Jaguar Land Rover, British Plastics Federation and Tesco amongst speakers confirmed for Interplas 2023

Jaguar Land Rover, British Plastics Federation and Tesco amongst speakers confirmed for Interplas 2023

Leading industry event unveils curated agenda full of insightful conversations led by industry experts from the plastics sector.

Interplas is delighted to reveal the official programme schedule for its highly anticipated exhibition and conference. Taking place at the NEC, Birmingham from 26-28 September 2023, Interplas will bring together some of the brightest minds and thought leaders from the UK plastics industry.

With over 40 sessions and 70+ speakers scheduled to present, the conference promises to deliver a captivating line up of sessions that will empower visitors with the latest insights through thought provoking presentations and dynamic panels. The conference sessions will be dived into different themes including ‘Designing in Plastics: Materials of the Future’, ‘The Future of UK Plastics’, ‘A Road to Net Zero and A Circular Economy ’,‘Digitalisation for Sustainable Manufacturing’, ‘Diversity in Plastics’ and ‘Research and Development in Plastics’.

Highlights from this year’s agenda include:

Digitalisation for Sustainable Manufacturing:

· The Importance of Industry 4.0 in the UK Plastics Industry to Jaguar Land Rover

· Achieving Sustainable Plastic Products with Data-Driven All-Electric Injection Moulding – Bloom in Box

The Road to Net Zero & A Circular Economy:

· What the Industry is Doing to Tackle Plastic Pollution – Plastic Bank

· Top Tips for Plastics Processors to Achieve Net Zero –Tangram Technology

The Future of UK Plastics:

· The Big Debate: Reshoring and Contract Manufacturing – Panel in association with British Plastics & Rubber Magazine

· Innovations Changing the Polymer Sector – Panel in association with UK Circular Plastics Network & Innovate UK KTN

The Introducing Stage will complement the Interplas Insights Conference, providing further specialist insights into the future of plastics technology as well as technical know-how. There will be a wide variety of subjects covered from moulding and forming, materials, automation, software, testing, inspection, and more.

Throughout the event, attendees will get the unique opportunity to meet with influential speakers in an initiate and collaborative setting. To enhance the on-site networking, the official event app will have the ability to offer personal recommendations using an AI powered matchmaking algorithm. In addition to this will be a dedicated networking area next to the conference theatre.

Charlotte Chambers, Group Marketing and Conference Manager at Interplas, said: “We have one goal in mind when curating the conference, and that is to ensure we provide attendees with content that can challenge and inspire them in order to deal with the challenges we face as a rapidly changing industry. We are very excited to reveal the conference line up for September which includes a diverse range of engaging discussions and interactive sessions.”

Interplas 2023 will take place in Halls 3A & 4 of the NEC, Birmingham, UK, 26th-28th September. You can view the full conference programme here.

About Interplas: Innovation Happens Here 

Interplas is the UK's definitive and leading plastics event and brings together the full range of technologies, materials, processes from across the plastics sector.

Celebrating 75 years of Interplas, the 2023 edition will see over 500 exhibitors present solutions, products, machines and ideas from across the entire spectrum of moulding and forming as well as materials, automation, contract manufacturing and supporting technologies including software, testing, inspection, surface treatments and much more.

Over 12,000 attendees, predominantly from the UK manufacturing community will attend to discover solutions to their challenges, to make connections and source the latest technologies and innovations. 

Alongside the show floor a world class Interplas Insights conference programme will take place encompassing a wide range of current themes important to the plastics industry including sustainability, the circular economy, digitisation, skills, diversity, recycling, materials development, technology advances, regulation and much more.

These learning opportunities, alongside a matchmaking programme and networking opportunities, will ensure a visit to Interplas offers tangible value to an attendee immediately with intelligence and contacts that will continue to pay dividends long after the show closes.