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August 13, 2023 | Chicago, IL

Intelligent Automation: Transformation in a Time of Uncertainty

Companies large and small are faced with an uncertain economy brought about by rising prices, higher wages and fears of shrinking growth rates. This Bloomberg Intelligent Automation Roadshow takes a deep dive into the ways in which organizations can not only offset economic pressures but thrive by implementing intelligent automation systems that enhance operational efficiencies and stakeholder value.

Most organizations know that automation is critical to their long-term success. Much of their early investment has been in digital solutions that allow workers to accomplish more with less. What’s next? A higher level of automation orchestrated across both business lines and IT that integrates with existing systems and cultures to provide intelligent workflows. The result: Scalable architectures, improved worker productivity and more resilient systems.

The keys to success:

  • Gaining the insights required to launch automation projects with demonstrable ROI
  • Using tools to analyze processes and bottlenecks so that new projects can be successfully defined, implemented, and scaled
  • Treating automated applications as the lifeblood of a business and proactively monitoring and adjusting the requisite resources required
  • Using technology to integrate with existing systems and build workforces of engaged people productively focused on work that truly matters
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April 13 - Thursday

4:00 pm

Registration and Networking

4:30 pm

Intelligent Automation: Transformation in a Time of Uncertainty - Chicago

4:30 PM CDT – Welcome Remarks

  • Janet Wu, Anchor & Reporter, Bloomberg

4:35 PM CDT – Opening Remarks

  • Pratik Gupta, Chief Technology Officer, IBM Automation

4:40 PM CDT – Panel Discussion: Automation that Packs a Punch

Intelligent automation is critical to an organization’s long-term success, but early efforts too often focused on narrow processes that were easy to automate. Now, executives are looking for bigger and more demonstrable outcomes. In this discussion, business and IT executives will explain how to create high-value projects that work—and how to avoid those that don’t.

  • Jarrod Anderson, Global Head of Artificial Intelligence, ADM
  • Paudie O’Connor, Senior Vice President for Global Supply Chain, Boston Scientific
  • Katrina Redmond, Chief Information Officer, Eaton
  • Moderator: Ritika Gupta, On-Air Reporter & Producer, Bloomberg

5:05 PM CDT – IBM Sponsor Spotlight: How Data and Intelligent Automation Can Help Organizations Meet Their Sustainability Goals

Companies of all sizes, across all industries, are facing pressures to maximize business value in an uncertain economic environment, while also meeting broader environmental sustainability goals. Yet, the IBM Institute for Business Value found that while 86% of C-suite leaders said their organization now has a sustainability strategy in place, only 35% have acted on that strategy. IT departments have a key role to play, but they must also balance IT operations teams, customer experience and cost efficiency with sustainability goals. Join Pratik Gupta, CTO for IBM Automation, and Brandon Sutcliffe, EY Americas Financial Services Sustainable Finance Leader to discuss how tapping into the power of data and intelligent automation solutions can help businesses operationalize sustainability within their IT departments.  and maximize efficiency and accelerate their sustainability goals.

  • Brandon Sutcliffe, Americas Financial Services Sustainable Finance Leader, EY
  • Pratik Gupta, Chief Technology Officer, IBM Automation

5:15 PM CDT – One on One: The Case for Strategic Transformation

How Hyatt has used advanced technology to transform processes internally and to strengthen its relationship with customers.

  • Ray Boyle, Vice President, Data & Analytics, Hyatt Hotels
  • Moderator: Janet Wu, Anchor & Reporter, Bloomberg

5:35 PM CDT – Panel Discussion: Automation and ROI

Nearly 80 percent of top executives say they’re committed to intelligent automation strategies. But they want to invest in technology that offers observable and quantifiable value. The participants in this panel will offer insights into how they devise holistic strategies and sell management on the business case for investing in transformation vs. generic change. The result? Automation projects that can quickly generate concrete cost savings and revenue growth.

  • Talvis Love, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Baxter
  • Mike Mahaffey, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer, Nationwide
  • Rahul Trivedi, Vice President, Intelligent Automation, TransUnion
  • Moderator: Janet Wu, Anchor & Reporter, Bloomberg

6:00 PM CDT – Closing Remarks, Networking Reception Begins

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IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business services provider. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Nearly 3,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.