Providing insight and solutions to 2Day's challenges
Join us as we welcome business leaders, technologists, engineers, researchers, academics, and many more, to Industry 2Day, to tackle the real-word challenges that matter most to UK manufacturing. Each episode will seek to address topical issues and provide practical solutions across the full spectrum of advanced manufacturing.
#07 Why Manufacturing’s Greatest Era is Now
Prof. Henrik Von Scheel
Originator of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
With decades of strategic insight and a deep understanding of industrial transformation, Henrik Von Scheel shares why now is the most exciting and critical time to be in manufacturing.
#06 Net Zero is coming - is your business ready?
Alice Conway
Associate Director, Sustainability Advisory, Lloyds
Guest presented by event host Daisy McAndrew, this episode welcomed Alice Conway for an open and honest discussion about the transition to net zero and how businesses - big and small - can be embarking on their own net zero journey.
#05 Women in Industry: Breaking Barriers and Shaping the Future
Kirsty Davies-Chinnock
Managing Director, Professional Polishing Services
In this special bonus episode of Industry 2Day, we celebrate International Women in Engineering Day 2025 with Kirsty Davies-Chinnock — Managing Director of Professional Polishing Services, Director at the British Stainless Steel Association, and Founder of Women with Metal & Women in Industry.
#04 Sustainability Shift: Why now, why data and why it matters
Guido Sicuro
Copilot Data Lead, KPMG UK
In this episode of Industry 2Day, we sit down with Guido Sicuro, Copilot Data Lead at KPMG UK, to explore why now is a defining moment for businesses to act on sustainability.
#03 Hydrogen, Data, and the Supply Chain: transitioning the UK's power sources
Katie Petherbridge
Innovation Delivery Manager, National Gas
What role can hydrogen play in achieving net zero and how important is data to the future of the UK’s power sources are just two of the big questions being addressed in this episode. Join Katie as she shares her expert insights into what’s driving Great Britain’s net zero strategy.
#02 Robotics and Automation: Breaking down the barriers
Mike Wilson
Chief Automation Officer, MTC
In this episode Mike Wilson, widely recognised as one of the leading authorities on robotics and automation in the UK, sets the scene on the UK’s automation journey, the challenges facing UK businesses, and what support is in place to help organisations of all sizes - and across different sectors - adopt automation technology.
#01 Introducing Industry 2Day
Richard Watkins
Director, MTC Events
We welcome MTC Events’ Director Richard Watkins to the inaugural episode of Industry 2Day, to share his vision and reasons behind the launch of the podcast, designed to address real-world challenges and explore the opportunities for UK manufacturing.