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Jim Snabe

Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Siemens

Search every verified Jim Snabe interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Jim Snabe, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Siemens, has spoken at multiple C3 AI events in 2023 and 2024 about the integration of artificial intelligence into industrial and enterprise operations. At C3 Transform 2024, Snabe described the current wave of AI as "by far the biggest opportunity for business ever" and argued that it should be a boardroom priority. He distinguished between large language models suited for consumer use and specialized, domain-specific AI that he said is necessary for business applications, noting that for business, "it is not sufficient to do what we need to do to optimize the companies we run" with general-purpose models alone. Snabe also emphasized the need for responsible AI deployment, stating that leaders must "apply the values of your company" to avoid misuse. In earlier appearances, Snabe discussed the evolution of enterprise resource planning and the role of AI in providing predictive insights. He advocated for transforming globalization from "labor arbitrage" to "talent globalization" and argued that sustainable solutions represent "the biggest business opportunity ever," adding that in the companies he is involved with, sustainability is now "how we make our Revenue not how we use our profits." Snabe has also spoken about the importance of boards focusing on long-term transformation rather than past performance, and he has expressed skepticism about efforts to mimic human emotion with technology, stating, "I've never understood why we have so many efforts trying to make a robot that look like a human being."

Recent appearances

  • The Language of Business with Jim Snabe | C3 Transform 2026

    March 10, 2026 · 📺 C3 AI

    In this keynote from C3 Transform 2026, Jim Hagemann Snabe, Chairman, Siemens AG, Former co-CEO, SAP, Former Chairman, A.P. Moller-Maersk & C3 AI Board Member, takes a step back from the technology headlines to examine a more fundamental question: Are we teaching leaders to speak AI, or teaching AI to speak the language of business? While the AI world is consumed by models, parameters, and benchmarks, enterprises operate in a different reality — one defined by value, prediction, scale, risk, and resilience. Jim explores why this disconnect often limits impact, why language alone is not intell…

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  • Jim Hagemann Snabe - Doing Good Business

    February 06, 2026 · 📺 Siemens Knowledge Hub

    Today’s genius mind is the one and only Jim Hagemann Snabe, Board Member and Chairman at Siemens and A. P. Moller Maersk. In this special episode, explore why data and smart minds are paramount to sustainable business success, how data can be used to improve human capabilities and strengthen democracy, and why we need certified algorithms with explanatory elements and lifelong learning AI. You'll also learn what stakeholder capitalism is, what it has to do with Siemens' Technology with Purpose, and what it means to live in a time when good business is about doing the right thing.

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  • Insights from Jim Hagemann Snabe, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Siemens

    September 30, 2025 · 📺 Deutsche Bank

    We were thrilled to welcome Jim Hagemann Snabe, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Siemens, for a conversation with our CEO Christian Sewing. 🤝 💡 Jim joined us for what was the third in series of “fireside chats” and shared his powerful perspective on transformation, leadership, and the future of Europe with our CEO and Deutsche Bank colleagues. He emphasised that the best time to reinvent yourself is when things are going well, not when crisis hits. AI, he said, could help us solve major global challenges – if we dare to imagine beyond current limits. Jim also spoke about Europe’s potenti…

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  • The Voice of Business with Jim Hagemann Snabe | C3 Transform 2025

    March 28, 2025 · 📺 C3 AI

    At C3 Transform 2025, Jim Hagemann Snabe, Chairman, @Siemens AG, Former co-CEO, @SAP & Former Chairman, A.P. ...

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  • Your Invitation to Help Build a Sustainable Future | Jim Snabe | TED

    April 06, 2024 · 📺 TED

    "If we want to avoid a climate disaster, we need much more radical leadership," says Jim Snabe, who knows a thing or two about leadership as chairman of the world's largest maritime shipping company. In a stirring talk, he encourages companies to take big, bold actions to tackle climate change — and invites anyone to join the TED Future Forum, a new initiative focused on the role of business in advancing solutions to the climate crisis. Countdown is TED's global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. The goal: to build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in…

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  • Turning AI into Knowledge: A Practitioner's Guide with Jim Snabe and Ed Abbo | C3 Transform 2024

    March 13, 2024 · 📺 C3 AI

    Join Jim Hagemann Snabe, a seasoned #AI practitioner and Chairman of ‪@Siemens‬ and Northvolt, for a fireside chat with C3 AI CTO Ed Abbo as they discuss the transformative power of AI in the industrial landscape. Through tangible examples, Snabe illustrates opportunities and challenges in AI implementation, emphasizing the pragmatic application of AI for enhanced efficiency. This conversation between two enterprise AI experts delves into risk management, addressing issues like hallucination, and offering actionable solutions. A unique perspective is presented on the distinction between “large…

