In this special episode of Relentless Renewal, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Dominik Wee reflects on Hannover Messe 2024 with industry and Microsoft leaders. Throughout this 3-part series, you will learn how manufacturers are making AI real in their businesses through insightful interviews and tours of some of the partner and customer showcases featured at the Microsoft booth.

In part 1 of this series, Dominik speaks with Satish Thomas, CVP of Microsoft Cloud for Industry, about how new industrial AI solutions from Microsoft can help manufacturers unlock the full power of their data—from the cloud to the factory floor. And special guest, Patrick Esche—Head of Digitalization in R&D, VR and User Experience Models at BMW Group—explores how he and his team are reimagining the factory of the future by using AI and mixed reality to accelerate product design, optimize production, and support frontline workers.

Stay tuned for part 2 in the series, where Dominik talks with Rainer Brehm, CEO Factory Automation at Siemens and Kathleen Mitford, CVP, Global Industry at Microsoft.

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In this latest episode of Relentless Renewal, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Dominik Wee talks with Dr. Marco Bornschlegl about how one of the newest technologies, AI, is transforming one of the oldest industries, construction. Marco leads the Central Division for Innovation and Digitalization at STRABAG Group. He and his team have built a data science hub aimed at improving operational efficiency to save time and reduce financial losses. With just three months of data, the algorithm can predict risk with 75% accuracy. Learn why having a strong data foundation is so important when it comes to optimizing your AI journey.

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In this latest episode of Relentless Renewal, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Dominik Wee welcomes Philippe Rambach from Schneider Electric. As the company’s first Chief AI Officer, Philippe is driving a very innovative and impactful AI strategy that is at the core of energy and industrial transformations. He has implemented an AI hub-and-spoke operating model globally, which is built on Microsoft's Azure Cloud and open-source components. In this episode, Philippe will share his secrets to success around how he and his team are scaling their AI capacities to new levels, as well as how he is bringing the rest of the organization along to drive new breakthroughs for the company and for the industry using AI.

01:10: What’s happening at Schneider in terms of AI innovation?

02:41: Why companies need AI in the first place.

04:42: How to scale AI quickly across the business.

08:30: Prioritizing AI initiatives.

10:14: Empowering employees to make use of AI.

11:52: Examples of AI projects making an impact around the energy optimization and sustainability.

15:46: AI outlook for the next five to ten years.

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