# Shaping the Future of Welding: Advances in Modelling and Simulation

- Dates: 30 September 2026
- Location: TWI Ltd Building One Granta Park, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Organiser: Michael Roy
- Industry: Manufacturing

## About

This seminar is a one-day event dedicated to the latest advances in the modelling and simulation of welding. It explores industrial challenges and the impact of simulation on design and manufacturing, and is for academics, industrial practitioners, welding engineers, simulation specialists, materials scientists, research students, and decision-makers in advanced manufacturing.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.nafems.org/events/nafems/2026/shaping-the-future-of-welding-advances-in-modelling-and-simulation/?srsltid=AfmBOorUvMX23tVWqCFiLSRyeu45OeKh3GKsoVvm7vui2MRYH7c4QETm)
- [Registration](https://www.nafems.org/congress/registration/)
- [Call for speakers](https://www.nafems.org/events/call-for-papers/) (deadline unverified, check the call)

## Topics

- Industrial Engineering

## Speakers

- Anas Yaghi, Chairman
- Yongle Sun, Cranfield University
- Mike Smith, University of Manchester
- Tim Hageman, University of Oxford
- Tom Flint, University of Manchester
- Sumit Hazra, Warwick Manufacturing Group
- Greg Nelson, Frazer-Nash Consultancy
- Lars Magne Haldorsen, Equinor (presented by Michael Roy, TWI)
- Siamak Shishvan, TWI
- Ben Pellereau, Rolls Royce
- Pradeeptta Kumar Taraphdar, Jaguar LandRover
- Harry Coules, Amentum
- Abdullah Azam, Boeing
- Paul Hurrell
- John Bouchard

## Ticket pricing

GBP 210 to 300

## Where to stay

- **Graduate by Hilton Cambridge**: 30 m from the venue, 4 stars, Granta Place, Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RT
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/stngagu-graduate-cambridge/)
  - Phone: +44 1223 259988
- **Hotel du Vin & Bistro**: 360 m from the venue, 15-19 Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1QA
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotelduvin.com/locations/cambridge/)
- **Hilton Cambridge City Centre**: 520 m from the venue, 4 stars, 20 Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DT
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/stnhchi-hilton-cambridge-city-centre/)
  - Phone: +44 1223 464491
- **The Lensfield Hotel**: 520 m from the venue, 53 Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EN
  - [Hotel website](https://www.lensfieldhotel.co.uk/)
  - Phone: +44 1223 355017
- **Premier Inn - Cambridge City Centre**: 580 m from the venue, Guild Hall Street, Cambridge, CB2 3NH
  - [Hotel website](https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/cambridgeshire/cambridge/cambridge-city-centre-corn-exchangelion-yard.html)
- **Regent Hotel**: 630 m from the venue, 41 Regent Street, Cambridge, CB2 1AB
- **University Arms**: 650 m from the venue, Regent Street, Cambridge, CB2 1AD
  - [Hotel website](https://universityarms.com/)
  - Phone: +44 1223 606060
- **Gonville Hotel**: 820 m from the venue, Gonville Place, Cambridge, CB1 1LY

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