TOSCA Launch

The launch of TOSCA, the Research Centre for Technology Operations and Supply Chain Analysis.

We are excited to launch TOSCA, our new Research Centre for Technology, Operations and Supply Chain Analysis. Our main research themes are technology and digitalisation, sustainable supply chains, and operations and analytics. Our core objectives are to foster and support university-industry research partnerships and collaborations across private, public and third sector organisations for the betterment of society and business issues locally, nationally and globally.

Participants will be professionals and managers from wide range of business settings, policy makers and governance officers, academic researchers, consultants, PhD students, and our Leeds University Business School alumni.

The event will showcase research and expertise within TOSCA, help to explore opportunities to collaborate with us, and provide networking opportunities through inspirational keynote speakers and the panel discussion.

Participants will derive insights from:

• Keynote speaker 1, Mr Rich McIntyre ,VP Consulting Expert “The role of new technologies in operations, supply chain and business through a consulting and entrepreneurial lens”
• Keynote speaker 2, Prof Christine Currie, Southampton University “How society benefits from collaboration and knowledge exchange: a focus on Operations and Supply Chain Modelling"
• Expert panel discussion on the trends and future challenges in transport, healthcare, supply chains, sustainability, and other areas of society

Participants will also benefit from:

• Understanding examples of current TOSCA research projects & expertise
• Exploring opportunities to work with TOSCA now and in the future, and
• Networking opportunities among practitioners, academics, and policy makers.