Industry thought leaders and Celebrity speakers Robert Llewellyn and Felicity Aston have been confirmed as keynote speakers at the in-person networking events for the Backing Britain 3.0 exhibition.
The Backing Britain 3.0 Exhibition is set to be the biggest exhibition from the Made in Group to date. With 3,000 expected visitors, the innovative and forward-thinking exhibition format will see attendees journey through a 3D virtual environment. Looking at stands, engaging with company information, and connecting with business leaders they will also have the chance to visit an exhibitors facility using virtual reality headsets provided with the exhibition show guide.
Whilst the exhibition allows exhibitors to catch up with the digital era, utilising technologies that have been invaluable during the pandemic and now, the Made in Group will also be hosting three in-person events. Taking place in Wolverhampton, Derby, and Leeds, 100+ manufacturing members are set to attend to build connections with their peers and hear from first-class industry speakers.
Each event, running from 26th-28th April from 4:30 pm, will include two keynote speakers. The first speaker will be a celebrity speaker whose speech will focus on a theme or element of the manufacturing industry. The second speaker will be a professional from within the industry. Back in 2020, the first virtual exhibition from the Made in Group included speakers such as Dr. Andy Palmer former CEO of Aston Martin, and Graeme Hackland CIO of Williams F1.
So far the Made in Group has confirmed two of their celebrity speakers for the 26th April in Wolverhampton and 27th April in Derby.
Robert Llewellyn
Robert Llewellyn, the host of the Channel 4 series Scrapheap Challenge and star of the cult TV series Red Dwarf, has also worked as a screenwriter, stand-up comic, online video guru and was once a maker of bespoke tassel loafers. He has written biographies, screenplays, and four novels. Robert will be our celebrity speaker at the Wolverhampton event, focusing on the automotive sector for his speech.
Robert was a playwright and television writer before he became an actor, and has since juggled both careers. He is the author of several nonfiction books, and his best-known acting role is as Kryten in the BBC’s long-running series Red Dwarf.
Felicity Aston
Felicity Aston MBE is a climate scientist, polar explorer, expedition leader and record-breaker. She is both the only woman in the world to have skied across Antarctica alone and the first person in the world to have traversed the continent purely by muscle power. Felicity will be our celebrity speaker for the Derby event, focusing on climate science particularly in relation to innovation and STEM.
During more than twenty years of undertaking challenging expeditions in the world’s most extreme environments, she has instigated, organized and led the first British women’s team to cross the Greenland icesheet, the world’s largest and most internationally diverse women’s team to ski to the South Pole, and a team of women from across Europe and the Middle East that together skied to the North Pole.
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