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WORLD MANUFACTURING FORUM 2020 - 🌐
🗓 11-12 November
👩‍💻l📱Live-streamed from Villa Erba, Cernobbio - Lake Como (Italy)
Registrations will open in the coming weeks.
- Artificial Intelligence for the Manufacturing Renaissance -
The Resilience of Companies in a ...

✍️ Winners of the YML Network's Essay Contest will be invited to contribute to the 2020 WM Report on #Manufacturing in the Age of #AI.
They will also be invited to take part in the 2020 WM Forum interacting with ...

🔅Considering how tough this year has been so far, we wish you all a great summer.
Whether you have the chance to get some rest or you're working to recover from a difficult winter, we hope that you can enjoy ...

🤝Discover our Institutional #Partners.
🇹🇷 The #Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic of #Turkey is the official organization for promoting Turkey's investment opportunities to the global business community and for providing assistance to investors before, during, and after ...

The "Back to the Future: Manufacturing Beyond Covid-19" project is composed by thematic Focus Groups grouped under 4️⃣ main categories:
👥 #PEOPLE
🏛 #POLICY
🏭 #PRODUCTIVITY
🏋️‍♀️ #PREPAREDNESS
The project aims at finding solutions to boost post-Covid manufacturing recovery.
3️⃣ ...

🤝 Discover our Institutional #Partners.
👠👔 #SMI Sistema Moda Italia is one of the world's largest organizations representing the #textile and #fashion industry.
The organization represents more than 400,000 employees and almost 50,000 companies, constituting a fundamental component of the ...

🇺🇳 #UNIDO Global Call is aimed at identifying “Innovative Ideas and Technologies vs. #COVID19 and beyond”, namely scalable solutions to cope with the direct and indirect impact of COVID-19 in developing countries and economies in transition.
Congratulations to the 4 ...

🌐 Discover our Institutional #Partners.
🚘 #ADI Associazione per il Disegno Industriale is the Italian association for #industrialdesign, representing 1.200 designers, manufacturers, design journalists, schools, and researchers on design based in the country.
Italian manufacturing has always been characterised by ...

🌐 Don't get fooled by the empty page, the 2020 edition of the #WMReport is reaching its final stage and will be more insightful than ever.
🧠 Under the supervision of Prof. Marco Taisch, the WM Foundation's experienced Editorial Board ...

Discover the main topics of the Back to the Future: #Manufacturing Beyond #Covid19 project and visit our website for more information (link in bio):
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👥 #PEOPLE. Manufacturing workers: re-imagining the workplace in a post-Covid world.
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🏛 #POLICY. Government ...

🤝 Cooperation has always been one of the keys to success, but never before has it become crucial as it is now.
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🌪 In the uncertain times we are all living in, we are realizing even more how working ...

🌐 The #Covid19 pandemic has affected all countries of the world and now it is crucial to join forces towards the common goal of reactivating our economies, starting from the #manufacturing sector.
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That is the reason why the WM ...

What would you suggest to #SMEs in #India?
The same that I would recommend to any other business in any other country: Not to be afraid. Never say "It's always been like that". That would be the worst mistake to ...

🔵 Are you interested in taking part in a common effort aimed at getting #manufacturing back on track after #covid_19? ✔️
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Are you part of the wider industrial community? ✔️
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Do you want to get involved in focus ...

🇮🇳 "Digital Technology and Innovations - A road ahead for #SMEs" is the title of a stimulating #webinar organized by SME Chamber of India, taking place on Tuesday 23 June at 7.30 CET / 11 IST.
🌐 WM Foundation's President ...

🌐 The "Back to the Future: Manufacturing Beyond Covid-19" project has just kicked off, mobilising partners and players representing #companies, #universities, and #publicinstitutions from all over the world.
More than 1️⃣2️⃣ Focus Groups are discussing the best practices to be ...

Now, more than ever, it is crucial to promote #collaboration and spread #innovation, to address major global #challenges together.
Due to the current Covid-19 outbreak, the World Manufacturing Forum 2020 will now take place on 11-12 November 2020.
The event ...

Even if we are going through difficult times, we are working hard in view of the forthcoming edition of the World Manufacturing Forum. Let's bring some good vibes taking a look at these pictures from behind the scenes of the ...

🌐 Highlights from #WMF2019 "Innovation happens when you have an intersection of different forces that create some new, unexpected, ideas"
Jim Heppelmann from PTC intervenes at the WMF Annual Meeting 2019.
Complete videos at link in bio
wmf2019 #innovation #ptc

🌐 Last year the WMF Open Call for Initiatives on Skills for the Future of Manufacturing attracted many organizations from all over the world. The best ones were featured in the 2019 WMF Report.
Take a look at the winners ...

