GEC NEWS WIRESchneider Electric hosted more than 1,500 customers, partners, suppliers and influencers at its latest Innovation Summit at Singapore Marina Bay Sands. The event brought together Schneider Electric experts and industry thinkers to share insights and bold ideas on the challenges and opportunities of Powering and Digitizing the Economy.
In its second year running, this year’s Innovation Summit World Tour includes 20 events across the world, double the 2017 program. The Singapore event was Schneider’s largest in East Asia, and the company showcased its latest developments to EcoStruxure, its IoT-enabled, plug and play, open, interoperable, architecture and platform.
EcoStruxure delivers enhanced value around safety, reliability, efficiency, sustainability, and connectivity. EcoStruxure leverages advancements in IoT, mobility, sensing, cloud, analytics and cybersecurity to deliver Innovation at every level, from Connected Products, Edge Control to Apps, Analytics & Services. EcoStruxure has been deployed in 480,000+ sites, with the support of 20,000+ system integrators and developers, connecting over 1.6 million assets under management through 40+ digital services.
Major EcoStruxure developments presented at the Summit were EcoStruxure Power, EcoStruxure Building, Ecostruxure Plant & Machine and EcoStruxure Asset Advisor.
“The world is changing at an unprecedented rate driven by a booming digital economy. Technologies such as the Internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence and big data analytics are making companies more efficient and innovative, boosting their competitive advantage,” said Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman and CEO, Schneider Electric. “As a responsible industry leader, we need to demonstrate how our innovations help our customers and partners make a successful digital transformation in energy management and automation. Our technologies, built on EcoStruxure™, harness the power of digitization, enabling our customers to become more efficient, safe, reliable, connected and sustainable – leaders in the New Digital Economy.”
During the two-day event, customers, partners and suppliers attended Strategy Talks on topics as varied as “Redefining power distribution”, “Intuitive manufacturing, thanks to digitization” and “Reinvented buildings.” Schneider Electric is also conducting 15+ Expert Learning Sessions with its stakeholders, delivering concrete customer successes and solutions and interactive discussions between participants.
Finally, a 3,700 m2 Innovation Hub demonstrated the wealth of Schneider Electric’s software, solutions and services. The Singapore Innovation Summit also featured the company’s growing network of Strategic Digital Alliances, Technology Partners, EcoXperts and Start-Ups. Over 20 partners are represented, including Microsoft, Accenture, Cisco, Dell EMC, Autogrid, Danfoss, Somfy, and AVEVA, that complement Schneider Electric EcoStruxure solutions.
