Join us for this innovation workshop brought to you by the University of Technology Sydney in partnership with the University of Newcastle, TAFE NSW, HunterNet, Regional Development Australia Hunter, AusIndustry, Hunter Joint Organisation, and the Innovative Manufacturing CRC (IMCRC).

88% of manufacturers recommend this workshop

Manufacturing business leaders face many challenges today including talent shortages, technology – what to invest in and when, transitioning to a green economy and broken supply chains to name a few.

Attending this complimentary workshop is a great way to re-assess your priorities through the futuremap® diagnostic tool, and explore pathways to address your specific challenges. It brings together business leaders to meet each other, along with industry experts from across our partnership ecosystem. Our mission is to assist accelerate your growth with practical solutions that add value.

7 reasons to attend:
After the workshop you will have a clearer idea of where to focus over the next 2 years, and access to knowledge, capital and human resources to help you get there. More specifically and practically, you will get:

A 2-year strategic roadmap/report with recommendations & resources
Hear about advanced manufacturing technology insights & case studies
Access to free masterclasses on topics such as innovation leadership, complex problem solving & business models
Free consultation with a business expert to develop an action plan & help you implement
Access to talent, grants, collaborative technology facilities & expertise
Access to student groups to work on your strategic challenges or software/prototype experiments (limited offer)
Meet industry peers, exchange ideas & make new connections

“Attending the futuremap workshop showed me better ways to structure our future planning models. Yes, it is about a new way of doing things and yes change does scare people but as the workshop explained with the right leadership anything is possible. I am a lot more comfortable now about the journey we are on.” Gavin Bloor, Managing Director, Presfast Pty Ltd

This interactive workshop is part of the SME@UTS (University of Technology Sydney) program. Feedback tells us 92% of the businesses that attended will review the futuremap roadmap report and its recommendations. 88% would recommend the workshop, and 80% found the workshop thought provoking and would accelerate their adoption of technology.

In total, more than 700 industry leaders have used the futuremap tool which is uniquely designed to assist manufacturing businesses to assess and map their maturity levels and capabilities in the areas of:

market positioning;
leadership, strategy and change management;
innovation and use of technology; and
digital manufacturing (Industry 4.0)

Who should attend
Leaders of SME manufacturing businesses who are driving the business strategy. Bring your colleagues and take the assessment as a team or individually and compare the results.

Where and when

Seminar room L2, Q Building, University of Newcastle - 16B Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle
Thursday, 13th October. 8:00am breakfast for a 8:30am start
Workshop concludes around midday with optional networking to 12:30pm

How to prepare

Please bring your fully charged wifi enabled laptop or tablet (essential) and charger
We encourage you to read: Advanced Manufacturing Roadmap - CSIRO

What happens after the workshop?
The futuremap® workshop is the first part of this journey. Following on from the workshop, along with our partners, we will assist you to tap into skills, talent, capital, expertise, and advanced manufacturing R&D lab facilities aligned to your priority needs – a concierge service for long term growth.

On behalf of University of Technology Sydney and our partners, we look forward to seeing you on October 13.

futuremap workshop facilitator - Simon Dawson, Director Industrial Transformation, IMCRC

Simon Dawson is an experienced manufacturing operations executive who has worked in his 35-year career across a range of different industry sectors including fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), industrial, automotive, rail and medical devices. Simon has a strong understanding of the links between operational improvements and an organisation’s financial imperatives. As well as driving organisational growth and transformation, Simon has helped many companies to solve tactical business challenges through the delivery of complex improvement programs.

About IMCRC

The Innovative Manufacturing CRC (IMCRC) is an independent and for-impact cooperative research centre that helps catalyse the transformation of manufacturing. IMCRC developed futuremap® with Australian manufacturing SMEs in mind to encourage them to think about the capabilities of their business and help them chart the transition to Industry 4.0, advancing their manufacturing operation.

About SME@UTS

SME@UTS is designed to help SMEs confidently invest in innovation and digital technologies. This integrated program provides SMEs with a progressive and customised pathway towards technology adoption and innovation. The unique, customised program utilises IMCRC’s futuremap® platform to help SMEs gain exclusive access to innovation expertise, research capabilities and world class technology facilities that will allow them to underpin their business growth. SME@UTS is supported with funding contribution from the Commonwealth Department of Education.

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