
Halil Bedevi is a manufacturing industry specialist with expertise in engineering, operations, global manufacturing, and international trade. Halil leverages over 30 years of experience to help businesses connect, improve, and grow in the UK and globally.
Halil Bedevi is the founding consultant at advisory Manufacturing IQ, supporting manufacturing businesses with strategic consulting, interim management, and NED inputs. Previously, he was the UK Head of Advanced Manufacturing Sectors at Santander UK, leading manufacturing strategy and supporting client growth.
A Chartered Engineer, Halil has held leadership roles in engineering, operations, consulting and board-level management, in the manufacturing industry, working with startups, SMEs, and global corporations across multiple sub-sectors. His expertise spans supply chains, sourcing, business development, improvement and growth. With an extensive global network and deep industry insight, Halil is committed to fostering collaboration and driving positive change within the manufacturing sector.
A Visiting Fellow and Advisory Board Member at Cranfield University, Industrial Associate at the University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing and a Fellow of the IET, Halil is a recognized industry and thought leader in UK manufacturing. He studied engineering at Oxford Brookes University, followed by an MSc in Advanced Manufacturing Technology, and a further master’s degree level qualification in Manufacturing Management (FMM) from Cranfield University.

- Institute for Manufacturing
- 17 Charles Babbage Road
- Cambridge CB3 0FS
Research
- Artificial Intelligence
- Asset Management
- Business Model Innovation
- Computer Aided Manufacturing
- Decision-Making for Emerging Technologies
- Design Management
- Digital Manufacturing
- Distributed Information & Automation Laboratory
- Fluids in Advanced Manufacturing
- Healthcare
- Industrial Photonics
- Industrial Resilience
- Industrial Sustainability
- Inkjet Research
- Innovation and Intellectual Property
- International Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Industry Education Research
- NanoManufacturing
- Science, Technology & Innovation Policy
- Strategy and Performance
- Technology Enterprise
- Technology Management
- Service Alliance
- University Commercialisation and Innovation Policy Evidence Unit