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  Looking into the Future
  Leveraging the Power of AI and Robotics

                    S
   Femi Osinubi

July 2018
LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE - FEMI OSINUBI LEVERAGING THE POWER OF AI AND ROBOTICS - PWC
“At least 40% of all businesses will die in the next
10 years… if they don’t figure out how to change
   their entire company to accommodate new
                  technologies.”

 — John Chambers, Executive Chairman, Cisco System

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Digital Disruption:
Business: Top 10 Global Companies by capitalisation (March 2008)
                                                             Capitalisation (billion $)

      452.5
                      424
                                    369.6

                                                   299.8           298.1
                                                                               277.2       264.1
                                                                                                      231.1        220.1               215.6

    ExxonMobil     PetroChina   General Electric   Gazprom     China Mobile    ICBC       Microsoft   AT&T    Royal Dutch Shell   Procter & Gamble

 Source: PwC’s Global Top 100 Companies by Market Capitalisation

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Digital Disruption:
Business: Top 10 Global Companies by capitalisation (March 2018)

                                                             Capitalisation (billion $)

     851.3

                     717.4         702.7          700.6

                                                                    508             492              470.9         464.2
                                                                                                                                 377.4
                                                                                                                                                   343.8

    Apple Inc.    Alphabet Inc.   Microsoft    Amazon.com          Tencent   Berkshire Hathaway   Alibaba Group   Facebook   JPMorgan Chase   Johnson & Johnson
 Source: PwC’s Global Top 100 Companies by Market Capitalisation

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What makes technological breakthroughs a megatrend?

                                                                               The top global trends
                                                                               which CEOs believe
                                                                               will transform their
                                                                               business over the
                                                                               next five years.
Technological       And this opens      CEOs surveyed as     They are also
disruption is       up huge and still   part of our annual   concerned about
transforming        largely             Global CEO           the pace of
markets and         untapped            Survey identified    change.
societies in ways   commercial          technological
that wouldn’t       potential for       advances as the
have been           domestic and        most important
possible even       international       trend impacting
five years ago.     businesses.         their business.

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There are eight emerging technologies leading this trend…

The trends and innovations that will shape the technology industry over the next several years are coming
into sharper focus.

                                                                           Leveraging the power of Data &
                                                                           Analytics and Artificial
                                                                           Intelligence is at the core
                                                                           capability for emerging
                                                                           technologies.

                                                                          Emerging technologies focuses on
                                                                          the end-to-end digitization of all
                                                                          physical assets and processes as
                                                                          well as integration into digital
                                                                          ecosystems with value chain
                                                                          partners.

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Augmented Reality

Addition of       This             AR is           AR-enabled        We’re           The power of
information       “augmentation”   distinct from   smart glasses     currently       bringing information
or visuals to     of the real      Virtual         help warehouse    seeing          to the point of action
the physical      world is         Reality         workers fulfill   mainstream      in a seamless,
world, via a      achieved via     (VR); the       orders with       gaming          unobtrusive manner
graphics          supplemental     latter being    precision,        examples of     is undeniable. This
and/or audio      devices that     designed        airline           AR that reach   blending of the
overlay, to       render and       and used to     manufacturers     across age      physical and virtual
improve the       display said     re-create       assemble          demographics.   world is cracking
user              information.     reality         planes, and                       open a new realm for
experience                         within a        electrical                        businesses across the
for a task or a                    confined        workers make                      board to explore.
product.                           experience.     repairs.

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What is artificial Intelligence?

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Why artificial Intelligence?

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Is Artificial Intelligence a threat or opportunity?

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The global Artificial Intelligence market

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Emerging Technologies grouped under the term Artificial
Intelligence

    Key focus

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“
      RPA is the beginning
                of AI in the
                enterprise.

