"OPEN NETWORK" EVENTS

IA FORUM “Open Network” events are NOT webinars - which tend to be informative, yet always very static, lifeless, and unengaging for event attendees.

Instead, IA FORUM “Open Network” Events are highly engaging events whereas not only do the speakers speak on their event subject matter, but the events also include structured networking - and dedicated time for the event speakers and attendees to “roll up their sleeves" to engage in candid group discussions on the subject at hand.

“Open Network” Events Can Be Attended by:

• IA FORUM Members
• IA FORUM members’ NON-member internal or external colleagues - or friends - to be their “NON-Member VIP Guests”. If they fall within the same IA FORUM members' job titles & functional areas, they can register for an event on their own accord.
• NON-members the IA FORUM has invited to attend an event - to be “NON-Member” Event Attendees - and they can register for an event on their own accord.
• NON-members that fall within the same IA FORUM members' job titles & functional areas - to be “NON-Member” Event Attendees - and they can register for an event on their own accord.
• Vendors can NOT attend IA FORUM events.

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Thursday, November 20 | 3:00pm EST - 3:45pm EST | Zoom

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PANEL DISCUSSION: SELECTING THE RIGHT INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION TOOLS FOR OPTIMIZED BUSINESS CASE IMPACT

• Gladson Baby, Vice President & Director of AI Enablement, Intelligent Automation & System Integration, FIFTH THIRD BANK
• Henry Lyles, Director, Global Technology & Intelligent Automation Solutions CoE, MCDONALD’S
• Puneet Thakkar, Finance Process & Systems Transformation Lead, GOOGLE
• Jimit Sukkawala, Vice President, Intelligent Automation & Business Solution Architect, LPL FINANCIAL
• Moderator: Curt Burghart, Vice President, People Delivery, UNUM

Saturday, November 22 | 1:00pm EST - 2:00pm EST | Zoom

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WORKSHOP: THE QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT OF GOVERNANCE, RISK & TECHNOLOGY

• Duffie Brunson, Research Sabbatical & Director, Enterprise Data Oversight, FANNIE MAE

Friday, December 5 | 1:00pm EST - 1:45pm EST | Zoom

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“WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY” ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

• Suzanne LaLena, Senior Vice President, Automation Engineering, BNY
• Poornakala Sethuraman, Ph.D., Vice President, Data Science, BANK OF AMERICA
• Sindhu Vasudevan, Director of Software Engineering, TRUIST

Wednesday, December 10 | 3:00pm EST - 3:45pm EST | Zoom

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PANEL DISCUSSION: CHAT AI IN BFSI - BALANCING INNOVATION, COMPLIANCE AND CUSTOMER TRUST

• Srinivas Akella, Head of Contact Center Technology & Director of Engineering & Gen AI & Agentic AI Enablement, U.S. BANK
• Nitin Sharma, Senior Manager, Digital Product Solution Design, AMERICAN EXPRESS
• Mostafa Rafaie, Director, Data Science - Aligned Assurance, MUTUAL OF OMAHA
• Moderator: Suzanne LaLena, Senior Vice President, Automation Engineering, BNY

Friday, December 12 | 1:00pm EST - 2:00pm EST | Zoom

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KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: SCALING AGENTIC AI - ORCHESTRATION & GOVERNANCE IN ENTERPRISE ECOSYSTEMS

• Rajesh Sura, Head of Data Engineering & Analytics - North America Stores, AMAZON

Thursday, January 15 | 3:00pm EST - 3:45pm EST | Zoom

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WORKSHOP: DESIGNING HIGH-TRUST API SYSTEMS FOR FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS - SECURITY, SPEED & SCALABILITY

• Sibasis Padhi, Staff Software Engineer, WALMART GLOBAL TECH

Wednesday, January 21 | 3:00pm EST - 3:45pm EST | Zoom

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PANEL DISCUSSION: DRIVING OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE INTO THE ENTERPRISE WITH HYPERAUTOMATION & CONVERGED AUTOMATION PLATFORMS

• Puneet Thakkar, Finance Process & Systems Transformation Lead, GOOGLE
• Sasan Sadr, Former Director, Enterprise Continuous Improvement, ULTA BEAUTY
• Bhawini Navapura, Senior Vice President - DevOps Environment Service Management, CITI
• Deji Adedayo, Intelligent Automation & Product Owner - North America, GORDON FOOD SERVICE
• Moderator: Doug Shannon, Global Intelligent Automation & Gen AI Thought Leader & Global Intelligent Automation Manager, GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY

Thursday, January 29 | 3:00pm EST - 3:45pm EST | Zoom

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KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

• Kunal Tanwar, Ph.D., Director of Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence & Data Management, GOOGLE