World Manufacturing Foundation

World ManufacturingFoundation

VISION

The central role of manufacturing within the global economic system is demonstrated by its capacity to trigger inclusive transformation and to have a multiplier effect on the increase of trade and on the creation of jobs in the service sector.

The World Manufacturing Forum is an open platform that aims at enhancing and spreading industrial culture worldwide, as a means to ensure economic equity and sustainable development.

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The WMF promotes innovation and development in the manufacturing sector, with the fundamental goal of improving competitiveness in all nations through dialogue and cooperation among the manufacturing sector’s key players.

The WMF will pursue its goals by:Supporting and influencing national and international industrial agendas Providing a framework onto which top-level companies, governments, academic institutions and social organizations can meet and exchange opinionsActing as a catalyst for finding innovative solutions to major global challenges Disseminating knowledge through international and regional meetings and publications

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ACTIVITIES

WMF GLOBAL REPORTA yearly report that addresses relevant manufacturing sector’s issues and outlines the most significant trends and policy proposalsSupported by high-level industrial and academic representatives to guarantee its international authoritativeness

WMF ANNUAL MEETINGThe opportunity to present the WMF Global ReportA prestigious by-invitation-only event where global policy experts, industrial leaders and eminent academic and research innovators address the challenges and trends in global manufacturing

WMF REGIONAL EVENTSOrganization and promotion of events with a thematic link with the WMF Annual Meeting, further spreading the WMF vision and priorities all over the worldRegional events address global and local manufacturing issues and trends, influencing at the same time the agenda of the WMF Report and Annual Meeting

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WMF ANNUAL MEETING

Past Editions 2018 Edition

500+PARTICIPANTSevery year

40+HIGH LEVEL SPEAKERSduring its last Edition

40 +COUNTRIEStaking part in the Meeting

500+PARTICIPANTSevery year

40+HIGH LEVEL SPEAKERSduring its last Edition


800+PARTICIPANTSthis year

50+HIGH LEVEL SPEAKERSin a single Edition


800+PARTICIPANTSthis year

50+HIGH LEVEL SPEAKERSin a single Edition


WMF201116-17 May 2011Villa Erba, Cernobbio - Italy350 participants

WMF201216-17 October 2012Liederhalle, Stuttgart - Germany380 participants

WMF ANNUAL MEETING

The Leading Event on Manufacturing - Previous Editions

WMF20141-2 June 2014Palazzo Mezzanotte, Milano - Italy440 participants

WMF20163-4 May 2016Llotja de Mar, Barcelona - Spain480 participants

MANUFACTURING SUMMIT 20177-8 June 2017Villa Erba, Cernobbio - Italy500 participants

WMF20177-9 November 2017Parque Fundidora, Monterrey - Mexico450 participants

WMF ANNUAL MEETING27-28 September 2018

Cernobbio, Lake Como, Italy

Manufacturing Revolution to Promote Global Resilience• • •

How the Industrial Transformation InspiresEducation, Sustainable Development and Societal Impact



Session outlines:-

Day 1• Manufacturing industry as value added for society• Innovation priorities by 2030 in the world• International policies advancing manufacturing development and global cooperation• Solving the manufacturing skill challenges: creating a skills marketplace

Day 2• Manufacturing as a powerhouse of emerging countries• The role of financial investment on manufacturing development• Resource aware manufacturing: a circular economy to satisfy the sustainable development goals• Cyber industrial revolution: shaping the future factory

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Session outlines - Day 1

SESSION 1Manufacturing industry as value added for society

Societal prosperity is shaped by key dimensions such as health, education, work conditions and political freedom. This session aims at debating the relationship between this categories and manufacturing development.

SESSION 2Innovation priorities by 2030 in the world

This session will explore how the worldwide industry is answering to the manufacturing megatrends, in order to satisfy the 2030 manufacturing global goals. The fourth industrial revolution demonstrates how key enabling technologies help to transform innovative ideas into new products and services.




