Hichem Bouafoura

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - Digital Energy Division @Schneider Electric

Grenoble, FR

At Schneider Electric, Digital Energy’s mission is to accelerate the digital transformation of Power Management and Buildings to help customers achieve decarbonization, resiliency, and efficiency. This transformation calls for accelerating innovations and leveraging AI/Analytics that help quantify CO2 savings and predict needs for maintenance, while enabling seamless integration across the different offers and software. As a CTO for Digital Energy, my main responsibilities are to - Lead EcoStruxure Power, our transverse IoT architecture that helps customers digitize electrical systems at scale and enables the connection of digital offers from across Energy Management portfolio- Lead the Digital Energy (DE) Technology Office working closely with stakeholders across DE organization to lead our technology strategy, increase alignment of our products and platforms with business objectives, strengthen our R&D centers of excellence, and maximize the value of technology investments.

Grenoble INP - UGA

Engineering degree, Material engineering