#GMIS2020 VIRTUAL SUMMIT: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 2020 | 20:10 - 20:45 GMT+2
DAY TWO:
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Panel Discussion
WILLIAM PEDUTO Mayor of Pittsburgh, USA
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CHRISTOPHER MARTIN Director of Engineering and Research and Development, Bosch, LLC
FROM INDUSTRY 4.0 TO SOCIETY 5.0: HARNESSING AUGMENTED INTELLIGENCE FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE The announcement of GMIS America by Namir Hourani, Managing Director of GMIS, was followed by a panel discussion between Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh, and Christopher Martin, Director of Engineering and Research & Development at Bosch - whose US headquarters is in the city of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh’s rejuvenation from a traditional heavy manufacturing heartland that had fallen on hard times to become a modern, advanced technology, innovation and robotics hub in the space of just a few decades is one of the success stories of the 21st century. Such a success is one of the reasons why the ‘Steel City’ has become the first city to join GMIS’s new partnership model.
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“During the 1980s and 1990s, de-industrialisation tore the economic heart out of our region,” said William Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh, during a panel discussion on the city’s renaissance. “We went through a depression greater than the Great Depression. But at the same time, the seeds were planted for what we’re seeing now as our new economy. They were planted in artificial intelligence, in robotics, and in life-sciences, and so many other areas where we have become a global leader, including advanced manufacturing. “Today, Pittsburgh is once again on the world stage, but this time not for the production of steel, aluminium, or glass, but for the creation of innovation. Organising GMIS America in 2021 is testament to how we have overcome the struggles of the past 30 years and turned our fortunes around.”
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