Intelligent Automation
Machine Automation for Business Success
Day 1 - 30 November 2023
10:05AM
Keynote Panel: Getting to grips with our automation objectives: Are we cost saving, de-risking, innovating or something else?
- Is our goal risk mitigation, cost saving or competitive advantage and what does that progression entail?
- Pinpointing the right processes for automation: Avoiding costly mistakes
- Addressing organizational challenges and change management in the implementation of intelligent automation
- Intelligent automation vs hyperautomation use cases
- What can automation not do? Scoping the outer limits of IA within your organisation
- Exploring the intersection of intelligent automation with other emerging technologies including blockchain and the internet of things
- Planning for Generative AI: How to correctly put the building blocks in place at the start of your roadmap
Moderator: Armand Angeli, Vice-President, Digital Transformation and International, DFCG
Vladimiro Ferreira, Head of IT Infrastructure and Automation, SEG Automotive
Praveen Tomar, Head of Process Digitisation, ofgem
Daniel Doll-Steinberg, Founder, Edenbase
Nico Celaj Head of Innovation Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
11:10AM
Presentation: Harness the Power of Generative AI-driven Integration and Automation
When integration and automation is fuelled by AI, technology is democratized, and transformation is unleashed faster. Join us for a 30-minute keynote session where Workato, a leader in Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), will share their insights into the transformative synergy between iPaaS and AI.
Adrian Lloyd, Senior Partner Manager, Workato
11:30PM
Networking Break
11:50PM
Pre-recorded Presentation: The Future of Data-Enabled Automation – Pioneering the Next Era of Digital Transformation
Delve into the transformative power of data-driven automation and its pivotal role in shaping the future of industries. Gain valuable insights into how businesses can leverage data to fuel innovation, optimize processes, and embrace a new era of digital transformation. Discover cutting-edge technologies and practical strategies that enable organizations to unleash the full potential of data-enabled automation in propelling their journey towards a digitally empowered future.
This is a pre-recorded presentation Cristina delivered at our European version of this event series.
Cristina Duta, Director of Intelligent Automation, AECOM
12:10PM
Cross industry learning: Fireside chat
AI is coming into its own in the NHS: The positive impact of automation on bottlenecks and customer experience.
- Making the right thing to do for the patient be the easiest thing to be done by the clinician
- Aligning clinical capacity to pathway demand
- What can industry learn from data informed decision making at such a massive scale?
12:45PM
Lunch & Networking Break
01:45PM
Presentation: Setting Realistic Goals and the Smashing Them
Strategy level interview revealing best practice for taking your ambitious and realistic automation road map to the next level
- What can automation not do? Scoping the outer limits of IA within your organisation
- Exploring the intersection of intelligent automation with other emerging technologies including blockchain and the internet of things
- Planning for Generative AI: How to correctly put the building blocks in place at the start of your roadmap
Bhuvan Panwar, Chief Digital Officer – Innovation, Automation and Analytics, Asahi Europe and International
02:20PM
Women in Big Data Sessions
Audience members are welcomed to join representatives of from Women in Big Data for the following conference sessions:
02:20PM
Presentation: Why AI now? The Evolution of AI and It’s Impact on Business
Why the time for AI is now, the AI ‘hype’ curve/market trends, the impact of Generative AI, and how businesses in different industries are leveraging this technology today.
Kirsty Biddiscombe, AI Business Development UK | NetApp – Women in Big Data
Beth Robinson, Sales Enablement EMEA | NVIDIA – Women in Big Data
03:00PM
Presentation: Beyond the hype of AI: Understanding AI to unlock its potential in your organisation
We deep dive on LLMs and talk about how to avoid the one mistake everyone is making. We’ll also talk about how to start capitalizing on gen AI, setting the stage for you to stay ahead of the curve.
Adam Craven, Engineering Leader | Y-Align – Women in Big Data
03:35PM
Panel: Women In Big Data
An opportunity to ask questions of the speakers from the previous two sessions, run by the Women in Big Data group, and to further discuss:
- The Impact of Gen AI on Technology and Innovation.
- The Empowerment of Women in AI and Tech Fields.
- The Role of Men as Allies in Promoting Equity and Inclusion in Tech.
04:15PM
Networking Break
04:50PM
Deep Dive Fire-Side Chat: Maintaining an unbiased, fair and ethical digital environment: Essential steps we must take as a sector on the cusp of massive change
The UK hosted the first ever AI Safety Summit earlier this month with representatives from countries from across the globe, what does this mean for innovation, adoption of AI technologies, regulation and how we maneuver our sectors and companies through a period of rapid technological change in a safe, ethical and responsible way.
Sana Kharaghani, Former UK Office for Artificial Intelligence head and AI Policy Lead for Responsible AI UK
Day 2 - 1 December 2023
10:10AM
Chairperson’s Welcome
Chairperson’s welcome and opening remarks.
10:25AM
Keynote opening session: ŠKODA AUTOmation: From Zero to Hero
- Understanding our starting point, and the challenges on the road to excellence.
- Smart Automation: Tailoring automation solutions to unique business demands.
- Mess-ups and lessons learned: What could you do differently?
11:15AM
Panel: Digital Twins as an Essential Baseline for Predictable, Scalable Automation
- Killing costs and capturing growth, what are the key opportunities presented by the proficient use of digital twin technology?
- Grappling with scalability and the need to reduce the risk of expanding your automation road-map
- Using twins to show you product opportunity you wouldn’t otherwise have spotted: Examples in the wild
Bhuvan Panwar, Chief Digital Officer – Innovation, Automation and Analytics, Asahi Europe and International
12:00PM
Status of the Enterprise Augmented Reality (AR) Ecosystem and What Can We do to Improve it!
- Many analysts comment that the Enterprise sector is the biggest growth area for Augmented Reality (AR) which is supporting Intelligent Automation. Yet these ecosystems are still developing, and companies are unsure if they should invest, or they find themselves in pilot purgatory. Find out what the AREA (Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance) is doing to grow and educate the ecosystem and what you can do to help!
- Status of the global enterprise AR market and key use cases
- The latest AREA research and initiatives
- Harnessing the benefits of enterprise AR, overcoming the business and technical barriers and how to accelerate adoption