My guest this week is Professor Tim Baines, Executive Director of The Advanced Services Group (not the Aston Centre for Servitization Research and Practice as is mentioned in the early part of the podcast, my apologies!). Tim is the leading international authority on servitization and spends much of his time working hands-on with both global and local manufacturing companies to understand servitization in practice and help to transform businesses. He spent ten years working in manufacturing businesses, beginning his career as an apprentice. His background gives him a personal understanding of the challenges faced by the industry and of the need for practical, relevant guidance on implementing change strategies.

Eric Verhelst serves as the Plant Manager for the Automotive plant in Oostkamp since 2010. His plant, with 700 employees,...

My guest this week is Denise Taylor, Managing Director of Bridge PR & Media Services. Telling stories isn't easy (unbelievably)! Telling them in a positive manner is another matter, whilst getting manufacturers and engineering businesses to tell stories they don't even know they have proves to be a challenge, a challenge that Denise and her team revel in!

My guest this week is Cathie Hall. Those of you that have tuned in from the outset will remember Cathie as my first guest back in November 2015. Well, after 6 months, I thought it appropriate that, during the week yours truly will be speaking at Syspro Europe's Open Day ("Trends and Challenges in European Manufacturing), this first episode gets a 'reprise'! Watch out for the new episode with Cathie - coming soon!

Dave Opsahl, Vice President of Corporate Development at Tech Soft 3D. In this role, Dave explores, develops and leads company...

Mark Redgrove, Head of Communications at Orgalime, the European engineering industries association. This week my guest is 'me'! I'll be...

Dr. Ing. (Electrical Engineering) Giuliano Monizza (Independent Consultant). manufacturing2938x2938.jpg Dr. Ing. (Electrical Engineering) Giuliano Monizza former Vice President and Spokesperson...

"Live well, laugh often and encrypt absolutely everything" Jaya Baloo is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of KPN Telecom in the Netherlands. Working in the information security arena for the past 18 years, she has worked mostly for global telecommunications companies such as Verizon and France Telecom.

Zoya Sheftalovich is a technology reporter for POLITICO (Europe). manufacturing2938x2938.jpg Zoya Sheftalovich is a technology reporter for POLITICO (Europe). She...

My guest on this week's show is engineer/designer Mark Sanders. Mark started as a Mechanical Engineer at a division of Rolls-Royce, in the UK. He later trained as a Designer at the Royal college of Art, and now works as inventor/designer/engineer. He lectures at universities and industry events around the world.