Podcast Ep. #30 – Digitisation at Rolls Royce and the Information Vanguard Conference

Aerospace Engineering Podcast

Today I am talking to Gareth Hetheridge (Interim Head of IT at Rolls Royce) and Luca Leone (Team Defence Information Task Force Consultant) about the UK defence industry. Team Defence Information (TD-Info) is a collaborative association that informs defence information policy and pilots new ways of working to transform the defence ecosystem in the UK. TD-Info pools the collective insights, knowledge and innovations of its members, such as Rolls Royce, BAE Systems, and others, to help the Ministry of Defence deliver its objectives for equipment and information. In this episode we discuss: the importance of TD-Info for the UK defence sector Rolls Royce’s vision regarding the increasing digitisation of the aerospace sector and hot topics such as Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality. We also discuss a key industry event that TD-Info and Rolls Royce are co-organising, the 1st Annual Information Vanguard conference, an event for Young Industry Professionals that will be held on the 18th October 2019 at Rolls Royce in Filton, UK. The conference is open to all, but has been especially designed with newer-entry professionals in the defence industry in mind. There are some exciting speakers confirmed including Team Tempest and Reaction Engines, and live exhibitions from the likes of Rolls Royce and Airbus. You can sign-up to attend here. If you enjoy the Aerospace Engineering Podcast you can support it by leaving a review on iTunes or by supporting it directly on Patreon, where patrons of the podcast receive exclusive behind-the-scenes content and special episodes. Thanks a lot for listening! Selected Links from the Episode Team Defence Information 1st Annual Information Vanguard (InVan) Conference Digitisation at Rolls Royce Rolls Royce uses Virtual Reality to train engineers AI to maximise jet engine availability Team Tempest Airbus Bird of Prey