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Programme

2026 programme

(Confirmed speakers below - check back for updates)

*Programme & timings subject to change

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Sustainable Reliability Today

Andy Gailey
Managing Director
UPTIME Consultant Ltd

9:30 AM - 9:40 AM

The Next Industrial Advantage: AI-Driven Condition Monitoring

Oliver Mottershead
Managing Director
CBM Partners

9:40 AM - 9:50 AM

Future-Proofing Your Automation: The Role of Maintenance and Calibration in Extending the Life of Your Systems

Richard Key
Head of Service
Promtek

9:50 - 10:00 AM

Project Management: A Need for Structure

Nick Jones
Expertise Director in Brewing and Distilling
NIRAS

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM

Panel Debate
Unlocking Productivity: Bridging the Gap Between Line Availability and Operator Engagement

Dave Hamilton
Engineering Consultant

Andy Gailey
Managing Director
UPTIME Consultant Ltd

Martin Miller
Former Head of Engineering
Greggs, PepsiCo, Allied Bakeries

Tom Reames
Account Director
Brightly Software, a Siemens company

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM

Risk Debt: The Hidden Liability in Food & Beverage Machinery Safety

Martin White
Senior Consultant
ST&L

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Panel Debate
From Brussels to the Factory Floor. Will EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 Redefine Liability in UK Industry?

Andy Gailey
Managing Director
UPTIME Consultant Ltd

Martin White
Senior Consultant
ST&L

11:30 AM to 11:40 AM

eTES (Electro Thermal Energy Storage) & Decarbonisation of Industrial Heat: From ‘the blender’ at innocent drinks to Caldera’s Storage Boiler

Andy Joynson
Product Ambassador
Caldera

11:50 AM - 12:00 PM

Heat Recovery From Refrigeration (HRFR)

Nigel Upson
Managing Director
DK Heat Recovery

12:00 PM - 12:10 PM

Repair or Replace: Capital Expenditure versus Operational Costs

Sam Cameron
Engineering Manager
WAVE Engineering

12:10 PM - 12:20 PM

Clustering, Collaboration and Connectivity: SmartParc’s Model for Food Industry Change

Phil Lovell
Chief Operating Officer – Europe
SmartParc

12:20 PM - 12:40 PM

Panel Debate
Driving Efficiency and Sustainability through Integrated Plant Thermal Management

Reece Brumby
Managing Director
KOMA UK

Andy Joynson
Product Ambassador
Caldera

Phil Lovell
Chief Operating Officer – Europe
SmartParc

Nigel Upson
Managing Director
DK Heat Recovery

Denis McCrohan
Senior Technical Consultant
WAVE Engineering

12:50 PM - 1:00 PM

Water and Sustainability: Taking the Next Step

Adrian Nicholls
Head of Sustainability and Utilities
NIRAS

1:00 PM - 1:10 PM

Raslysation for Microbiological Control and Treatment of Process Water in Food and Beverage Production

Poul Knudsen
Senior Sales Manager
Lyras A/S

1:20 PM - 1:30 PM

Panel Debate
Case Study: From Strategy to Savings – Delivering Scope 1, 2 & 3 Carbon and Cost Reduction in Food Manufacturing

David Kipling
Chief Executive Officer
On-Site Energy

Lee McGhie
Managing Director
Brownlow Utilities

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Strategic Discussion
Delivering Energy Resilience, Cost Control and Decarbonisation across the Value Chain

Glenn Evans
Group Head of Sustainability
Noble Foods

James Foggo
Solar PV Sales Manager
Noble Green Energy

Simon Borthwick
European Business Head – Fertiliser
Cefetra Group

Gordon Pope
Chief Operating Office
Bluestone Energy

2026 speakers

Sam Cameron
Engineering ManagerWAVE Engineering
Bio
Lee McGhie
Managing DirectorBrownlow Utilities
David Kipling
Chief Executive OfficerOn-Site Energy
Denis McCrohan
Senior Technical ConsultantWAVE Engineering
Bio
Reece Brumby
Managing DirectorKOMA UK
Bio
Tom Reames
Account DirectorBrightly Software, a Siemens company
Martin Miller
Former Head of EngineeringGreggs, PepsiCo & Allied Bakeries
Bio
Simon Borthwick
European Business Head – FertiliserCefetra Group
Bio
Dave Hamilton
Engineering Consultant
Bio
Gordon Pope
Chief Operating OfficeBluestone Energy
Bio
Poul Knudsen
Senior Sales ManagerLyras A/S
BioPresentation
Andy Gailey
Managing DirectorUPTIME Consultant Ltd
BioPresentation
Oliver Mottershead
Managing Director CBM Partners
BioPresentation
Richard Key
Head of ServicePromtek
BioPresentation
Nick Jones
Expertise Director in Brewing and DistillingNIRAS
BioPresentation
Martin White
Senior ConsultantST&L
BioPresentation
Andy Joynson
Product AmbassadorCaldera
BioPresentation
Nigel Upson
Managing DirectorDK Heat Recovery
BioPresentation
Gary Ernest
Project ConsultantWAVE Engineering
BioPresentation
Phil Lovell
Chief Operating Officer – EuropeSmartParc
BioPresentation
Adrian Nicholls
Head of Sustainability and UtilitiesNIRAS
BioPresentation
Glenn Evans
Group Head of SustainabilityNoble Foods
Bio
James Foggo
Solar PV Sales ManagerNoble Green Energy
Bio

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