AVEVA Day India 2025 Showcases Industrial AI as a Catalyst for Sustainable Growth and India’s $1 Trillion Export Ambition

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software and part of the Schneider Electric Group, successfully hosted AVEVA Day India 2025 in Mumbai on July 24, bringing together stakeholders across energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, and utilities to discuss how industrial AI and radical collaboration are driving India’s sustainable growth story.

With senior industry professionals in attendance, AVEVA Day India 2025 served as a dynamic platform for technology showcases, thought leadership sessions, and cross-industry collaboration. Themed around the future of industrial operations and responsible innovation, the event spotlighted the strategic role of digitalisation in advancing India’s ambition to build a $1 trillion export economy, while also delivering on climate and workforce development goals.

As Indian enterprises embrace the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), industrial intelligence—the convergence of AI, IoT, robotics, and big data analytics—is driving a profound shift toward smart factories, optimised operations, and resilient supply chains. AVEVA is playing a pivotal role in this journey by helping organisations transform data into insights that power efficiency, agility, and innovation.

Ajit Kulkarni, Vice President, India Market Leader, AVEVA, said, “India stands at the forefront of a profound industrial transformation, driven by the dual imperatives of economic growth and sustainability. The challenge is not just adopting new technology but fostering seamless collaboration and building a skilled workforce to leverage it effectively. Industrial intelligence is the key to unlocking the true value of data to achieve India’s national goals. Through AVEVA’s solutions, we are enabling Indian enterprises to convert siloed information into actionable insights. This is what will empower them to scale innovation, lead globally, and operate sustainably in a resource-conscious world.”

One of the event’s key highlights was a panel discussion titled: “How Industrial AI Can Drive Change and Unlock New Levers of Growth.” The session explored how AI is enabling a systemic shift across India’s industrial landscape — from smarter energy use and emissions reduction to supply chain transparency and workforce innovation.

Commenting on the panel, Arvind Kakru, VP, Industrial Automation, Schneider Electric, said, “To truly digitize industries, openness and flexibility in operations is essential. We believe in open, software-defined automation because it lets our customers adapt and grow, regardless of the challenges they face. Open automation approach doesn’t lock you into one technology, so businesses can respond to today’s needs while building on their existing strengths. With this approach, operators work smarter—software portability and easy data sharing provide the bigger picture, helping teams make better, faster decisions. By breaking down data silos, we help companies unlock valuable insights and deliver real improvements in productivity, efficiency, and resilience. Our AVEVA based solutions demonstrate how smarter energy and automation solutions can enhance the performance and sustainability of the Indian industry. We’re dedicated to building resilient, future-ready factories that will put India ahead globally.”

Schneider Electric and AVEVA are enabling companies to achieve industrial excellence through open, interoperable software and smart energy management. With combined expertise across twelve industries—including manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, and data centres, the two companies work to support customers at every stage of the asset lifecycle: from design and build, to operate and optimise.

Panellists from AVEVA and its customers including Rakesh Pandey- Global Head-PLM Practice, L&T Technology Services (LTTS), Arvind Kakru - VP - Industrial Automation, Schnieder Electric, Arun Bhardwaj - VP Operations Excellence, HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) and Rahul Jadhav - Advisory Partner CPG, Lifesciences & MMM, Ernst & Young (EY) shared real-world case studies of how AI is being scaled to meet both climate imperatives and competitive market demands.

Key themes included:

·       Decarbonisation and Energy Optimisation: Leveraging AI for predictive maintenance and energy modelling to reduce emissions and support India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

·       Scope 3 Emissions and Supply Chain Visibility: Using AI and data intelligence to meet evolving ESG expectations and enhance supplier accountability, crucial for Make in India and PLI (Production Linked Incentive) initiatives.

·       Workforce Empowerment: Equipping India’s industrial workforce with AI-enabled tools to drive safer, more agile, and insight-driven operations.

Throughout the event, AVEVA showcased how its end-to-end digital solutions are helping Indian enterprises break data silos, improve efficiency, and build intelligent, connected ecosystems across high-impact sectors.

Chris Lee, Senior Vice President, APAC, AVEVA, said, “As businesses rethink their strategies, industrial AI is emerging as the cornerstone of this shift enabling greater agility, closing skill gaps, and accelerating the transition to cleaner, smarter operations. At AVEVA, we are committed to supporting India’s ambition to scale responsibly and become a globally competitive, sustainable industrial hub. Additionally, AVEVA's focus on academia collaboration aims to build human capital by empowering future industrial professionals with the skills and knowledge needed for long-term sustainable growth.”

Attendees also engaged in interactive product demos, a guided technology showcase, and networking sessions that underscored the power of ecosystem partnerships in driving industrial change.

As India emerges as a global manufacturing and innovation hub, AVEVA reaffirmed its long-term commitment to the country’s digital industrial evolution — empowering businesses to scale responsibly, collaborate deeply, and deliver on the promise of sustainable excellence.