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FULMINATION 2023

TOGETHER, TOWARDS TOMORROW

18th – 20th April 2023

East Midlands Conference Centre

Interested in Fulmination 2023? Email stephanieball@iexpe.org for attendance and sponsorship opportunities.

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FULMINATION 2023

All-In-One Event Incorporating:

Ordnance Munitions & Explosives Conference | IExpE Annual Conference | Early Careers Symposium | Gala Dinner & Awards

The Institute of Explosives Engineers (IExpE) is the natural home for anyone working within the explosives industry. IExpE prides itself in promoting best practices and therefore fostering the highest standards across all sectors of the industry.

IExpE is the professional body for the explosives industry that enables and promotes consultation between individuals, professional private organisations, government departments, and armed forces experts.

Fulmination 2023 is the encompassing event for all sectors of the explosives industry which is nearly upon us. With the success of Fulmination 2022, IExpE want to ensure that you join us on this journey as we achieve together, towards tomorrow

Fulmination 2023 will take at East Midlands Conference Centre & Orchard Hotel. East Midlands Conference Centre offers state of the art meetings and event spaces, banqueting suites and magnificent, contemporary public spaces for networking.

By bringing all sectors of the industry together Fulmination 2023 will provide greater networking opportunities to drive the industry together, towards tomorrow.

 

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WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

 

 

Event Sponsors

Access to event sponsors stands who will be showcasing the latest products from some of the biggest companies in the explosives industry.

 

Networking

Fulmination 2023 will deliver a range of engagement and networking opportunities to an international audience.

 

Seminars and Workshops

Bringing all sectors of the explosive industry together presents an unmissable opportunity for Fulmination delegates to develop and understand how each sector of the industry works.

 

Awards

Fulmination 2023 will see the biggest celebration of the industry that IExpE has ever held, and will recognise outstanding work across the industry. 

 

Gala Dinner

On the first night of Fulmination 2023 we invite you to attend the Gala Dinner and Awards Evening. Delegates will enjoy 3-course dinner and be entertained by the well known after dinner speaker.

EVENT SPEAKERS

 

Amanda Catherall

Energetic Materials Scientist

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Andrew Nicholson

Director of Viper Applied Science

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Andy Carr

IExpE President

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Andy Grantham

Technical Advisor

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Andy Hubble

Star Fireworks

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Bob MacNaught

UK Defence Ordnance Munitions and Explosives Safety Regulator

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Chris Carr

Test & Evaluation BAE Systems

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Collin Singer

Managing Director, Wagtail UK Ltd

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David Crofts

Head Of MBDA UKs Complex Warheads Centre Of Excellence

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Dawn Pickavance

Senior Warheads Engineer

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Donald S. Williams

Director of Layer 3 Services

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Dr. Ernest L. Baker

Technology Specialist Officer, Warhead Technology, NATO, MSIAC

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Dr William Proud

Institute of Shock Physics, Imperial College London

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Dr Nathan Flood

HM Specialist Inspector

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Dr Gaynor Olliver

MBDA UK Limited

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Dr. Ruth Pettifer

Senior Principal Scientist – Energetics

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Dr Rachael Hazael

Senior Lecturer in Advanced Protective Materials

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Euan McLean

Lead-Free Energetic Materials

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Frank Hirthammer

TTE-EUROPE GMBH

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Gareth Collett

Chief Technical Advisor UNDP

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Harriet Hoskyns

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Hugh McCluskie

WS3a at the Defence Ordnance Safety Group

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James Brodier

Weapons Assurance Consultant

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Johan Finsteen Gjødvad

Strategic Partnership Manager – Sigicom

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Jon Toreheim

Bofors Test Center

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Julie Softley

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Matt Ferran

Technical Specialist Officer for Munitions Systems

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Mark Khan

UXO Research Manager

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Martyn Sime

Principal Inspector (Explosives)

