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The Main Stage
This forum is supported by Make UK
The Main Stage sets the tone for the entire show, addressing the biggest sector changes and trends in engineering and advanced manufacturing.
Companies and associations taking part include Make UK, Schneider Electric, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Railway Industry Association, and many more.
Last year, Guy Martin took the stage. Who will spark the next big conversation in 2025?
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AM² - Additive Manufacturing & Advanced Materials
This forum is sponsored by Scott Bader and Goodfellow
Formerly known as the Advanced Materials Technology (AMT) Forum, this programme has been refined for 2025 as the AM² Forum, reflecting a renewed focus on Additive Manufacturing and Advanced Materials.
The updated format puts application front and centre with sessions build around real case studies, measurable benefits, and engineering-ready technology being used across sectors.
Automotive, Mobility & Electrification
This forum is supported by the SMMT and Manufacturing Engineering Magazine
NEW >> This forum has been reimagined for 2025, expanding beyond traditional automotive to address the broader ecosystem of mobility. Designed to reflect trends across industries, the programme will focus on electrification, smart mobility, sustainability, and manufacturing readiness.
Brands taking the stage include: GKN Automotive, McLaren Applied, Lotus, and more.
Aerospace, Defence & amp; Satellite Engineering
This forum is supported by Aerospace Magazine
This forum will showcase how leading aerospace and defence organisations are turning innovation into results. Speakers from Boeing Global, Siemens, McLaren, Rolls-Royce, and others will take to the stage to share insights, strategies, and cutting-edge case studies.
Composites Engineering
This forum is sponsored by PRF Composite Materials and supported by Composites UK
Engineers and manufacturers will share how composites solve structural and performance challenges across sectors.
Featured project:
GKN Aerospace – ASPIRE: Transforming high-rate composite airframe manufacturing through structural integration
Meet 2025 speakers
Abhi Rangineni
VP of Full Active Suspension Engineering Development
ClearMotion
Abhijith Sreekumar
Systems And Software Engineer Vehicle Motion Control
Group
Adam Sells
Channel Partner Manager
Goodfellow Cambridge Ltd
Alex Champion
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer
Additive Manufacturing
Arno Myburgh
Innovation Manager
Safran
Ashley Weeks
Senior Regulator Compliance Consultant
RINA Asset and Product Consulting
Charlie Robson
Global Sales Manager
Motion Applied
Chris Rooum
Business Development Director
MTC Training
Clive Lewis
Managing Director
Achieving the Difference
Dominic Graham
Engineering Director
Zircotec Group
Elliot Hemes
Managing Director
IPG Automotive
Erik Tomlin
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Platform Manager
Royal Academy of Engineering
Faye Smith
Director
Avalon Consultancy Services
Frederic Sicard
Technical Specialist composite material & process
Jaguar Land Rover
Giampiero Testoni
Co-Founder and CTO
Energica Motor Company
Isabelle Russell
Aerospace Account Manager
Siemens
Juan Abad Zapatero
Syensqo
Kate Black
CEO and Founder
Atomik AM
Kevin Smith
Lead Industrial Digital Technology Advisor
Made Smarter UK
Mark Daniels
Marketing & Communications Leader
Goodfellow Cambridge Ltd
Mark Rushton
Principal Product Marketing Manager
aPriori Technologies
Nichola Bates
Aerospace Investor
Aerospace Xelerated, Boeing
Prveen Bidare
Senior Lecturer in Advanced Manufacturing
Romina Davoudi
Head of Programme Delivery
ATI Aerospace Technology Institute
Sean Worrall
Chief engineer Product Sustainability
GKN Automotive
Selin Aria Tur
Managing Director and CTO
Williams Grand Prix Technologies
Stephen Phipson
Chief Executive Officer
MAKE UK
Tom Kugelstadt
Global Business Manager 3d Printing Resins
Scott Bader
Chester Butterworth
Royal Navy
Dr Aphrodite Tomou
Head of Technical
Goodfellow Cambridge Ltd
Main Stage
The Main Stage sets the tone for the entire show, addressing the biggest sector changes and trends in engineering and advanced manufacturing.
