Sami Atiya

Sami Atiya has a distinguished career in the technology and engineering sectors, currently serving as President of the Robotics & Discrete Automation business and member of the Group Executive Committee at ABB since June 2016. Previously, Sami held several senior leadership positions at Siemens, including CEO of the Mobility and Logistics Division and the Computer Tomography division within Siemens Healthcare. Sami's career began in research at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, focusing on robotics and artificial intelligence, and includes executive roles in management consulting and project leadership. An alumnus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Master's in Business Administration, Sami also holds a PhD in electrical engineering from Bergische Universität Wuppertal and a Master's degree from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, specializing in robotics and automation.