World Manufacturing Forum 2021 20-21 Oct @Cernobbio

Building Future-proof Global Value Chains

The session will focus on important issues related to productivity, new technologies, and the changing manufacturing landscape. The session will discuss the different drivers in building resilient value chains for both multinational companies and SMEs globally. The session will also explore how digital technologies (i.e. artificial intelligence) can enable long term resilience in manufacturing. Trend Innovation in manufacturing will also be discussed.

• Taro Shimada, Corporate Senior Vice President, Chief Digital Officer, Toshiba Corporation
• Zeynep Bodur Okyay, CEO and President, Kale Group of Companies
• Luisa Santos, Deputy Director General, BusinessEurope
• Leonel Leal, Advanced. Mfg & Digital Transformation Expert, Methodfx.co

with the participation of representatives from the Back to the Future Project:

• Erwin Rauch, Assistant Professor, Free University of Bolzano
  Group Leader, Focus Group: AI as an Enabler for Long Term Resilience in Manufacturing
• Felipe Lechuga, CEO, Lemaco – Director, ipCOmpute – Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
• Fernando G. Alberti, Professor, LIUC
  Group Leader, Focus Group: Trend Driven Innovation in Manufacturing

With the participation of representatives from the Back to the Future Project: