Petit, Vincent (Schneider Electric, Hong Kong)

Next Industrial Revolution, The: A New Age For Innovation In Industry Petit, Vincent (Schneider Electric, Hong Kong)

In The Age of Fire Is Over, Vincent Petit explored how key transformations in consumption patterns and behaviors, driven by critical paradigm shifts of our global environment could transform the energy system in ways that have been seldom envisioned or forecasted. In The Next Industrial Revolution, Vincent Petit explores in further detail such transformations and how they apply to our modern industrial system, the bedrock of our global economic development and wealth creation. Vincent Petit argues that the world is on the cusp of the next centennial transformation of our industrial system, driven by major technological enhancements, considerable opportunities for productivity step changes, but also significant resiliency and environmental challenges. Through a deep and unique exploration of the innovation landscape and global context applying to each major sector of industry, the author sheds light on the key changes that will transform not only every sector of activity, but also the way they interact with one another, nothing short of a complete redesign of our industrial system. The way such transformation will unfold will however depend on the complex entanglement of technology progress, policy, business transformations and cultural evolutions. Through different scenarios, the author highlights some of the key decisions that need to be done today, in order to make the most of this opportunity.
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