Pre-Conference Workshops and Main Day One

Pre-Conference Workshops

7:30 am - 8:00 am REGISTRATION FOR PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP A & NETWORKING BREAKFAST

8:00 am - 10:30 am WORKSHOP A: THE BENEFITS IA TECHNOLOGIES CAN OFFER YOUR BACK OFFICE AND MIDDLE & FRONT END OPERATIONS

Anil Bhavnani, Director – BPO Operations, Global Financial Solutions - Shared Services, GFS office in India at Pfizer

Anil Bhavnani

Director – BPO Operations, Global Financial Solutions - Shared Services, GFS office in India
Pfizer

10:00 am - 10:15 am REGISTRATION FOR PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP B & NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK





Shikshya Khatiwada, Senior Director, Regional Offering Lead at Avanade

Shikshya Khatiwada

Senior Director, Regional Offering Lead
Avanade

Tamera Smith, Global Team - Intelligent Automation CoE Group Manager Solution Development at Avanade

Tamera Smith

Global Team - Intelligent Automation CoE Group Manager Solution Development
Avanade

Josh Noble, Practice Director - Life Sciences at Blue Prism

Josh Noble

Practice Director - Life Sciences
Blue Prism

Close of Pre-Conference Workshops

Main Conference Day One Begins

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm REGISTRATION FOR MAIN CONFERENCE DAY ONE & NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK





Josh Noble, Practice Director - Life Sciences at Blue Prism

Josh Noble

Practice Director - Life Sciences
Blue Prism

Cathy LaFlamme, North America Alliance Healthcare Lead at Avande

Cathy LaFlamme

North America Alliance Healthcare Lead
Avande

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm CASE STUDY: A ROADMAP TO ESTABLISH A SUCCESSFUL IA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (CoE)

Matt Gustitus, Director, Automation – CoE at Eli Lilly and Company

Matt Gustitus

Director, Automation – CoE
Eli Lilly and Company

PEER-TO-PEER ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

2:15 pm - 2:40 pm ROUNDTABLE A1: SHOULD WE?, CAN WE?, AND WHAT WOULD THE REWARDS BE?

Steve Carpenter, Executive Director, Global Business Services Digital at Merck

Steve Carpenter

Executive Director, Global Business Services Digital
Merck

2:40 pm - 2:50 pm TRANSITIONAL BREAK

2:50 pm - 3:15 pm ROUNDTABLE A2: SHOULD WE?, CAN WE?, AND WHAT WOULD THE REWARDS BE?

Steve Carpenter, Executive Director, Global Business Services Digital at Merck

Steve Carpenter

Executive Director, Global Business Services Digital
Merck

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm ROUNDTABLE 1B: BENEFITS OF AGILE BUSINESS MODELS TO REDUCE IA PROGRAM ROLL-OUT DISASTERS & ENSURE CONTINUED IA SUCCESS

Lillian Chin, Director, Office of GBS & Automation at Boston Scientific

Lillian Chin

Director, Office of GBS & Automation
Boston Scientific

2:40 pm - 2:50 pm TRANSITIONAL BREAK

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm ROUNDTABLE B2: BENEFITS OF AGILE BUSINESS MODELS TO REDUCE IA PROGRAM ROLL-OUT DISASTERS & ENSURE CONTINUED IA SUCCESS

Lillian Chin, Director, Office of GBS & Automation at Boston Scientific

Lillian Chin

Director, Office of GBS & Automation
Boston Scientific

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm AFTERNOON NETWORKING BREAK

3:45 pm - 4:30 pm CASE STUDY: HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT IA TECHNOLOGIES INTO YOUR OPERATIONS & REMAIN REGULATORY COMPLIANT

Anil Bhavnani, Director – BPO Operations, Global Financial Solutions - Shared Services, GFS office in India at Pfizer

Anil Bhavnani

Director – BPO Operations, Global Financial Solutions - Shared Services, GFS office in India
Pfizer

PEER-TO-PEER ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm ROUNDTABLE C1: HOW IA TECHNOLOGIES CAN OPEN UP THE HOV LANE TO REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, EFFICIENCY & ACCURACY

Joel Nichols, Head of Software and Automation at MilliporeSigma

Joel Nichols

Head of Software and Automation
MilliporeSigma

4:40 pm - 4:45 pm TRANSITIONAL BREAK

4:45 pm - 5:15 pm ROUNDTABLE C2: HOW IA TECHNOLOGIES CAN OPEN UP THE HOV LANE TO REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, EFFICIENCY & ACCURACY

Joel Nichols, Head of Software and Automation at MilliporeSigma

Joel Nichols

Head of Software and Automation
MilliporeSigma

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm ROUNDTABLE D1: BENEFITS OF AGILE BUSINESS MODELS TO REDUCE IA PROGRAM ROLL-OUT DISASTERS & ENSURE CONTINUED IA SUCCESS

Rene Laurencot, Senior Information Manager at Pfizer

Rene Laurencot

Senior Information Manager
Pfizer

4:40 pm - 4:45 pm TRANSITIONAL BREAK

4:45 pm - 5:15 pm ROUNDTABLE D2: BENEFITS OF AGILE BUSINESS MODELS TO REDUCE IA PROGRAM ROLL-OUT DISASTERS & ENSURE CONTINUED IA SUCCESS

Rene Laurencot, Senior Information Manager at Pfizer

Rene Laurencot

Senior Information Manager
Pfizer

END OF PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP & MAIN CONFERENCE DAY ONE

5:15 pm - 7:15 pm CLOSE OF MAIN CONFERENCE DAY ONE - WELCOME DRINKS AT BAR MERCATO LOCATED IN THE HYATT CENTRIC FANEUIL HALL HOTEL