UTS Business School is hosting a one-day Future of Manufacturing Forum which will explore the future of manufacturing in global markets and value chains in light of a rapidly changing economic environment.

For the developed world, manufacturing is a key source of innovation and competitiveness through R&D, new business models, skills development and productivity growth.

This Forum will be an opportunity to share research and ideas, with contributions on current issues and best practice. The focus of the forum is to address key challenges for the future of manufacturing nationally, regionally and internationally and how business leaders, academics and policy-makers propose to address these challenges.

The forum, which runs from 9am on Monday December 5 in Ultimo, Sydney, will tackle the key challenges for the future of manufacturing nationally, regionally and internationally and how business leaders, academics and policy-makers propose to address these challenges.

The forum is part of GLOGIFT Conference being held at UTS Business School from 4-6 December. It offers a unique opportunity for practitioners to engage with a global and local mix of academic leaders, policy makers and best-practice exemplars.

Speakers include Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation & Science Craig Laundy, Shadow Minister for Manufacturing & Science Nick Champion, global manufacturing robotics expert Professor Rodney Brooks from MIT, business-academia collaboration leader Professor Graham Wren from University of Strathclyde, and supply chain research leader Professor Jan Godsell from Warwick University’s Manufacturing Group.

This forum is ideal for decision makers engaged in the production, supply, purchasing or distribution of manufactured products, across every industry from food and beverage to heavy machinery and medical devices.

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