Global Future Councils
Global Future Council on the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains
Due to its global reach and impact, the world-wide manufacturing industry is uniquely positioned to address the big challenges of our time. As companies in the production ecosystem are forced to transform to adapt to the profound disruptions impacting supply chains, how can manufacturing pivot to become the center of innovation and unlock pathways towards a more resilient, sustainable, and inclusive society?
Council Manager
Benjamin Schönfuß, Initiatives Specialist, Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing, World Economic Forum
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical role that manufacturing and supply chain systems play in powering the global economy. To navigate current and future market and climate ...
Sinking, swimming or surfing: Perspectives on operating and business models
What might the world look like in 2025? In autumn 2020 the World Economic Forum convened expert-led Global Future Councils, time-bound think tanks, to explore that very question.
A stark picture of the future of our planet was painted when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its Sixth Assessment Report.
To meet the commitments in the Paris Agreement to decarbonize our economies, it is projected that we need to install 257 GWh more battery capacity per year until 2050 across industry, tra...
