This summer Tommy Flowers Network (TFNetwork) in partnership with Worcestershire 5G explores this challenge and the technologies involved including Cyber Security, 5G, Internet of Things and AI that play their part in this amazing transformation. Join them and their lead sponsor Worcestershire 5G for three days to explore the importance, opportunities and challenges of Smart Connected Manufacturing, and real world activities and deep dives.
Day 1
We’ll hear from a range of senior government and industry speakers on the importance of Smart Connected Manufacturing for the UK. We’ll explore both the opportunities and challenges. Will it lead to an increase in productivity driven by new capital investments and data driven insights? How do we make sure that with “connectivity” we don’t encounter issues over security and cyber threats? What role does big data have to play to benefit the industry as a whole?
Day 2
We’ll hear about real world activities in Smart Connected Manufacturing from the likes of the High Value Manufacturing Cluster and its partners. We’ll debate questions such as how do we accelerate innovation out of the clusters and into the rest of UK manufacturing? What support do we need from government to make this acceleration of manufacturing innovation happen? What do we need manufacturing supply chain partners to be focussed on?
Day 3
We’ll take a more in-depth look at some of the research and challenges relating to Smart Connected Manufacturing; explore issues around security and trust and also look at example business cases for Smart Connected Manufacturing
Our panel debate will focus on building the business case and will discuss questions such as where do you start in order to build a case? What is the role of the “Test Bed As a Service” capability? What are the key elements of a strong business case?
The Tommy Flowers Network
The Tommy Flowers Network brings together the ICT industry and Academia with the new generation of postgraduate researchers to understand the biggest challenges we're facing.
We're living connected, digital lives in a world that's been radically changed by our use of technology. Many devices, applications and services we rely on today, and the technologies that underpin them, were inconceivable to previous generations.
What happens next will be driven by a new generation of researchers coming out of universities who need to understand the ICT industry they will be inheriting. They will be shaping our world – we all need them to get it right!
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Sophie Greaves
Head of Telecoms and Spectrum Policy, techUK
Sophie Greaves
Head of Telecoms and Spectrum Policy, techUK
Sophie Greaves is Head of Programme for Communications Infrastructure and Services at techUK, and oversees the UK Spectrum Policy Forum.
Sophie was promoted to Head having been Programme Manager for Communications Infrastructure and Services, leading techUK's telecoms activities, engagement and policy development. Previously, Sophie was Programme Assistant across a variety of areas including the Broadband Stakeholder Group, Central Government, Financial Services and Communications Infrastructure programmes.
Prior to joining techUK, Sophie completed a masters in Film Studies at University College London; her dissertation examined US telecoms policy relating to net neutrality and content distribution.
Mia joined techUK in September 2023 as the Programme Manager for telecoms and net zero.
Sitting across two teams, Mia works to ensure that policy and regulatory conditions promote investment and innovation in the telecoms sector. And, that policy enables technology and digital solutions to deliver net zero ambitions.
Prior to joining techUK, Mia worked as a Senior Policy Adviser at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) leading on manufacturing and industrial decarbonisation policy.
Mia holds an MSc in International Development from the University of Manchester and a BA(Hons) in Politics and International Relations from the University of Nottingham.
Outside of work, Mia enjoys travelling, running, and cooking.
Tales has a background in law and economics, with previous experience in the regulation of new technologies and infrastructure.
In the UK and Europe, he offered consultancy on intellectual property rights of cellular and IoT technologies and on the regulatory procedures at the ITU as a Global Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).
Tales has an LL.M in Law and Business by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and an MSc in Regulation at the London School of Economics, with a specialization in Government and Law.
Matthew joined techUK in August 2023 as a Programme Assistant, supporting the Communications Infrastructure programme, as well as the Digital Connectivity and Spectrum Policy Fora.
Before joining techUK, Matthew worked in marketing, data, and events across a number of sectors, including education and consumer goods. He studied German and Dutch at University College London and the Universiteit van Amsterdam.