PECM Issue 22 2016 | Page 26

Advanced Engineering Hosts the Largest Open Conference of Its kind A dvanced Engineering, aerospace, automotive, motorsport, the UK’s largest meeting marine, civil engineering. place for engineering professionals, returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 2 & 3 November 2016. The show, which has become the hub for the high performance engineering sector, brings together engineering professionals and decision-makers to source new ideas, technologies and suppliers all under one roof. Open Conference Advanced Engineering will host the Throughout the two-day conference there will be a number of insightful and educational sessions from leading industry experts. Sessions confirmed so far include the likes of Jaguar Land Rover, Innovate UK, Magna International, SMMT, BOC, KTN, National Instruments, Women’s Engineering Society and many more. Automotive Engineering Show With 2.6 million new cars registered in 2015, and this number expected to rise in 2016, it is no wonder there is a need for an event like the Automotive Engineering Show. It brings together the best and brightest from the UK’s auto community, offering numerous opportunities to do business and find the very latest technologies from leading automotive suppliers. Visitors will be able to see sessions from the likes of Jaguar Land Rover and Magna International, plus have access to big name exhibitors such as most comprehensive Open Conference SMMT, High Value Manufacturing Catapult programme of its kind. Visitors will gain (HVM), North East Automotive Alliance, access to all conference forums which MIA (Motorsport Industry Association) and will span key industry sectors, including National Instruments. 26 PECM Issue 22