World Manufacturing Week 2021
SMEs: The Way Forward
“SMEs: The Way Forward”
This is the title under which EIT Manufacturing South will address the needs, opportunities and lessons of manufacturing SMEs in a post-pandemic scenario.
Currently, SMEs (Small & Medium Enterprises) count for a large portion of the non-financial business economy and consequently make an important part of the manufacturing arena, but they still require support in transforming their business. How can this be achieved?
To find out the reply to this burning topic, join us on 19 October at 3:30 PM CEST at our virtual stage as we will guide you through the world of financial instruments at the regional, national, and EU level fostering growth and modernisation of SMEs. Furthermore, we will dive into the reality of SMEs in our ecosystem and will bring on stage best practices in terms of industrial production resilience, drawing experience from the Covid-19 crisis.
EIT Manufacturing Co-Location Center South
19 October 2021
3:30 PM – 6 PM CEST
Working language: English
Online event
Programme
- 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CEST
INSTRUMENTS FOR SMEs
Brief introduction to the event
Keynote speeches on topics of:
– SME landscape in Southern Europe and their participation in EU projects
– National, regional, financial instruments and synergies among themStephan Raes, OECD
Klaus Beetz, EIT Manufacturing
Francesco Matteucci, EIC
Luigi Gallo, Invitalia
Paolo Dondo, MESAPModerated by Gian Mario MAGGIO, EIT Manufacturing
- 4:30 PM – 4:35 PM CEST
Break
- 4:35 PM – 5:20 PM CEST
SMEs: FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS (TECHNOLOGY)
Keynote speech followed by a panel discussion with the case studiesEleonora Marino, Prima Industrie
Valeria Tirelli, AIDRO
Michele Poggipolini, Poggipolini
Roberto Rossi, Smart RobotsModerated by Edoardo ROTA, EIT Manufacturing
- 5:20 PM – 6:00 PM CEST
SMEs: RESILIENT PRODUCTION (BEST PRACTICES)
Keynote speech followed by a panel discussion with the case studiesDimitrios Kyritsis, EPFL
Jameel Istaitih, Razor Lab
Maurizio Giubilato, Flexcon
Alessandro Ceriani, UnivetModerated by Edoardo ROTA, EIT Manufacturing