                      Emer Ging, PhD
               The Artificial Intelligence Institute

      PwC | Robotic Process Automation
      www.pwc.com

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The RPA and AI Technology Continuum

           Today                                                                                                                                                                                     Future

      The Technology Continuum represents a forward-looking                                                                                                                     Algorithmic Business
      perspective on the evolution of RPA capabilities over time.
      The continuum extends from common technologies in use today                                                                                                               ▪ Industrialized use of complex
                                                                                                                                                                                  mathematical algorithms to
      to potential replacement technologies to be adopted in two to five
      years [or more] in the future.                                                                                              Intelligent Process                             drive improved business decisions or
                                                                                                                                                                                  process automation for competitive
                                                                                                                                  Automation (IPA)                                differentiation
      The continuum is further classified into Current State,
      Trending, and Future State technologies along its axis.                                                                     Aliases: Cognitive Computing, Smart
                                                                                                                                  Workflows                                           How do RPA and IPA differ?
                                                                                                                                                                                      RPA directly mimics human behavior
                                                                                                                                   ▪ Combining RPA with artificial
                                                                                                                                     intelligence technologies to
                                                                                        Robotic Process                              identify patterns, learn over time,               Input        Program        Output
                                                                                                                                     and optimize workflows
                                                                                        Automation (RPA)
                                                                                                                                   ▪ Through “supervised” and
                                                                                                                                     “unsupervised” learning, algorithms
                                                                                        Alias: Robotic Desktop Automation            make predictions and provide
                                                 Business Process                       (RDA)                                        insights on recognized patterns
                                                                                                                                                                                    IPA learns how to become moreefficient

        Macros and Scripts                       Automation (BPA)                       ▪ Automating labor-intensive,              ▪ With IPA, robots can replace manual
                                                                                          repetitive activities across               clicks (RPA), interpret text-heavy
                                                                                                                                                                                       Input        Program        Output

                                                                                          multiple systems and interfaces            communications (natural language
                                                                                          by training and/or programming             processing), make rule-based
        ▪ Rules-based automation within          ▪ Reengineering existing                 third-party software to replicate a
                                                   business processes by using                                                       decisions that don’t have to be                                Learning
          a specific application (e.g., Excel)                                            user’s workflow
                                                   software, integrating systems, and                                                pre-programmed (machine
          to provide users with a way to
                                                   restructuring labor to optimize      ▪ Operates at the presentation layer         learning), and offer customers
          automate a repeatable process with
                                                   workflows and minimize costs                                                      suggestions (cognitive agents)
          highly structured data                                                          without the need to change existing
                                                                                          systems
                                                                                        ▪ Users intervene to handle exceptions   TECHNOLOGY STATE               Current State           Trending                 Future State
       PwC | Robotic Process Automation                                                   as they arise
       www.pwc.com

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The RPA and AI Technology Continuum

                                                          Business Process                   Robotic Process                    Intelligent Process
                      Macros and Scripts                                                                                                                            Algorithmic Business
                                                          Automation (BPA)                   Automation (RPA)                    Automation (IPA)

       Example
       Providers                                                                                                                                                                  N/A

                      Activities that are repeatable      Processes that use multiple        Labor-intensive repetitive         Use of artificial intelligence is    Internally developed and
                      within a specific application       systems together with specified    activities that need significant   increasing in areas where a          externally sourced algorithms
                      (e.g., Excel), providing the user   logic e.g. providing customer      amount of data processing will     vast array of data processing is     used in multiple business
      Applicability   with a way to automate a            service by different teams         benefit through RPA without the    required to make decisions           situations – from providing
                      repeatable process with highly                                         need to change existing            while considering the overall        customer with customized
                      structured data                                                        systems                            context                              products to processing
                                                                                                                                                                     back-office transactions

                      Import, manipulation, and           Integration of internal business   Automating common tasks in         Transaction monitoring and           Airline yield management
                      export of customer purchase         functions, such as Finance,        customer service centers, such     fraud prevention by identifying      programs constantly monitoring
       Use Cases      histories to conduct basic          HR, and Marketing, to              as incident management, billing    patterns in behavior that could      supply and demand to
                      analyses                            streamline operations and          queries, user admin and            indicate fraudulent payment          maximize revenue for a given
                                                          reduce cost                        updating records                   activity                             seat inventory

                      Programming in Excel                What Is Business Process           What is Robotic Process            Intelligent process automation:      What Does Algorithmic
                      (Macros)                            Automation (And How Can It         Automation?                        The engine at the core of the        Business Really Mean,
         More                                             Help Your Business)?                                                  next-generation operating            Anyway?
      Information                                                                            Why robotic process automation     model
                                                          Business process automation:       adoption is on the rise                                                 4 industries that use the
                                                          Where it works, and where it                                          AI, Deep Learning, and               algorithmic business model
                                                          doesn't                            Robotic process automation: A      Machine Learning: A Primer           successfully
                                                                                             path to the cognitive enterprise

