Manufacturing Leaders’ Summit 2023: Key Takeaways

The Manufacturing Leaders’ Summit 2023, held in Liverpool last week, was the largest and most concentrated gathering of high level manufacturing professionals in the UK. The summit focused on the major issues and challenges impacting the sector, such as the race to digitalization and net zero, to recruitment and skills shortages. Dave Holmes, Managing Director – Falcon Works at BAE Systems, discussed the company’s digital transformative journey, where innovation, collaboration and concepts have converged to redefine the manufacturing landscape. He explained how the sector is entering a new era of advanced research and technology development, where customer-centricity, collaboration and sustainability are key.