# About

Leadership for a changing industrial landscape.


## A leadership programme for emerging leaders in manufacturing and supply chains

NGIL offers a dedicated space for emerging leaders in manufacturing and supply chains to engage with the challenges shaping industrial transformation today.The programme combines peer exchange, practical insight and applied project work to help participants explore how leadership is evolving across operations, technology, talent and supply chains.Through this experience, participants engage with perspectives from across sectors and regions while developing a stronger understanding of the choices, trade-offs and opportunities shaping the future of industry.


## Our focus areas

NGIL is shaped by four focus areas that guide its sessions, discussions and projects: sustainable operations, technology and innovation, people-centred transformation and resilient supply chains. Together, these focus areas help participants build a broader understanding of industrial transformation across environmental sustainability, technological change, leadership and supply chain resilience.


### Sustainable operations

Empowering leaders to embed sustainability into industrial systems -  from reducing emissions to advancing circularity and resilience. This pillar helps shape strategies that align long-term business value with planetary health.


### Technology and innovation

Exploring how emerging technologies can reshape production, accelerate efficiency, and enable scalable solutions. Leaders gain insight into deploying innovation as a catalyst for transformation.


### People-first transformation

Placing people at the center of change -  from workforce development and inclusion to well-being and leadership culture. This pillar ensures transformation is not only smart, but human.


### Resilient supply chains

Building adaptive, transparent, and collaborative supply networks that can withstand disruption and enable growth. This pillar emphasizes end-to-end visibility, agility, and trust to strengthen the global industrial ecosystem.


## Ready to lead the future? Nominate a leader today

NGIL is more than a leadership programme -  it’s a platform for bold, values-driven professionals to shape what’s next for industry. Grounded in purpose, powered by people, and built for impact, NGIL invites the next generation of changemakers to step forward.

[Nominate a Leader](http://wefglobal.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9TfQqoXIf1ODb7M)


### An initiative of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains

Enabling more resilient, sustainable and inclusive manufacturing ecosystems and supply chains.

[Explore the Centre](https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-advanced-manufacturing-and-supply-chains)


### Get involved today

Learn how you can get involved in the programme.

[Get involved ](https://initiatives.weforum.org/new-generation-industry-leaders/get-involved)