#99: Francisco Betti Head of Advanced Manufacturing and Production at World Economic Forum

12/03/20 • 32 min

Leaders in Supply Chain and Logistics Podcast

Francisco Betti joined the World Economic Forum in May 2015. He is an international development professional and is currently leading the platform for Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Production, which was launched by the Forum at its Annual Meeting 2017, upon request of world-leading governments and companies. The platform is helping global leaders anticipate how advanced manufacturing technologies are transforming factories, business models and partnerships, and to understand the implications for the economy, society, and environment in order to shape a more inclusive future.

The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan, or national interests.

Prior to joining the World Economic Forum, Francisco worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers SA in Geneva, Switzerland, primarily running management consulting projects for international organizations.

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Some of the highlights of the episode:

Changes the pandemic has created across supply chains and manufacturing across the world.
Geopolitical dimension of the global economy and innovation's massive acceleration.
Next levels of transformation across different companies to fill in the gap that emerged on the supply side.
Transformation of operations and business models
Future of manufacturing and operations in terms of of artificial intelligence, robotics, analytics
Resilience as a major competitive advantage
Automation and augmentation as a major investment to adapt to the new normal
Readiness for adapting to change
things that companies can practically do to constantly upgrade
Future of manufacturing and production in terms of different talents from across multiple industry

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Prior to joining the World Economic Forum, Francisco worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers SA in Geneva, Switzerland, primarily running management consulting projects for international organizations.

Discover more details here.
Some of the highlights of the episode:

Changes the pandemic has created across supply chains and manufacturing across the world.
Geopolitical dimension of the global economy and innovation's massive acceleration.
Next levels of transformation across different companies to fill in the gap that emerged on the supply side.
Transformation of operations and business models
Future of manufacturing and operations in terms of of artificial intelligence, robotics, analytics
Resilience as a major competitive advantage
Automation and augmentation as a major investment to adapt to the new normal
Readiness for adapting to change
things that companies can practically do to constantly upgrade
Future of manufacturing and production in terms of different talents from across multiple industry

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Growth of LinkedIn Learning during this pandemic
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The progress on the COVID vaccine by Pfizer
Supply Chain Certifications through online classes
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How Pier Luigi made the switch from being Unilever Chief Supply Chain officer to a CEO role
The importance of purpose beyond buzz words
How COVID-19 affected sustainability within different companies
Driving and selling sustainability
Carbon emission in transportation and manufacturing
Developing CEOs from supply chain
Shaping cultures in different organizations

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Leaders in Supply Chain and Logistics Podcast - #99: Francisco Betti Head of Advanced Manufacturing and Production at World Economic Forum

Transcript

Radu: (00:00)

Hello, and welcome for a new episode of the leaders in supply chain podcast. I am your host. Radu Palamariu you a managing director of Alcott global, and it's my pleasure to have with us today. Francisco petty Francisco joined the wo