            PwC | Robotic Process Automation
            www.pwc.com

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Robotic Process Automation
Robotics
Robotics is described as Robotic Process Automation (RPA),    Benefits
humanoid robots or virtual agents, which automate,            • Automate business           • Replace or augment
improve and/or assist human activities. Furthermore they        operations                    humans in jobs where
may analyze applications for processing transactions,         • Boost efficiency              there are no labour
manipulating data, triggering responses and communicating     • Quality and repeatability     shortages
with other digital systems.                                   • Free up humans for
                                                                higher-value tasks
Robotics can either operate in compliance with a set of
predefined instructions or autonomously. Once viewed as
quite costly, the technology is increasingly affordable and   Risks
user-friendly for businesses today.                           • Lack of expertise and       • Regulatory compliance
                                                                support                     • Costs
                                                              • Fallout from job losses

                                                              Potential Applications
                                                              • Manufacturing               • Automation of predictable
                                                              • Hazardous industries          tasks
                                                              • Hotels and tourism          • Data management
                                                              • Service industry

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RPA - In a nutshell

Robots are…

              Computer coded software
              •  Non-invasive, zero change integration on target system and security
              •  Operate on top of other existing software

              Mimic interactions of users
              •  Record and automate user interactions with one or more software applications
              •  Interact with the user interface (UI) of existing applications in the same way that an everyday
                 user would

              Work cross-functional and cross-applications
              • Are entirely technology agnostic and can be used with any application (e.g. ERP, DB, MS Suite,
                ASCII file, structured PDF, thin clients such as Citrix)
              • Use a central repository for easy management of automation scripts and processes

              Enable the automation of repetitive, rule-based processes
              •  Build workflows with dynamic decision/branch points and loops for scaling (up/down)
              •  Ability to granulize processes into smaller components to allow reusability

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Technological breakthroughs and automation will
significantly change our work life
Automation will significantly change today’s jobs

   Technological
                                                                                          15 million U.K. jobs are
   breakthroughs - The                       53%                                          in danger of being taken over by
   impacts of digital disruption are         of all occupations are estimated to          robots (Bank of England)
   now so pervasive that no business         be replaced by digital technology
   in any sector is immune from              within the coming twenty years.
   them (PwC)                                That is almost 300 million jobs
                                             within the OECD-region (Swedish
                                             Foundation for Strat. Research)

     About 35%      of current jobs in
                                                                          “In the near future, managed services
     the UK are at high risk of
                                                                          offerings leveraging autonomics and
     computerization over the next 20
                                                                          cognitive platforms will permanently
     year (BBC)
                                                                          remove head count to drive a  60%
                                                                          reduction in the cost of services (Gartner)
                         Eighty million U.S.
                         jobs at risk from automation                                   Oxford University predicts that
                         (US Central bank)                                              45% of jobs will be automated
                                                                                        by 2030

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Understanding RPA

What can it do?                              What does it need?
•   Match invoices to PO’s                   •   Electronic documents

•   ‘Read’ contracts                         •   Structured Data

•   Continuously check if transactions are   •   Rules-based processes
    still ‘in compliance’

•   Send and receive messages                •   Reprogramming when circumstances
                                                 change

•   Compare records or tables across         •   User access rights across applications
    multiple applications

•   ‘Learn’ how to respond to events or      •   Programming on how to deal with
    occurrences                                  events or occurrences

•   Automate activities across an end-to-    •   Re-engineering of processes to
    end process                                  efficiently apply the ‘bot’

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Global market statistics and value proposition

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Global RPA and AI Market Statistics

                Breakneck RPA growth is expected...                            … but it’s only the tip of the iceberg.

