MEMBER SPEAKER FACULTY

The IA FORUM member speaker faculty consists of C-Suites and senior-level executives, across intelligent automation (IA), AI, technology, CoE, GBS, shared services, and functional areas leading digital or business transformation. The community represents the overall digital transformation ecosystem - including a wide range of technology practitioners and functional area leaders driving digital transformation initiatives. It also includes SMEs, thought leaders, authors, academics, and the top voices in the field.

Member Speakers: August 2025

• Adam Smykowski, Head of Solutions, VALLEY BANK
• Chirag Shah, Global Information Security Officer & Data Protection Officer, MODEL N
• Deji Adedayo, Intelligent Automation & Product Owner - North America, GORDON FOOD SERVICE
• Doug Shannon, Global Intelligent Automation & GenAI Thought Leader & Global Intelligent Automation Manager, GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
• Duffie Brunson, Research Sabbatical & Director, Enterprise Data Oversight, FANNIE MAE
• Junaith Haja, Senior Data Engineer, AMAZON
• Marty Samadder, Head of Cloud CoE & Enterprise Architecture Platforms, NOVELIS
• Poornakala Sethuraman, Ph.D, Vice President, Data Science, BANK OF AMERICA
• Rahul Bhatia, Co-Founder & Vice President, Cloud Solutions, NUAAV
• Santhosh Vijayabaskar, Director, Intelligent Automation & Process Excellence, FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
• Shankar Krishnan, Product Management Leader - Bedrock Generative AI, AWS
• Sibasis Padhi, Staff Software Engineer, WALMART GLOBAL TECH
• SriHarsha Anand Pushkala, Director, Fraud Strategy & Analytics, ATLANTICUS
• Steve Palomino, Managing Partner, PALSCOTT CONSULTING
• Suzanne LaLena, Senior Vice President, Automation Engineering, BNY
• Velan Thayumanavan, Principal Solution Architect, AT&T
• Vishal Jadhav, Product Director, BLUE YONDER

Member Speakers: July 2025

• Aarohi Tripathi, Senior Data Engineer
• Amresh Mathur, Senior Vice President, Digital Transformation, CITI
• Angela McKeirnan, Director, Global Product Lifecycle Management & Master Data, SOLENIS
• Erum Manzoor, Senior Vice President, Digital & Cloud Technology, CITI
• Jules Miller, IA Insights & Community Liaison Officer, IA FORUM
• Junaith Haja, Senior Data Engineer, AMAZON
• Murali Kashaboina, Ph.D, CDH-E, Data & AI Strategies Senior Leader & Consulting Chief Data Officer, HEALTH NEW ENGLAND
• Poornakala Sethuraman, Ph.D, Vice President, Data Science, BANK OF AMERICA
• Rajesh Sura, Head of Data Engineering & Analytics - North America Stores, AMAZON
• Ram Kumar Nimmakayala, AI & Data Strategist - Product Leader, AI, Machine Learning & Data, WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
• Riad Ardahji, Master Black Belt, Continuous Improvement & Digital Transformation Leader, DUPONT
• SriHarsha Anand Pushkala, Director, Fraud Strategy & Analytics, ATLANTICUS
• Suzanne LaLena, Senior Vice President, Automation Engineering, BNY 

Member Speakers: May & June 2025

• Anurag Voleti, Former Chief Data Officer, BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD ASSOCIATION & Chief AI & Product Officer, STEALTH AI STARTUP
• Bruce Tedesco, Chief Technology Officer, BGT DATA SCIENCE
• Curt Burghart, Vice President, People Delivery, UNUM
• David Weild IV, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, WEILD & CO. & Former Vice Chairman & Executive Vice President, NASDAQ
• Doug Shannon, Global Intelligent Automation & GenAI Thought Leader & Global Intelligent Automation Manager, GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
• Erum Manzoor, Senior Vice President, Digital & Cloud Technology, CITI
• Gaurav Basra, Chief Technology Officer, SSC.AI
• Gaurav Sharma, Associate Director Quality Engineering, LTIMINDTREE
• Jeff Machols, Vice President, Head of Continuous Improvement Sustainability, NEW YORK LIFE COMPANY
• Jules Miller, IA Insights & Community Liaison Officer, IA FORUM
• Matthew Kelly, Former Senior Vice President, Global Head of Digital Transformation & Intelligent Automation, NORTHERN TRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT
• Murali Kashaboina, PhD, CDH-E, Data & AI Strategies Senior Leader & Consulting Chief Data Officer, HEALTH NEW ENGLAND
• Naga Ravi Vadrevu, Chief Technology Officer, WONDERSCHOOL
• Nikhil Kassetty, Engineering Lead, Payments & FinOps Transformation, INTUIT
• Nitin Agarwal, Director, IT Supply Chain Solutions, MCKESSON
• Paras Doshi, Director, Head of Data - Data Science & Data Engineering, OPENDOOR
• Raghu Para, AI Architect & Technology Leader, Data Engineer & Scientist, Multi-Platform Engineering, FORD MOTOR COMPANY
• Rajesh Vayyala, Principal Data Architect, PRA GROUP
• Riad Ardahji, Master Black Belt, Continuous Improvement & Digital Transformation Leader, DUPONT
• Richard Mackey, Chief Technology Officer, CSS MEDICAL
• Robert Towle, Author, “DON’T BE DUMB” & Senior Advisor, U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
• Sibasis Padhi, Senior Software Engineer, WALMART GLOBAL TECH
• Stephen Harris, Former Corporate Vice President, Global Head of Data Science & AI Growth Analytics, MICROSOFT
• Sumit Abhichandani, Director of Quality Assurance, VISA
• Suzanne LaLena, Senior Vice President, Automation Engineering, BNY
• Vinay Reddy, Senior Manager Intelligent Automation, ANSYS

Member Speakers: March & April 2025

• Anurag Voleti, Former Chief Data Officer, BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD ASSOCIATION & Chief AI & Product Officer, STEALTH AI STARTUP
• Claire Grosjean, Senior Director, Business Process Management, TECHNOLOGY CREDIT UNION
• David Weild, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, WEILD & CO. and Former Vice Chairman, NASDAQ
• Doug Shannon, Global Intelligent Automation & GenAI Thought Leader & Global Intelligent Automation Manager, GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
• Duffie Brunson, Research Sabbatical & Director, Enterprise Data Oversight, FANNIE MAE
• Erum Manzoor, Senior Vice President, Digital & Cloud Technology, CITI
• Ian Barkin, Intelligent Automation Thought Leader, 2B VENTURES & Author, “INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION”
• Jeff Machols, Vice President, Head of Continuous Improvement Sustainability, NEW YORK LIFE COMPANY
• Jennifer L. Mezzio, Global HR Data Officer, FIRST CITIZENS BANK
• Kartik Kinhal, Director, Engineering, Automation & Data Analytics, APPLIED MATERIALS
• Marty Samadder, Cloud CoE, FinOps & Enterprise Architecture Leader, NOVELIS
• Rex Patel, Global Artificial Intelligence & Automation Leader, MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL
• Santhosh Vijayabaskar, Director, Intelligent Automation & Process Excellence, FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
• Stephen Harris, Former Corporate Vice President, Global Head of Data Science & AI Growth Analytics, MICROSOFT
• Sudhanshu Duggal, Former Chief Information Officer & Regional Data Digital Strategy & AMEA Digital Experiences Leader, PROCTER & GAMBLE
• Suzanne LaLena, Senior Vice President, Automation Engineering, BNY