14 October | 02:00 PM – 06:10 PM CET
Big Theatre, MIND Milano Innovation District – Milan
WMF 2024 Part I: NEW PERSPECTIVES FOR THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING: OUTLOOK 2030
Moderator: Andrea Cabrini , Managing Director, Class CNBC
02:00 PM – 02:20 PM Introduction and opening remarks
Diego Andreis , President, World Manufacturing Foundation
TBA , Confindustria Lombardia
TBA , Regione Lombardia
Marco Taisch ,Scientific Chairman, World Manufacturing Foundation
02:20 PM – 02:30 PM Special Address: “Future-Proofing Manufacturing and its Supply Chains”
Speaker: Ian Croin , Community Curator, Centre for Advanced Manufacturing & Supply Chains, World Economic Forum
02:30 PM – 2:50 PM Presentation of the 2024 World Manufacturing Report: “New Perspectives for the Future of Manufacturing: Outlook 2030”
David Romero , Scientific Vice-Chairman, World Manufacturing Foundation
02:50 PM – 03:10 PM WMF Keynote: “Tipping Points for the Manufacturing Sector”
Steve Smith , Tipping Points Impact Fellow; Hoffmann Fellow | Green Futures Solutions, University of Exeter; The World Economic Forum
03:10 PM – 04:00 PM WMF Panel I: “Living on the Edge: Climate Change & Sustainability Tipping Points for Manufacturing”
Jefferson de Oliveira Gomes , Prof. Dr. Eng. Director of Technology, National Confederation of Industry – Brazil
Luca Torelli , EMEA Operations PMO & Transformation Manager, EssilorLuxottica | Young Manufacturing Leaders Member
Vanya Manolova , Global Supply Chain Chief of Staff, Schneider Electric
More panellists will be announced soon.
04:00 PM – 04:30 PM Coffee Break
04:30 PM – 05:20 PM WMF Panel II: “Influx of Technology: Technological Tipping Points for Competitive Manufacturing”
Jay Lee , Clark Distinguished Professor and Director, Industrial AI Center, University of Maryland College Park
Zhe Shi , Chief Digital Officer, Foxconn
Olaf Pannenbaecker , Chairman, European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA)
More panellists will be announced soon.
05:20 PM – 06:10 PM WMF Panel III: “Demographic Cliff: Societal Tipping Points for Manufacturing Workforce”
Vanessa Wainwright , Founder, abodoo Limited
Johan Stahre , Professor, Head of Division, Chalmers University of Technology
More panellists will be announced soon.