Agenda

The conference is a one-day face-to-face event where delegates can hear directly from industry-leading speakers how business sustainability can influence their bottom line.

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Chair's Opening Remarks
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Automation's role in optimising warehouse performance
  • Using automated systems and robotics to optimise goods storage
  • Automating tasks within a warehouse for greater efficiency
  • Optimising warehouse performance to meet ESG targets 
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How digital twins are changing the logistics industry
  • What are digital twins?
  • How digital twins are able to provide a real-time picture of inventory
  • Reducing error rates and maximising storage efficiency 
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PANEL: Are cobots improving supply-chain productivity?
  • How cobots provide the benefits of industrial solutions at a lower cost
  • How to address the skills gap when adopting cobots
  • Safety benefits of cobots vs industrial robots
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Break
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Drones: the key to a more sustainable future
  • How drones are changing the face of intralogistics and last-mile delivery
  • The economic and efficiency benefits of Drone-as-a-Service
  • Freeing up time for workers in manual processes 
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CASE STUDY: How ERPs can provide greater operational efficiency through centralisation
  • The benefits of managing all core business processes in an integrated system 
  • Achieving instant insight across all business operations
  • Industry case study 
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How AI can aid in forecasting and modern demand planning
  • Understanding how AI algorithms can help make predictions and forecast trend 
  • Addressing the lack of human insight within AI and where intervention is needed 
  • How AI can support rather than replace data and analyst roles
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Lunch & Networking
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Automation in the packaging industry
  • How to optimise processes and meet packaging and sustainability standards using robotics arms, automated guided vehicles, machine vision, automated conveyors and more
  • How robotics can help reduce labour costs while meeting increasing demand
  • Reducing waste through right-sized automated packaging
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CASE STUDY: Improving manufacturing processes with robotics
  • Challenges of working within the manufacturing industry 
  • Benefits of using advanced technology to reduce and simplify the manufacturing process
  • Case study: How to ensure safety while using robotics on the shopfloor
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Dark factories: are they in your supply chain future?
  • What are dark factories?
  • The cost and environmental benefits of dark factories
  • Maximising efficiency with round-the-clock production
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Break
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Industry 5.0 - looking to the future
  • Improving human-machine collaboration to better meet customer needs 
  • A humancentric approach to automation and deploying AI 
  • How Industry 5.0 might look for your facility 
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PANEL: Self-driving technology: the future of logistics?
  • How can self-driving technology increase productivity throughout the supply chain?
  • The challenges of implementing self-driving technology
  • Processes and regulations on accountability for self-driving vehicles 
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Chair's Closing Speech