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WORLD MANUFACTURING FORUM 2024
New Perspectives for the Future of Manufacturing: Outlook 2030

14^th - 15^th October 2024
Milan – Various locations

WM FORUM DAY 1
WM FORUM DAY 2

14 October - DAY 1

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14 October | 09:00 AM – 12:30 PM CET

Milan – Various locations

World Manufacturing Forum’s Company Visits

More company visits will be added soon.

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM CET

PIRELLI | Viale Sarca 220, 20126, Milano

Programme

09:30 AM – Registration and welcome coffee
10:00 AM – Visit to Pirelli R&D Department and guided tour of the Pirelli Foundation
11:45 AM – Visit ends

12:30 PM – 01:45 PM WM Forum 2024 accreditation at Big Theatre

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

Francesco Buzzella, President, 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

Vasiliki Panagiotopoulou, Research Project Manager at the Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation, University of Patras

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”

, 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.

15 October - DAY 2

15 October - DAY 2
Parallel Session

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15 October | 09:00 AM – 01:10 PM CET

Big Theatre, MIND Milano Innovation District – Milan

WMF 2024 Part II: NEW PERSPECTIVES FOR THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING: OUTLOOK 2030

Moderator: Andrea Cabrini, Managing Director, Class CNBC

09:00 AM – 09:30 AM Accreditation and Welcome Coffee

09:30 AM – 09:50 AM Keynote: “No More Waiting Time To Foster Competitiveness Through Gender Equality in Manufacturing Companies”

Cristina Oyón, Director of Technology, Innovation and Sustainability, SPRI

09:50 AM – 10:40 AM WMF Panel IV: “Skills Crisis: Talent Tipping Points for Manufacturing”

Juliane Hess, Director Service Operations Repair and Field Service Industrial Hydraulics, Bosch Rexroth AG

Jason Wang, Managing Director, Smart Factory Institute

Simon Jacobson , VP, Analyst, Gartner

10:40 AM – 11:30 AM WMF Panel V: “Geopolitical Shifts: Global Trade Tipping Points for Manufacturing & Supply Chains”

Eric Enselme, Executive Fellow, World Economic Forum, Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains

Agustin Saenz, Strategy, Market & Technology Director, Tecnalia Research & Innovation

Simone Marchetti, Business Development Manager, Oracle

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Coffee Break

12:00 PM – 12:50 PM WMF Panel VI: “Innovate or Else: Economic Tipping Points for Manufacturing Business & Operating Models”

Cynthia Hutchison, CEO, US Center of Advanced Manufacturing

Jeff Winter, Smart Manufacturing Advisor, CESMII

Vinesh Maharaj , Associate Director, PwC's Smart Manufacturing

12:50 PM – 01:00 PM Special Address: “Progress by Innovation: Climate Change Action & The Role of Sustainable Supply Chains”

Ana Paula Nishio de Sousa, Chief of the Division of Digital Transformation and AI Strategies, Directorate of Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Industrial Development, UNIDO

01:00 PM – 01:10 PM Closing Remarks

Diego Andreis, President, World Manufacturing Foundation

Marco Taisch, Scientific Chairman, World Manufacturing Foundation

01:10 PM – 02:15 PM Lunch

15 October | 02:30 PM – 05:00 PM CET

Big Theatre, MIND Milano Innovation District – Milan

WMF 2024 Part III: YOUNG MANUFACTURING LEADERS (YML) SUMMIT

2:30 PM - 5:00 PM CET

Organised by: Young Manufacturing Leaders Network

Moderator: Nicoletta Boldrini, Journalist, Tech4Future

02:30 PM – 02:40 PMa Welcome

Marco Taisch, Scientific Chairman, World Manufacturing Foundation

Diego Andreis, President, World Manufacturing Foundation

02:40 PM – 02:45 PM SPECIAL ADDRESS

Greta Braun, Doctoral Researcher, Chalmers University of Technology/Expert Industry 5.0 Community of Practice, European Commission

02:45 PM – 02:50 PM SPECIAL ADDRESS: Video “Industry 5.0 – European perspective

HoU Liviu Stirbat, Head of Industry 5.0 and AI in Science Unit, DG RTD, European Commission

02:50 PM – 03:05 PM KEYNOTE: “Industry 5.0 – Towards a Sustainable, Human-Centric, and Resilient Manufacturing Sector”

Sonia Mota Prego, Head of SC Projects Development, EssilorLuxottica

03:05 PM – 03:45 PM YML PANEL I: “Inseparable Binomial: Digital Technology and Circular Economy for Sustainable Manufacturing”

Seda Tosun, CEO, IMMERSIA

Charlie Ohlen, CEO, Mentalycis

Clarissa Gonzalez, Postdoctoral Researcher, Chalmers University of Technology

03:45 PM – 03:55 PM AWARD CEREMONY OF THE YML CONTEST FOR THE 2024 WMF REPORT

Moderator: David Romero, Scientific Vice-Chairman, World Manufacturing Foundation

Moderator: Antonella D'Urso, Event and Project Officer, World Manufacturing Foundation

03:55 PM – 04:35 PM YML PANEL II: “Perfect Binomial: Skills Development & Technology Leverage for Human-Centred Manufacturing”

Daniele Ramirez, Founder & COO, AGADE

Roberto Rossi, General Manager, Smart Robots

Matteo Valoriani, CEO, FifthIngeniumm

04:35 PM – 05:25 PM EIT Manufacturing Master School Welcome Ceremony

Keynote: Audrey Stolze, Director of Education & Training, EIT Manufacturing

Group picture: EIT Manufacturing Master School Welcome Ceremony

Fireside Chat: Moderated by Audrey Stolze with Focus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

05:25 PM – 05:45 PM YML Award Ceremony of the YML European Innovation Contest – “Our Future: Youth in Action for Industry 5.0”

Moderator: Lucie Hlavůňková, PhD Student, Czech University of Prague

Moderator: Valeria Tirelli, CEO, AIDRO, Women in 3D Printing

05:45 PM – 05:55 PM Closing Remarks

Sona Arevshatyan EU Project Manager, MADE Competence Center Industria 4.0

Shahrzad Sajjadivand, Ph.D. student, University College Dublin

15 October

Digital Bloom – MIND Milano Innovation District

WMF 2024 SIDE EVENT: FROM MADE IN EUROPE TO DESIGNED IN EUROPE - Research and development for the innovation of Made in Europe

Organised by: MICS Made in Italy Circolare e Sostenibile

The programme will be announced soon

15 October

Gaia Panina – MIND Milano Innovation District

WMF 2024 Side Event: Master School Introduction Day

Organised by: Eit Manufacturing & Eit Master School

Participation is subject to further confirmation by the organiser. Participants will receive a second confirmation from the email address info@register-wmf.org with the subject: Confirmation of participation in the EIT Manufacturing Master School Welcome Ceremony 2024.

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