YML Summit Programme
15 October | 02:30 PM – 05:55 PM CET
Big Theatre, MIND Milano Innovation District – Milan
WMF 2024 Part III: YOUNG MANUFACTURING LEADERS (YML) SUMMIT
Organized by Young Manufacturing Leaders Network
Moderator: Nicoletta Boldrini, Journalist, Tech4Future
02:30 PM – 02:40 PM Welcome
Marco Taisch, Scientific Chairman, World Manufacturing Foundation
Diego Andreis, President, World Manufacturing Foundation
02:40 PM – 02:45 PM SPECIAL ADDRESS:
Greta Braun, Doctoral Researcher, Chalmers University of Technology/Expert Industry 5.0 Community of Practice, European Commission
02:45 PM – 02:50 PM SPECIAL ADDRESS – Video by the European Commission: “Industry 5.0 – European perspective”
Liviu Stirbat, Head of Industry 5.0 and AI in Science Unit, DG RTD. European Commission
02:50 PM – 03:05 PM KEYNOTE: “Industry 5.0 – Towards a Sustainable, Human-Centric, and Resilient Manufacturing Sector”
Sonia Mota Prego, Head of SC Projects Development, EssilorLuxottica
03:05 PM – 03:45 PM YML PANEL I: “Inseparable Binomial: Digital Technology and Circular Economy for Sustainable Manufacturing”
Seda Tosun, CEO, IMMERSIA
Charlie Ohlén, CEO, Mentalycis
Clarissa González, Postdoctoral Researcher, Chalmers University of Technology
Vasiliki Panagiotopoulou, Research Project Manager at the Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems and Automation, University of Patras
03:45 PM – 03:55 PM AWARD CEREMONY OF THE YML CONTEST FOR THE 2024 WMF REPORT
Moderator: David Romero, Scientific Vice-Chairman, World Manufacturing Foundation
Moderator: Antonella D’Urso, Event and Project Officer, World Manufacturing Foundation
03:55 PM – 04:35 PM YML PANEL II: “Perfect Binomial: Skills Development & Technology Leverage for Human-Centred Manufacturing”
Daniele Ramirez, Founder & COO, AGADE
Roberto Rossi, General Manager, Smart Robots
Matteo Valoriani, CEO, FifthIngeniumm
Anastassiya Zabudkina, PhD Candidate & Junior Researcher, LENTIC
04:35 PM – 5:25 EIT Manufacturing Master School Welcome Ceremony
Keynote: “Connecting the dots: Future Skills, Manufacturers needs and Entrepreneurialism”, Audrey Stolze, Director of Education & Training, EIT Manufacturing
Group picture: EIT Manufacturing Master School Welcome Ceremony
Fireside Chat: “The Academic Formation of Future Manufacturing Leaders”. With Derin Gurman, Graduate Student, EIT Manufacturing, Donatella Corti, Associate Professor, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland – SUPSI, Ebuka Nwafornso, Masters Student, EIT Manufacturing. Moderated by Audrey Stolze.
05:25 PM – 05:45 PM YML Award Ceremony of the YML European Innovation Contest – “Youth Leading Sustainable Manufacturing”
Moderator: Lucie Hlavůňková, PhD Student, Czech Technical University of Prague
Moderator: Valeria Tirelli, CEO, AIDRO, Women in 3D Printing
Moderator: Ilaria Ardizzoia, Co-owner, 3ntr AdditiveManufacturing System, Ambassador, Women in 3D Printing
05:45 PM – 05:55 PM Closing Remarks
Sona Arevshatyan, EU Project Manager, MADE Competence Center Industria 4.0
Shahrzad Sajjadivand, Ph.D. student, University College Dublin
