Energy consumption has to be managed by an intelligent grid when it comes to highly populated areas. Smart-grid technologies allow for the integration of renewable energy into the grid as well as energy from distributed sources.
At the end of the day, dividends are not being paid with margins; dividends are paid with earnings per share.
Africa's economies are gaining ground and can develop their full potential with the right partner. Siemens wants to support their sustainable development - with solutions and projects in Africa, for Africa.
An increased push for energy efficiency, renewable energy technology, electric mobility - along with the growing digitalization movement and a universal carbon pricing structure - would speed up the carbon-free future and the rise of a global middle class we desperately need. We can and must all do our part.
Germany benefits the most from the European Union because Germany is, by far, the biggest exporter into the Euro Zone, and therefore, it benefits. And one who benefits the most must take the biggest responsibility.
All our wealth and all our export power has also come by the fact that other nations were willing to see us. This is very important.
The main task for the Middle East is geopolitical stability. The rest of the world has to help to get this region straight, and once that's been achieved, the region has a great future.
Perhaps we Germans are a bit sensitive when it comes to walls and race.
One must not mix up prudence with gestures of servility.
America became great through immigrants... I hope that this great country will recall what has made it great.
Nothing has ever become better by ignoring the reality.
While the transition from a combustion-powered society to electrification is already underway due to market forces alone, this transition will take generations without support. But we have every incentive - environmental, economic, and yes, moral - to speed the evolution.
We have to prove that digital manufacturing is inclusive. Then, the true narrative will emerge: Welcome, robots. You'll help us. But humans are still our future.
Irrespective of our past, we need to look forward.
China is the world's largest lighting market. That should not be ignored lightly.
We understand that conglomerates have no future.
To these economic refugees, maybe we should tell them, 'We'll call you when we need you.'
I can imagine a future in which we give investors the opportunity to invest not just in the companies Siemens Healthineers or Siemens-Gamesa renewable energy, but also in a high-performing digital industry business.
If people don't invest into new manufacturing, renewable energy, new health-care technology - these are our revenues and our bookings.
On the global scale, if there's a shaky Middle East, there's a shaky world.
