for Global Impact
Our Advisory Board
Our esteemed Advisory Board Members (ABMs) are thought leaders and pioneers in their respective fields, providing invaluable strategic guidance and expertise to INCIT. Their diverse backgrounds and profound insights ensure that our initiatives remain cutting-edge, relevant, and impactful.
Technology and Innovation
The Technology and Innovation domain within INCIT’s Advisory Board plays a critical role in shaping the digital future of global manufacturing. This domain provides strategic oversight on emerging technologies—such as cybersecurity, data governance, and Industry X.0—and guides the development of secure, adaptive, and future-ready industrial ecosystems.
Advisors in this field contribute thought leadership on technology adoption, help navigate the complexities of digital transformation, and ensure that innovation is pursued responsibly and sustainably across diverse industrial landscapes.
Prof. Dr. David Romero
Prof. Dr. David Romero is a Professor of Advanced Manufacturing at Tecnológico de Monterrey University, Mexico, and the Scientific Vice-Chairman for the World Manufacturing Foundation. His research focuses on Circular Manufacturing, Service Engineering, Cyber-Physical Systems, Advanced Production Management, and Technology and Engineering Management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. He is actively involved with several prominent organisations, including the Society of Collaborative Networks, the IFAC TC5.3 on Enterprise Integration, and the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society.
Prof. Dr. David Romero is also an Agenda Contributor at the World Economic Forum’s Council on “Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains” and a World Manufacturing Forum Ambassador. With over 200 published articles, he serves on numerous technical and scientific committees across academia, industry, and government. His current work promotes the concepts of “Operator 4.0/5.0” and “Digital Lean Manufacturing,” both of which he pioneered.
Prof. Dr. David Romero
Economics and Sustainability
The Economics and Sustainability field within INCIT’s Advisory Board provides strategic guidance on fostering industrial growth that is both economically resilient and environmentally responsible. This field helps shape global approaches to sustainability, inclusive development, and long-term value creation across manufacturing ecosystems.
Advisors contribute deep expertise in economic policy, resource efficiency, and sustainable practices, ensuring that industrial transformation efforts are grounded in sound economic principles and aligned with global climate and development goals.
Dr. Adel Ben Youssef
Dr. Adel Ben Youssef is a renowned expert in digitalisation and green transformation, blending innovation with sustainability. As an economist and member of GREDEG CNRS at Université Côte d’Azur, he has advanced digital and ecological strategies globally. He co-founded the African Association of AI and Industry 4.0 and collaborates with the Economic Research Forum, promoting sustainable practices in Africa and the Middle East.
Dr. Adel Ben Youssef has advised organisations like UNIDO, UNDP, and UN-HABITAT, shaping strategies for Industry 4.0, skills development, and sustainability. A key negotiator for Tunisia at UN climate conferences (COP 23–29), he championed integrating digital advancements with climate goals. Ranked in the top 2% of researchers globally, his 100+ publications influence the future of sustainable digital transitions. Combining academic insight and strategic leadership, he is a driving force in the convergence of digital and green innovations worldwide.
Dr. Adel Ben Youssef
Policy and Regulation
The Economics and Sustainability field within INCIT’s Advisory Board provides strategic guidance on fostering industrial growth that is both economically resilient and environmentally responsible. This field helps shape global approaches to sustainability, inclusive development, and long-term value creation across manufacturing ecosystems.
Advisors contribute deep expertise in economic policy, resource efficiency, and sustainable practices, ensuring that industrial transformation efforts are grounded in sound economic principles and aligned with global climate and development goals.
Industry and Implementation
The Industry and Implementation field within INCIT’s Advisory Board grounds strategic vision in practical experience from the manufacturing frontlines. This field provides insights on operational realities, supply chain dynamics, and workforce development to ensure that industrial transformation is both executable and impactful.
Advisors bring leadership experience from industrial enterprises, deep knowledge of supply chain ecosystems, or expertise from vocational training and education institutions. Their contributions help bridge high-level strategy with real-world application, ensuring that initiatives are relevant, scalable, and rooted in industry needs.