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Mark Hardman

Managing Director of ROXEL UK

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Matthew Didsbury

Polymer Explosives Scientist

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Matthew Sweatman

Matthew Sweatman

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Melanie Moughton

CEO of Felix Fund

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Niall McWhir

Energetic Materials Scientis

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Phil Cheese

EurChem CChem FRSC

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Philip Gill

Senior Chemist at ROXEL

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Rhys Francis

Senior Engineer

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Rhys Jobbins

Principal Engineer Product Safety

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Rosie Davey

Senior Energetic Materials Scientist

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Stephen Miller

Trials Conducting Officer/Explosives Consultant

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Steve Roberts

Head of the Ammunition Hall in the Defence Academy

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Tom Mills

Analytical Scientist

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Vincent Coombs

(OME) Safety Manager, Defence Equipment and Support

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Joint Nature Conservation Committee

JNCC

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BECOME A SPEAKER

To register your interest to Become A Speaker at Fulmination 2023, please email vickihall@iexpe.org or click the button below.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

  •  Senior MoD Personnel (1* Etc)
  •  Senior Civil Servants (Regulators/BEIS/HSE)
  •  Fireworks Industry
  •  Special Effects
  •  Commercial EOD
  •  Offshore
  •  Innovation
  •  Defence & Weaponry
  •  Storage
  •  Trading Standards
  •  Education Sector
  •  An IExpE Past President
    How The Industry Have Evolved In The Last 10 Years
  •  An IExpE Fellow

 

IExpE are seeking a broad selection of topics from civilian and military environments.

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EVENT SCHEDULE

 

