Robotics & automation:
Powering your future
17 - 18 June 2025, MTC Coventry
Proudly hosted by MTC, this event is open to everyone interested in robotics and automation — from start-ups to large multinationals, from researchers to users. Join us to check out the latest emerging technologies and learn from others' automation experiences.
Event themes
Journey to automation
Explore how automation can tackle the productivity, labour, and skills challenges facing UK industries, helping businesses remain competitive and resilient. Attendees will gain insights from real-world success stories, practical roadmaps, and expert guidance, ensuring both SMEs and larger enterprises can adopt impactful automation solutions with minimal risk and disruption.
Future of work
Discover how advancements in AI and robotics, including breakthroughs in dexterity, reasoning, and humanoid technologies, are shaping the future of industry. Gain insights into emerging innovations, their potential impact, and how business leaders can prepare to leverage these transformative technologies for future success.
Bridging the valley of death
Learn more about how innovation and pioneering technologies are addressing key industry challenges, from productivity and labour shortages to net zero and energy transition. Hear how the UK’s world-leading universities and research organisations are developing solutions that can strengthen UK businesses and support a resilient future.
Why attend?
Hear from industry leaders
Our range of seminar programmes brings you the latest insights from academia and industry. Keeping you up to date on the latest robotic trends.
Be part of the discussion
Have your say on the latest challenges facing the robotics and automation industry in the UK.
Tour our facilities
Take the opportunity to tour the MTC facilities, giving you an insight into why the MTC is leading the way for UK manufacturing.
Get expert support
Our workshops run throughout the event ranging from SME support, through to industrialising your innovation.
Agenda - Day 1
Tuesday 17 June 2025
9:45 - State of the Nation: The Future of Robotics in the UK
Robotics is transforming industries worldwide, driving efficiency, productivity, and innovation across manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, and beyond. The UK has a rich history of engineering excellence, yet adoption of robotics and automation lags behind global competitors. In this session, we will explore why robotics is critical to the UK’s future competitiveness, assess the current landscape, and highlight key initiatives shaping the sector. From government-backed programmes to industry collaborations, discover how the UK is positioning itself as a leader in robotics and automation.
Speaker: TBC
10:45 - A Journey to Automation – Empowering SMEs
13:00 - The Critical Role of Industrial Strategy and Manufacturing in Driving Productivity
13:30 - A Journey to Automation – Lessons from Industry Leaders
14:45 - Knowledge Bites – Funding & Support for Automation
16:00 - UK Automation Forum – Insights on Finance & Technology Adoption
Exhibition (09:00 - 17:00)
Agenda - Day 2
Wednesday 18 June 2025
09:45 - Keynote - Rebuilding a Whole Europe Robotics Market by Dr Bernd Liepert
Europe is a natural market for UK robotics products and services. The UK’s exit from the EU has broken many well established connections built up over decades of collaboration and euRobotics is keen to see these reestablished. The new world order being forged today makes rebuilding these connections, between trusted partners, more important than ever. euRobotics with its inclusive focus on a “whole Europe” approach is keen to maximise the opportunity for closer collaboration.
The UK’s research and innovation strengths and its evolving regulatory environment create opportunities for European robotics, while its AI strengths provide a counter balance to the US and China. On the other side, Europe provides a scalable market for UK robotics companies with its common business environment, its growing pool of robotics expertise, its “intelligent customers” and a common infrastructure. With the UK seeking to maximise its growth through technology Europe provides an opportunity to deliver.
Speakers: Bernd Liepert - euRobotics
10:45 - Next Generation Robotics – Shaping the Future of Work
13:00 - Global Insights – West Midlands Robotics Cluster
14:00 - Tech Bites
15:15 - Bridging the Valley of Death – Connecting Research & Industry
Exhibition (09:00 - 16:30)
Meet our day 1 speakers
- Rt Hon Greg Clark
- Mike Wilson
- Nick Hall
- Jonathan Thacker
- Marco Chacin
- Tom Cockerill
- Satchin Semage
- Andy Francis
- Laura Capper
- Oliver Selby
- Tom Flude
Rt Hon Greg Clark
The Rt Hon Greg Clark is Executive Chair of the University of Warwick’s Innovation District (and Chair of WMG - the Warwick Manufacturing Group) and a member of the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council (ISAC), which contributes to the development and long-term delivery of HM Government’s industrial strategy.
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Meet our day 2 speakers
- Keynote: Dr Bernd Liepert
- Dr Graham Hoare OBE
- Peter Williamson
- Rich Walker
- Mostafizur Rahaman
- Kat Thiel
- David Bisset
- Aaron Prather
- Francesco Nori
- Zac Scott
Keynote: Dr Bernd Liepert
Dr. Liepert earned his diploma in mathematics in 1990 from the University of Augsburg and his honorary doctor degree from University of Magdeburg in 2011. From February 1990 until June 2019 Dr. Liepert has worked in changing positions for KUKA. From 1990 to 1996 he worked as mathematician and developer at KUKA Schweissanlagen + Roboter GmbH before he took charge as head of development of the newly founded company KUKA Roboter GmbH until 1997.
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