YML Summit Programme 2025
14 November | 02:30 PM – 06:00 PM CET
Auditorium Testori – Palazzo Lombardia (Milan), Italy
YOUNG MANUFACTURING LEADERS SUMMIT
A New Era for Talent City-Hubs
Organised by Young Manufacturing Leaders Network
02:30 PM – 02:45 PM Introduction and Opening Remarks
02:45 PM – 03:05 PM Keynote I: “Roadmapping the Future of Work to Ensure Great Jobs & Places” by Prof. Johan Stahre, Head of Division of Production Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
03:05 PM – 04:05 PM Panel I: Young Manufacturing Leaders City-Hubs Network: Origin, Journey, and Achievements
- Irati Salcedo, Member of Basque City-Hub & Ph.D. student, School of Dual Engineering (IMH Campus), Spain
- Shahrzad Sajjadivand, Head of Dublin City-Hub & Ph.D. student, University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland
- Greta Braun, Head of YML Gothenburg City-Hub & Ph.D. student, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
- Sona Arevshatyan, Co-Head of YML Milan City-Hub & Education Project Manager, MADE – Competence Center Industria 4.0, Italy
- Porto City-Hub: To be announced
- Prague City-Hub: To be announced
04:05 PM – 04:20 PM Coffee Break
04:20 PM – 04:30 PM Award Ceremony of the YML Contest for the 2025 WMF Report
04:30 PM – 04:50 PM Keynote II: “Making Technology Platforms Work for Future Generation Workers” by Prof. Andreas Riel, Chairholder Industry 4.h, University Grenoble Alpes, France
04:50 PM – 05:50 PM Panel II: Young Manufacturing Leaders City-Hubs Flagship Projects
- Basque City-Hub: Virtual Learning Factory (VLF4eu) by Dr. Unai Muniain, Lecturer, School of Dual Engineering (IMH Campus), Spain
- Gothenburg City-Hub: Skillaibility by Huizhong Cao, Ph.D. student and researcher, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
- Milan City-Hub: To be announced
- Porto City-Hub: To be announced
- Prague City-Hub: To be announced