Press Release
Brussels, Belgium- 11 December, 2025 — As the European Union accelerates its agenda around digital sovereignty, AI deployment, energy infrastructure, grids, gigafactories, and large-scale investment frameworks, a recently resurfaced interview with Dr. Lidia Aviles, is drawing renewed attention for its foresight and clarity.
Gains New Relevance Amid EU Infrastructure and Energy-Digital Push
Recorded several months ago (London, UK- 23 October 2025) and released as the opening episode of Season 3 of Return on Insight, the conversation now aligns strikingly with current EU developments — from the Grid Package and Electrification Action Plan, to AI investments, sovereign compute initiatives, and the expanding role of finance in enabling Europe’s industrial and digital transformation.
In the interview, Dr. Aviles challenges one of the most persistent misconceptions in boardrooms and public debate:
that artificial intelligence and sustainability are competing priorities.
“AI and sustainability are not in conflict,” Aviles explains. “The real issue is the lack of cross-industry communication and system-level planning. When technology, infrastructure, energy, and climate strategies are developed in silos, we create artificial trade-offs that don’t actually exist.”
Drawing on her work across private markets, and global advisory roles, Dr. Aviles highlights the hidden risks leaders often overlook — particularly the infrastructure blind spots emerging around energy capacity, grids, storage, and digital foundations needed to support AI at scale.
The interview explores:
- Why AI and sustainability must evolve together to remain viable
- The biggest misconceptions still holding companies back
- Where organisations are falling behind — across infrastructure, governance, and execution
- What responsible innovation looks like in practice, not theory
- A direct message to the next generation of decision-makers navigating complexity and uncertainty
As Europe moves from regulation to implementation — with gigafactories, AI compute zones, cross-border energy infrastructure, and blended finance models now taking shape — the interview stands as an early articulation of challenges that are only now entering mainstream policy and investment conversations.
“We are not lacking technology or capital,” Aviles notes. “What we need is unbias foresight, coordination, and the courage to design systems that work together — not against each other.”
The episode is particularly relevant for leaders in technology, finance, policy, energy, infrastructure, and private markets seeking a clearer understanding of what comes next — and how to prepare for it.
Return on Insight, Season 3 begins with clarity, challenge, and real insight.
Watch the full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2TJTdP2naY&t=498s
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