Enhancing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of End-to-End Processes
26th & 27th April, 2022 | Free PEX Network Online Event 

David C Williams

Assistant Vice President - Automation AT&T

Day One

9:00 AM Moving from pilot to rollout: realising the value of automation across the enterprise: panel discussion with AT&T, PepsiCo and SEG Automotive

Once proof of concept and value is complete, the next step for automation teams is full-scale rollout. This comes with several challenges, including managing corporate expectations, how to navigate standardisation across borders and responding to local teams’ reluctance to adopt changes. Our panelists, David C. Williams, Assistant Vice President of Automation at AT&T, Anna Alechno, Global Process Excellence and Intelligent Automation Lead at PepsiCo and Vladimiro Ferreira, Head of Automation Centre of Excellence and Innovation Manager at SEG Automotive, discuss these challenges and how they approach them to ensure smooth rollouts of automation initiatives. 

  • Discussion on international standardisation when scaling new projects: centralisation versus localisation and the role of innovation departments
  • Managing corporate expectations and proving the value of automation
  • Discussion on the benefits and difficulties of adopting a top-down approach when scaling automation internationally
  • Working with external partners when scaling automation
  • The importance of working closely with business teams