European Digital Tech Watch — Osservatori Digital Innovation, Politecnico di Milano
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European Firms’ Digital Journey: from future-proof foundations to Agentic Automation

March 3, 2026 · 10:00–14:00 CET Onsite & Online · Live streaming & Milano English

Description

The European Digital Tech Watch and the Intelligent Business Process Automation Observatory are jointly organizing an international event to assess where major European companies stand in terms of digitalization. The two-day event will also host the Intelligent Automation Congress, the annual gathering of the Intelligent Automation community — a network of professionals from across Europe and beyond.

Objectives & key questions

  • What is the current state of digitalization in large European enterprises?
  • How are companies approaching technological advancements such as computing, data management, cybersecurity, and AI & Automation?
  • How are organizations integrating AI & Automation into their workflows?
  • What are the use cases for automation & AI technologies within different industries?
  • How does AI & Automation impact jobs and the future of work?

Programme

  • 9:30 Welcome and Introduction
  • 09.40 European Digital Scenario: Research Results
  • 09.50 Keynote Speech Svetlana Stoilova Senior Adviser, BusinessEurope
  • 10:00 First Round Table: The Journey towards the establishment of a European AI Value Chain Francesco Torricelli EU Enablement Leader, NVIDIA Massimo Bandinelli Marketing Manager, Aruba Cloud Giorgio Mosca Head of Digital Transformation & Sustainability Governance, Leonardo Aeronautics Division
  • 10.25 Second round table: The Resilient Enterprise: Automation, Skills, and New Risk Horizons Vera Janevska Global Head of Process Intelligence and Intelligent Automation, IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) Sarah Mathews Group Responsible AI Manager, The Adecco Group Alessandro Puleo Head of Security and Pre Sales, Amundi Sgr
  • 11.25 Process Automation: market scenario and maturity in European companies
  • 11.45 Keynote Speech Pierluigi Mega Program Director, Hyper-Automation and Process Excellence, Merck Group
  • 12:00 Third Round Table: From RPA to Agentic Automation Andrea Corain Principal Solution Engineer, UiPath Ivan Frisicaro Manager, Blue Reply Meritxell Corbeto González GBS Intelligent Automation, Bayer Krzysztof Karaszewski Indipendent Consultant
  • 12.20 Use Case Presentation: From idea to implementation: how AI has transformed the application development lifecycle at Credem
  • 12.35 Intelligent Automation and beyond: challenges and impacts in cutting-edge companies
  • 12.50 Fourth Round Table: Humans and automation - The cultural challenge Vladimiro Ferreira Head of Automation CoE (IA,AI) & IT Services, SEG Automotive Roderik Rensen COO, Mobility Invest Group Lyudmila Todorovska Head of Global Technology HR, CA, Legal, Heineken
  • 13.10 Closing remarks

Topics addressed

European Digital Watch AI & Data

Speakers

Svetlana Stoilova Senior Adviser BusinessEurope
Francesco Torricelli EU Enablement Leader NVIDIA
Massimo Bandinelli Marketing Manager Aruba Cloud
Giorgio Mosca Head of Digital Transformation & Sustainability Governance Leonardo Aeronautics Division
Vera Janevska Global Head of Process Intelligence and Intelligent Automation IKEA Retail (Ingka Group)
Sarah Mathews Group Responsible AI Manager The Adecco Group
Alessandro Puleo Head of Security and Pre Sales Amundi Sgr

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