13 November | 12:30 PM – 06:30 PM CET
Auditorium Testori - Palazzo Lombardia (Milan)
WMF 2025 Part I
12:30 PM – 01:45 PM - Accreditation and Welcome Lunch
02:00 PM – 02:20 PM - Introduction and Opening Remarks
02:20 PM – 02:30 PM - Special Address by the WEF: “Global Lighthouses: Driving Impact and Scale in Digital Transformation”
Mr. Ian Cronin , Community Curator, Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, World Economic Forum, Switzerland
02:30 PM – 2:50 PM - Presentation of the 2025 WMF Report: “Key Enabling Technologies for the Future of Manufacturing: Roadmaps & Platforms”
Prof. David Romero , cientific Vice-chairman, World Manufacturing Foundation
02:50 PM – 03:10 PM - Keynote: “Factories of the Future: Challenges Ahead and Pathways to Future Opportunities”
Dr. Olaf Pannenbäcker , Chairman, European Factories of the Future Research Association, Germany
03:10 PM – 03:55 PM
- Panel I: “Roadmapping Sustainability and Circularity Interconnected Pathways to Achieve Net-Zero Industries”
Net Zero – Mrs. Cecilia Warrol , Director International Affairs, Net Zero Industry Programme, Sweden
Circular Economy – Mrs. Jonquil Hackenberg , CEO, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, UK
03:55 PM – 04:25 PM - Coffee Break
04:25 PM – 05:10 PM - Panel II: “Roadmapping Twin Skills Development Strategies for the Twin Green-Digital Transition”
Mrs. Caroline Viarouge , CEO, EIT Manufacturing, France
05:10 PM – 05:45 PM - Panel III: “Recycling Platforms for Securing Critical Raw Materials for a Sustainable and Resilient Future”
Mr. Bernd Schäfer
, CEO, EIT Raw Materials, Germany
Prof. Dr. David Peck
, Assoc. Professor of Critical Materials, TU Delft, The Netherlands
05:45 PM – 06:30 PM - Panel IV: “Combining Additive, Subtractive, and Hybrid Manufacturing Platforms for Value-Added and Resource-Efficiency”
Additive Manufacturing – Mr. Ángel Llavero
, CEO, Meltio 3D, Spain
Hybrid Manufacturing – Dr. Claudio Merlo
, Managing Director, DMG Mori Tortona Office, Italy
