The lineup has been announced by the World Foundry Organization for the WFO World Foundry Summit, to be held in Chantilly, France on 2nd to 3rd October 2025.
The two-day event includes technical and strategy based presentations from world renowned speakers and industry legends. This invitation-only event will see CEOs, owners and senior managers of foundries and specialist foundy supply businesses gather to learn more about the state of development, economies and technology in the cast metals sector.
Speakers include: Russel Gray, technical manager of Lestercast Ltd; Claire Kevan, casting specialist at Jaguar Land Rover; Kris Hogg, head of SmartThings Pro GTM at Samsung Electronics Europe Display; Witold Dobosz, managing director at Polish Foundry Chamber of Commerce; Bruce Wallace Dienst, CEO of Simpson Technologies Corporation Norican Group North America; Susan Bear, chief technology office of Grede Foundries; ShiaoFong Yin, adjunct professor at University of Southern California; Jose Javier Gonzalez, general secretary of the World Foundry Organization; and Krzysztof Sikora, global category manager casting at DESMI.
Sponsors of the event are: Foseco, General Kinematics, Huttenes Albertus, Savelli, Laempe Mossner Sinto GmbH, Gemco, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company, Inductotherm Europe Ltd, Kimura Foundry Group.
For more information contact: [email protected] or visit www.thewfo.com