Company rallies more than 2,500 business leaders and market innovators to accelerate electrification, automation and digitalization at the forefront of energy and technology

Based on company research, the U.S. must add more than 1,000 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity within the coming decade to meet rising demand from AI, electrification and industrial growth 

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, opened the company's Innovation Summit North America 2025 today, convening more than 2,500 business leaders and market innovators representing nearly every industry to accelerate solutions for a more resilient, affordable and intelligent energy future. The two-day summit (November 18–19) features technology showcases, partner announcements and new research designed to help organizations build ahead of demand and unlock new productivity with AI, software and services. 

In his keynote address, Schneider Electric CEO Olivier Blum spoke to the evolving energy landscape, highlighting the company's continuing transformation to meet industry demands. He presented a forward-looking vision that further establishes the company's position as an energy technology partner.

Schneider Electric is advancing energy technology, the integration of electrification, automation and digital intelligence, across buildings, data centers, industrial applications and power grids. The company's open, AI-powered EcoStruxure™ Platform creates intelligent ecosystems to drive real-time insights, resilience, and efficiency.

"By converging electrification, automation and digitalization, we unlock the full value of energy, creating efficiency and sustainability for all," said Olivier Blum, CEO, Schneider Electric. "As your dedicated energy technology partner, our role is to translate that vision into concrete solutions that help you rapidly digitalize and strengthen your resilience. Innovation Summit North America is where we bring this to life, moving faster from ambition to action, advancing Energy Tech together with our entire ecosystem of partners and customers."

North America is entering a new growth cycle driven by AI workloads, re-industrialization and transport electrification. Much of today's infrastructure was not built to handle fast-ramping, highly variable demand, creating a gap between when capacity is needed and when it comes online. According to Schneider Electric's Sustainability Research Institute, grid instability costs U.S. businesses billions annually. The nation must add 1,000–2,000 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity per decade to meet demand from AI computing, manufacturing and electrification (one TWh powers about 90,000 homes for a year). Schneider Electric's call at Innovation Summit North America is for public and private partnerships to address the time to power gap by adding capacity closer to where it's consumed; using software and AI to unlock headroom, reliability and efficiency from existing systems; and modernizing grid operations so energy can be orchestrated at scale.

Convening Trailblazers – Agenda Highlights

Advancing Energy Tech for a Resilient Future: Keynote by Olivier Blum, Chief Executive Officer of Schneider Electric, and the Schneider Electric leadership team, with remarks from Raj Subramaniam, President and Chief Executive Officer, FedEx; Anthony Cottone, President and General Manager, 1PointFive; Chris Jeffries, Founder, Millennium Partners; and Chris Womack, Chairman, President; and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company. The keynote illuminated how the convergence of electrification, automation and digital intelligence is solving real-world problems – from grid instability to outdated systems – while the grid's reliability and intelligence determine our ability to meet rising demand.

Energy + AI Nexus: Building Resiliency for a Digital Future with

Axios

: Hosted by Ryan Heath (AI Sidekick), including Olivier Blum; Rob Roy, Switch founder and Chief Executive Officer; and Bill Flores, Chair of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors and former U.S. Representative for Texas's 17th Congressional District, on modernizing North America's infrastructure to meet AI-era demand – covering investment, regulatory reform and the technologies reshaping how we power the future.

Powering Economic Growth through Energy Infrastructure: Designing a resilient, intelligent grid for data-intensive industries as AI-driven demand and policy imperatives converge – featuring Humayun Tai, Senior Partner, Global Energy & Materials Practice, McKinsey & Company; James Lee, Partner, BlackRock; and Mark Christie, former Chairman, FERC.

Workforce of the Future: Attracting, training and empowering the next-gen energy workforce as AI reshapes operations across sectors – featuring Carolyn Lee, President, The Manufacturing Institute; and David Long, Chief Executive Officer, National Electrical Contractors Association.

Key Announcements: Driving Impact Across Industries

Buildings

Schneider Electric named Boston's

as its new North American headquarters

and first U.S. Impact Building

. Winthrop Center is the world's largest "Passive House" office building, outperforming the energy use of typical Class A buildings in Boston by 150%, serving as a blueprint for high-performing, efficient, low-carbon, people-centric spaces.

EcoStruxure™ Foresight Operation: A unified, AI-powered building-energy platform that brings power, energy and building systems together for real-time optimization and predictive control.

Data Centers

Schneider Electric, AVEVA and ETAP joined the Alliance for OpenUSD to advance digital twins and 3D modeling in NVIDIA

Omniverse, supporting interoperable, simulation-ready assets for buildings, grids, factories and AI infrastructure.

Schneider Electric deepened

data center collaborations with Digital Realty and Switch, to deliver resilient, efficient AI capacity on an accelerated timeline.

Industry & Infrastructure

Schneider Electric debuted the One Digital Grid Platform, an AI-enabled platform that unifies planning, operations and asset management for utilities, improving reliability and managing rising costs.

Schneider Electric becomes first company to earn UL ECOLOGO® Certification for Energy & Industrial Automation Equipment, leading the way in validating environmental performance of power products under UL's new sustainability standard, beginning with circuit breakers.

Efficiency & Sustainability

Schneider Electric expanded SE Advisory Services across North America, integrating advisory, software and project implementation to de-risk electrification, AI-readiness and grid-interactive operations.

Schneider Electric is transforming U.S. Asset Performance Management services into an integrated model – "one contact, one contract, one expert team," covering multi-vendor electrical equipment with AI-powered condition-based maintenance and 24/7 remote monitoring.

Schneider Electric's

published new U.S. energy scenarios through 2050 that provide pathways to balance reliability, affordability and emissions. A companion High-Performance & Efficient Manufacturing (HPEM) analysis for the U.S.consumer packaged goods sector in partnership with RMI, shows how electrification, automation and digital controls can decarbonize while improving throughput and overall equipment effectiveness.

Schneider Electric and

launched the Energy Technology Coalition. This private-sector initiative convenes leaders from across energy, technology and infrastructure sectors to accelerate the adoption and deployment of demand-side technologies, making energy consumption more efficient, resilient and responsive.

Schneider Electric partnered with Marks & Spencer to extend renewable electricity and efficiency programs across the value chain, accelerating supplier adoption at scale.

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About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is a global energy technology leader, driving efficiency and sustainability by electrifying, automating, and digitalizing industries, businesses, and homes. Its technologies enable buildings, data centers, factories, infrastructure, and grids to operate as open, interconnected ecosystems, enhancing performance, resilience, and sustainability. The portfolio includes intelligent devices, software-defined architectures, AI-powered systems, digital services, and expert advisory. With 160,000 employees and 1 million partners in over 100 countries, Schneider Electric is consistently ranked among the world's most sustainable companies.

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