Supply Chain & Market Engagement

Innovation & Future Defence Technologies Knowledge Transfer Zone
Infrastructure & Estates Knowledge Transfer Zone
Supply Chain & Market Engagement Zone
Commercial Transformation Knowledge Transfer Zone
UK Defence Industry Growth & Development Knowledge Transfer Zone
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10.40 - 11.05
Working with Primes - MBDA
Speakers
Simon Stimson

Senior Procurement Manager

MBDA

11.10 - 11.35
Working with Primes - Boeing
Speakers
Matt Eagle

Fixed Wing Senior Supply Chain Manager

Boeing

11.40 - 12.05
Financial Resilience in Defence Supply Chains: Optimising Working Capital and Growth Strategies
Speakers
Aimie Stone

Chief Economist

ADS Group

12.10 - 12.35
As The Need to Increase Sovereign Capability Intensifies, What Lessons can be Learnt From Defence Supply Chains Best Practice?
12.40 - 13.05
Accessing Defence Sector Opportunities with DCI
Speakers
John Rodigan

Business Development Manager

DCI

13.10 - 13.35
How Commercial Sector Agility and Resilience can Bridge Critical Gaps in Defence Capability
Speakers
Jim Hartshorne

Managing Director, Commercial

Unipart
Rob Kelly

Business Development Director

KBR

13.40 - 14.05
Hardening MOD’s Supply Chain Cyber Security
Speakers
Phil Blunden

CyDR Engagement Manager

MOD

14.10 - 14.35
SCRIPT and the Origin Secured Pilot for DEFCON Automation
Speakers
Fiona Cowan

SCRIPT-TL

MOD

14.40 - 15.05
7 Things Organisations Can Do to Alleviate Sustainable Pressures in their Supply Chains
Speakers
Ian Schollar

Head of Teaching, Learning and Quality

CIPS

10.20 - 10.45
Standing-up Supply Chain Architecture Capability
10.50 - 11.15
Accessing Defence Sector Opportunities with DCI
Speakers
John Rodigan

Business Development Manager

DCI

11.20 - 11.45
Market Engagement Co-ordination Authority: Driving Strategic Industrial Impact through Early Engagement, Clarity and Delivery
Speakers
Harrison Talbot Brown

Deputy Director, Industry Collaboration And Supplier Management

MOD NAD
Samuel Cook (Brig.)

Deputy Director Options Initiation

British Army

11.50 - 12.15
Enabling an Optimised and Resilient Defence Supply Chain Through Critical Utilities Infrastructure
Speakers
Matthew Osmond

Director of Sales & Business Development (Industrial, Water & Energy)

Veolia

12.20 - 12.45
Understanding the Role of the SSRO
Speakers
John Russell

Chief Executive

SSRO

12.50 - 13.25
PANEL: Case Studies in Collaborative Procurement
Speakers
Annette Weekes MBE

CEO

Zenix Aerospace - Weston
Chris Mayne

Managing Director

Teleplan Forsberg
Ian Schollar

Head of Teaching, Learning and Quality

CIPS
Didde Bjerglund-Martin

Head of JOSCAR

Hellios Information

13.30 - 13.55
From Factory to Frontline: How Containerised Manufacturing Transforms Defence Operations
Speakers
Jake Hand

Founder and Managing Director

Rapid Fusion

14.00 - 14.35
Panel Session - Mid-Tiers, Enabling the Supply Chain
Speakers
Richard Edwards

Account Director

Skanska
John Kite

Deputy Head of Industry Collaboration

Ministry of Defence

William Haley

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William Haley Engineering
Simon Levy

Head of Strategic Military & Industry Engagement

ADS Group

14.40 - 15.05
Doing Business with Defence
Speakers
John Kite

Deputy Head of Industry Collaboration

Ministry of Defence