Siemens US CEO On The Critical Skills The Workforce Needs For The Future

Barbara Humpton is President and CEO of Siemens Corporation, where she guides the company’s strategy and engagement in serving the company’s largest market. Siemens USA employs approximately 45,000 people serving customers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico and generated $19.9 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2023. She views the true purpose of technology as expanding what’s humanly possible. She’s also passionate about diversity, STEM education and what she calls a work life blend that honors her priorities both at Siemens and as a grandmother.
Most recently, Humpton served as president and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies, Inc. (SGT), a leading integrator of Siemens’ products and services for federal government agencies and departments. In this role, Humpton also served as an officer/director member of the board of directors of SGT.
Prior to joining Siemens in 2011, Humpton served as a vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton where she was responsible for program performance and new business development for technology consulting in the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security. Earlier, Humpton was a vice president at Lockheed Martin Corporation with responsibility for Biometrics Programs, Border and Transportation Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection, including such critical programs as the FBI’s Next Generation Identification and the TSA’s Transportation Workers’ Identification Credential.
Jabari Young, sits down with Barbara Humpton at the ITI Summit in D.C. to discuss notable jumps in technology from a government standpoint and the importance of STEM for young women.
0:00 Introduction
0:31 Famous Women Mathematician's
1:48 Humpton's Biggest Takeaway From The ITI Summit
3:20 Barbara's Career With Siemens
6:49 Data Construction Boom, What Can We Expect?
8:57 How Have Data Centers Evolved?
11:15 2030, Will The US Have A High-speed Rail Line?
16:48 The Future Of Spatial Computing
18:20 The Energy Crisis In Europe, What Can Be Done?
20:05 Africa Is Becoming A Home Base For Technology And Industrial Needs
22:19 The Difference Between A Good CEO & A Great One
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As an electrical technician I'd love a job at siemens

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Main Crux of this video 12:34: Curiosity and Initiative! Forbes is too busy that it can't give timestamps in their KZbin videos.

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Im going to guess: Welding, plumbing, electrics, mechanics...

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as a c suite executive you are at the behest of the workers and variables that are largely out of your control - hiring the best people is the biggest talent you bring to the job

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Make it looks like iPhones

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is that Shiv Roy from Succession?

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Rich swells always tryin' to tell the poor $1av3$ what rules they have to follow. Same old boolsheet, different decade.