Industry 2Day

Industry 2Day
Podcast Description
Brought to you from the Manufacturing Technology Centre, Industry 2Day is the new podcast powered by MTC Events and designed by industry, for industry.
Join us as we welcome business leaders, technologists, engineers, researchers, academics, and many more, to Industry 2Day, to tackle the real-word challenges that matter most to UK manufacturing.
Each episode will seek to address topical issues and provide practical solutions across the full spectrum of advanced manufacturing, with special guests invited to share their unique insights and answers to the questions that our listeners want to hear most.
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Content Themes
The podcast emphasizes themes such as advanced manufacturing, automation, and energy transition. Episode examples include discussions on hydrogen's role in energy security and the barriers to automation adoption in UK manufacturing, with a focus on practical solutions and workforce development across various sectors.

Brought to you from the Manufacturing Technology Centre, Industry 2Day is the new podcast powered by MTC Events and designed by industry, for industry.
Join us as we welcome business leaders, technologists, engineers, researchers, academics, and many more, to Industry 2Day, to tackle the real-word challenges that matter most to UK manufacturing.
Each episode will seek to address topical issues and provide practical solutions across the full spectrum of advanced manufacturing, with special guests invited to share their unique insights and answers to the questions that our listeners want to hear most.
This episode of Industry 2Day features Kristin Baker, Vice President of Industrial & Process Automation at Schneider Electric, and explores the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy and how it supports critical goals around digitisation, decarbonisation and skills development.
We unpack the relationship between policy and practice, looking at Schneider Electric’s own investments in the UK, what it means to remain competitive in a challenging global landscape, and how the sector can prepare its people and infrastructure for the energy systems of tomorrow.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How the Modern Industrial Strategy will support UK manufacturing
- Digitisation and decarbonisation
- Ambition vs. affordability – what needs to be done to make the UK more competitive?
- What Schneider Electric is doing to show its commitment to UK manufacturing
- How can we attract more investment into the UK?
- Clean energy landscape – the biggest opportunities and responsibilities
- End connection infrastructure in the UK – is enough being done to support UK businesses?
- The Industrial Strategy and the UK skills gap – how do we better connect with underrepresented groups?
To learn more about the podcast, visit www.mtcevents.co.uk/industry-2day

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