Ludovico Ciferri is President and Representative Director of Advanet, a Japanese leader in industrial computing, which he has been steering since 2014. Based in Japan for nearly 25 years, he has a deep knowledge of Japanese and broader Asian markets.
The IPC and EMS industry, to which Advanet belongs, is undergoing rapid transformation driven by the AI and edge computing boom, with consolidation, cross-shareholding, and strategic alliances reshaping the landscape. Under his leadership, Advanet is repositioning strategically toward embedded AI and industrial edge solutions, cultivating its portfolio of blue-chip customers and deepening its local manufacturing roots.
Earlier in his career, he worked in VC at Mobile Internet Capital, taught at the International University of Japan, and held product roles at Microsoft Encarta in Europe. He co-authored The Six Immutable Laws of Mobile Business (Wiley, 2010; Korean edition, 2011).