WFO WORLD FOUNDRY SUMMIT 2018 – Post Event Report

The World Foundry Organization (WFO) successfully held the first edition of the World Foundry Summit, on November 8th and 9th in Rome, Italy, which was attended by 106 delegates from 17 countries.

This exclusive event – only accessible under the invitation of the WFO – gathered Managing Directors and Foundry owners from groups and companies all around the world, as well as senior executives from supplier companies. The Member Associations of the WFO, a key connection of this organization with the global casting sector, boosted the participation of their own industries at this meeting. The countries with the largest presence at the event were Germany, USA, UK and Turkey.

Along 11 high level presentations by renowned international experts, the managers attending had access to exclusive content oriented towards strategies and policies in relevant areas for the development of the casting business, such as energy, management or economics. It was also a unique opportunity to expand networking between casting groups and companies in a reference space.