Project Consultative Group

The Project Consultative Group comprises members of the project task force (senior executives from Forum Partner companies) as well as Members of the Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Advanced Manufacturing, who served in an advisory role to this project by providing their input through calls, interviews and various Forum workshops. The World Economic Forum would like to express its gratitude to the members of the Project Consultative Group.

Manufacturing for Growth Task Force

Peter Bosch
Head of Strategy, Production and Logistics
Volkswagen AG

Frederic Daubas
Chief Marketing Officer
Safran Group

Michael Hildinger
Head of Corporate Strategy
Schaeffler AG

Vijay Kalra
Head of Manufacturing, Automotive
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

Michael Kamel
Director, Strategy and Business Development
Bombardier Aerospace

Sanjay Jalona
Senior Vice-President and US Head of Manufacturing
Infosys Ltd

Jock-Mendoza Wilson
Director, International and Investor Relations
System Capital Management

Trevor Mann
Head of Supply Chain and Chairman of the Operating Committee for Africa, Middle East and India
Renault-Nissan BV

Edward Rogers
Global Strategy Manager, Corporate Strategy
UPS

Rodolfo Sabonge
Vice-President, Market Research and Analysis
Panama Canal Authority

Lisa Schroeter
Director, International Policy
The Dow Chemical Company

Francisco Soares Neto
Vice-President, Manufacturing Engineering
Embraer SA

Subodh Tandale
Executive Director, Head of International Business
Bharat Forge Ltd

Andrew Weinberg
Chairman, Strategy
Brightstar Corp.

Urban Wass
Director, Head of Product and Road Safety
AB Volvo

Jeff Wilcox
Vice-President, Engineering, Corporate Engineering and Technology
Lockheed Martin Corporation

Serge Yoccoz
Vice-President, Corporate and Strategic Planning
Renault

Global Agenda Council on Advanced Manufacturing

Arindam Bhattacharya
Partner and Managing Director
The Boston Consulting Group

Fadi Farra
Adviser to the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan

João Carlos Ferraz
Vice-President
Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)

Gary Gereffi
Professor of Sociology and Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness
Duke University

Llyr Jones
Head, Group Strategy
BAE Systems Plc

Kevin Kolevar
Vice-President, International Government Affairs and Public Policy
The Dow Chemical Company

Yasushi Konno
General Manager and Senior Consultant
Nomura Research Institute Ltd

Jennifer McNelly
President
The Manufacturing Institute

Atul Mehta
Director, Global Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services
International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Jun Ni
Shien-Ming Wu Collegiate Professor of Manufacturing Science and Dean, University of Michigan, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute
University of Michigan

Aloke Paliskar
Global Head, Manufacturing
Mahindra Satyam Limited

Gary Pisano
Harry E. Figgie Jr Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School

Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Professor, Global Studies and Geography
Hofstra University

Vikas Sehgal
Managing Director and Global Head, Automotive
NM Rothschild & Sons Ltd

Daniel Viederman
Chief Executive Officer
Verité