Bio

Boards & Steering Committee involvement: World Economic Forum Advanced Manufacturing Co-chair; Brookings Institution's Practitioners Network for Economic Inclusion; Canadian National Research Council’s Peer Review Committee; Bloomberg's Shift Commission on Work, Workers and Technology; Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center; SEMCOG; Advance Michigan; US Centre for Advanced Manufacturing, Project Diamond. Biography: Tom Kelly is a globally recognized expert on Industry 4.0 and its impact on business. As executive director and CEO of Automation Alley, Michigan’s Industry 4.0 knowledge center, Kelly oversees strategic planning and all ongoing activities for the organization, including programs and services designed to help businesses increase revenue, reduce costs and make strategic decisions during a time of rapid technological change. Kelly joined Automation Alley in 2014. He chairs the boards of the US Centre for Advanced Manufacturing, a partnership between Automation Alley and the World Economic Forum, and Project Diamond, an additive manufacturing marketplace. In addition, Kelly has launched three startup companies of his own. Kelly is often tapped by media outlets to share his leadership and knowledge around Industry 4.0 and is regularly invited to speak at conferences and participate in panel discussions and roundtables. He has served on the Canadian National Research Council’s Peer Review Committee and is a current co-chair of the World Economic Forum's Advanced Manufacturing Hub Working Group, the National Research Committee's Peer Review Committee, and is a board member of the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center. Kelly has a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Clarkson University and a master’s in business administration from the University of Michigan. Automation Alley: http://bit.ly/2bLiksh Specialties: Industry 4.0, technology, advanced manufacturing, strategic planning and execution, marketing and sales.