Date: 21 June, 2012
Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

IDC’s Manufacturing Summit will focus on the latest trends and challenges for the manufacturing industry in Western Europe. The program also shows best practices on operational excellence, supply chain, innovation and the factory of the future. We invite you to this exclusive conference where the combination of trends, news and customer cases will provide you with unique insights as to where your company stands today and how to ensure profitability in the future.

The conference program contains a blend of insightful presentations including:

• The Value Chain, Robert Claasen, Director Corporate Manufacturing, DSM Corporate Operations & Responsible Care
• Macro Economic Developments towards 2020 - Local market demand development & trends , Erastos Filos, Head of Sector - Intelligent Manufacturing Systems at the European Commission.
• Carlsberg Live, Manufacturing Execution and Integrated, a live connection with the Carlsberg Brewery production process
• The Latest Manufacturing Trends, Pierfrancesco Manenti, Head - Europe, Middle East & Africa, IDC Manufacturing Insights

Cordys will be arranging an exclusive VIP lunch during this event (invitation-only by IDC). This session is hosted by Robert Parker, Group Vice President at IDC, responsible for the research direction at both IDC Manufacturing Insights and IDC Retail Insights.

Click here for the complete program and an overview of the latest trends. We are looking forward to meet you on board of the SS Rotterdam Cruise ship in the Rotterdam Harbour!