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Where Are Europe’s leading Operational and Process Excellence executives looking to invest?

Ahead of the OPEX Exchange Europe, Operational and Process Excellence leaders, from companies including Aviva, HSBC, Jaguar Land Rover and HSBC, were asked what they plan to invest in over the next 6 to 18 months to help overcome their challenges.

The compiled report delivered interesting results, with Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, as well Business Process Automation/Digital Process Automation, being highlighted by 73% of OPEX leaders as the key investment area going into 2020.

Other key investment areas for OPEX leaders included:

  • Intelligent Automation – 64%
  • Robotic Process Automation – 59%
  • Process Mining – 59%

You can download the full report for free here, and see the top 15 investment areas for leading Operational and Process Excellence executives.

The OPEX Investment Priorities Report was put together as part of the build-up to the OPEX Exchange Europe in London, this 3 – 4 December. Many of the investment areas highlighted in the report will be topics covered at the Exchange, with a line-up of Senior Operational and Process Excellence leaders ready to help other like-minded executives tackle their most pressing challenges.

The OPEX Exchange speaker faculty, and the topics being covered, have been put together to help explore the pressing challenges facing OPEX leaders today.

OPEX leaders speaking at the Exchange include:

  • Hugh Hessing, Chief Operating Officer, Aviva
  • Christina Habib, Global VP Insights and Innovation, Unilever
  • Carl Etherington, VP Operational Process Improvement, HSBC
  • Tony Byrne, Head of Global Operations, Global Spare Parts, Jaguar Land Rover
  • Sophie GrahamGodet, Global Commercial Respiratory Operations and Strategy Director, GSK
  • Peter Evans, Director of Service and Performance Management, LEGO

And many more!

The invitation-only event allows for a more intimate networking environment, allowing everyone involved to have more meaningful conversations. The combination of presentations, panel discussions, networking sessions, one-to-one business meetings and interactive sessions means everyone in attendance can have insightful discussions about the world of Operational and Process Excellence.

You can download the full agenda for the OPEX Exchange here.

The Agenda gives you a detailed insight into the learning opportunities available at the Exchange. This will allow you to visualize how you and your company can benefit from attending the event, and discover how the Exchange can ensure you are always at the cutting edge when it comes to new technologies, developments and strategies in Operational and Process Excellence.

To learn more about attendance at the OPEX Exchange, please get in touch with the events team on exchangeinfo@iqpc.com or call +44 (0) 207 368 9484.

The Business Transformation Network has posted this article in partnership with OPEX.

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