Vittorino Filippas is a professional with 25 years of international experience as CTO, COO and CEO of firms involved in the field of precision mechanics, shipbuilding and automotive business. He has an extensive hands-on experience in R&D and innovation, licensing in & out of technology, IPR protection, strategic sourcing, business outsourcing, manufacturing delocalization, managing partnerships and strategic alliances and M&A throughout Europe, US, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, India, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan. He believes that the secret of being consistently successful in the future lies in deploying our own specific "customer centric approach" into a systematic innovation process.

About TEDx:

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)