Sebastian Weber, CIO of E.ON, one of Europe’s largest energy companies, is quite amazed that humans don’t freak out more as technology that seems like science fiction becomes subtly ingrained in our lives.
He mentioned driverless cars in San Francisco, autonomous drones conducting warfare, and robots that are trained to care for humans as real humans would. Speaking at the recent TAC Insights sponsored conference featuring SAP for Energy and Utilities, Weber admitted he finds it all rather scary, but also very exciting.
For an energy company operating critical infrastructure, this pace of technological change is not just fascinating or frightening—it creates a responsibility to adopt innovation in a controlled, resilient, and purpose‑driven way.
Riding the waves
Weber sees these developments as a continuation of various “big waves” of technology that keep touching our hearts and minds as they shape the world around us. Who can imagine the world without the internet? Who can deny that the mobile phone didn’t revolutionize the consumption of IT when people started expecting the same ease of use in the workplace?
