2026 programme
(Confirmed speakers below - check back for updates)

Sustainable Reliability Today
Andy Gailey
Managing Director
UPTIME Consultant Ltd

The Next Industrial Advantage: AI-Driven Condition Monitoring
Oliver Mottershead
Managing Director
CBM Partners

Future-Proofing Your Automation: The Role of Maintenance and Calibration in Extending the Life of Your Systems
Richard Key
Head of Service
Promtek


Unlocking Productivity: Bridging the Gap Between Line Availability and Operator Engagement
Dave Hamilton
Engineering Consultant
Andy Gailey
Managing Director
UPTIME Consultant Ltd

Project Management: A Need for Structure
Nick Jones
Expertise Director in Brewing and Distilling
NIRAS

Risk Debt: The Hidden Liability in Food & Beverage Machinery Safety
Martin White
Senior Consultant
ST&L

The Electrification of Heat: From ‘the blender’ at innocent drinks to Zero Carbon Heat from Caldera
Andy Joynson
Product Ambassador
Caldera

Heat Recovery From Refrigeration (HRFR)
Nigel Upson
Managing Director
DK Heat Recovery

Repair or Replace: Capital Expenditure versus Operational Costs
Gary Ernest
Project Consultant
WAVE Engineering

Clustering, Collaboration and Connectivity: SmartParc’s Model for Food Industry Change
Phil Lovell
Chief Operating Officer – Europe
SmartParc


Raslysation for microbiological control and treatment of process water in food and beverage production
Poul Knudsen
Senior Sales Manager
Lyras A/S
John Aruwajoye
Process Design Engineer
Sycamore Process Engineering

Water and Sustainability: Taking the Next Step
Adrian Nicholls
Head of Sustainability and Utilities
NIRAS


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
2026 speakers
Dave Hamilton
Engineering ConsultantPoul Knudsen
Senior Sales ManagerLyras A/SJohn Aruwajoye
Process Design EngineerSycamore Process EngineeringAndy Gailey
Managing DirectorUPTIME Consultant LtdOliver Mottershead
Managing Director CBM PartnersRichard Key
Head of ServicePromtekNick Jones
Expertise Director in Brewing and DistillingNIRASMartin White
Senior ConsultantST&LAndy Joynson
Product AmbassadorCalderaNigel Upson
Managing DirectorDK Heat RecoveryGary Ernest
Project ConsultantWAVE EngineeringPhil Lovell
Chief Operating Officer – EuropeSmartParcAdrian Nicholls
Head of Sustainability and UtilitiesNIRASGlenn Evans
Group Head of SustainabilityNoble FoodsJames Foggo
Solar PV Sales ManagerNoble Green Energy2026 Exhibitors

Ace Engineering Group

Adams LubeTech

Alliance Fluid Handling

AMT Project Group

APS UK

Beckhoff Automation

Brightly Software

BST Detectable Products

Busch (UK)

Caldera

Calibrate Energy Engineering

CBM Partners
CERTUSS (UK)

CleanEarth Energy

Clegg Food Projects

Contrinex

DDK Projects

Detectamet

DK Heat Recovery

Elgin Bay

Excelerate

Fletcher Moorland

FUCHS Lubricants (UK)

Fulton

ifm electronic

Katronic Technologies

Kemtile

KIT

Knox Thomas
KOMA

Lyras

Maintech Recruitment

MCGlobal Solutions

Micro Weighing Solutions

NIRAS

Noble Green Energy

OmnaTec

On-Site Energy
PLUS Automation

Premier Control Technologies

Promtek

ReeR Safety

Satron Instruments

SmartParc

SMC Corporation (UK)

SoftExpert Software

Sphere Design

ST&L

Sycamore Process Engineering

Tekta UK

TSL

TYGRIS

UE Systems

UPTIME Consultant Ltd

Verder

WAVE

Western Mechanical Handling UK

Zudek International
Associations & Media Partners

Automation, Control & Engineering

Dairy Industries International

Engineering Maintenance Solutions

Engineers Insight

Food & Drink Manufacturing UK

Food & Drink Network

Food & Drink Processing & Packaging

Manufacturing Production Solutions

Process Control Engineering & Manufacturing

Sustainable Business Magazine
