Francisco Betti is a Member of the Executive Committee and heads the Global Industries Team of the Forum, which brings together 20+ industry communities to help companies and sectors anticipate current and future trends and accelerate the responsible transformation industries. Before this role, Francisco lead the Forum's Centre for Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains. The Centre has been helping global leaders form business, government, academia, and civil society anticipate the impact of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies on manufacturing and supply networks. Leaders engaged in the Centre have been setting and driving the global manufacturing agenda and incubating new pilots and partnerships to ensure a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive future of production. Prior to joining the World Economic Forum, Francisco worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers SA in Geneva, Switzerland, primarily on management consulting assignments for international organizations.
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted our societies in an unprecedented way, affecting those who were already most marginalised before the crisis. Consumer and stock markets were put under sign...
世界がパンデミック（世界的大流行）からの立て直しを図る中、産業界は世界経済の回復の中心的な柱となる絶好の機会を得ています。その実現には何が必要なのでしょうか。
COVID-19 has accelerated the pace of change in corporations. Industry 4.0 initiatives and flexible work arrangements were on the cards, but maybe five years down the line. Then… boom! Eve...
As the world strives to recover from the pandemic, industry has a golden opportunity to become a central pillar of global economic recovery. So, what will it take to get us there?
Customer satisfaction has always depended on supply chains. Yet now they must do more than simply deliver the product that customers want, when they want it. Today’s supply chains must al...
COVID-19 has given the world a sharp reminder that manufacturing and production sectors – and their enabling supply chain ecosystems – remain the most real and significant force in the gl...
COVID-19 dealt a final blow to supply chains that only prized reliability and efficiency. The pandemic shattered brittle supply chains around the world and thrust resilience – the ability...
● Tandis que la Chine voit le nombre de cas de COVID-19 diminuer, le pays se remet également des effets du virus sur l'industrie.
● A medida que disminuye el número de casos de COVID-19 en China, también se está recuperando de los efectos en la industria.
This article was updated on 13 April 2020.
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