World Manufacturing Foundation

Governance

We act as a dynamic platform, bringing together stakeholders confronted with the evolving paradigms of manufacturing.

Our impact

We aim at supporting societal prosperity and promoting global resilience.

Strategic Plan

Press

Platform

Discover more

Events

Discover full agenda

World Manufacturing Forum 2020

Discover the full Programme

World Manufacturing Week 2020

Discover the On line Events

Instagram

This edition of the World Manufacturing Forum has brought together different stakeholders to exchange ideas on key trends pertinent to the sector, and provided an accessible platform to learn about new technologies and developments. Visit our website to download more ...

The #wmf2020 is now over. We are already looking forward to welcoming you all to the 2021 edition, taking place on 20-21 October. #manufacturing

Take a look at some highlights of #WMF2020 Day Two. The sessions have been rich and inspiring, with our international speakers contributing to the debate with their insightful points of view.

The second day of #WMF2020 has been incredibly rich with powerful ideas, and the discussion topics ranged from the importance of #AI to the revolutionize the #manufacturing scenario, to the #challenges posed by these strategic innovations.
We want to share ...

Gian Paolo Manzella, Secretary of State for Economic Development Italy, is giving his conclusion remarks: "We are talking of manufacturing in a crucial moment of digital and technological transformations. We need to keep staring to the future to take the ...

The Report 2020, “Manufacturing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”, is now being presented. Link in bio. 📖
#WMF2020 #WMReport #manufacturing

@marcotaisch is showing some of the results of the Report 2020: “Manufacturing will become the most important application of #AI. Companies are going to invest, and invest more in #AI”.
#WMF2020 #manufacturing

The second day of the #WMF2020 has just started! We have another day rich with events ahead, starting at 2.05 pm (CET) with the presentation of the World Manufacturing Report 2020 “Manufacturing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”.
Two Plenary ...

Day 1 of the #WMF2020 featured the contribution of many authoritative voices, discussing the future of manufacturing. Join tomorrow’s sessions and delve into the future of #manufacturing. Link in bio.

Day one of the #WMF2020 is now over and it couldn’t have been more insightful! Join us tomorrow at 2 pm. Link in bio.
#manufacturing

“Everytime a disruptive events occurs, there are also great opportunities to take. What is the opportunity for Manufacturing now?” - @marcotaisch , Scientific Chairman, World Manufacturing Foundation. #WMF2020 #manufacturing

As an expansion of the #WMF2020 rich programme, the #WMF North America is now online too, running in parallel with the events held in Cernobbio, Lake Como.

“The composition of our community makes a perfect triple helix model, and we felt we had the power to create impactful ideas” - @alberto_ribolla, President of the World Manufacturing Foundation. #WMF2020 #manufacturing

“Awareness, courage and confidence are our tools to create a new future” @alberto_ribolla, President of the World Manufacturing Foundation, has officially welcomed us all to the #WMF2020. Follow us online. Link in bio.

The 2020 World Manufacturing Forum is online! Join today’s insightful set of events and follow the thread defined by this year’s keywords: #People, #Policy, #Productivity, #Preparedness. Today we will start by presenting the White Paper developed through a collaborative research: ...

Day two of the World Manufacturing Week is now over and it couldn’t have been more exciting! Join us tomorrow for the official start of the #WMF2020.
Looking forward to seeing you there! Link in bio.

Marco Taisch, Scientific Chairman of the #WMF, will be the protagonist of two crucial events of the #WMF2020. Tomorrow at 2.35 pm (CET), Marco Taisch, in collaboration with other top-level international speakers, will be coordinating a session to present the ...

Alberto Ribolla, President of the World Manufacturing Foundation, will open the #WMF2020 tomorrow November 11 at 2 pm (CET), with a welcome speech focusing on how to reshape the #manufacturing paradigm enabling new tools for cooperation among #Industry, #Academe and ...

The Project “Back to the Future. Manufacturing Beyond Covid” will be presented tomorrow by some of the key figures who have contributed to this important collaborative research. Join the talk at 2.35pm (CET) introduced by Alberto Ribolla, President, World Manufacturing ...

And we’re off with day two, welcome you all! Today we’ll be touching upon a wide range of topics, including the role infrastructures and of #AI for the economy, the excellence of the Italian regional offer in the field of ...

