Bertrand Déprez is the Vice-President at Schneider Electric where he has worked for nearly twelve years. In his role, Mr Déprez is in charge of the EU government affairs strategy across multiple countries, raising awareness amongst public and private stakeholders on how Europe can deploy energy and automation digital solutions to combat climate change. Mr Déprez has also been the Vice-Chair of the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) Board for the past six years as well as a European Climate Pact Ambassador at the European Commission for the past year. He is also the Chair of Digital Europe’s Green Deal and Digital Manufacturing Working Groups.