2026 programme
(Confirmed speakers below - check back for updates)

Sustainable Reliability Today
Andy Gailey
Managing Director
UPTIME Consultant Ltd

The Next Industrial Advantage: AI-Driven Condition Monitoring
Oliver Mottershead
Managing Director
CBM Partners

Future-Proofing Your Automation: The Role of Maintenance and Calibration in Extending the Life of Your Systems
Richard Key
Head of Service
Promtek




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

Project Management: A Need for Structure
Nick Jones
Expertise Director in Brewing and Distilling
NIRAS

Risk Debt: The Hidden Liability in Food & Beverage Machinery Safety
Martin White
Senior Consultant
ST&L


From Brussels to the Factory Floor. Will EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 Redefine Liability in UK Industry?
Andy Gailey
Managing Director
UPTIME Consultant Ltd
Martin White
Senior Consultant
ST&L

The Electrification of Heat: From ‘the blender’ at innocent drinks to Zero Carbon Heat from Caldera
Andy Joynson
Product Ambassador
Caldera

Heat Recovery From Refrigeration (HRFR)
Nigel Upson
Managing Director
DK Heat Recovery

Repair or Replace: Capital Expenditure versus Operational Costs
Coming Soon!

Clustering, Collaboration and Connectivity: SmartParc’s Model for Food Industry Change
Phil Lovell
Chief Operating Officer – Europe
SmartParc




Driving Efficiency and Sustainability through Integrated Plant Thermal Management
Reece Brumby
Managing Director
KOMA UK
Andy Joynson
Product Ambassador
Caldera
Phil Lovell
Chief Operating Officer – Europe
SmartParc
Nigel Upson
Managing Director
DK Heat Recovery

Raslysation for Microbiological Control and Treatment of Process Water in Food and Beverage Production
Poul Knudsen
Senior Sales Manager
Lyras A/S

Water and Sustainability: Taking the Next Step
Adrian Nicholls
Head of Sustainability and Utilities
NIRAS






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
Uwe Schröder
Managing Director
Cefetra Ecosystem Solutions
Freddy White
Chief Executive Officer
Bluestone Energy
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2026 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 EnergyUwe Schröder
Managing DirectorCefetra Ecosystem SolutionsFreddy White
Chief Executive OfficerBluestone EnergyPoul Knudsen
Senior Sales ManagerLyras A/SAndy Gailey
Managing DirectorUPTIME Consultant LtdOliver Mottershead
Managing Director CBM PartnersRichard Key
Head of ServicePromtekNick Jones
Expertise Director in Brewing and DistillingNIRASMartin White
Senior ConsultantST&LAndy Joynson
Product AmbassadorCalderaNigel Upson
Managing DirectorDK Heat RecoveryGary Ernest
Project ConsultantWAVE EngineeringPhil Lovell
Chief Operating Officer – EuropeSmartParcAdrian Nicholls
Head of Sustainability and UtilitiesNIRASGlenn Evans
Group Head of SustainabilityNoble FoodsJames Foggo
Solar PV Sales ManagerNoble Green Energy2026 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

Calibrate Energy Engineering

CBM Partners
CERTUSS (UK)

CleanEarth Energy

Clegg Food Projects

Contrinex

DDK Projects

Detectamet

DK Heat Recovery

DMD Design Solutions

Elgin Bay

Emissis

Excelerate

FEG

Fletcher Moorland

FUCHS Lubricants (UK)

Fulton

IES

ifm electronic

Katronic Technologies

Kemtile

KIT

Knox Thomas
KOMA

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

Sphere Design

ST&L

Sycamore Process Engineering

Tekta UK

TSL

TYGRIS

UE Systems

UPTIME Consultant Ltd

Verder
WAGO

WAVE

Western Mechanical Handling UK

Zudek International
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



