We're excited to announce the first Connected Digital Twins Summit on Thursday 22 June 2023, 09:00-17:30, and hope you can join us!
The Digital Twin Hub and Connected Places Catapult are hosting a one-day interactive event to showcase the latest cross-industry business applications for connected digital twins.
The hybrid event will be held at Connected Places Catapult’s Urban Innovation Centre in London and features VIP keynotes, a panel discussion, the Gemini Call live, working groups, demo's and showcase of digital twin innovation from the Catapult Network.
The Connected Digital Twins Summit brings together policy makers, asset owners, solution providers, academics and investors to:
Learn about the latest outputs and tools to enable collaboration across industries
Explore applications of digital twin technology across multiple sectors
Share views on overcoming barriers to connecting digital twins
Discover how to assess ROI and empower business decisions
Network with Digital Twin Hub community members to spark new ideas and business opportunities.
The event will also introduce the DfT Transport and Innovation Board Programme and present a showcase of SME-led use cases for digital twins.
AGENDA
Why Connect Digital Twins?
Led by Digital Twin Hub Chair, Dr Alison Vincent, this session features connected digital twin projects underway across the UK, with a panel discussion on how to overcome the barriers to connecting digital twins and a special Gemini Call Live with Arup’s Simon Evans.
09:30 – 10:25Morning Welcome and VIP Keynote AddressesincludingWhy Connect Digital Twins?(Alison Vincent, Chair, DT Hub; Paul Wilson, Chief Business Officer, Connected Places Catapult)
17:00 – 17:10Wrap Up and Final Words(Alison Vincent, Chair, DT Hub and Justin Anderson, Director of Digital Twins, Connected Places Catapult)
Digital Twin Innovation
Digital twin research and development and the journey towards a cyber-physical infrastructure. This session features key projects and programmes across the Catapult Network and how they will change the industrial and economic landscape.
11:00 – 11:45Transport Research and Innovation Board Programme: Overview and SME use cases(Connected Places Catapult, Department for Transport and SMEs)
11:50 – 12:25Digital Operations and Maintenance Environment (DOME) for Offshore Wind(Ben George, General Manager, Humber, Offshore and Renewable Energy Catapult)
12:30 – 13:25Lunch
13:30 – 14:05BEIS Energy System Digital Twin Demonstrator(Energy Systems Catapult)
14:10 – 14:40 To be announced soon
14:45 – 15:20Centre for Excellence: Digital Twins(Digital Catapult)
15:30 – 15:55Break
16:00 – 16:55Workshop: Enabling Data Sharing across Sectors(Jonathan Eyre, High Value Manufacturing Catapult)
Interactive Training/Working Group Sessions
Understand key issues, open standards and more through hands-on working groups with members of the Digital Twin Hub Strategic Board and guests. These sessions focus on specific areas of interest as identified by the Digital Twin Hub community.
11:00 – 11:25Stimulating Innovation in Digital Twins through R&D Funding(Mark Gasgarth, Head of Digital Security and Resilience, EPSRC)
11:30 – 11:55DT Hub Working Group: Governance Model and Trust (DT Hub Strategic Board and guests)
12:00 – 12:25DT Hub Working Group: Open Standards and Interoperability (DT Hub Strategic Board and guests)
12:30 – 13:25Lunch
13:30 – 14:00DT Hub Working Group: Digital Skills and Building Capability (DT Hub Strategic Board and guests)
14:10 – 15:25Interactive Training Session
15:30 – 15:55Break
16:00 – 16:30DT Hub Working Group: Business Case and Demonstrating Value (DT Hub Strategic Board and guests)
On-site guests will experience digital twins and connected systems in action using latest interactive Igloo technology, and will be able to explore digital twin technologies, systems and solutions in our exhibition space.