

World Manufacturing Forum 2020
11/11 - 12/11 | Livestreamed from Cernobbio, Lake Como
12 November
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CET

PREPAREDNESS & PRODUCTIVITY: Transform Traditional Businesses in High Tech Companies
Thanks to recent innovations in cloud computing and big data storage and analysis, Artificial Intelligence is making great strides in improving efficiency in manufacturing environments, leading to better performance. AI also provides critical information to help managers make more informed business decisions.
The session aims at discovering how traditional companies can increase their efficiency applying Artificial Intelligence in machineries and complex plants, in quality control in remote, and, equally importantly, in the workplace. The discussion will present best practices and emerging scenarios.
- John Polowczyk: Admiral, US Navy
- Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento: Managing Director, Directorate of Digitalization, Technology and Agribusiness, UNIDO
- Kilian Gross: Head of Unit Technologies and Systems for Digitising Industry, European Commission
- Nicholas Leeder: Vice-President, Head of Digital Transformation Solutions, PTC
- Fabrizio Sala: Vice President, Regione Lombardia
- Gilles Savard: CEO, IVADO
Watch the video of the Plenary Session 4
Speakers

John Polowczyk
Admiral, US Navy
Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento
Managing Director, Directorate of Digitalization, Technology and Agribusiness, UNIDO
Kilian Gross
Head of Unit Technologies and Systems for Digitising Industry, European Commission
Nicholas Leeder
Vice-President, Head of Digital Transformation Solutions, PTC
Fabrizio Sala
Vice President, Regione Lombardia