WMF2018 - SPEAKERS

Annual Meeting 2019
SPEAKERS


Alberto Alesi
ManpowerGroup Solutions,
Mexico Director
Mexico Director


Rhonda Barnet
AVIT Manufacturing (operating name for Steelworks Design Inc),
President & COO
President & COO


Francisco Betti
World Economic Forum,
Head of Advanced Manufacturing and Production
Head of Advanced Manufacturing and Production


Vincenzo Boccia
Confindustria,
President
President


Tony Bond
Great Place to Work,
Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer


Marco Bonometti
Confindustria Lombardia,
President
President


Mireia Borell
Generalitat de Catalunya,
Secretary for foreign affairs and the European Union
Secretary for foreign affairs and the European Union


Giovanni Brugnoli
Confindustria,
Vice President for Human Capital
Vice President for Human Capital


Andrea Cabrini
Class Cnbc,
Director
Director


Lourino Chemane
Minister of Science and Technology, Higher and Technic Professional Education of Mozambique,
Advisor
Advisor


Andrea Chiesi
Chiesi Group,
Director R&D Project & Portfolio Management
Director R&D Project & Portfolio Management


Lloyd F. Colegrove
Manufacturing and Engineering
The Dow Chemical Company
Director, Data Services
Director, Fundamental Problem Solving Manufacturing 4.0 Platform Lead, Analytics
The Dow Chemical Company
Director, Data Services
Director, Fundamental Problem Solving Manufacturing 4.0 Platform Lead, Analytics


Dennis Darby
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters,
President & CEO
President & CEO


Thérèse de Liedekerke
Business Europe,
Deputy director general
Deputy director general


Éric Dequenne
International Affairs at Investissement Québec, Vice-President


Jeroen Heijs
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, The Netherlands,
Director at the Department of Topsectors and Industrial Policy
Director at the Department of Topsectors and Industrial Policy


James (Jim) Heppelmann
PTC,
President and CEO
President and CEO


Renate Hornung-Draus
Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA),
Managing Director
Managing Director


Mehmet Fatih Kacir
Ministry of Industry and Technology, Republic of Turkey
Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister


Bruce Kramer
National Science Foundation,
Senior Advisor
Senior Advisor


Jong-Seok Lee
POSCO and Sungkyunkwan University,
Professor
Professor


Max Lemke
European Commission,
Head of Unit for Technologiesand Systems for Digitising Industry,
DG Communications and Networks, Content and Technology
Head of Unit for Technologiesand Systems for Digitising Industry,
DG Communications and Networks, Content and Technology


Olga Memedovic
UNIDO,
Chief of the Business Environment, Cluster and Innovation Division, and Deputy Director of the Department of Trade, Investment and Innovation
Chief of the Business Environment, Cluster and Innovation Division, and Deputy Director of the Department of Trade, Investment and Innovation


Dov Moran
Grove Ventures,
Managing Partner
Managing Partner


Sardar Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera
Pakistan Administrative Service,
Officer
Officer


Jun Ni
University of Michigan,
Professor and Director
Professor and Director


Josef Nierling
Porsche Consulting,
Managing Director
Managing Director


Joyce Njogu
Kenya Association of Manufacturers,
Head of Consulting
Head of Consulting


Afia Owusu-Forfie
Coders Who Travel,
President
Women Who Code - Accra,
Director
President
Women Who Code - Accra,
Director


Claudia Pensotti
Class Cnbc,
Journalist
Journalist


Beniamino Quintieri
SACE,
President
President


Leo Reddy
Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC)
Chair, President and Founder
Chair, President and Founder


Fabrizio Sala
Regione Lombardia,
Vice President
Vice President


Andrew Spannaus
Milan Foreign
Press Association,
Chairman
Press Association,
Chairman


Ahmed Taha Boraie
Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Senior Assistant to the Minister of Trade and Industry for Industrial Affairs
Senior Assistant to the Minister of Trade and Industry for Industrial Affairs


Jürgen Tiedje
European Commission,
Head of Unit, DG Research and Innovation
Head of Unit, DG Research and Innovation