C3 AI Board Member Jim Hagemann Snabe Appointed European Commission Special Envoy for Industrial AI

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Industrial AI is the application of artificial intelligence to physical operations—factories, power systems, transportation and similar environments—using data from machines and sensors to find patterns, predict equipment problems and improve workflows. For investors, it matters because it can lower operating costs, boost productivity, reduce downtime and create new revenue streams, all of which can improve a business’s profitability and change its future investment needs.

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Large language models are advanced AI systems trained on vast amounts of text to understand and generate human-like writing, like a very fast reader and writer that learns patterns in words and sentences. They matter to investors because they can change how companies operate—automating customer service, speeding analysis, cutting costs, creating new products—and they introduce risks around accuracy, security and regulation that can affect a firm’s revenue and reputation.

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Generative AI is a type of computer technology that can create new content, like text, images, or music, on its own. It’s important because it can produce realistic and useful material quickly, which could change how we create art, write stories, or even develop new products. Think of it as a smart robot that can invent and produce things almost like a human.

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A cluster of very powerful computers, special chips and fast networks designed to tackle huge, complex calculations far faster than a normal PC — like replacing a single delivery van with a synchronized fleet to move a city’s worth of packages. For investors, high-performance computing matters because it enables faster product development, more accurate simulations and data analysis, and new revenue streams for hardware, software and services, making firms that supply or use it potentially more competitive and scalable.

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Semiconductor supply chains are the network of companies, materials, factories and shipping routes involved in designing, making and delivering the tiny computer chips used in electronics. Like a food supply chain—from farms to processors to grocery shelves—any delay, shortage or cost increase at one step can slow production, push prices up or disrupt sales, so investors watch these chains to judge risk to profits, growth and stock value.

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Snabe named advisor to President Ursula von der Leyen on industrial AI

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- C3 AI (NYSE: AI), the enterprise AI application software company, today announced that Jim Hagemann Snabe, a member of its Board of Directors and special advisor to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Thomas M. Siebel, has been appointed by the European Commission as Special Envoy for Industrial Artificial Intelligence. In this role, he will advise Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen. Snabe will take a leave of absence from his roles at C3 AI for the duration of the appointment and is expected to return when his service concludes.

As Special Envoy, Snabe will advise on the full industrial AI ecosystem — including AI infrastructure such as data centers, high-performance computing, and the semiconductor supply chains essential to AI deployment; foundational technologies such as large language models and generative AI; and the application of AI across industrial sectors. He will deliver an evidence-based, forward-looking report to inform the Commission's work. The role is unpaid and runs through March 31, 2027.

“Jim Snabe is among the most experienced and widely respected leaders in global technology and industry, and the European Commission could not have chosen anyone better suited to advise it on industrial AI,” said Thomas M. Siebel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of C3 AI. “Europe is fortunate to have him. We will miss his advice and counsel during his leave of absence, and we look forward to welcoming him back to C3 AI when his service to the Commission is complete.”

Snabe's career spans more than three decades at the intersection of technology, industry, and innovation. He is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG and serves on the boards of C3 AI, Bloom Energy, and Temasek, as well as on the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum. His advisory roles include the International Advisory Board of Allianz and the Global Advisory Board of Deutsche Bank, and he has served as a special advisor to Google Cloud and to the Chief Executive Officer of C3 AI. Earlier in his career, Snabe was co-CEO of SAP, helping to lead one of the world's foremost enterprise software companies, and he subsequently served as Chairman of A.P. Møller–Maersk and as Vice Chairman of Allianz SE. Across these roles, he has been a trusted advisor to many of the world's leading companies — among them Siemens, Maersk, Allianz, and C3 AI — and to governments.

Consistent with the European Commission's requirements for special advisors, Snabe will step back from his C3 AI board seat and his advisory role to the Chief Executive Officer for the duration of his appointment. He is expected to resume both roles upon its conclusion.

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C3 AI is the Enterprise AI application software company. C3 AI delivers a family of fully integrated products including the C3 Agentic AI Platform, an end-to-end platform for developing, deploying, and operating enterprise AI applications, C3 AI applications, a portfolio of industry-specific SaaS enterprise AI applications that enable the digital transformation of organizations globally, and C3 Generative AI, a suite of domain-specific generative AI offerings for the enterprise.

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