Among the many international speakers participating in the #WMF2020, we are pleased to welcome Carlo Bonomi, President Confindustria; Pierre Gattaz, President, Business Europe; Linda Hasenfratz, CEO Linamar; Lucilla Sioli, Director for “Artificial Intelligence and Digital Industry” Directorate-General CONNECT, European Commission; ...

The #WMF is glad to welcome @dassaultsystemes, @mastercard, @ptc_inc, @grupposace, @sap and Unicredit as Sponsors of the #WMF2020, joining our large and diverse community committed to contribute to the future of #manufacturing.

The World Manufacturing Week has officially started!
Join today’s exciting sessions. The first event, "Techs & Skills Innovation Roadshow” organized by EIT Manufacturing, will be followed by a conference organized by ANCI, on the theme of European strategies for the ...

Three prominent speakers will deliver their remarks to close each of the two days of #WMF2020. Carlo Bonomi, the President of Confindustria will be speaking on 11 November at 5 pm (CET), ending the first day of discussions on new ...

Join the discussion of Plenary Session 4 lead by John Polowczyk, Admiral of US Navy, Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento: Managing Director, Directorate of Digitalization, Technology and Agribusiness; Kilian Gross: Head of Unit Technologies and Systems for Digitising Industry, European Commission; Nicholas Leeder: ...

Plenary Session 3, focused on the theme of #AI, will be lead by Marta Batalla Massana, Policy Officer, DG Grow – ‎European Commission, Paolo Benanti, Roman theologian, Third Order Regular of St. Francis, Klaus Beetz, CEO of EIT Manufacturing and ...

Plenary Session 2 will see Pierre Gattaz, President of Business Europe; Stefan Pan, Confindustria; Lucilla Sioli, European Commission, presenting their views on industrial policies strategies to face the pandemic. Register to attend. Link in bio.
#WMForum
#WMF2020
#manufacturing @alberto_ribolla @marcotaisch ...

ANIMP, Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, SME Chamber of India, Libera Università di Bolzano, Assoimprenditori Alto Adige are the latest Institutional Partners that have joined the #WMF large and international community.
#manufacturing @alberto_ribolla @marcotaisch @maraisamarini @sil_pagani @rossella_luglietti @giacomofabbio @alessandro_ingegno ...

As an expansion of the #WMF2020 rich programme, the #WMF North America will run virtually, in parallel with the events held in Cernobbio, Lake Como. The #WMF will grow the reach of the #WMF, while preparing #manufacturers and their supporting ...

What are the biggest consequences of the ongoing pandemic for the manufacturing sector? The 13 focus groups part of the “Back to the Future project” sought to answer this question, addressing it through four macro-themes: #People, #Policy, #Productivity, #Preparedness. The ...

Twitter

How is contributing to Europe’s digital transformation? Join the event that has just started ....

How is @EITManufactur contributing to Europe’s digital transformation? Join the event that has just started and learn more about twelve ongoing activities that are “Making Manufacturing fit for the Digital Age”: https://t.co/FJBv0GyNuo
#wmweek #manufacturing https://t.co/2hk87C5zXH

The event “@_Eusalp and stakeholders: Innovative solutions for the new EU programming period” is now online. Join the session and discover more about the importance of digital technologies to boost economic development: https://t.co/FJBv0GyNuo
#wmweek #manufaturing https://t.co/em93sFh3vF

The #WMF2020 is online, join today’s insightful set of events and follow the thread defined by this year’s keywords: #People, #Policy, #Productivity, #Preparedness. Click the link to join: https://t.co/FJBv0GyNuo https://t.co/CiED6qhSjY

Day two of the World Manufacturing Week is now over and it couldn’t have been more insightful! Join us tomorrow for the official start of the #WMF2020.
Looking forward to seeing you there: https://t.co/HBZHvaBDFM https://t.co/fIqQi7HVcY

has organized today’s last session which will have a focus on , one of the most disruptive w....

