SPEAKERS

Erdem has worked in different industries at global organizations, particularly specializing in technology and digital transformation. Working at Accenture and Mercedes-Benz on diverse IT projects helped Erdem dive deep into the world of digitalization, leading to initiating intelligent automation at Mercedes-Benz. Upon that he worked at Roboyo as managing consultant with primary focus on hyperautomation transformation and strategy, delivering large-scale automation programs to various industries, as well as defining CoE establishment and scaling strategies. Erdem’s actual role is to lead the Intelligent Automation CoE for ING Wholesale Banking globally with a globally formed team to drive organizational efficiency through end-to-end solutions leveraging intelligent automation and AI.

Benjamin Heidenreich is the leader of the RPA and Business Automation Team at Feser Graf, playing an essential role in the company’s digital transformation over the last three years. Starting with the introduction of Robotic Process Automation, the team is also driving the expansion of Intelligent Document Processing, enhancing efficiency and accuracy across business processes. Currently, Benjamin is spearheading the implementation of the Appian platform, paving the way for the company’s journey into Hyperautomation. Guided by the principle, “If you hate it, automate it,” Benjamin is passionate about freeing people to breathe, innovate, and focus on creative, value-driven tasks.

With deep experience delivering digitally enabled process transformation for multinational organizations, Derk is adept at leading organizational change and leveraging Roboyo’s emerging technologies. Delivering more effective ways of working, unlocking investment capacity, and driving Next Level continuous improvement across front, middle, and back-office operations.

A superb stakeholder manager, influencer, coach and mentor, Frances very quickly gains the trust of her customers and they value her insight and feedback immensely. With over 20 years experience across a range of sectors and industries, Frances’ process improvement skills are exceptional.
With both Master Black Belt and Advanced Lean skills, Frances has extensive experience of workshop facilitation with excellent communication and presentation skills. Frances is an expert in successful delivery of Six Sigma (DMAIC, DFSS), Kaizen, Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives that deliver sustainable results. She also has experience developing, leading and managing teams to achieve sustainable improvements.

Irene is an experienced IT professional with over 15 years of expertise spanning software development, technical leadership, business analysis, and agile methodologies. Originally a software engineer, Irene has developed a deep specialization in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) over the past few years.

In her current role as an RPA and IDP Specialist at TotalEnergies, she focuses on analyzing business processes to identify automation opportunities, designing and implementing tailored RPA and IDP solutions, and ensuring seamless integration into existing IT systems. Irene also plays a key role in governance, continuous improvement, and providing technical training and support to users.

Her versatile background enables her to bridge technical and business needs, driving efficiency and innovation across organizations through automation and intelligent process optimization.

As part of the Digital Integration initiative, Lars Ebbinghaus is spearheading the digitalization of Siemens Energy’s Steam Turbine and Generator business. Over the past several years, Lars has successfully designed and implemented an automation strategy that integrates multiple cutting-edge technologies, including UiPath, Mendix, SnapLogic, and ABBYY’s Intelligent Document Processing, into a cohesive ecosystem. This ecosystem empowers users to develop advanced solutions, enabling them to elevate their capabilities, tackle complex end-to-end processes, and establish a robust foundation for future technological advancements.

Laura Dicke has more than 10 years of experience in Community Management and business requirement analysis. She worked with companies like Dräger and Bertelsmann, and has now joined the Symrise Business Process Automation (BPA) team to build up and enable the internal citizen developer (SCCD) and citizen analyst (SCCA) community.

Lionel is Group CTO at Permira, the private equity fund based in London. Prior to Permira, Lionel has had CTO roles at both Revantage, a Blackstone company and CBRE, where he spent 10 years in the Real Estate industry. Before real estate, Lionel spent 20 years working in real-time financial data split between Bloomberg, Reuters and UBS. Lionel has degrees in Economics, Management and Psychology. Lionel is also qualified in Data Science. He has always been interested in AI and Machine Learning, working on algorithmic trading at UBS, lease abstraction at CBRE and most recently, generative AI at Permira.

Lucas Preuß is a driving force in Service Operations and Corporate Business Functions at McKinsey, where he’s based in the Hamburg office. Leading Europe’s tech partnerships and the Western European Operations Excellence Program, Lucas helps CxOs navigate large-scale, tech-enabled performance transformations. His mantra? “Automation is way more than tech and code.” With a knack for turning vision into value, Lucas ensures that automation initiatives don’t just launch—they soar!

Marta, a dynamic Manager of Hyperautomation Transformation and Strategy at Roboyo, is a leading expert in driving digital transformation through automation. With a proven track record of achieving significant business results and optimizing processes in the insurance and finance industries worldwide, Marta excels at leading global, multi-disciplinary teams to implement innovative solutions. A passionate advocate for responsible AI and ethical automation practices.
Today, her mission is to ensure that automation fosters sustainable and impactful organizational change, while empowering teams to embrace and adapt to the evolving business environment.

Michael McGavigan is Executive General Manager, Enterprise Architecture, Digital and Automation Services for Group Technology. Michael is responsible for driving innovation, digital transformation, and the delivery of cutting-edge technology solutions to enhance customer engagement, employee experience and overall operational efficiency. Michael previously held the role of Chief Operating Officer for Wealth & Capital Markets, within Australian Unity. Prior to joining Australian Unity in February 2023, Michael was the Global Head of Investment Management Solution Delivery for Vanguard’s Investment Management Group (IMG). Michael has more than 35 years’ experience leading and developing global teams across the financial services sector, including 13 years at Vanguard (Australia and US) and other senior positions at NAB and Perpetual Limited. Michael holds an MBA from Saint Joseph’s University, a Bachelor of Commerce from Curtin University, and a Diploma in Project Management from University of New England. In
addition, he holds the Project Management Professional certification.

Dr. habil. Michael Peters has more than 20 years of experience in driving digitalization and automation across multiple industries. In the past years he has successfully established automation initiatives and intelligent automation programs for companies like Kodak, Avaya, and Bertelsmann. Since January 2023 he and his team are driving the business process automation initiative of the Symrise Ag, a Dax 40 company and major producer of flavors and fragrances.

Ricardo is an Automation and Digital Transformation enthusiast with a deep interest and expertise in the Intelligent Automation landscape.

Since 2017 and as part of Digital Transformation initiatives, he has been leading Intelligent Automation & RPA teams to digitalize, simplify and improve the way organizations work, establishing and growing reliable Automation Programmes with fast and sustainable ROI, driving IA adoption and fomenting an ‘Automation-First’ mindset enterprise-wide.

Ricardo’s teams have discovered, developed, and maintained more than 500 automated processes that have generated new value streams and increased business capacity and efficiency.

Ricardo has trained and facilitated the reskilling of several RPA Developers and Business Analysts and is also a speaker on Intelligent Automation & RPA topics, sharing lessons learnt and best practices with the international community.

Sara has 20 years of experience, all at Grupo Salvador Caetano. She started in automotive retail, moved into bus production in the industrial sector, and then returned to retail, where she’s now focused on project management.

With a degree in Economics, Sara spent many years in Finance & Treasury, but her curiosity about automation and digitalization led her to switch paths three and a half years ago. Since then, she’s been leading a project management team, connecting the financial backoffice with operations.

Passionate about improving processes, Sara focuses on implementing tools that reduce inefficiencies and add value to the company, always looking for ways to make everything more efficient and integrated.

Tim is a veteran of over 20 years of Solution Architecture and Design specialising in Low-Code and BPMS Platform technologies. As one of Roboyo’s Global Practice Leads, Tim overseas our delivery governance and strategy for clients across the globe leveraging the latest methodologies and industry trends.