LAS VEGAS, NV (12.07.25) — Siemens CEO Roland Busch will take the keynote stage at CES 2026 to outline the company’s vision for AI-enabled industrial systems spanning manufacturing, infrastructure and transportation. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) confirmed Busch will present a technology roadmap built on AI, automation, and digital twins, signaling what Siemens describes as a pivotal shift toward AI-ready industrial ecosystems.
According to CES organizers, Busch will focus on how Siemens’ industrial tools connect real-world systems with digital models to improve planning, engineering, and long-term operations. “AI and digital twins will revolutionize industrial environments, streamlining design, planning, engineering, operations, and maintenance,” said Gary Shapiro, CEO and Vice Chair, CTA. “Roland Busch and Siemens are showing how AI, combined with data and deep domain know-how, can reinvent entire industries.”
Siemens plans to use its CES presence to demonstrate AI-driven workflows and applications alongside partners and customers. Demonstrations will feature what the company describes as industrial-grade AI – systems designed to run in factories, buildings, and transportation networks with high reliability and clear operational benefits.
Busch framed the moment as part of a broader technological inflection point. “It is always a defining moment when a new general-purpose technology becomes available: There was a world before electricity; today, electricity is ubiquitous. There was a world before AI, right now we are transitioning to a world that makes full use of it – including in factories, buildings, grids, and transportation,” he said.
With more than three decades at Siemens and a background in physics, Busch has led initiatives across automation, smart infrastructure and industrial digitalization. Under his leadership, Siemens was included in TIME’s 2025 World’s Best Companies list. Kinsey Fabrizio, President of CTA, said Siemens’ involvement aligns with the show’s broader theme. “Siemens embodies the spirit of CES – where human creativity meets tech transformation,” she said.
Busch will speak January 6 at 8:30 a.m. PST at the Venetian in Las Vegas. Other CES keynote speakers include leaders from AMD, Caterpillar, Havas, Vivendi and Lenovo. Siemens will host product demonstrations, livestream discussions, and an on-site mobile experience center throughout the event.
Learn more and register for CES 2026 today at CES.tech.
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