BPF Automotive Seminar 2019

Tuesday 5 November 2019 | Jaguar Visitor Centre, Castle Bromwich, B35 7RA

This one day seminar will provide attendees with an in-depth look at the current state of the automotive market and what the future holds for the industry. The event will examine trends in the industry as well as the automotive industries future relationship with the EU.

The event will then examine topics including electric vehicle, thermoplastic composites and the skills gap to provide you with an overall picture of what the future holds for plastics in the automotive industry and what you should be preparing for.

Who should attend: This seminar is aimed at senior and middle managers from companies in the plastics industry who are involved in the automotive supply chain.

Feedback from our 2018 Seminar

'it was a very insightful series of presentations, I've not taken so many notes since my student days' -  Richard Stamps, PlastikCity

'An enlightening event with great content and a fascinating insight into the car of the future' - Steve Harrington, Matrix Polymers
 

Seminar Programme:
 

10.00    Registration & Refreshments

10.25    Chairman's Introduction
             Ian Ray, Jaguar Land Rover

10.30    Trends in the Automotive Industry in 2019 and Beyond
             Justin Benson, KPMG

• What Trends KPMG Foresee Affecting the Industry in the UK in the Next Few Years
• KPMG's Predictions for the Future of the Industry 

11.00    Injection Moulding Technologies Supporting Future Automotive Trends
             Michael Fischer, Engel UK

​11.30    Tea and Coffee Break

12.00    How Real-time Operations Management is Transforming Manufacturing
             Hadrien Szigeti, Dassault Systemes

• How we entered an ‘Industry Renaissance’ where small and mid-market
  automotive suppliers should flourish within more efficient, agile and resilient supply chains.

12.30    The Future of the UK Automotive industry in relation to the EU
             David Bailey, Birmingham University

• How the UK Automotive Industry Relation With the EU Will Develop in the Next Few Years
• How UK industry Can Secure its Supply Chain After Brexit.

13.00  Networking Lunch

14.00  3D Printing in the Automotive Industry
           Paul Gately, HP

14.30  Recyclable Thermoplastic composites for the automotive industry
           Ben Andrews, ELG Carbon Fibre​

• The Potential for Recyclable Thermoplastic Composites
• The Challenges Facing This Technology
• Predictions for What the Future Holds for Recyclable Thermoplastic Composites.
   

​15.00   Automotive Plastics Supply Chain - Filling the skills gap
            Andy Barnard, Solutions 4 Polymers

• The Current Situation
• The Skills Gap in the Industry and How to Fill This Gap.

15.30 Close

Prices:

• BPF Members £149 + VAT
• Affiliate Members £179 + VAT
• Non BPF Members £249 + VAT
• Academic rate £49 + VAT