Miguel Ángel López Borrego

After graduating from high school, Miguel Ángel López Borrego (*1965) studied business administration at the Mannheim University of Cooperative Education from 1984 to 1987. From 1998 to 2000, López also completed a global MBA program at the universities of Toronto (Canada), Erftstadt (Germany), Linz (Austria) and Shanghai (China). The Spaniard began his professional career in 1987 as a controller at VDO AG. He was subsequently CFO of VDO Instrumentos in Spain and of the worldwide VDO Instrument Division from 1991. Within the Siemens Group, López was CFO of various business units of Siemens AG from 2001 - including the Industry Automation Division from 2008, the Digital Factory Division from 2014 and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy from 2017. In the years from 2018 to 2022, he was President & CEO of Siemens in Spain. During this period, he also performed the role of Non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Siemens Gamesa. From 2022 to May 2023, he held the position of Chairman of the Board of NORMA, an automotive and industrial supplier. Since June 2023 he has been CEO of thyssenkrupp AG.

Session Overview

Tuesday, 4 November

11:15

Global strategy ICC Hall A 11:15 - 12:00

Scaling innovations across the energy value chain

Innovative technologies and models are emerging rapidly but scaling them system-wide remains the critical barrier to impact. From breakthrough technologies and digital platforms to low-carbon fuels and grid modernisation, solutions exist across the energy value chain. But what does it take to move from pilot projects to large-scale deployment? Discussions will evolve around how to unpack the operational, financial, and policy levers needed to scale innovation across complex energy systems, including what’s working, where bottlenecks persist and how cross-sector collaboration is accelerating adoption. As industries race to future-proof their operations, this session offers concrete insight into how ambition is being turned into action at scale.

Attendee insights:

Understand how innovative technologies are rapidly evolving, contributing to the fast-track development of the energy sector, and how industries can leverage them to future-proof their operations.