#ANIMP has organized today’s last session which will have a focus on #AI, one of the most disruptive #technologies which will impact over the coming years on almost any industry sector. Follow the online discussions now: https://t.co/kNdMnfWvwC https://t.co/KhNPMyXOLc

The _network main event is live now! Join the session to discover more about the of :

The @yml_network main event is live now! Join the session to discover more about the #future of #manufacturing: https://t.co/CWb7wDDjkA #wmweek https://t.co/2xeAGaHeCU

The Project “Back to the Future. Manufacturing Beyond Covid ” will be presented tomorrow at 2.35pm (CET) by @alberto_ribolla ; @taischmarco; @LisaAndersonLMA; @CristinaOyon; Daria Taglioni and Randy Zadra. https://t.co/MjnYOif2Mj

What is the role of Consular Corps in promoting economic and industrial networks? We are talking about it now, with an event sponsored by @RegLombardia @LombardiaInnova #wmweek #manufacturing https://t.co/KhrbVrZ5pk

Are you ready to discover the winner of the “BoostUp! business competition” organized by ?Jo....

Are you ready to discover the winner of the “BoostUp! business competition” organized by @EITManufactur?
Join us online to discover more: https://t.co/FVqiFSJEpv https://t.co/IUPZjFGAHA

And we’re off with day two, welcome you all! Take part in today’s events exclusively live streamed from @VillaErba, Cernobbio. Click the link: https://t.co/CHYNpynYlF https://t.co/5E6N839JCQ

Thank you all for following our day one of events! Tune in tomorrow to get further insights on the latest trends of the #manufacturing sector. Click the link to join tomorrow’s events: https://t.co/CHYNpynYlF https://t.co/ancFbCB8ib

Among the many international speakers participating in the #WMF2020, we are pleased to welcome @CarloBonomi_; @PierreGattaz; Linda Hasenfratz; @LucillaSioli ; and Li Yong @UNIDO. Join us online! https://t.co/kHKlvjuGG8

We are live with a conference on the theme of European strategies for the Alpine macro-region. Join us online! https://t.co/mn2cDlT7ID https://t.co/JmbthxNvG1

The Techs & Skills Innovation Roadshow is live now! Join the event supported by by clicking....

The Techs & Skills Innovation Roadshow is live now! Join the event supported by @EITManufactur by clicking the link: https://t.co/8g06xSptmL https://t.co/EIBgrdgLqR

Dassault Systèmes, Mastercard, @PTC_Italia , @SACEgroup, SAP and @UniCredit_PR are the Sponsors of the #WMF2020, joining the World Manufacturing Foundation large and diverse community committed to contribute to the future of #manufacturing. https://t.co/LnvDtrdcuB

The World Manufacturing Week has officially started!
Join today’s exciting sessions and events.
The future of #manufacturing is now: https://t.co/mn2cDlT7ID https://t.co/JQgEFcQSWi

The discussion of Plenary Session 4 will be lead by John Polowczyk, Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento, Kilian Gross, Nicholas Leeder, Fabrizio Sala and Gilles Savard.
Register now to join: https://t.co/bBlmsr9aOj https://t.co/oFKSZBmwt6

Plenary Session 3 will feature Marta Batalla Massana, Policy Officer, DG Grow–EU Commission, @Paolobenanti, Roman theologian, Third Order Regular of St.Francis, Klaus Beetz, CEO of EIT Manufacturing and @chandrasalunkhe, President of @smechamber of India https://t.co/bBlmsr9aOj https://t.co/xxyFTqSs8A

Do you know what it takes to build a resilient economy and mark the new advent of the manufacturing sector? Join today’s Plenary session 1.
Register here: https://t.co/bBlmsr9aOj https://t.co/n6yo0FPMWP

The #WMF is glad to welcome its newest institutional partners: #ANIMP, @EDPNC, @smechamber, @unibz_news, and @uvs_assoim. #WMF2020 https://t.co/eonCUfEC2k

The #WMF North America will take place concurrently with the #WMF2020, with dedicated events and sessions to discuss the future of manufacturing.
Click the link to know more: https://t.co/dPKnBf2xFr
#WMF2020 https://t.co/qceq4et8DP

Take part in the World Manufacturing Week to get the latest insights on crucial themes such as #datadriven #business processes, #AI, #infrastructure policies among the many. Register now: https://t.co/bBlmsr9aOj https://t.co/KE1Wo0Gp4q

Register now to join the discussion lead by Bruce Kramer @NSF, @bronfox, Linda Hasenfratz, Mike Lackey and Deborah Barta and hear their take on the ongoing industrial trends: https://t.co/sKwp8mGvE8
#WMForum
#WMF2020
#manufacturing https://t.co/pHuvnQ4sz8