Former Chief Executive of Siemens UK and founder of the successful Made Smarter programme, will be the keynote speaker at an online summit looking at the future of manufacturing in Cumbria next week. Juergen Maier will speak at the event, which is led by Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership’s (CLEP). It is open to all manufacturing businesses in Cumbria, or to individuals working with manufacturing businesses. The Summit is taking place on April 15 from 9.30am to 12:30pm, via Zoom videoconference, and will also feature contributions from Alan Cross at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and Simon Lee, Supply Chain Director at BAE.