🌐 Highlights from #WMF2019
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Rhonda Barnet from AVIT Manufacturing talks about the change that digitization is bringing to work environments and the importance of enhancing women’s role in manufacturing.
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Complete videos at link in bio.
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#wmf #wmf2019 ...

🌐 Highlights from WMF Annual Meeting 2019.
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Prof. Jeong-Seok Lee talks about the importance of learning the basics in order to take advantage of data and AI.
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Complete videos at link in bio.
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#wmf #wmf2019 #AI #data #industry40

❄️ The WMF wishes you a festive holiday season and a happy new year.
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🔵 We look forward to your participation in our activities in the coming year.
See you at the WMF Annual Meeting 2020

🔵 Manufacturing is changing along with society and job market. Focusing on skills will be crucial to achieve new opportunities.
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🌐 The WMF Report 2019 provides a list of Emerging Roles that will become more and more important in ...

🌐 WMF Annual Meeting 2019
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Mireia Borrell (Generalitat de Catalunya), speaker at #wmf2019 , talks about Catalonia’s effort in digitization and skilling.
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#wmf #catalonia #skills #digitization #industry40 #4motorsforeurope

🌐 The World Manufacturing Forum, thanks to the work of stakeholders from different sectors and geographical areas, provides the Key Recommendations from the 2019 edition of its namesake Report, outlining what decision-makers should do to foster the Skills for the ...

🌐 Highlights from #WMF2019
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Tony Bond (Great Place to Work) on the importance of skills development for young people within different sectors.
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More videos at link in bio.

🔴 What are the Top 🔟 Skills for the Future of Manufacturing❓ 🌐 The WMF Report 2019 highlights what will make a difference in the future. More info at link in bio.
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🅰️ 1. Digital literacy
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Posted @withrepost • @itpo_italy "We need to address our efforts to the #training of people in #manufacturing, as it is a multiplayer sector resulting in new #jobs for several fields", reported Alberto Ribolla, President of the World Manufacturing Foundation, during ...

🌐 President Alberto Ribolla today presents the WMF vision on the future of manufacturing at UNIDO’s General Conference in Abu Dhabi.
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#wmf #wmf2019 #unido #un #unido18gc #abudhabi #uae #manufacturing #industry40 #future #speech

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- WORLD MANUFACTURING FORUM 2020 -11-12 NovemberArtificial Intelligence for the Renaissance - T....

- WORLD MANUFACTURING FORUM 2020 -
11-12 November
Artificial Intelligence for the #Manufacturing Renaissance - The Resilience of Companies in a #NewNormal Society
Live-streamed from Villa Erba - Cernobbio (Italy)
(Free) Registrations opening soon
#WMForum #AI #Covid19 https://t.co/lDW4TXlTzh

Thank you @ConfartigLomb for sharing your vision of the future of #manufacturing, highlighting the importance of #craftsmanship.
More info on the Back to the Future: Manufacturing Beyond #Covid19 project at: https://t.co/FVFzEl6WTx https://t.co/jL7p8ESsjO

What is needed to guarantee a smooth #digital and #green transition? Talent.
What is the largest untapped pool of talent? #Women.
Discover the Women in Manufacturing Focus Group led by @CristinaOyon.
Video: https://t.co/DKUxpM8bIf
Article: https://t.co/rb1Uwgdqwm
#newnormal

How is the current situation changing the nature of work in the #manufacturing context?
Discover the Industrial #SmartWorking focus group led by Raffaella Cagliano (@polimi).
https://t.co/FkePB3CKFv
Full article at: https://t.co/rFk1zYwp9Q
#covid19 #recovery

"Who wins and who loses: How the COVID-19 crisis has impacted global industrial value chains" is a Focus Group within the #Manufacturing beyond #Covid19 project.
Check out @cinzia_guido's introduction and full article at https://t.co/oTRq3eF5Mg
https://t.co/pCwvkVrrl0

Winners of the YML Essay will be invited to contribute to the 2020 WM Report and to take part i....

Winners of the YML Essay #Contest will be invited to contribute to the 2020 WM Report and to take part in the 2020 WM Forum interacting with top-level #manufacturing stakeholders.
The deadline to submit the essays is September 10!
Learn...

Whether you have the chance to get some rest or you're working to recover from a difficult winter, we hope that you can enjoy the good weather and find the serenity to get back on track stronger than before.
We...

Discover our Institutional .The Office of the Presidency of the Republic of is the official....

Discover our Institutional #Partners.
The #Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic of #Turkey is the official organization for promoting Turkey's investment opportunities to the global business community.
Visit https://t.co/EkaAD9FQp6 for more information. https://t.co/HQFz2Dxsfj

Thank you, Cristina, for the insightful work you and all contributors are bringing forth.
The #Women in #Manufacturing Focus Group within the #BacktotheFuture project tackles one of the most crucial issues in post-#Covid19 recovery. https://t.co/aIbc5CvqDd

How is #Covid19 impacting #GVCs? And how can we reduce its impact?
"#BacktotheFuture: #Manufacturing Beyond Covid-19" is tackling this crucial topic thanks to a dynamic Focus Group led by Confindustria's @cinzia_guido.
Thanks to all the experts involved for their contribution....

The "Back to the Future: #Manufacturing Beyond #Covid19" project is composed by thematic Focus Groups grouped under 4 main categories:
#PEOPLE
#POLICY
#PRODUCTIVITY
#PREPAREDNESS
Follow us and visit https://t.co/oaGpiogV8Q to stay updated on the #BacktotheFuture project. https://t.co/Lw8pHrynOP

Discover our Institutional .#SMI Sistema Moda Italia is one of the world's largest organizations....

Discover our Institutional #Partners.
#SMI Sistema Moda Italia is one of the world's largest organizations representing the #textile and #fashion industry, with more than 400,000 employees and almost 50,000 companies.
More info at https://t.co/ZjSxLJZsWO https://t.co/ZW2PhwXY5J

Thank you Luca and all contributors for taking part in the "Smart Enterprises & Services" Focus Group, coordinated by Antonio Careddu from ANIMP.
The #backtothefuture project is growing fast.
#manufacturing #covid19 @Fed_ANIE @MIP_PoliMi @Unibocconi @JSI_SLO @Accentureitalia https://t.co/1ZVBAQ4DeJ

Congratulations to the 4 winners ot Global Call announced during today's Ceremony in the presen....

Congratulations to the 4 winners ot #UNIDO Global Call announced during today's Ceremony in the presence of Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento.
Thank you for the great initiative and for having invited us, in the person of our COO Marisa Marini, to take...

"Who wins and who loses: how #COVID19 has impacted #GVCs" is an interesting Focus Group addressing a crucial topic within the WM Foundation's "Back to the Future: #Manufacturing Beyond Covid-19" project.
Thanks Cinzia and all the experts involved for the...

Opportunities usually don't happen twice.
Participate in the @yml_network's Essay Contest and take part in the WM Foundation's most significant activities. https://t.co/qVISac6p63

Discover our Institutional .#ADI Associazione per il Disegno Industriale is the Italian associat....

Discover our Institutional #Partners.
#ADI Associazione per il Disegno Industriale is the Italian association for #industrialdesign, representing 1,200 designers, manufacturers, journalists, schools, and researchers based in the country.
More info at: https://t.co/m3KipuVTM4 https://t.co/iDZGk8Zpps

Don't get fooled by the empty page, the 2020 edition of the is reaching its final stage and wil....

Don't get fooled by the empty page, the 2020 edition of the #WMReport is reaching its final stage and will be more insightful than ever.
More than 50 experts coming from all sectors and places are being interviewed, producing a...

Thank you @CristinaOyon and @grupospri for the great job in leading the #Women in #Manufacturing group in our Back to the Future: Manufacturing Beyond #COVID19 project.
More details will be shared soon. https://t.co/TlEnkEMeJv

One month after its start, after several one-on-one meetings, we met altogether again with all "Back to the Future: #Manufacturing Beyond #Covid19" Group #Leaders and we are proud to see the enthusiastic efforts they're bringing forth.
Discover more at: https://t.co/Egeer3LL6K...

Discover our Institutional #Partners.
The #Basque Country is one of the most industrialised regions in Europe, covering many sectors, such as #machinetool, #aeronautics, and #energy.
More info at: https://t.co/uuUI3TeGrm
@grupospri @CristinaOyon

Today's General Assembly proved once again how cooperation is the only way to thrive.
Thanks to all participants for the great work they're doing.
Thanks also to all the organisations that are starting to get to know us. We can't...

Discover our Institutional Partners:
@AHK_Italien is an association promoting economic relations between Italian and German companies.
Active since 1921, it brings together both large and small-to-medium sized companies, having 700 members.
#Germany #i40 #manufacturing #Italy