Jessica Bethune
Vice President Industrial and Process Automation DACH at Schneider Electric
Speaking at TFEST26: Monday, November 30 2026 at 10:00–13:30 on the Offsite: “Schneider Electric Executive Visit: Industrial Automation and Innovation”.
About Jessica
Jessica Bethune is Vice President Industrial and Process Automation DACH at Schneider Electric, a role she has held since September 2023, after serving as Cluster Lead Central Europe, Process Automation. She leads Schneider Electric's work on open, software-defined industrial automation (Universal Automation) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and is Managing Director of nxtControl GmbH and Chair of the Supervisory Board of Schneider Electric Automation GmbH. She also chairs the Electrical Automation board at VDMA and holds board roles in process automation at ZVEI.
Session Overview
Join Schneider Electric at the EUREF-Campus in Berlin for an exclusive visit focusing on industrial automation, digitalisation and innovative energy solutions. The visit begins with an executive presentation on Schneider Electric's approach to industrial automation, including the role of digital technologies, software and AI in shaping the future of industry. After the presentation and an informal exchange over coffee or lunch, you are guided through the EUREF-Campus, with stops at the Schneider Electric building, zeemobase and the Energy Workshop that show smart energy management, microgrids and sustainable mobility in practice. Schneider Electric has ranked number one in the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 for four years running. The morning 10:00 Arrival, welcome coffee and networking 10:15 Executive presentation: Schneider Electric's approach to industrial automation, and the role of digital technologies, software and AI in shaping the future of industry, with Jessica Bethune, Vice President Industrial and Process Automation DACH, Schneider Electric Informal exchange over coffee or lunch Guided tour of the EUREF-Campus: the Schneider Electric building, zeemobase and the Energy Workshop 13:30 Finish What you will see - Smart energy management, microgrids and sustainable mobility in practice, at the Schneider Electric building, zeemobase and the Energy Workshop. - Scope 3 and facility decarbonisation: how the campus runs a carbon-neutral microgrid, and what that means for distribution centres, warehouses and manufacturing sites. - Operational resilience and energy security: digital twins and EcoStruxure IoT architecture that protect facilities against grid instability. - Smart logistics and EV fleets: large-scale EV charging, fleet energy costs and local renewable generation. - Peer networking with other TFEST26 supply chain executives on regulation, energy costs and sustainable sourcing. The visit is free and there are twenty places. Join the waitlist and the TFEST26 team will contact you closer to the date to confirm your place.
About TFEST26
TFEST26 is Europe's most senior supply chain conference, taking place December 1–2 2026 at Colosseum Berlin. It brings together 400+ Director-level and above leaders (Chief Supply Chain Officers, VPs, and senior directors from Cisco, Henkel, Estée Lauder, Diageo, Schneider Electric, Novartis, Mars, and others) for two days of peer benchmarking, candid practitioner firesides, themed roundtables, and pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings.