Siemens AG (German pronunciation: [ˈziːməns]) is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company.

Siemens is an integrated technology company with activities in the fields of industry, energy and healthcare. It is organised into six main divisions: Industry, Energy, Healthcare, Equity Investments, Siemens IT Solutions, and Services and Siemens Financial Services (SFS).

Siemens and its subsidiaries employ approximately 360,000 people across nearly 190 countries and reported global revenue of approx 71 billion euros for the year of 2011. Siemens AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since March 12, 2001.

Siemens & Halske was founded by Werner von Siemens on 12 October 1847. Based on the telegraph, his invention used a needle to point to the sequence of letters, instead of using Morse code. The company, then called Telegraphen-Bauanstalt von Siemens & Halske, opened its first workshop on October 12.

Joe Kaeser (actually Josef Käser) Chief Financial Officer, Siemens AG, Munich since May 1, 2006.

Joe Kaeser was born in Arnbruck, in the Bavarian Forest in Germany, on June 23, 1957. Following his studies in business administration, he joined the Components Group of Siemens in 1980. Kaeser subsequently held various business administration management positions, including a term at the Siemens Components Operations in Malacca, Malaysia (1987–1988). In 1990 he was appointed Vice President of business administration of the Opto Semiconductors Division. In 1994 Kaeser served first as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and later as CEO of the Group’s American subsidiary Siemens Components, located in Cupertino, California, as well as at Siemens Microelectronics, in neighboring San Jose.

In 1999 Kaeser joined Corporate Finance where he was responsible for developing a Company-wide performance controlling system. During this time he also shared oversight for preparing the company’s stock market listing in New York and the worldwide conversion of its accounting system to US GAAP.

Dr. Ulrich Eberl (born 1962 in Regensburg, Germany) is a science and technology journalist. Through the Technical University of Munich, Eberl received his doctorate in physics. His interdisciplinary thesis was on the first trillionths of a second of photosynthesis.

Starting in 1988 as a freelance journalist, he wrote hundreds of articles for newspapers and magazines. They ranged from simple topics like evolution to nanotechnology and the excavation of ancient Troy. Eberl joined Siemens in 1996 to provide an innovative kind of worldwide communication.Futurology is his primary passion and has become the publisher for the magazine Pictures of the Future; established in 2001.

In 2009, he was voted the best media spokesman for corporate research out of 900 different science journalists. His most recent book, Life in 2050, was published in 2011 to influence the world of tomorrow and how people can bring about the ideal life of the future.

Eberl sees radical changes for cities like New York City. Wind turbines may be placed in waters near Long Island. Ten different subway trains may be able to zoom underground on the Fulton Street Transit Center. Although people may be able to telecommute to work through their Internet access, faster buses and speedier subway services will allow workers to reach Manhattan from their apartments.