Our highest priority has always been to arrive at the safest and most practical outcome in light of the current situation while staying true to the vision and mission of the Global Manufacturing and industrialisation Summit. The #GMIS2020Digital Series takes a transformational approach towards ensuring a risk-free environment for participants to engage in shaping the future of manufacturing. As the pandemic sweeps across the world, paralysing many aspects of normal life, attention must now turn to how the FourthIndustrial Revolution can be leveraged to restore our economies and our society, taking us from an era of ‘digital disruption to an era of ‘digital restoration’.