
About
the Event
- Exclusive presentation of new research from IDC on AI and decision automation
- Decision Intelligence success stories from practitioners and executive leaders at global brands
- Overview of new generative AI capabilities on Aera Decision Cloud™
- For in-person attendees, the opportunity to join executive roundtables with AI leaders and IDC analysts
Available On-Demand
AeraHUB 23 was broadcast LIVE on November 9th, 2023. All event content is now available On-Demand.
Featured Speakers

Fred Laluyaux
President and CEO
Aera Technology

Sasha Pailet Koff
Sr VP, Digital Supply Chain
Dell Technologies

Juan Carlos Parada
Executive VP, Global Customer Operations Unilever
Unilever

Dan Vesset
Group Vice President
IDC

Wendy Herrick
Head of Customer Operations, North America
Unilever

Luca Nanni
Vice President Global Supply Chain
Philip Morris International

Roy Van Griensven
Head of Business Transformation
Mitsubishi Chemical Group

Luis Gonzalez Chan
Global Supply Chain Director
Becle

Jon Sim
Director - Digital Innovation
GSK

Mariaan Ordieres
Control Tower Leader, Supply Chain Intelligence
Deacero

Tara King
Associate Director, Animal Health – Global Supplier Management, Business Systems & Process Improvement
Merck

Raja Chhabada
Digital Customer Experience
Alcon

Gabriela Caballero Guerra
Control Tower Supply Chain
Deacero

Gonzalo Benedit
Chief Revenue Officer
Aera Technology

Laurent Lefouet
Chief Customer Officer
Aera Technology

Chandana Gopal
Research Director, Future of Enterprise Intelligence
IDC

Kevin Callanan
Vice President Global Supply Chain
Lucid Motors

Maninder Kartik
Vice President, Information Technology
Philip Morris International

Chris McDivitt
Managing Director, Supply Chain and Operations South lead
Accenture

Alexandre Nasciutti
Partner, Supply Chain & Operations
EY

Kevin Overdulve
Partner, Supply Chain & Network Operations Practice Leader
Deloitte

Jaime Rodríguez Lagunas
Global Lead - Data & AI - Supply Chain & Operations Analytics
Accenture

Sarah Ferguson Kelly
Vice President, Digital Heath, Advancing Customer Experiences
Alcon
Featured Sessions

Keynote
AI for Decision Automation. Now.
Join Aera Technology President & CEO Fred Laluyaux and guests as they share insights on AI and examples of value delivered as a result of decision automation.

Company Showcase
Dell Technologies - The Power of Decision Automation in a Frictionless Supply Chain
Join Aera Technology President & CEO Fred Laluyaux and Sasha Pailet Koff, SVP, Dell Technologies, as they discuss the significance of AI and Decision Intelligence in the management of complex supply chains.

Thought Leadership
Decision Intelligence - The Next Wave of Enterprise AI
Join Dan Vesset, Group Vice President at IDC, as he unveils new survey data and analysis of the next wave of AI, Decision Intelligence, and the automation of decision making.

Panel
Pioneers of Decision Intelligence
Join host Gonzalo Benedit, Chief Revenue Officer, Aera Technology, Unilever Head of Customer Operations in North America, Wendy Herrick and executive leaders who are pioneering the use of AI and Decision Intelligence for their companies.

Company Showcase
Deacero - Blazing a Path to the Self-Driving Enterprise
Join host Laurent Lefouet, Chief Customer Officer, Aera Technology and executives from Deacero as they discuss how they have enabled their teams to accelerate digital transformation and achieve real results by creatively applying decision automation.

