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SUMMARY:New Zealand Manufacturing Industry Conference
DESCRIPTION:After the success of the 2023 Manufacturing Industry Conference hosted by MAKE│NZ and SouthMach\, we’re bringing the conference north to Auckland for EMEX 2024. \n\n\n\nYou can join us on Wednesday May 29th 2024 at 10am to 5:30pm\, with an additional hour of networking afterwards\, in the function room at the ASB Showgrounds. There will be time before\, during\, and after to have a look around EMEX downstairs  \n\n\n\nIf you’re a member of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce\, Click Here to get your tickets at a discountIf you’re a member of the EMA\, Click Here to get your tickets at a discountIf you’re a member of the Hutt Valley Chamber\, Click Here to get your tickets at a discount* \n\n\n\n*This page is password protected\, please contact the Hutt Valley Chamber to find your password \n\n\n\nThe Programme: \n\n\n\nThree Focus Areas \n\n\n\n*Reaching out beyond the manufacturing sector to improve productivity and profits*The role of (good) design in improving productivity and profits in manufacturing*Long-term demographic trends and their impact on workforce availability \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe Schedule  \n\n\n\n(Click to find out who’s presenting) \n\n\n\n9:10 – 10:00 ~ EMEX doors are open\nFeel free to come in early and see the exhibits at EMEX 2024 \n\n\n\n\n10:00 – 10:05 ~ Welcome and Introduction\nPresented by: MC Dean Boston; Director\, FeWorx \n\n\n\n\n10:05 – 10:25 ~ The Changing Global Landscape and Opportunities for New Zealand Manufacturing\nPresented by: Hunter Nottage;Director\, MBIE \n\n\n\n\n10:25 – 10:55 ~ Government support for manufacturing in Australia – What works\, and what doesn’t?\nPresented by: Michael Sharpe; Executive Director\, Make Australia / AUKUS Forum \n\n\n\n\n11:00 – 11:30 ~ How to collaborate successfully / productively with academics\nPresented by: Dr Andrew Fletcher (PhD); Programme Leader Sustainable Food Systems\, Fonterra \n\n\n\n\n11:35 – 11:55 ~ Working with VisyPET and CAMEX to develop more efficient injection moulding tools\nPresented by: Dr Olaf Diegel (PhD); Professor of Mechanical Engineering\, Faculty of Engineering\, University of Auckland \n\n\n\n\n11:55 – 12:15 ~ Understanding expectations and drivers on both sides to achieve effective University/Industry engagement\nPresented by: Dr Mark Battley (PhD); Professor of Engineering Science / Associate Dean Research\, Faculty of Engineering\, University of Auckland \n\n\n\n\n12:15 – 13:15 ~ Lunch Break\nTake this time to see the exhibits at EMEX 2024 \n\n\n\n\n13:15 – 13:35 ~ Designing a new product family to prepare for future growth in a plastics manufacturing business\nPresented by: Mark Field; CEO\, epl Group \n\n\n\n\n13:35 – 13:55 ~ Product design for manufacturing – and what happens\, if you don’t\nPresented by: Andrew Barclay; Managing Director\, Wyma Solutions \n\n\n\n\n13:55 – 14:25 ~ Product design and flanking measures to reduce Scope 3 emissions\nPresented by: Michael Burgess (PhD) and Barbara Nebel; Group Carbon & Environmental Performance Manager\, Fletcher Building\, and CEO\, Thinkstep-anz \n\n\n\n\n14:25 – 14:45 ~ Off-the-shelf or DIY: when to use which when (re-) designing your manufacturing                                 processes\nPresented by: Mike Shatford; Managing Director\, Design Energy \n\n\n\n\n14:45 – 15:05 ~ Optimising process automation when redesigning manufacturing processes\nPresented by: Sarita Withers; Delivery Manager\, Facteon Intelligent Technology \n\n\n\n\n15:05 – 15:35 ~ Afternoon Tea\nAn opportunity to network with attendees and speakers \n\n\n\n\n15:35 – 16:05 ~ Leading-edge developments in Industry 4.0 and the use of AI in manufacturing (Recorded video interview)\nPresented by: Eberhard Klotz; Global Sales Director Industry 4.0 and Digitalisation\, FESTO \n\n\n\n\n16:05 – 16:25 ~ Protecting mental wellbeing at work – by design\nPresented by: Fiona Ewing; Project Manager\, Business Leaders’ Health & Safety Forum \n\n\n\n\n16:25 – 16:45 ~ Redesigning ownership structures to prepare for further growth\nPresented by: Rob Young; Managing Director\, Platform 1 \n\n\n\n\n16:45 – 17:05 ~ The trend is not our friend – demographic changes in New Zealand’s population and implications for the manufacturing workforce\nPresented by: Dieter Adam (PhD) and Samantha McNaughton ; Community Champion / CEO\, MAKE│NZ and Deputy Chief Executive\, Hanga-Aro-Rau \n\n\n\n\n17:05 – 17:15 ~ Wrap up\nThe top three things we’ve learnt today \n\n\n\n\n17:15 – 18:30 ~ Social Hour\nDrinks and nibbles \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAKE│NZ community members get a discount on tickets. \n\n\n\nMAKE│NZ is a Community of manufacturing leaders\, from team leader to CEO and Managing Director. If you want to join our Community\, please click Here.\n\n\n\nIf you’re a member of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce\, Click Here to get your tickets at a discountIf you’re a member of the EMA\, Click Here to get your tickets at a discountIf you’re a member of the Hutt Valley Chamber\, Click Here to get your tickets at a discount* \n\n\n\n*This page is password protected\, please contact the Hutt Valley Chamber to find your password
URL:https://makenz.org/event/new-zealand-manufacturing-conference/
LOCATION:Auckland Showgrounds\, Auckland Showgrounds\, Green Lane West\, Epsom\, Auckland\, New Zealand
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