A special 2-day session on key technologies was organized by I*PROMS during IMS Seminar entitled Strategies for Global Manufacturing: A European View of IMS. The event took place in Zurich, Switzerland from 15 to 16 November 2007. 10 members from I*PROMS contributed presentations to the event. At the end of the session, a report was compiled summarizing the outcome and recommending actions for international collaboration under the IMS Initiative.