Digitalization enables Decarbonization

Session Abstract:

Decarbonization pledges have taken hold, first in Europe, and increasingly, globally.  Also known as Net-Zero, this phenomenon is at the heart of achieving a sustainable business.  The groundbreaking work towards sustainability in the mid- 1990s stalled.  We didn’t know it then, but we were waiting for technology to catch up with the ambitious aims of sustainability: putting people and planet on the corporate agenda directly alongside profit.  With breakthroughs in Digitalization, including IoT, Machine Learning, etc., we are finally in a position make real progress towards decarbonization and realize sustainability.

Speaker biographies

Dave Eifert is the Senior Business Development Manager – IIoT for Phoenix Contact USA. Prior to accepting this role, he was the Industry Manager for Water Resource Management at Phoenix Contact. Earlier in his career he served in various business development, marketing and technical sales roles for various leading companies. Dave received a BS in Interdisciplinary Engineering and Management from Clarkson University. He currently resides in Cleveland Ohio, and when not working enjoys playing guitar and singing, road and mountain biking, traveling, writing, and hanging out with his wife and two adult children.