Dr. Sungsup Ra
Dr. Sungsup Ra is Former Deputy Director General and Deputy Chief at the Asian Development Bank. Experienced economist and business strategist with a broad range of professional and research experience in human and social development (education, skills development, health and pension), infrastructure (energy, transport, urban), agriculture and innovative financing++ policy and projects
Dr. Sungsup Ra
Dr. Dominic Gorecky
Dr. Dominic Gorecky is a partner and executive board member at Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne AG, and the founding director of the Swiss Smart Factory and Swiss HealthTech Center. A pioneer in smart manufacturing, he also founded the International Smart Factory Academy (IFSA) and co-founded the Swiss Cobotics Competence Center (S3C), where he serves as President. Previously, he led research at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), heading the Innovative Factory Systems department and coordinating the SmartFactoryKL living lab.
Dr. Dominic Gorecky contributes to the World Economic Forum agenda and advises Industry 4.0 start-ups in AI and smart manufacturing. He co-founded the Swiss CxO Forum and chairs both the International Smart Factory Summit and the International Humanoid Forum. As a member of the SATW Expert Group on Industry 4.0, he helps shape Switzerland’s industrial innovation strategy. Recognised as a 2022 Digital Shaper, Dominic is committed to sustainable digital transformation and education in emerging technologies.
Dr. Dominic Gorecky
Jeff Winter
Mr. Jeff Winter is the Vice President of Business Strategy for Critical Manufacturing, where he leads strategic growth initiatives and business development while positioning the company as a global leader in MES technology. With 20 years of experience working for different industrial automation product and solution providers, Jeff has a unique ability to simplify and communicate complex concepts to a wide range of audiences, educating and inspiring people from the shop floor up to the executive board room.
Mr. Jeff Winter is also highly active in the Industry 4.0 community. He serves on the Executive board for International Society of Automation (ISA), the International Board of Directors for MESA (Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association), a U.S. registered expert for the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) as a member of TC 65, and as a Smart Manufacturing Advisor to CESMII.
Jeff Winter
Global Partnerships
The Global Partnerships field within INCIT’s Advisory Board plays a pivotal role in strengthening international collaboration across the industrial ecosystem. This field provides strategic guidance on forging cross-sector alliances, facilitating knowledge exchange, and aligning global efforts to accelerate industrial transformation.
Advisors contribute expertise in diplomacy, multilateral cooperation, and partnership-building, helping to connect public, private, and civil society stakeholders in pursuit of shared goals for sustainable growth, innovation, and global resilience.
Dr. Milan Kumar
Dr. Milan Kumar is a distinguished figure in the field of global technology as a Global Chief Information and Digital Officer (CDIO), renowned as a TEDx speaker, educator, international author, and startups mentor. He currently serves as the CIO of ZF Commercial Vehicles, a leading supplier of technologies and services that enhance the safety, efficiency, and connectivity of commercial vehicles, based in Bern, Switzerland.
Dr. Kumar has a wealth of experience in senior IT leadership roles, having previously acted as the CIO and CDO, as well as a board member at WABCO (NYSE :WBC). He also served as the CDO and CIO at NTL (a NTT Group company), where he consulted numerous Fortune 1000 companies with their digital transformation journey.
Before this, Dr. Kumar held several high-ranking IT leadership positions within the VOLKSWAGEN group in Europe and India, including CIO/ Director and Board Member of Volkswagen IT Services IPL, where he co-founded Volkswagen’s global IT delivery center in India, supporting various brands like Audi, Porsche, Bentley, Scania, MAN, and others worldwide in their manufacturing plants and dealership networks.
Throughout his career, Dr. Kumar has supported technology transformation of many Fortune 500 companies such as VOLKSWAGEN Group, ZF Group, BMW Group, General Motors, British Airways, Reliance, Atlas Copco, VISA, Morgan Stanley to name a few.
Dr. Kumar’s academic achievements include a PhD in AI Management and completion of the “Driving Growth Through Innovation” at the Harvard Business School. He has been recognized with numerous awards, including the “Swiss CIO of the Year,” “Global Digital CIO,” and “CIO Excellence Award” from Economics Times.
Additionally, Dr. Kumar is a TEDx & Global Keynote Speaker and an avid technical writer with his articles being published in various CIO magazines, Springer, World Economic Forum (WEF), MIT etc. He has also authored three internationally acclaimed books as part of his CIO Series – “Smart Factory”, “Immersive and Augmented Analytics”,” Intelligent Robotics PA”, “Kumar-de-Brabandt AI Data Economy Model” a copyright/patented framework
Dr. Milan Kumar
