly Software
BST Detectable Products
Busch (UK)
Caldera
CBM Partners
CERTUSS (UK)
CleanEarth Energy
Clegg Food Projects
Collins Walker
Contrinex
DDK Projects
Detectamet
Distill-Re
DK Heat Recovery
DMD Design Solutions
E.ON Energy Solutions
Elgin Bay
Emissis
Excelerate
FEG
Fletcher Moorland
FUCHS Lubricants (UK)
Fulton
Gemba Solutions
IES
ifm electronic
JWF Process Solutions
Katronic Technologies
Kemtile
KIT
Knox Thomas
KOMA
Legacy Manufacturing Solutions
Lyras
Maintech Recruitment
MCGlobal Solutions
Micro Weighing Solutions
NIRAS
Noble Green Energy
OmnaTec
On-Site Energy
PLUS Automation
pm Connections
Premier Control Technologies
Promtek
ReeR Safety
Satron Instruments
SmartParc
SMC Corporation (UK)
SoftExpert Software
Solid Energy
Sphere Design
SSE Energy Solutions
ST&L
Star Refrigeration
Starfrost (UK)
Stream Measurement
Sycamore Process Engineering
Tekta UK
TSL
TYGRIS
UE Systems
UPTIME Consultant Ltd
Verder
WAGO
WAVE
Western Mechanical Handling UK
Zudek International
Registration Partner
Breakfast Sponsor
Media Partners
Food & Drink Manufacturing UK
Sustainable Business Magazine
Food + Beverage Engineering
Engineers Insight
Food & Drink Network
Process Control Engineering & Manufacturing
Automation, Control & Engineering
Food & Drink Processing & Packaging
Engineering Maintenance Solutions
Manufacturing Production Solutions
