WMF 2014 | PROGRAM

​08:00 - 09:00

Registrations

09:00 - 09:30

Welcome to the Forum

• Robert G. Kiggans, IMS International, Chairman of the WMF2014 Executive Board, United States

• Mauro Piloni, Whirlpool Corporation, Chairman of WMF2014, Italy

• Marco Taisch, Politecnico di Milano, Scientific Chairman of WMF2014, Italy

Introductory speech

• Zoran Stančič, Deputy Director General, DG CONNECT, European Commission “Europe's Digital Agenda Supporting Innovation in Manufacturing”

09:30 - 11:20

Session 1: "Industrial Policies for Global Manufacturing”

• CHAIR: Mauro Piloni, President, Whirlpool R&D and Global Vice President Advanced Development and Cross Product Categories Whirlpool Corporation, Italy

Manufacturing value chains stretch across boundaries while policies are local. The session will explore manufacturing policies from various regions including support for innovation, sustainability, and the common good in hopes to identify areas for cooperation.

• Katy George, Director, McKinsey & Company, United States – “Next-Shoring: a New Perspective on Global Manufacturing”

• Guillermo Rafael Fernández de la Garza, CEO, The United States-Mexico Foundation of Science, Mexico – “Global Sharing of Best Practices for Regional Manufacturing Innovation Support Systems"

• Göran Roos, Chair, Advanced Manufacturing Council, Australia – “The Future of Manufacturing on What Success Requires”

• Garth Williams, Director Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Department of Science and Technology, Republic of South Africa – " R&D for Advanced Manufacturing in South Africa: a Tale of Duality"

• Valerio De Molli, Managing Director, The European House – Ambrosetti, Italy – "European Manufacturing Between Structural Trends and Future Perspectives: Taking up the Challenge"

11:20 - 11:50

Coffee Break and Sponsor Exhibits

​11:50 - 13:30

Session 2: “Challenges and Opportunities in Next-Generation of Manufacturing"

• CHAIR:  Dan Nagy, Managing Director, IMS International, United States

The session will explore current manufacturing challenges and how they may shape the direction of production innovation. This may require meeting customers’ varying design and quantity requirements through flexible manufacturing systems; transitioning from large scale production to small runs and back again.

• Philippe Charlès, CEO DELMIA, Dassault Systèmes, France – "Manufacturing Innovation in the Age of Experience"

• Tomas Hedenborg, Group CEO, Fastems Oy Ab, Finland - "Future of Manufacturing Industries: a Finnish Perspective"

• Dianne Chong, Vice President Materials, Manufacturing, Structures & Support, Boeing Engineering, Operations & Technology, The Boeing Company, United States - “Design and Manufacturing Challenges for Future Aerospace Vehicle Structures”

• Charles W. Wessner, Professor Global Innovation Policy, Georgetown University, United States "Addressing the Innovation Imperative: Policy Support for Advanced Manufacturing"

   

​13:30 - 14:30

Networking Lunch and Sponsor Exhibits

14:30 - 15:50

Session 3: “Workforce Education and Human-Centered Manufacturing"

• CHAIR: Thomas R. Kurfess, HUSCO/Ramirez Distinguished Chair in Fluid Power and Motion Control, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

One of the key factors for manufacturers to succeed in the highly competitive global marketplace is the availability of an educated, flexible and knowledge-based workforce. Excellence in education and educational opportunities for manufacturing companies are very important to satisfy the demands of the global economy. The workplaces of the future will therefore have to give more and more importance to the human dimension. The new workplaces should also provide extended services to the workers in terms of safety, accessibility and overall satisfaction.

• Arturo Molina, Vice President, Research, Postgraduate Studies and Continuous Education, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico - "Education that Makes Sense for a Dynamic World"

• Peter Frise, CEO and Scientific Director, AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence, Canada - “Workforce Education & Human Centered Manufacturing in Canada’s Automotive Sector”

• Jouko Suokas, Executive Vice President, Smart Industry and Energy Systems, VTT Technical Research Centre, Finland - "People-Centric Solutions for Future Attractive Workplaces"

​15:50 - 16:20

Coffee Break and Sponsor Exhibits

​16:20 - 18:00

Session 4: “Venture Capital/Ecosystems for Manufacturing Start-ups” 

• CHAIR: Herbert von Bose, Director Industrial Technologies, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission (Retired)

Many small to medium sized enterprises have difficulty finding venture capital for start-ups due to typical long-term return on investment, high risk, and other factors. The session intends to review best practices of established programs and explore how governments might provide additional policy support while funding programs to bridge the gap from R&D to commercialization.

