Guest speakers from the two organisations will be outlining the interconnection between technology and data and their impact in the ‘productivity puzzle’, with SAGE UK unveiling eagerly awaited global research on how smart business leaders are enabling the future of discrete manufacturing through advances in their people, process and technology.
The First Friday Club Editors’ Briefing special will be held for the first time at the world famous ‘Gherkin’ in the City of London, four days ahead of the MAKE UK National Manufacturing Conference which commences on 25th February at the QEll Centre in London.
Sage will be launching a new industry report that identifies the challenges and opportunities in discrete manufacturing, from economic and market uncertainty to changing customer expectations around technology and a fast- moving green agenda; all are putting pressure on businesses to hone their supply chains and explore more sustainable and digital business models.
The First Friday editors’ briefings have been running since 1996 to provide commercial organisations with access to the most influential media from across the industrial and manufacturing spectrum.