José Carlos Caldeira is presently director of INESC Porto, one of the main ICT research and technology transfer institutes in Portugal. He is also member of the MANUFUTURE High Level Group and Chairman of its National and Regional Technology Platforms Group (representing the Portuguese national initiative - FÓRUM MANUFUTURE Portugal). More recently, he became executive director of PRODUTECH, a cluster of more than 70 organizations targeting the development of production technologies for the manufacturing industry and Board member of EFFRA – European Factories of the Future Research Association (as observer). Since 2006, he is Board member of ISPIM – International Society for Professional Innovation Management.