Cedrik Neike

Sustainable business leader

For Cedrik Neike, 21st-century industries should not only help the entire planet beat climate change but also build better standards of living for local communities.

Why you should listen

As CEO of Siemens Digital Industries, Cedrik Neike helps global manufacturers implement technology at scale to help reduce carbon footprints and create jobs, opportunities and business models that didn't exist before. He believes that industry leaders should answer to their biggest stakeholders — the next generation — to ensure they inherit a world where sustainable prosperity is not just a possibility, but a certainty.

Cedrik Neike’s TED talk

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Cedrik Neike

Time is running out on climate change. The metaverse could help

Posted Dec 2023

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What lessons are already available to us as we tackle climate change? For Session 2 of TED Countdown Summit 2023, science, solutions and the role of industry in stemming the threat of the climate emergency took center stage. The event: Talks from Session 2 of TED Countdown Summit 2023, hosted by TED’s Lindsay Levin and […]