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  • Redefiners Podcast | Jim Hageman Snabe, Chairman at Siemens AG and AP Moller Maersk

    January 12, 2024 · 📺 Russell Reynolds Associates

    [November 2021] Whether he's leading from the C-Suite, chairing a Board, or authoring books on leadership, our guest Jim Hagemann Snabe is revered across industries as a master of transformation. In this insights-filled episode, Jim shares his refreshing and trailblazing leadership model that has enabled him to deftly lead transformation and change at SAP and at 100+-year-old companies, Siemens and Maersk. About Jim Hagemann Snabe Jim Hagemann Snabe is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG (D), Chairman of A.P. Moller - Maersk (DK), Vice Chairman of Allianz SE (D) and Member of the…

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  • Jim Snabe on The Role Of The Board - HCLI Trailblazers #124

    November 26, 2023 · 📺 Human Capital Leadership Institute

    Jim Snabe, Chairman of Siemens, joined HCLI as a speaker in our Global Business Leaders Summit (GBLS). In this video, Jim shares his thoughts on the role of the board. Discover HCLI's comprehensive suite of leadership programmes designed to take leaders to the next level! https://hcli.org/open-programmes/

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  • The Evolution of ERP with AI | Jim Snabe Keynote

    May 23, 2023 · 📺 C3 AI

    Jim Snabe, Chairman, ‪@SiemensKnowledgeHub‬, and former co-CEO, @SAP speaks at C3 Transform 2023, the premier Enterprise AI event. In this keynote, Snabe discusses the evolution of #ERP systems, identify the struggles of traditional ERP systems in addressing today’s business imperatives, and describe the role that enterprise #AI can play in bringing predictive insights to enterprise resource planning. SUBSCRIBE to the C3 AI YouTube channel:    / c3ai_enterpriseai   Follow @C3AI: C3 AI Blog: https://c3.ai/blog/ C3 AI Twitter:   / c3_ai   C3 AI LinkedIn:   / c3-ai   C3 AI is the world's le…

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  • Jim Hagemann Snabe: The Reinvention of Everything - Der Große Neustart

    April 19, 2023 · 📺 sibylle barden

    The FT called him one of Europe’s leading industrialists and transformational leaders - and transforming is exactly what he does. Transforming and reinventing companies, across sectors and across industries. Dreaming big. First as Co-CEO and Chairman at the giant software company ⁠SAP⁠ and recently, taking ⁠A.P Møller-Maersk⁠, the Danish conglomerate that dominates container shipping, into the new era of decarboniziation. “Our attention should be to bring hardware and software together - the physical and digital world." ⁠Jim Snabe⁠ is currently Chairman of Germany’s leading industrial group…

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  • Voices from the #GESDASummit – Jim Hagemann Snabe

    November 17, 2022 · 📺 GESDA Global

    https://gesda.global - “GESDA is exactly the opportunity to bring practitioners from business who can provide scale, with the ...

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  • TED: The dreams and details of a green shipping revolution by Jim Hagemann Snabe

    July 19, 2022 · 📺 Atlantic Institute SC

    My conclusion is very simple we have the technologies needed to create a sustainable future what we need is leadership ...

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Notable quotes

“I am convinced that we at an inflection point where we need to go from what I call ego systems where few people master and monopolize a lot of data and create a lot of value for very few people to eco systems where the data is a shared source of information and we contribute with our data as seammens because then we get access to other parts of data as well. And with that we can solve bigger problems for our customer”

“I think we have to some extent been luring the data away from people by offering them some you know free application on the phone without them necessarily knowing what kind of data is being collected and the data is being used in what I call irresponsible ways. Not only do you lose your privacy, which you could argue is one level of of of problem, but when these algorithms that are designed to persuade you for a cert”

“Like the printed press democratized knowledge, we are now at the edge of AI democratizing intelligence. Imagine what that will do to the world. But there is one big difference. Speed. It took 400 years from the invention of the printed press until 80% of the population in the US could read and write and therefore take advantage of this technology. Why? Because we had to educate people to use the technology. ... With ”

“The hype is over. AI is no longer about hiring some data scientists who will do some project in a corner of the company to learn something. And while chat GPT is super impressive in particular in writing poems and emails, it cannot run your company. I believe that this is a moment for a clear direction which is about how do we make AI not a project or an experiment but the critical infrastructure of your company at s”

Other executives at Siemens

  • Roland Busch, President & Chief Executive Officer
  • Peter Koerte, Member of the Managing Board, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Strategy Officer
  • Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board (CEO Digital Industries)

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