Global Events World Manufacturing Forum 2019
The World Manufacturing Forum took place from 25 to 27 September in Cernobbio. UNIDO HQ and ITPO Italy organized the panel “Policy Framework for Industrial Skills Development in Emerging Countries”. The session was opened by the technical speech of Ms. Olga Memedovic – Deputy Director and Chief of Business Environment, Cluster and Innovation Division of UNIDO. Notably, our panel was the only one featuring a higher number of women than men among the speakers, including: H.E. Mr. Ahmad Sukhera – Secretary of Commerce of Pakistan, Mr. Jurgen Tiedje – Head of Unit at the DG Research and Innovation at EU, Ms. Afia Owosu-Forfie – Director of Women Who Code Accra, and Ms. Joyce Njogu – Head of Consulting and Business Development at Kenya Association of Manufacturers. Our Office also met with the WMF President, Mr. Alberto Ribolla, and General Manager Ms. Rossella Luglietti, to discuss new initiatives in view of the next WMF edition. 64
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