{"id":13157,"date":"2026-04-24T10:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=13157"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:15:28","slug":"fair-data-engineers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/industry-forward\/fair-data-engineers\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 best FAIR data secrets to empower process engineers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-megaphone\">\n<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=TLFIE6700641145 width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><!-- Megaphone -->\n\n\n<p>Process industry data is only useful if it is findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable. This concept, often truncated to FAIR data, represents how information can feed digital twins, simulations and AI systems that herald the next industrial revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In today\u2019s episode of the Industry Forward podcast, host John Nixon, Global Vice President of Process Industries at Siemens Digital Industry Software (Siemens) will speak with William (Bill) Hahn, Director of Solutions Consulting at Siemens. In this discussion, they highlight five key takeaways about FAIR data for engineers modernizing industrial applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this podcast you will learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>01:04 \u2013 The concept of FAIR data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>03:15 \u2013 How data links to platforms, digital twins and simulations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>05:44 \u2013 The role of FAIR data to produce AI tools for the process industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/03\/John_Nixon.jpg\" alt=\"John Nixon - Global Vice President of Process Industries at Siemens Digital Industry Software\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">John Nixon &#8211; Global Vice President of Process Industries at Siemens Digital Industry Software<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>As Group Vice President for Process Industries at Siemens, John leads a global team that helps process industries leverage digital solutions that enhance efficiency, accelerate innovation and achieve sustainability goals.<\/p>\n<p>John has over three decades of experience in strategy, operations and technology deployment for energy, chemicals, life sciences and CPG. He is well versed in the operational and business pressures of industry, including regulatory demands, decarbonization, talent gaps and the push for innovation.<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/johnnixon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with John on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/03\/William_Hahn.jpg\" alt=\"William Hahn, Director of Solutions Consulting at Siemens Digital Industry Software\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">William Hahn, Director of Solutions Consulting at Siemens Digital Industry Software<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>As Director of Solutions Consulting at Siemens, Bill leads the digital transformation initiatives for large enterprise clients across life sciences, CPG, energy, chemical and infrastructure industries.<\/p>\n<p>Bill has over 18 years of experience in digital strategy development, systems engineering and business process optimization. He specializes in end-to-end software development and implementations, that aligning technology solutions with business objectives like risk management, compliance and operational resilience.<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/william-hahn-iii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Bill on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn the five secrets of FAIR data and how it will herald the next industrial revolution through digital twins, AI and simulation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118754,"featured_media":13158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spanish_translation":"","french_translation":"","german_translation":"","italian_translation":"","polish_translation":"","japanese_translation":"","chinese_translation":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[949],"tags":[353,373,298,1123],"industry":[],"product":[],"coauthors":[1118],"class_list":["post-13157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-forward","tag-ai","tag-digital-transformation-tag","tag-digital-twin","tag-fair-data"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/04\/SAGCognisphere_original.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118754"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13157"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13171,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13157\/revisions\/13171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13157"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=13157"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=13157"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=13157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}