• William Mahoney, CEO, South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA), United States – “Innovative Programs for Start-Up Investments”

• Diana Saraceni, General Partner and Co-Founder, 360° Capital Partners, European Union - “European Ecosystem for Manufacturing Start-Ups”

• Manuel Sandoval, Executive Director of Export Projects, Export Promotion Unit, ProMexico, Mexico – “The Mexican Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing”

• José Fernando Figueiredo, Chairman/President, European Mutual Guarantee Association (AECM), European Union - "Is Europe Financing the Cycle from R&D to Market?"

18:00 - 18:05

Wrap-Up Day One

GALA DINNER at PALAZZO BOVARA

​08:00 - 09:00

Registrations

09:00 - 09:05

Welcome to Day Two

• Ji Oh Song, Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor, Samsung Electronics, Republic of Korea

09:05 - 10:40

Session 5: “Robotics for SMEs”

• CHAIR: Khalil Rouhana, Director, Components & Systems, DG CONNECT, European Commission

SMEs (small to medium enterprises) represent a large, untapped market for the robotics industry worldwide. SMEs represent a different market with respect to large manufacturing companies requiring lighter, lower cost and flexible robots, with easy-to-use human interfaces and programming, in order to strengthen SMEs competitiveness. In the coming years, robotic solution providers are expected to provide cost-effective and flexible automation solutions for SMEs to respond to shorter production runs and enable rapid product changeovers to deliver consistent quality while raising productivity. Robotics for SMEs should be seen as robots working alongside humans as a third-hand in many engineering jobs. This session will explore the challenges for robotics adoption in SMEs and current available solutions.

• Enrico Krog Iversen, CEO, Universal Robots, Denmark - "Collaborative Robots"

• Bernd Liepert, CTO, KUKA AG, Germany - “Intelligent and Safe Human-Robot Collaboration”

• Riccardo Tarantini, CEO, COMAU, Italy -"From Large Factory Automation to SME Robotics"

10:40 - 11:10

Coffee Break and Sponsor Exhibits

11:10 - 12:30

Session 6: “Global Standards for Products and Manufacturing”

• CHAIR: Don Hemmelgarn, President, ITI TranscenData Business, United States

The session intends to discuss technical, social and environmental standards for products and manufacturing systems that contribute to fair trade and exchange of products, services, and information in global manufacturing-service networks. Standards will always be a key for industry to guarantee fit-for-purpose and improve a company’s social and environmental credentials, but they are not always adopted universally. As we look to future manufacturing systems in an ever-increasing networked and crowd-sourced world, standards will need to be adopted at a faster pace and used on global interoperable platforms.

• Jordan Brandt, Technology Futurist, AutoDesk, United States - "A Protocol for Trillions"

• Manuel Montoya Ortega, CEO, Automotive Cluster of Nuevo León, Mexico - "Meeting New Cloud Manufacturing Standards in an Increasingly Competitive Market"

• Howard Mason, Corporate Information Standards Manager, BAE Systems, United Kingdom – “Industrial Data Standards – a Key Tool in the Global Economy”

12.30- 13:30

Networking Lunch and Sponsor Exhibits

13:30- 14:40

Session 7: “Cyber Security Issues for Manufacturing”

• CHAIR: Michael F. McGrath, Vice President, Systems and Operations Analysis, Analytic Services Inc. (ANSER), United States

As computing power becomes faster and more sophisticated and software becomes more complex and integrated into the manufacturing process, so does the ability for hackers to penetrate vital manufacturing systems, models, and sensitive intellectual property. This session will explore new ideas and challenges for cyber security in manufacturing.

• Galina Antova, Global Head Industrial Security Services, Siemens Industry, United States - "Cyber Security Challenges and Trends for Industrial Control Systems"

• Andrea Rigoni, Executive Vice President, FINMECCANICA S.p.a. - Group Security and ICT, Italy - “Cyber Security Issues for Aerospace and Defense Industry”

• Keith Stouffer, Project Leader Cyber Security for Smart Manufacturing Systems, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United States - "NIST Cyber Security for Smart Manufacturing Systems Project"

14:40 - 15:10

Coffee Break and Sponsor Exhibits

15:10 - 16:30

Session 8: “Game Changing Key Technologies for Manufacturing”   

• CHAIR: Clara de la Torre, Director Key Enabling Technologies, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission

Industry is under constant pressure to innovate products and processes to bring desirable goods at a fair price to market. New products, materials, and technologies are vital to manufacturers’ long-term success. The session will explore some of the latest innovations that are changing the manufacturing paradigm.

• Maurizio Gattiglio,Chairman, European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA), European Union – "Megatrends & European Manufacturing"

• Anton S. Huber, CEO Industry Automation Division, Siemens AG, Germany - "Automation in the Context of Industry 4.0"

• Matteo Marini, CEO Country Manager Italy and Regional Manager Mediterranean, ABB S.p.A, Italy - “Automation as a Key to Productivity and Competitiveness"

16:30 - 16:50 

Wrap-Up and Close