                                 Global RPA Market                                     RPA as Portion of Total Cubicle AI Spend

          Global
                                                                                                                                  $48.5B
          organizations                          44% CAGR
                                                               $8.8B          RPA is the first step
          adopting RPA**
                                                                              of using AI in the
          2016: 10%                                                           Enterprise

                                                                                                                                           Opportunity
          2020: 40%                                                               AI Market
                                                                                                                   $29.2B

                                                                                  RPA Market

                               63% CAGR
                                            $2.9B                                                       $12.6B

                                                                                               $2.9B
                     $250M                                                     $0.6B            $1B     $1.7B       $2.4B         $2.9B
                        2016                  2021                2024*         2017            2018     2019        2020          2021

      PwC | Robotic Process Automation    Source: Forrester, February 2017
      www.pwc.com                         *Source: Grandview, October 2016
                                          ** Source: Gartner, December 2016

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RPA shows significant cost savings and business
benefits
Benefits of Robotic Process Automation

  $    Cost saving potential

                                                                Onshore costs
                                                                 $100k/year
       Productivity - 24/7 with high-speed

       Accuracy - Improve quality with 100% accuracy on
       automated cases
                                                                Offshore costs
                                                                 $36k/year
       Scalability –scalable automations, with the ability to
       handle increased volumes at marginal cost

       Compliance – Robots follow defined rules                    Robot
       and have same rights as humans                               cost
                                                                 $12k/year

       Security – data protection and audit trail proved

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RPA has some distinctive value propositions
compared to other automation solutions
The case for RPA

• Short-term realization of efficiencies
• Interim solution for quick fixes and improvements
• No requirements for business case and expertise of large ERP changes and/or existing IT landscape

RPA value proposition

• Easy and fast to implement
       • Low investment required (compared with large ERP/system initiatives)
       • Fast go-live (weeks rather than months)
       • Less effort to design the robot (about 1 week)
• IT landscape agnostic
       • Non-invasive - no changes or additional coded interfaces in existing IT landscape/apps (on-top layer)
• Cross-functional applicability
       • Interaction between multiple systems, apps and communication tools
• Short payback
       • Between 12-18 months

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Existing PwC business development and services

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Sample RPA Business Development and Services

                                 Transactional     Problem       Documents &       Customer       Workflow        Customer         Desktop        Form Data       Document        Fraud
                                                  resolution       record           Service      management      relationship    consolidation     Capture       formatting/a    detection
                                                                 management         support                      management                                       utomation

                                  HR services
                                                 On boarding       Personnel      Compliance       Payroll       Recruitment       Leave          Data entry     Education        Time &         Benefits
                                                                 administration    reporting                                     Management                      & learning     attendance     administration
                                                                                                                                                                                management
      Areas that PwC is
      executing on

      Common in the
      market but PwC is not
      executing on
                                   IT
                                                 Installation      QA testing        File        Emailrelated       Folder          Batch        FTP download/   Application     Server          Access
      Opportunities for                                                           management        tasks        synchronising    processing      upload and     monitoring     monitoring     management
      consideration                                                                                                                                 backup

                                  Finance &
                                  Accounting
                                                 Record – to -      Claims /       Collections    Sales orders      Fixed           Trend         Inventory &    Procure – to   Order – t0 -   General ledger   Reconciliation
                                                    report       invoice mgmt                                       assets         tracking       stock mgmt         pay           cash           updates

                                  Supply Chain
                                                    Supply        Inventory        Contract        Quote         Work order        Freight          Return
                                                   planning      management       management     management      management      management       processing

           PwC | Robotic Process Automation                                                                                                                      Examples - not exhaustive
           www.pwc.com

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Existing PwC RPA Business Development and Services
        Offered

         To date, PwC has sold 75 RPA projects with estimated revenues of $8-15M

                                                       % of Projects and Opportunities in the Global Pipeline by Service Area

                                                                                                   71%

                                                                                       51%
              Sold
              Pipeline

                                                                                                                       20%          8%
                            11%          4%                            5%                                                                                       13%                       0%         0%
                                                          10%                                                                                          8%
                            Strategy                       Assess                        Design                         Construct                      Implement                         Operate
                                RPA                         Process              RPA Op Model, Process                 Vendor Selection,             RPA Transformation,            Operate and Manage
         Services             Strategy                    Assessment                Re-Engineering,                    Bot Development                 RPA Training                   Bot Workforce
                                                                                     COE, PoC**
                                                                                    Deep skills in COE
             Pros                                                                                               Base skillset. Tool / partnership
                         Strong PwC skillset         Common PwC skillset           Experience with PoC                                              Transformation is XLOS          Large opportunity area
                                                                                                                            specific
                                                                                   (58% of work to date)

