Event Objective

To bring together leading UK Manufacturing Academics and Researchers, Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs), Catapult Centres, Industry, and Research Councils to:

• Explore opportunities for jointly shaping the future of UK manufacturing research and innovation, meet UK Industrial Strategy priorities, particularly the Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan.
• Identify shared national challenges and opportunities where coordinated action across the ecosystem can accelerate impact.
• Strengthen collaboration pathways across Universities, RTOs and Catapults, and into industry supply chains.
• Provide clarity on funding, translation mechanisms, and cross‑organisational programmes that support collaboration from foundational research to industrial deployment.