May 12, 2025 - Key speakers have been confirmed for The Advanced Materials Show and The Advanced Ceramics Show. The events will take place July 9-10 in Birmingham, UK, alongside the Battery Cells & Systems Expo and Vehicle Electrification Expo.

Key speakers have been announced for the The Advanced Materials and Advanced Ceramics Shows

Key speakers include:

Dr Cathryn Hickey – Chief Executive Officer, AMRICC
Yiewin Pei – Senior Scientist, NPL
Jonathan Phillips – Structural Ceramics Centre of Excellence Leader, Morgan Advanced Materials
Dr Sumitesh Das – Director of Research and Development, TATA Steel UK Ltd
Dr Subhasish Mukurjee – Chief Scientific Officer, Ceres Power Limited
Professor Nigel Brandon OBE FREng FRS – Dean of Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London
Ash Owen – Head of Future Technology, Rolls-Royce
Nick Parry – Group Manager of Industrial Digitalisation, Materials Processing Institute
Mike Harrison – Chief Executive Officer, Concretene
Richard Duffy – Senior Policy Advisor of Semiconductors, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)

The Advanced Materials Show and The Advanced Ceramics Show aim to bring together materials engineers, R&D professionals, scientists and product developers involved in manufacturing, designing and integrating advanced materials technology. The exhibition floor will host over 300 companies as they showcase their latest technologies in support of the UK’s manufacturing industry and supply chain.