SESSION 3International policies advancing manufacturing development and global cooperation

The session will discuss how to harness the full potential of the fourth industrial revolution to boost competitiveness in the global manufacturing industry by reinforcing international cooperation, promoting investment and advancing the proper application of technology.

SESSION 4Solving the manufacturing skill challenges: creating a skills marketplace

This session aims to assess how information on job evolution and skill requirements are used by countries to review and renew their education and training systems. Moreover, it will identify and discuss the development of national and international frameworks that support coordination between education and labour market.




SESSION 5Manufacturing as a powerhouse of emerging countries

The role of manufacturing in emerging countries is to create employment and wealth, overcoming the obstacles that hinder its development. The session aims to explore the current situation of manufacturing development in emerging countries and the importance of embracing the digital revolution.

SESSION 6The role of financial investment on manufacturing development

A fast-changing scenario such as that of the fourth industrial revolution should be accompanied by a modernization of relations between banks and business. This session aims at discussing the role of both traditional and alternative credit instruments to finance the activities of manufacturing companies.




SESSION 7Resource aware manufacturing: a circular economy to satisfy the sustainable development goals

The circular economy represents the most effective strategy able to integrate economic activity and environmental issues in a sustainable way. The session will present case studies and environmental strategies to demonstrate how a circular economy could benefit the environment while boosting competitiveness and resilience, aiming at achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals

SESSION 8Cyber industrial revolution: shaping the future factory

The session presents the emerging technologies that could define the future of manufacturing, investigating at the same time the challenges of the digital industrial revolution such as standardization and cyber security.

SPEAKERS2018 Edition

Luc TriangleGeneral Secretary

industriALL Europe

Diego AndreisPresidentCEEMET

Vincenzo BocciaPresident

Confindustria

Flemming BesenbacherChairmanCarlsberg

Signe RatsoDeputy Director General

DG ResearchEuropean Commission

Li YongDirector General

UNIDO


Marco LavazzaVice President

Lavazza

Jorge RamosCEO EMEAEmbraer

Marco BonomettiPresident

Confindustria Lombardia

Jayson MyersCEO

Next GenerationManufacturing Canada

Peter DröllDirector of Industrial Technologies

DG Research & InnovationEuropean Commission

Stefano FirpoGeneral DirectorItalian Ministry

of Economic Develoipment


Ilijana VavanManaging Director Europe

Kaspersky Lab

Bryan TantzenSenior Director, Industry Solutions

Cisco System

İlknur İnamDirector General

DG for Science and TechnologyTurkey’s Ministry of Science,

Industry and Technology

WMF ANNUAL MEETINGVenue

Villa Erba is a prestigious 19° century villa in Cernobbio, on the shores of Lake Como, Italy.-

The event will take place in the villa’s convention center, while the gala cocktail, working lunches and coffee breaks will be held in the historic building.

FOUNDINGMEMBERS

Confindustria Lombardia is Lombardy’s entrepreneurial federation and represents about 13.000 companies. It has been involved in the organization of the WMF event since 2016.

IMS is an industry-led, international business innovation and research and development (R&D) program. It has been involved in the organization of the WMF events since the first edition in 2011.

Politecnico di Milano is the leading technical university in Italy. It has organized the WMF event since the first edition in 2011 with the support of the European Commission and IMS.

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PARTNERS

European CommissionEuropean Union’s executive institution. It supports the World Manufacturing Forum since its birth and it contributes to the WMF Scientific Committee.

Regione LombardiaGovernment of the Italian region of Lombardy. It supports the World Manufacturing Forum and its activities.

UNIDOUnited Nations Industrial Development OrganizationSpecialized agency, within the United Nations system, promoting international industrial cooperation. It contributes to the WMF Scientific Committee.

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CONTACTS

World Manufacturing FoundationGlobal Headquarters:

Via Pantano, 9 - 20122 Milano, ItalyVia Lambruschini, 4/b - 20156 Milano, Italy

[email protected]

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