IPN sold out to debate the 4th Industrial Revolution
May 24, 2017
On 24 May, the IPN auditorium sold out to hear Microsoft and Openlimits debate the 4th industrial revolution and the modern company.
This Wednesday, IPN - Instituto Pedro Nunes welcomed a sold-out auditorium for the conference "The 4th Industrial Revolution and the Modern Company". More than a hundred CEOs and managers from the district's largest companies gathered to hear Microsoft and Openlimits talk about how companies can prepare for the digital economy and how production management technology represents a competitive advantage for industries in Portugal.
Tiago Sousa, Head of Marketing at Openlimits, stated that "this fourth industrial revolution differs from the previous ones in the speed at which change is happening and in the deepening and broadening of human-centred technological development. Any digital transformation process in companies must begin by mobilising the people who work in them, stimulating the creativity and adaptability of each individual".
Adapting to the new challenges posed by the fourth industrial revolution is crucial f