John Kidd

CTO and EVP of Data Strategy and IT Innovation FlexTecs

John Kidd, CTO and EVP of Data Strategy and IT Innovation at FlexTecs, has over 30 years of experience in software and product development across industries including logistics, banking, insurance, healthcare, global trade, retail, and grocery. Since joining FlexTecs in 2011, he has led the advancement of data analytics and recovery audit solutions. With a background in developing technology for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, John brings a deep understanding of how data and innovation drive efficiency and impact business operations.

SSOW PAVILION STAGE: APPLIED INNOVATION SHOWCASE (20TH, 21ST & 22ND MAY)

8:00 AM SSOW PAVILION: PAVILION STAGE: APPLIED INNOVATION SHOWCASE

20th May, Tuesday

15:30  AI Tools & Applications in Shared Services

For tech innovative organisations, RPA is old news. Join this session to hear new AI tools and applications including OCR and machine learning in GBS.

Liviu Rachisanu, Head of Retail & Private Banking IT, Societe Generale Global Solution Centre


15:50  Democratise AI Adoption at Scale: A Moderna Case Study

In Moderna, AI adoption is democratised across the organisation. The team has created thousands of GPTs and has a full learning curriculum to upskill their people. Use cases from cash collection to pharmacovigilance have been brought to the table to demonstrate value. Join this session to hear their unique approach, the progress the team has made and the paths forward.

Lukasz Wielochowski, Head of Enterprise Solution Hub in Poland, Moderna


16:10  S4Hana Transformation & R2R Best Practices

Jon Craven, VP of Sales, AICO


21st May, Wednesday

11:20  ChatGPT Enabled Virtual Assistants


11:40  Mitigate AP Transformation Risk with AI

This 20-minute Ted-talk style presentation will explore the AP risks inherent in Finance Transformation. We’ll demonstrate why/how error rates escalate and why your ERP and internal controls can fail to catch payment errors during transformation. Learn how today’s AI/ML solutions can help you efficiently detect and prevent payment errors when you are most vulnerable.

John Kidd, CTO and EVP of Data Strategy and IT Innovation, FlexTecs


12:00  S4hana Transformation Best Practice: O2C Process Spotlight

•            Setting up the transformation roles and processes with agile methods

•            Streamlining existing O2C workflows to harmonise with the new system

Anna Ferrari, Director Global Process Order to Cash, adidas


12:20  From Complexity to Simplicity: Transforming Financial Close in Shared Services

Christopher von Walzel, Senior Account Director, AICO


12:40  LEVERAGE AI APPLICATIONS IN O2C PROCESSES

Sidetrade


21st May, Wednesday

15:00  Mitigate AP Transformation Risk with AI

This 20-minute Ted-talk style presentation will explore the AP risks inherent in Finance Transformation. We’ll demonstrate why/how error rates escalate and why your ERP and internal controls can fail to catch payment errors during transformation. Learn how today’s AI/ML solutions can help you efficiently detect and prevent payment errors when you are most vulnerable.

John Kidd, CTO and EVP of Data Strategy and IT Innovation, FlexTecs


15:20  End-to-End Automation

Reserved for Sidetrade


15:40  Reserved for Sponsor

16:00  Build a Bot


22nd May, Thursday

11:30  Rethinking End-to-End Automation through the AI Lens: Identifying Automation Opportunities Across Parallel Processes

11:50  End-to-End Automation

12:10  Reserved for Sponsor

12:30  End of Pavilion Stage

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining John.

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