Technology Showcase
Aera Decision Cloud
Join Aera Technology President & CEO Fred Laluyaux, Sr. Vice President of Products Lalitha Sundaramurthy, and Vice President of Data Science Machine Learning and AI, Mustafa Kabul as they share how Aera Decision Cloud™ enables Decision Intelligence and connects you with your business and autonomously orchestrates your operations.
Virtual On-Demand Tracks
Innovation Track
- An Overview of Aera Decision Cloud™
- Lalitha Sundaramurthy, Sr. Vice President of Products, Aera Technology
- Using Aera Developer to Build Skills that Understand, Recommend, Act, and Learn
- Nitin Gomatam, Principal Product Manager, Aera Technology
- Building the Decision Data Model™ to Enable Decision Automation
- Lalitha Sundaramurthy, Sr. Vice President of Products, Aera Technology
- Aera Cortex™: Operationalizing AI to Digitize Business Decision Making
- Mustafa Kabul, Vice President of Data Science & Machine Learning, Aera Technology
- Aera Learns: Leveraging Advanced AI to Make Better Decisions
- Mustafa Kabul, Vice President of Data Science & Machine Learning, Aera Technology
- Generative AI: Using Large Language Models to Discover Decision-Making Opportunities Rapidly
- Mustafa Kabul, Vice President of Data Science & Machine Learning, Aera Technology
Business Impact Track
- A Framework for Delivering Business Value with Decision Intelligence
- Gonzalo Benedit, Chief Revenue Officer, Aera Technology
- Accelerating Time to Value with Decision Intelligence: Results in Weeks, Not Months
- Rob Wolfe, Senior Engagement Principal, Aera Technology
- Six Best Practices for Delivering a Successful Decision Intelligence Skill
- Soniya Somani, Engagement Principal, Aera Technology
- Adam Mikkelsen, Engagement Principal, Aera Technology
- Decision Intelligence Impact, Value, and Learning: Closing the Loop with a Real-Life Example
- Adi Rao, Sr. Manager, Solution Architect, Aera Technology
- Scaling Decision Intelligence Success: Delivering Sustained Value Over Time
- Ram Krishnan, Global Head, Customer Success, Aera Technology
- Intelligent and Autonomous Supply Chain Networks: A Conversation with Jaime Lagunas of Accenture
- Eduardo Tobias, VP, Partnerships & Strategic Growth, Aera Technology
- Pioneering Decision Intelligence: A Conversation with Alex Nasciutti of EY
- Eduardo Tobias, VP, Partnerships & Strategic Growth, Aera Technology
- Scaling and Deploying Aera Globally: A Conversation with Chris McDivitt of Accenture
- Eduardo Tobias, VP, Partnerships & Strategic Growth, Aera Technology
- Decision Intelligence: Assumptions vs. Reality – A Conversation with Kevin Overdulve of Deloitte
- Gonzalo Benedit, Chief Revenue Officer, Aera Technology
- Building Decision Agility Now – A Conversation with Dr. John Gattorna
- Dr. John Gattorna, Global supply chain thought leader, author, and adjunct professor
- Rajeev Mitroo, General Manager, APAC
Demo Track
- Introduction to the Aera Skills™ Library
- Naveen Reddy, VP, Product Marketing, Aera Technology
- Getting Started with Aera: Test Drive
- Sean McNunn, Director, Sales Engineering, Aera Technology
- Aera Skill™ Demos
- Sean McNunn, Director, Sales Engineering, Aera Technology
- Keeley Witzel, Principal Solution Engineer, Aera Technology
- Constrained Material Supply
- Dynamic Order Fulfillment
- Dynamic Safety Stock Adjustments
- Gap to Target Management
- Inventory Rebalancing
- Scenario Planning and Simulation
- Spend Optimization
- Trade Promotion Optimization
- Aging Inventory Management
- Keeping Pace with Business Complexity: Enhancing and Scaling Skills Over Time
- Sean McNunn, Director, Sales Engineering, Aera Technology
AI Success Stories Track
- Decision Intelligence at Alcon: A Conversation with Sara Kelly
- Sara Kelly, Vice President, Digital Heath, Alcon
- Fred Laluyaux, President & CEO, Aera Technology
- Decision Intelligence: A Conversation with Alcon and EY
- Raja Chhabada, Head of Digital Engineering and Architecture - Digital Health, Alcon
- Alexandre Nasciutti, Partner, Supply Chain & Operations, EY
- Ram Krishnan, Global Head, Customer Success, Aera Technology
- Decision Intelligence at Proximo Spirits
- Luis Gonzalez, Global Supply Chain Director, Proximo Spirits - Becle SAB
- Gonzalo Benedit, Chief Revenue Officer, Aera Technology
- Decision Intelligence at GSK
- Jon Sim, Director of Digital Innovation, GSK
- Paul Crayford, Client Partner, Aera Technology
- Decision Intelligence at Merck Animal Health
- Tara King, Director, Business Systems & Process Improvement, Merck & Co.
- Ram Krishnan, Global Head, Customer Success, Aera Technology
- Decision Intelligence at Mitsubishi Chemical Group
- Roy Van Griensven, Head of Business Transformation, Mitsubishi Chemical Group
- Gonzalo Benedit, Chief Revenue Officer, Aera Technology
- Decision Intelligence at Philip Morris International
- Luca Nanni, Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Philip Morris International
- Fred Laluyaux, President & CEO, Aera Technology
- Unilever: Accelerating Digital Transformation with Decision Intelligence
- Juan Carlos Parada, EVP Customer Operations, Unilever
- Fred Laluyaux, President & CEO, Aera Technology
- Deacero: Torre de Control
- Israel Hinojosa, Supply Chain Intelligence Manager, Deacero
- Gabriela Caballero, Control Tower Manager, Deacero
- Mariaan Ordieres, Control Tower Leader, Deacero
- Decision Intelligence at Lucid Motors
- Kevin Callanan, VP of Supply Chain & Procurement, Lucid Motors
- Gonzalo Benedit, Chief Revenue Officer, Aera Technology