Prof. Netland invited to be a Fellow in the World Economic Forum
Prof. Netland has been recognized as a Fellow to the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Advanced Manufacturing and Production.
The Global Future Councils is “the world’s foremost interdisciplinary knowledge network dedicated to promoting innovative thinking on the future. The network convenes more than 700 of the most relevant and knowledgeable thought leaders from academia, government, business and civil society, grouped in expertise-based, thematic councils. It is an invitation-only community, and members are nominated for a one-year period.” (external page More information)
Prof. Netland will be attending the Annual Meeting of the external page Global Future Councils 2019 in Dubai, UAE, 3.-4. November, 2019, where the focus will be on future business models in advanced manufacturing.
Prof. Netland is supporting the Forum’s activities in many ways. Below are a few examples.
- Member of the Forum’s Expert Network on future of production
- Expert reviewer in the Factory Lighthouse project of WEF and McKinsey & Company (external page see here)
- Co-curates the Transformation Map for Advanced Manufacturing and Production (external page see here)
He also contributes articles to Agenda – the Forum’s primary publication platform. Here are some examples from previous publications:
- The future of competitiveness is open (external page see here)
- People, not technology, shape the future of manufacturing, (with Prof. Lino Guzzella, ETH) (external page see here)
- Podcast Future of Production (external page see here)