Peter Haddock is an award-winning industry journalist, content creator and event host with over 20 years’ experience in the plant and equipment sector. He produces interview-led video content from sites and projects across the UK and internationally and is a regular contributor to Earthmovers magazine. As owner of Content With Media, Peter covers events and press launches, sharing insight from people at all levels of the industry. His work focuses on environment, productivity, safety, people and skills.

Fhaheen Khan is a senior economist at the manufacturer’s organisation Make UK. For the past seven years he led the organisation’s research covering a wide range areas, including tax reliefs, investment, access to finance and transport infrastructure. He authors Make UK’s flagship quarterly economic report and frequently provides commentary to the media on published economic statistics, having appeared on BBC, Sky News, and ITV to provide expert analysis. His work aims to demystify the manufacturing sector in the eyes of Government and the public to remind us that we still make wonderous widgets in the UK, big and small, and remain an industrial powerhouse on the global stage.

Fhaheen’s presentation is available here – Manufacturing Outlook for 2026

Romain Mocaer from PowerGen Statistics will provide an update on the generator market.

Romain’s presentation is available here – Global Generator Market Outlook

A Trilateral Association Pannel Discussion, moderated by Peter Haddock.

The Panel will consist of Alan Beech, AMPS, Mir Mustafa, EGSA, and Romain Mocaer, Europgen.

Andy Lawrence is Executive Director of Research at Uptime Institute, where he leads research into critical digital infrastructure, including AI, energy, sustainability and data centre technologies.

He advises and presents globally to infrastructure operators, investors and policymakers.

Previously, Andy was Research Director at 451 Research, and before that founded Infoconomy, an enterprise IT publishing and research company. He began his career as a technology journalist, launching several IT business publications in the UK and US.

He holds a degree in Philosophy from University of Manchester, with a focus on the philosophy of science.

Andy’s presentation is available here – Data Centres in Uncharted Waters

Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock is a former professional footballer turned television personality, known as one of the toughest players of his era. He began his career at Millwall and went on to play for Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Southampton, earning cult status with fans.

A rugged defender, he also gained notoriety for his on-field clash with Eric Cantona. Ruddock later became player/coach at Swindon. He earned one full England cap and represented England at U21 and B level. Since retiring, he has appeared on shows including I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, Celebrity Big Brother and A Question of Sport.