Key themes include
- Automation & Robotics
- Sustainability and Net Zero targets
- Government and Policy
- Skills gap
Expect headline speakers, sector leaders and forward-thinking discussions designed to deliver insights that apply across industries and job functions.
Companies and associations taking part include Make UK, Schneider Electric, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Railway Industry Association, and many more.
Register to be the first to get the show updated
Automotive, Mobility & Electrification Forum
NEW >> This forum was reimagined for 2025, expanding beyond traditional automotive to address the broader ecosystem of mobility. Designed to reflect trends across industries, the programme will focus on electrification, smart mobility, sustainability, and manufacturing readiness.
Brands taking the stage include: GKN Automotive, McLaren Applied, Lotus, and more.
Sessions will cover:
- Scalable approaches to e-mobility and EV supply chains
- Lessons from engineering teams delivering next-gen vehicles
- Trends and technologies shaping tomorrow’s mobility solutions
- How electrification and lightweighting are influencing other sector
AM² - Additive Manufacturing & Advanced Materials
Formerly known as the Advanced Materials Technology (AMT) Forum, this programme was refined for 2025 as the AM² Forum, reflecting a renewed focus on Additive Manufacturing and Advanced Materials.
The updated format puts application front and centre with sessions build around real case studies, measurable benefits, and engineering-ready technology being used across sectors.
Here’s an overview of the sessions!
- Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing: Opportunities and Challenges
- Smart Materials in Action: Adaptive, Responsive & Functional
- High-Performance Materials for Extreme Environments
- Digital Materials Science: Accelerating Production through AI and Simulation
Composites Engineering
Engineers and manufacturers shared how composites solve structural and performance challenges across sectors.
Featured project:
GKN Aerospace – ASPIRE: Transforming high-rate composite airframe manufacturing through structural integration
Focus areas included:
- BioComposites for high performance
- Decarbonisation across industries
- Recycling Supply Chain
- Intelligent Materials
- Sustainability Awards
Aerospace, Defence & Satellite Engineering
This forum showcased how leading aerospace and defence organisations are turning innovation into results. Speakers from Boeing Global, Siemens, McLaren, Rolls-Royce, and others took to the stage to share insights, strategies, and cutting-edge case studies.
Key takeaways included:
- Proven approaches to sustainability, lightweighting and digitalisation
- Real-world case studies on propulsion, satellite systems and integrated platforms
- Insight into the skills, tools and processes driving next-generation flight
2024 Keynote Speakers
Brian Holliday
Managing Director - Siemens Digital Industries
Lucy Parsons
Sales Account Manager - Nikon
Matthew atkinson
Lead Research Engineer - JLR
Shaun Harris
Director Support - Royal Air Force
Solange Baena
UK Lead Aviation Environmental Roadmap - Airbus
Charlie Martin
British Racing Driver and Transgender Rights Activist - GoCharlie
Tony Lloyd
Principle Research Engineering - GKN Aerospace
Peter Young, Ultrafan at Rolls-Royce Peter Young,
Chief Engineer, Ultrafan at Rolls-Royce
Richard Noble OBE, ThrustWSH
Former holder of the World Land Speed Record and serial innovator at ThrustWSH
Advance your knowledge and your career
Every forum at Advanced Engineering is Certified for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) from THE CPD Group in the United Kingdom.
What is the real value?
- Chartered Engineers maintaining their professional status
- Early-career professionals working towards chartership
- Industry leaders looking to stay up to date with industry trends
How to Obtain Your CPD Certificate at the Advanced Engineering 2025 Event
- Scan the QR code at the exit of every forum
- Provide your name and email for the generation and delivery of their CPD certificate.
- Receive your certificate via email.
Discover the sustainability track across the 5 Forums
Discover groundbreaking projects and solutions dedicated to achieving the Net Zero goal and reducing carbon footprints in the engineering and manufacturing industry. Join us to explore the future of sustainable engineering and manufacturing practices by searching the sustainability track of the conference program.