As we head towards the middle of the decade, two key concepts have emerged as central pillars in the world we live in - those of Automation and Digital Transformation.
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James Goddin
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James Goddin
James has a long-standing passion for both innovation and sustainability. Over the past 17+ years, he has built and led multiple, large scale, international collaborations in the advanced materials domain spanning additive manufacturing, coatings, composites, rapid alloy synthesis and discovery, nanomaterials, and integrated computational materials science (ICME). His projects have spanned the aerospace, space, automotive, medical devices, consumer products and construction sectors.
James has been working on the circular economy for the past decade, leading the development of Circular Economy Metrics in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and its CE100 network. He continues to consult on the application of circularity metrics across a broad range of sectors. He is a member of the independent advisory board for the UKRI Circular Economy Hub and a designated UK expert on ISO TC 323 59020 'Circular Economy - Measuring Circularity Framework'. James is also recognised internationally for his work on sustainable design tools and critical materials. James is an Industry Advisory Board member of the International Round Table on Materials Criticality and a Member of the BEIS Critical Minerals Expert Committee. He is a former member of the European Innovation Partnership on raw materials and the European Rare Earth Competency Network and a regular invited attendee at the EU-US-Japan Trilateral Conference on Critical Raw Materials.
He is a PhD qualified materials engineer, a Chartered Engineer, Chartered Environmentalist, and Strategic Advisor to and a Fellow of IOM3.
James oversees the Defence Safety & Security Group, the Natural Materials Group, and the Surface Technologies Group.
Automation refers to using technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, to perform tasks that would otherwise require human effort. On the other hand, Digital Transformation relates to the shift from ‘traditional’ operations to digital or tech-driven processes. Intriguingly, these two concepts are tightly interwoven, each driving the other forward and, in turn, reshaping the modern business landscape. This connection, often overlooked, is of immense significance as it holds the potential to redefine efficiency, productivity, and overall business success.
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