5 October 2018

Manufacturing Meets Data Science: London Technology Conference 2018

Thank you to all the participants and speakers for attending the Manufacturing Meets Data Science Conference.

Accelerating the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Engineering

Data science professionals, Wolfram technology experts and members of the Catapult network are coming together to share their knowledge and experience with you at the Manufacturing Meets Data Science conference. Discuss your own challenges and network with other attendees while seeing the latest advanced uses of machine learning in manufacturing and supply chains.

By showcasing how the latest techniques can be applied to manufacturing, this conference promotes an "analytics-driven" approach in areas such as predictive maintenance, yield improvement and supply-chain optimisation to positively impact the industry. Whether you are looking to improve your data science methodologies or understand new applications of AI, this conference will provide fresh advice and new perspectives.

Featured topics include machine learning, data visualisation, advanced analytics and more.


Speakers

Aman Gupta Cofounder and Head of Devices, ThingTrax
Christian Beck Partnerships Manager, Digital Catapult
Daghan Cam Cofounder and CEO, Ai Build
Jon McLoone Director of Technical Communications and Strategy, Wolfram Research
Luke Watkins Head of Business Development, Flexciton
Marco Del Seta Head of Digital, BOC
Mark Braithwaite Technical Consultant, Wolfram Research
Nick Wright Manufacturing Sector Lead, Digital Catapult
Peter Bloomfield AI/Machine Learning Engagement Manager, Digital Catapult

About the Sponsors

Digital Catapult

Digital Catapult is driving the UK economy through digital innovation. Representing a network of centres across the UK, Digital Catapult connects businesses of all sizes with academia, industry experts and the government to help UK businesses realise sustainable economic growth regionally, nationally and on the global stage.

Wolfram Research

Wolfram has been defining the computational future for three decades. As the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language, Wolfram is the leader in developing technology and tools that inject sophisticated computational intelligence into everything. Learn more at www.wolfram.com.


Agenda

Subject to change

09:15 Registration and Refreshments
09:40 Welcome Address from Digital Manufacturing

Nick Wright

09:50 Wolfram Research Introduction

Jon McLoone

10:00 AI and Digital Catapult

Peter Bloomfield

10:30 Panel Discussion Session

Chair: Mark Braithwaite
Panel: Nick Wright (Digital Catapult), Luke Watkins (Flexciton), Bashir Beikzadeh (Metis Labs), Yafan Xie (Airon.ai)

  • How to get started and choose the right tools for data science for manufacturing
  • Exploring the cultural barriers, the technical requirements and the skill limitations around data in manufacturing
11:00 Coffee Break
11:20 Lakes, Puddles and Swamps: Navigating Data Usage for Today's Manufacturers

Marco Del Seta

12:00 Breakout/Workshop Session
  • Robotic manufacturing solutions
  • Assembly line optimisation (including resource allocation and energy monitoring)
  • QA/analytics
  • Logistics/delivery
12:45 Lunch
13:30 AI Like an Expert

Mark Braithwaite

14:15 Panel Discussion Session

Chair: Nick Wright
Panel: Jon McLoone (Wolfram Research), Rebecca Brooke (ECC.AI), Daghan Cam (Ai Build)

  • How to drive organisational change and break barriers for creating a digital manufacturing strategy
  • Motivating change, training, infrastructure, centralised or distributed architectures, common tools or mixed solutions, grassroots or management driven; these are only some of the open questions
14:45 Data Science Is More Than Just Statistics

Jon McLoone

15:30 Coffee Break
15:50 Questions and Feedback

Nick Wright

16:30 Closing Remarks

Nick Wright, Christian Beck

16:45 End of Conference

Location

Address:
101 Euston Rd
Kings Cross
London NW1 2RA

If you have any questions, please contact Sandra Sarac at sandra-sarac@wolfram.com or call +44-(0)1993-885024.