The final result of the project was the two day event held in Cernobbio, Villa Erba, with the participation of more than 40 speakers from 22 different countries, more than 850 participants from different sectors, industries,
academia, RTO and government, and from more than 48 countries.
During the event organization different association such as EFFRA, Confindustria Lombardia, Cecimo, IndustryAll, Regione Lombardia, Canada, World Economic Forum and many others have been involved.
In addition, selected press and journalists have been invited to help in the dissemination of the event as well as the results, generating around 130 pages of press review published in the Italian and international press.
During the organization of WMF2018 the permanent organization has been created with other international partners. The Foundation carried out as a result of the organization of the World Manufacturing Forum with the goal to be an open platform that aims at enhancing and spreading industrial culture worldwide, as a means to ensure economic equity and sustainable development.
an additional result carried out during the event is the pubblication of the WMF 2018 Report, distributed to more than 1000 people and digitally distributed. in the report the 10 key recommendiations have been developed:
• Cultivate a Positive Perception of Manufacturing
• Promote Education and Skills Development for Societal Well-being
• Develop Effective Policies to Support Global Business Initiatives
• Strengthen and Expand Infrastructures to Enable Future-Oriented Manufacturing
• Encourage Eco-Systems for Manufacturing Innovation World-Wide
• Create Attractive Workplaces for All
• Design and Produce Socially-Oriented Products
• Assist SMEs with Digital Transformation
• Explore the Real Value of Data-Driven Cognitive Manufacturing
• Promote Resource Efficiency and Country Specific Environmental Policies