Machines Italia and the Financial Times Present “Manufacturing For The Future” Conferences in Toronto and Chicago on June 2^nd and 3^rd, 2008

Machines Italia, a division of the Italian Trade Commission, will host exclusive conferences for C-Level executives from leading North American companies on the current and future “State of Manufacturing”. The Toronto Conference taking place on June 2 will be a breakfast briefing while the Conference in Chicago on June 3 will be a half-day event.

The Manufacturing for the Future Conference will examine how leading edge manufacturers are ‘raising the bar’ through a focus on advanced technologies, collaboration, product innovation, customization and design excellence.

The conferences will allow attendees to hear from and network with a wide range of end-user speakers who have benefited from innovation and reinvention in their manufacturing processes.

Issues to be addressed include:

* The essentials of diversification: developing new markets and achieving competitive edge through product innovation
* Customization and adjusting to the ever-changing needs of customers
* Advancing through technology: meeting the demands of efficiency, cost controls and lean manufacturing
* Building brands and high value goods through design excellence
* Partnering for success to create new products and services – the new business paradigm

For companies interested in obtaining a “sneak peak” at the future of manufacturing, more information and registration are available at
www.ftconferences.com/manufactureedge