Global Innovation Summit, 2025: Schneider Electric's Evolution as an Energy Technology Partner

This IDC Market Perspective analyzes Schneider Electric's positioning and messaging from the 2025 Innovation Summit in Copenhagen, in which CEO Olivier Blum reaffirmed the company's long-standing mission to advance the global energy transition. Schneider Electric outlined its continued evolution into an energy technology partner, a role that builds on its heritage in electrification, automation, and sustainability while extending its capabilities into a new era of digital and AI-enabled innovation. Schneider Electric's strategy mirrors a broader industry movement toward energy intelligence in which the convergence of software, data, and connected systems is transforming how energy is generated, managed, and consumed across industrial operations, infrastructure, datacenters, and homes. This IDC Market Perspective also discusses the implications of this evolution for technology suppliers, ecosystem partners, and enterprises pursuing net-zero, resilience, and operational efficiency objectives. It serves as a follow-up to last year's Innovation Summit. "Schneider Electric's 2025 Innovation Summit marks a milestone in the company's transition from an electrical equipment manufacturer and energy solution provider into a full-spectrum energy technology partner," said Roberta Bigliani, group vice president, IDC. "Its integration of software, automation, and advisory capabilities sets a precedent for how industrial enterprises can operationalize sustainability through data, AI, and ecosystem collaboration."