Hall 5, NEC, Birmingham, UK

20th & 21st May, 2026

NEC, Birmigham UK

20th & 21st May, 2026

Speaker:

Richard Russell

Bio:

Richard Russell is a Composites and Manufacturing Engineer at Hive Composites, having joined the company in October 2023.

Prior to this, he built a wealth of experience from work with Red Bull Racing and Red Bull Technology working as a production and quality improvement engineer for composite F1 components. Prior to this he worked as a Global Process Engineer for Solvay, again in the F1 sector, specialising in cosmetic woven materials for exposed carbon components. He has also worked as a Composites Manufacturing Engineer at Rolls-Royce.

Richard’s masters degree focused on metallic, ceramic and polymeric materials science.

Qualifications

M.Eng, Materials Engineering, The University of Manchester

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