VivaTech 2026

Roland Busch will showcase how Siemens is developing AI, digital twin and automation technology to drive real-world impact in the era of AI – where the real and the digital worlds are combined to transform the everyday. He will explain how AI-powered technologies, domain expertise and a complementary ecosystem of partners are enabling AI to scale in the real world.

Speakers: Roland Busch, President & CEO at Siemens, Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board and CEO Digital Industries at Siemens, Christophe Fouquet, CEO at ASML, Aiman Ezzat, CEO at CapGemini

Roland Busch, President & CEO at Siemens, Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board and CEO Digital Europe is searching for its place in the AI race—and it may lie in industry. While the first wave of AI has been dominated by consumer platforms, the next is moving into factories, supply chains, and critical infrastructure. This is where Europe—and Germany in particular—has deep roots, but also mounting pressure. Faced with rising energy costs, global competition, and slowing industrial momentum, can AI meaningfully boost productivity and resilience at scale? Where is it already delivering impact and where does it remain stuck in pilots? And how do you connect data, software, and physical systems to turn industrial AI from promise into performance?

Speakers: Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board and CEO Digital Industries at Siemens, Jens Holtinger, CTO at Volvo Group, Jennifer Schenker, Founder and Editor-in-Chief at The Innovator, Sebastian Steinhaeuser, COO at SAP