Timetable
9:30 Chair's Welcome
9:45 Opening Keynote
10:00 Discussion Leader Introductions
10:10 Discussion Session One
10:40 Industry Keynote
10:55 Discussion Session Two
11:25 Coffee Break
11:55 Five-Minute Idea: Sustainability for SMEs
12:00 Five Minute Idea: Taking Training Into Your Own Hands
12:05 Five Minute Idea: Topic TBC
12:10 Discussion Session Three
12:35 Industry Keynote
12:50 Lunch Break
14:00 Industry Keynote
14:15 Discussion Session Four
14:45 Panel Discussion: Change Management for SMEs
15:05 Discussion Session Five
15:35 Summit Recap
15:50 Close of Summit
Agenda Features
Roundtable topics
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Stream One: People
Table 1: Employee Engagement
John Coughlan
CEO, TSP Engineering
Table 2: Making Apprenticeships Work
Sam Handley
Director, Swiftool Precision Engineering
Table 3: Developing Leadership Capabilities
Rob Glen
Group Managing Director, Don-Bur
Table 4: Embedding Company Culture & Values
Katrina Ritchue,
People & Culture Director, Gripple
Stream Two: Platform
Table 5: Product Innovation
Ian Ellis
Technical Director, Aeromet International
Table 6: Exports Excellence
Andrew Elsby-Smith
CFO and Sales & Marketing Director, Amtico International
Stream Three: Process
Table 7: Sustainability for Competitiveness
- The case for sustainability
- Taking the first steps
- Getting real value
Richard Hagan
Managing Director, Crystal Doors
Table 8: Leading Change
- Effective change strategies
- Getting people on board with change
- Best practice, examples, and lessons learned
Paul Myerscough
Group Managing Director, Pexion Group