Bruce Girdlestone is Chief Revenue Officer at Glide, responsible for accelerating customer acquisition, expanding market opportunities, and strengthening client relationships. With over 25 years of experience in telecommunications, he has held senior roles at companies including Virgin Media Business and Wireless Infrastructure Group. Bruce has led sales, marketing, business development, and product teams, delivering connectivity solutions across both fixed and wireless networks. He played a key role in launching Wi-Fi on the London Underground for the 2012 Olympics. Passionate about innovation, Bruce is committed to enhancing digital experiences and connectivity for businesses across the UK.

Marie is a dynamic Transformation Leader specialising in supply chain and e-commerce, empowering businesses to create innovative, customer-centric solutions that drive revenue and delight. With a background at top-tier management consultancy Deloitte, Marie has worked with global brands like Lego, Argos, John Lewis guiding them through complex retail technology transformations. Her expertise spans e-commerce, logistics, agile methodologies, and product development, allowing her to shape and deliver technology initiatives across omni-channel retail, CPG, B2B, and D2C sectors. Marie is committed to coaching neurodiverse professionals and serves on the Women in Logistics Steering Committee, advocating for greater diversity and inclusion in the industry. Her ability to navigate both strategic and operational challenges has made her a trusted advisor to corporate enterprises and global retailers alike, consistently delivering technology transformations that shape the future of retail.

Richard will be discussing the benefits of installing commercial solar panels for your business, highlighting protection against energy price rises, illustrating the financial benefits and reduction in Co2 emissions. 

Claire leads Wincanton's W2 Innovation Programme, responsible for identifying, testing, and implemen ...

Philippa heads up the European Supply Chain for the toilet paper company Who Gives A Crap (WGAC). She has enabled 20% year on year growth delivering delightful boxes of toilet paper direct to consumers as well as launching into new retailers. WGAC donate 50% of their profits to water, sanitation and hygiene partners, cumulatively just shy of £10m to date.
Prior to joining WGAC Philippa spent 15 years in Supply Chain at innocent drinks, where she held senior roles across operations, S&Op, packaging procurement and setting up new supply chains for NPD. She brings a wealth of experience in building resilient, customer-focused supply chains with a strong ethical foundation.

The Importance of Unbreakable Internet & Cybernet Security in the Warehouse and Factory of today and the future

Join Peter as he shares a real world example of of how a large factory site in France installed an unbreakable internet solution across their fleet of fork-lift trucks.  The company struggled with an unreliable internet connection, creating challenges across cyber security, monitoring of assets and limited expansion of the warehouses capacity. Anvil Mobile created a unique connectivity solution that resulted in 'always on' connectivity helping the business to scale.

Explore how you can benefit from resilient reliant and professional connectivity across your assets, alongside enhancing your cyber-security and monitoring capabilities with Anvil Mobile.

In order to adapt to the evolving landscape of consumer demands and the rise in online shopping, we must embrace agility within our distribution model. By implementing a flexible distribution strategy and integrating automation and robotics, we can better navigate the complexities of omnichannel retail, thereby meeting customer expectations and maintaining a competitive advantage

Clare considers what’s ahead for warehousing over the next 25 years, based on what she’s seen and learned from the many conversations she’s had over the course of UKWA’s 2024 Year of Warehousing, and the cutting edge innovation she’s already seen in practice on her 80-visit tour of UK’s warehouses.

Panel Discussion on safety in Warehouse and Logistics operations featuring industry experts.

Voice Directed Picking is widely used, but few people understand how much it has evolved. Advanced technology (AI) has created a modern voice solution (i.e. no template training ever!) for today’s warehouse. Innovations such as live language translation to break down language barriers, Gamification of the warehouse & much more.