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Global Lighthouse Network: Rewiring Operations for Resilience and Impact at Scale

The Global Lighthouse Network (GLN) recognizes companies that deliver exceptional impact across productivity, resilience, sustainability, talent, and customer centricity through digital transformation. This white paper marks the eighth year of the initiative and shares leading-edge lessons from some of the latest Lighthouses to join the network.

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Mindset Shifts Driving Impact and Scale in Digital Transformation

This white paper reports on the leading-edge lessons learned by the latest 36 Lighthouses to join the network.

Adopting AI at Speed and Scale

This white paper introduces 21 new Lighthouses and 4 new Sustainability Lighthouses and explores how these leaders of industry have been pushing the leading edge of the fourth industrial revolution.

Four Durable Shifts for a Great Reset in Manufacturing

Global Lighthouse Network members are demonstrating how to engage durable shifts across varied industries and production contexts.

Insights from the Forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

14 organizations have extended their Fourth Industrial Revolution innovation journeys through the end-to-end (E2E) value chain.

Beacons of Technology and Innovation in Manufacturing

Three technological megatrends are the principal drivers of the transformation in production: connectivity, intelligence and flexible automation.

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Global Lighthouse Network 2026: World Economic Forum Recognizes 15 new sites driving holistic transformation in manufacturing

In June 2026, the World Economic Forum welcomes 15 new members of the Global Lighthouse Network, a community of now 238 leading industry sites pioneering cutting-edge technologies in manufacturing.

Global Lighthouse Network

A World Economic Forum Initiative