• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Gino Hernandez

ABB Inc

Head of Digital, ABB Energy Industries

Gino joined ABB in the Spring of 2020 as the Global Digital Business Leader of ABB PAEN.  Gino owns the full business responsibility of the digital business including vision, strategy, performance and investments.  Prior to ABB, he founded and started two Digital Tech companies, Colexas Digital Inc (2018), digital IOT services company, and Lavoro Technologies Inc (2015), energy SaaS company.  Prior to ABB, he ran Rockwell Automation’s Global Oil & Gas business as the Managing Director.  In additional roles at Rockwell Automation he ran business units in China and North America. Prior to Rockwell Automation, Gino worked for IBM where he held numerous roles of increasing responsibility for ten years in the global sales, software and global service businesses. Gino holds an Industrial Distribution degree from the Dwight Look College of Engineering School at Texas A&M University and a Masters in Business Administration with a focus on finance from the Jones School of Business at Rice University.

 

Sessions With Gino Hernandez

Monday, 18 March

  • 11:30am - 12:10pm (CST) / 18/mar/2024 04:30 pm - 18/mar/2024 05:10 pm

    Applying Digital Technologies Across the Energy Value Chain

    Digitalization/AI/Machine Learning/Robotics/Cybersecurity

    Digital technologies have a significant potential to accelerate clean energy transitions across the energy sector. Across the energy sector, digitalization is helping to reduce costs, improve efficiency and reduce emissions.  As an example, in the power sector, digital technologies can help integrate increasing shares of variable renewables and improve the reliability of grids. Where are the new opportunities to use digital technologies to accelerate energy transition?  What are the barriers to implementation?