Christopher Dungey
AI Champion for Advanced Manufacturing at DBT and Chief Technology Officer, High Value Manufacturing Catapult
AI Champion for Advanced Manufacturing at DBT and Chief Technology Officer, High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Chris provides leadership, guidance and technical insight, enabling centre teams to find the innovative solutions that connect industrial needs with world-leading research offerings.
Chris also serves as the National AI Champion, leading efforts to accelerate AI adoption across industry and drive productivity and growth. In this role, he convenes industry leaders to design and deliver AI programmes – primarily for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) – that support the transformation of manufacturing processes across all regions of the UK.
Chris joined HVM Catapult in October 2022 from the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), where he was Research Director. Before joining NMIS, he held a number of senior research positions at TWI and was the Director of the Joining 4.0 Innovation Centre (J4IC) with Lancaster University. He has also held technology leadership and innovation roles at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), Rolls-Royce, and GKN.
Chris holds both a PhD and a 1st Class MEng (Hons) in Materials Engineering from the University of Birmingham, as well as an MBA (PG Cert) from the Open University.
Our leadership team with over 100 years of combined experience.
Our leadership team with over 100 years of combined experience.
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