Dr Andrew Levers is the Executive Director of the Virtual Engineering Centre and leads the University of Liverpool’s Institute for Digital Engineering and Autonomous Systems (IDEAS). Andy has extensive senior industry and academic leadership experience, primarily in the aerospace sector. During his career at Airbus, he was responsible for manufacturing technology and strategy developments. At the VEC, Andy leads the digital transformation programmes, LCR4.0 and LCR4.0 START and national digital framework projects.