1. John Hopes
President, The OR Society

2. Welcome! Some housekeeping: fire drill emergency exit toilets
refreshments

3. Today: 3 sources

4. OR and the OR Society Operational Research (OR): OR Society:
uses science, maths, IT and data/evidence,
to help managers improve productivity and effectiveness
Computational modelling is core to OR and OR people
OR Society:
learned society, charity, membership body
that promotes knowledge and understanding of OR
Home of computational modelling for 60 years

5. Plan for the day
Introduction and welcome Welcome from the ORS and BEIS (Andrew Paterson, Business and Local Growth) Prof David C Lane: What are we doing here today? A modeller’s perspective Dervilla Mitchell CBE: The power of computational modelling Coffee Computational Modelling in action: examples of how computational modelling has transformed productivity, insight and outcomes
Lunch and exhibits Getting to grips with computational modelling: 2pm-4pm Choose two of four one-hour workshops Panel Q&A: Everything you wanted to know about computer modelling but were afraid to ask Wine, nibbles and exhibits:

6. Aim: to Inspire and to Enable
Morning talks: to inspire you with the potential Afternoon workshops, discussion and networking: to help you get started The app and the bags: to help you take it forward