Monday 4th April

Tuesday 5th April

Wednesday 6th April

08:30 – 09:30
Registration - The Avenue
09:30 – 09:40
Opening Address - Wokefield Suite
All Delegates
Andy Carr
#1585c3
The importance of good analysis; ensuring the UK energetics industry takes full advantage of technological advancements
All Delegates
Wokefield Suite
Dr. Ruth Pettifer
#1585c3
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
All Delegates
Wokefield Suite
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
#1585c3
Real-world, real-time emulation of explosive effects
IExpE Stream
The Forest
Donald S. Williams
#1585c3
UK Defence Ordnance Munitions and Explosives Safety Regulator
OME Stream
Wokefield Suite
Bob MacNaught
#1585c3
Early Careers Focus Group Introduction
Early Careers Stream
The Parry
Tom Mills Vincent Coombs
11:40 – 12:25
Track & Trace of Explosives and Weapons, a building block for optimizing process flows and increasing operational security
IExpE Stream
The Forest
Frank Hirthammer
#1585c3
HMS Royal Oak 80 Survey – Ordnance, Munitions and Torpedo Damage
OME Stream
Wokefield Suite
David Crofts
#1585c3
Early Careers Only (1-10years)
Munitions breakdown in weapon assessment
Mixing-In-Case of energetic materials using resonant acoustic mixing
Smart Qualification
Early Careers Stream
The Parry
Matthew Sweatman Niall McWhir Chris Carr
13:25 – 13:55
What is an Explosive?
IExpE Stream
The Parry
Dr Nathan Flood
#1585c3
Aircraft self damage from OME
OME Stream
Wokefield Suite
Hugh McCluskie
#1585c3
Early Careers Only (1-10years)
HFC studies of conventional and novel energetic materials
RAM round robin - PBX Manufacture
Early Careers Stream
The Forest
Amanda Catherall Rosie Davey
14:05 – 14:50
Identifying and analysing military landscapes
IExpE Stream
The Parry
Mark Khan
#1585c3
The output of Energetic Materials: More can mean less
OME Stream
Wokefield Suite
Dr William Proud
#1585c3
Insensitive Munitions
Early Careers Stream
The Forest
Jon Toreheim
#1585c3
Explosive Leaf Printing – Art, science or a combination to create the magic
IExpE Stream
The Parry
Stephen Miller
#1585c3
Ammunition Stockpile Management; a global perspective
OME Stream
The Forest
Andy Grantham
#1585c3
Improved methodology for life assurance of guided missiles from a prime perspective
Early Careers Stream
Wokefield Suite
Dr Gaynor Olliver
#1585c3
Drinks reception
The Avenue
18:30 – 23:59
Gala Dinner & IExpE Awards Evening
09:30 – 10:00
Registration - The Avenue
10:00 – 10:05
Opening Address - Wokefield Suite
All Delegates
Andy Carr
#1585c3
Melanie Moughton - The Felix Fund
All Delegates
Wokefield Suite
Melanie Moughton
#1585c3
Sector Skills Strategy Group (Briefing)
All Delegates
Wokefield Suite
11:35 – 12:05
To bring some clarity to how different standards relate to each other a project initiated within the European Federation of Explosives Engineers
IExpE Stream
The Forest
Johan Finsteen Gjødvad
#1585c3
Agile qualification of future minimum-smoke rocket propellants
OME Stream
Wokefield Suite
Philip Gill
#1585c3
Cranfield University
Early Careers Stream
The Parry
Dr Rachael Hazael
#1585c3
Free Running Explosive Detection Dogs (FREDDs) - Helping to keep our aircraft safe
IExpE Stream
The Forest
Collin Singer
#1585c3
Insensitive Munitions Technology: Career reflections and international perspective
OME Stream
Wokefield Suite
Dr. Ernest L. Baker
#1585c3
Education & Training
Early Careers Stream
The Parry
Julie Softley
#1585c3
Fluence energy assessment of explosive takeover
IExpE Stream
The Forest
Dawn Pickavance Rhys Francis
14:00 – 14:45
Innovation, Design and Safety in Fireworks
OME Stream
Wokefield Suite
Andy Hubble
#1585c3
Team Building - Crystal Maze Challenge
Early Careers Stream
Outside Area
14:55 – 15:40
Sleeping Giants - Fuel air explosions at scale and their potential impact upon life above and below water
IExpE Stream
Wokefield Suite
Gareth Collett
#1585c3
Application of herd immunity to munitions safety / Approaches to lifing algorithms
OME Stream
The Forest
Matt Ferran
#1585c3
Transition and Transformation: A target for the explosives sector in the 2020s
IExpE Stream
The Forest
Martyn Sime
#1585c3
A snapshot of service acceptance - Air launched weapon systems
OME Stream
Wokefield Suite
James Brodier
#1585c3
Networking Drinks Reception - The Avenue
19:30 – 00:00
Street Food Buffet & Fireworks - The Avenue / Driving Range
09:00 – 09:30
Registration - The Avenue
09:30 – 09:35
Opening Address - Wokefield Suite
All Delegates
Andy Carr
#1585c3
An accelerated computational workflow for rapid blast assessment in complex environments - building, terrain and more
All Delegates
Wokefield Suite
Andrew Nicholson
#1585c3
Development of an additively manufactured thermal technique to access and vapourise a liquid payload within a munition
IExpE Stream
The Forest
Harriet Hoskyns
#1585c3
The energetic materials transformation is still not understood
OME Stream
Wokefield Suite
Phil Cheese
#1585c3
Early Careers Focus Group Retention Workshop
Early Careers Stream
The Parry
11:30 – 12:10
Closing review of WSTC 0158 (Flow synthesis)
IExpE Stream
The Forest
Matthew Didsbury
#1585c3
Novel Fills - Soft system process approach (WSTC)
OME Stream
Wokefield Suite
Rhys Jobbins
#1585c3
Professional Registration Workshop
IExpE Stream
The Parry
Shaun Dooley Stephen Miller
12:20 – 12:50
Lead-free energetic materials
OME Stream
Wokefield Suite
Euan McLean
#1585c3
Industry Careers Panel
Early Careers Stream
The Forest
Mark Hardman Emma Willes Andy Carr
13:50 – 14:10
Promoting a positive safety culture
All Delegates
Wokefield Suite
Mark Hardman
#1585c3
The contribution to UK defence of Ammunition Technicians
All Delegates
Wokefield Suite
Steve Roberts
#1585c3
Closing Address - Wokefield Suite
All Delegates
Wokefield Suite
Andy Carr
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AT THE EVENT, YOU WILL SEE

 

15+

Exhibitors

 

250+

Delegates

 

30+

Speakers

 

10

Industry Awards

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Set in 250 acres of Berkshire parkland, its history is etched in the different architectural features that greet you throughout.

The heart of the estate, the historic Mansion House has had a complete makeover and now offers 87 guestrooms, including 12 luxury suites, along with the restoration of a number of event spaces including the pillared Terrace Suite.

A new 1560 Restaurant & Bar celebrate the best of British ingredients, whilst the Whisky Lounge is a cosy spot for drinks until the small hours.

 

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