Keynotes
PRO-VE 2025 Keynotes
3 minutes
Hybrid Human-AI Collaborative Networks
26th IFIP/SOCOLNET Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises
Porto, Portugal
27-29 October, 2025
Previous Invited Keynote Speakers
PRO-VE 2024
Christophe Maurin
GEODIS, France
Kirsimarja Blomqvist
LUT Business School, Finland
Frederick Benaben
IMT Mines Albi, France; Georgia Tech, USA; Beijing JiaoTong University, China
PRO-VE 2023
Prof. Jan Olhager
Lund University, Sweden
Javier Orozco
European Commission
Prof. Sergio Terzi
Politecnico de Milano, Italy
PRO-VE 2022
Dimitris Kyritsis
EPFL, Switzerland
Massimiliano Luca Dragoni
European Commission
Salvatore Ammirato
University of Calabria, Italy
PRO-VE 2021
Prof. Dmitry Ivanov
Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany
Prof. Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes
University of Derby, GB, UK
Jean-Luc Garnier
Thales Group, France
PRO-VE 2020
Dr. David E Hawkins
Institute for Collaborative Working, Spain
Dr. Alfons Cornella
Institute of Next and Infonomia, Spain
Dr. Joaquin Soriano
Quality Clarios EMEA, Spain
PRO-VE 2019
Prof. Klaus-Dieter Thoben
University of Bremen, Germany
Prof. Dr. Paulo Leitão
Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
PRO-VE 2018
Dr. Hans Schaffers
Radboud University and Adventure Research, Netherlands
Prof. Volker Stich
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Prof. Americo Azevedo
University of Porto, Portugal
PRO-VE 2017
Prof. Robert Meijer
University of Amsterdam and TNO, Netherlands
Prof. Torben Bach Pedersen
Aalborg University, Denmark
PRO-VE 2016
Dr. Paul Smart
University of Southampton, UK
Prof. Kathleen M. Carley
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
PRO-VE 2015
Prof. François Charoy
University of Lorraine, France
Prof. Bernard Grabot
National Engineering School of Tarbes, France
Prof. Jose Julio Gonzales
University of Agder & Gjovik University College, Norway
PRO-VE 2014
Assoc. Prof. Mehdi Dastani
Utrecht University, Netherlands
Dr. Erastos Filos
European Commission, Belgium
Prof. John Fitzgerald
Newcastle University, UK
PRO-VE 2013
Prof. Dr. Engelbert Westkämper
IPA Fraunhofer, Germany
Prof. Dr. Noshir Contractor
Northwestern University, USA
PRO-VE 2012
Dr. Kyrill Meyer
University Leipzig, Germany
Dr. Rob Dekkers
University of West of Scotland, UK
PRO-VE 2011
Dr. Wilfried Elmenreich
University of Klagenfurt, Austria
PRO-VE 2010
Dr. Juan Carlos Augusto
University of Ulster at Jordanstown, UK
Prof. Benoit Montreuil
Laval University, Canada
PRO-VE 2009
Prof. Wil van der Aalst
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Netherlands
Dr. Theologos Athanaselis
Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Dr. Stylianos Hatzipanagos
King's College London, UK
PRO-VE 2008
Prof. Wouter Los
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Prof. Krzysztof Zielinski
AGH University of Science and Technology Krakow, Poland
PRO-VE 2007
Dr. Rainer Ruggaber
SAP, Germany
Prof. Luís M. Camarinha-Matos
Nova University of Lisbon / Uninova, Portugal
Dr. Erastos Filos
European Commission, Belgium
PRO-VE 2006
Prof. Simon Jones
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
PRO-VE 2005
Prof. Shimon Y. Nof
Purdue University, USA
PRO-VE 2004
Dr. Arian Zwegers
European Commission, Belgium
PRO-VE 2003
Prof. Max von Zedtwitz
Tsinghua University, China
Dr. Isidro Laso
European Commission, Belgium
PRO-VE 2002
Dr. Jesus Villasante
European Commission, Belgium
PRO-VE 2000
Dr. Ted Goranson
Sirius-Beta, USA
Hermano Cintra
Neomarkets, Brazil
Dr. Erastos Filosz
European Commission, Belgium
Dr. Marina Manzoni
European Commission, Belgium
PRO-VE 1999
Dr. Erastos Filo
European Commission, Belgium