            Cons             Pricey - no                                         A lot of competition in this    Race to the bottom - offshore       We do not have any
                                                                                                                                                                                      Little to no skillset
                         value based pricing                                         space. Expensive             integrators will excel here       quals we can leverage

      PwC | Robotic Process Automation         Source: Global Pipeline
      www.pwc.com                              ** 50% of total pipeline is PoC                                                                             Pipeline information was self-reported and not validated

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Automation focus areas and examples

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Automation Focus Areas - Horizontal

         Attributes of good process                Customer
         automation candidates:                                                                   Customer service
                                                                                                      support                            CRM
                                                                                                                                                                        Customer
                                                                                                                                                                       onboarding

           ●      Combine steps across multiple
                  software applications that are   Finance
                  not integrated (“swivel chair”
                                                                                                                  Procure – to pay                   Month end/
                  processes)                                                   Order - to cash
                                                                                                                                                   Quarterlyclosing
                                                                                                                                                                                       Trend analysis

           ●      Are highly standardized and
                  rules-based with limited         IT
                  complexity and exceptions                                                         Data archival,                Software upgrades                     Network
                                                                                                 backup and recovery                and patching                      administration
           ●      Require a high degree of
                  consistency and quality
                                                   HR
           ●      Have a high volume, requiring                                  Employee                              Benefits                       Compliance
                                                                                                                                                                                           Payroll
                  large commitment of time or                                   onboarding                           administration                    reporting

                  people to repetitively execute
                                                   Supply Chain
                                                                                                  Demand & supply                      Contract                         Freight
                                                                                                     planning                         management                      management
                                                   Examples - not exhaustive

      PwC | Robotic Process Automation
      www.pwc.com

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Automation Focus Areas - Vertical

         Attributes of good process                  HIA
         automation candidates:                                                                         Patient data
                                                                                                       extractionand              Reporting for doctors
                                                                                                                                                                          Onboarding and
                                                                                                                                                                      patient referral process
                                                                                                         migration
           ●      Processes where there is a
                  defined workflow with manual       Banking
                  inputs that can be replaced with
                                                                                                                    Payments and funds                                                    Payment and loan
                  digitization                                                   Client onboarding
                                                                                                                       management
                                                                                                                                                          KYC / AML
                                                                                                                                                           checks                            processing

           ●      Processes where more than 10
                  FTEs are performing the same       TELCO
                  activity                                                                           Service activation            Create a single view of            incident management
                                                                                                                                  customer across multiple             and service request
           ●      Stable IT systems that are not                                                                                         accounts

                  expected to change in the          Insurance
                  mid-long term
                                                                                      Product                          Lead management                Claim notifications
                                                                                                                                                                                          Fraud detection for
                                                                                    Administration
                                                                                                                                                                                                claims

                                                     Retail & Consumer
                                                                                                     Inventory and stock           Manage and address                 Sales reporting across
                                                                                                        management                 customer complaints                  multiple systems
                                                     Examples - not exhaustive

      PwC | Robotic Process Automation
      www.pwc.com

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Accounts Payable Example
                      Look for activities that are : labor-intensive, require accessing multiple
   RPA
                      systems, are repetitive or can be audited for compliance periodically

                                   Create, send out, ask for
       Update vendor                                                            Trigger receipt by
                                   shipment confirmation,
        information                                                             sending reminder
                                   update planning sheets

 Maintain Vendor                 Raise requisition /                      Receive goods                    Receive and
    Database                      purchase order                         and acknowledge                   load Invoice

                           Review contract         Confirm tiered              Resolution of typical
                                terms              pricing applied                discrepancies

 Establish date for               Resolve price/qty                          Resolve initial            Match invoice to PO
     payment                       discrepancies                             discrepancies              and goods received

                                                            Check for
                                                                                  Credit balance
                                                       duplicate/incorrect                                   Bank reconciliations
                                                                                    reminders
                                                           payments

                                 Approve invoice for                         Payment run /
 Prepare payment                                                                                       Update general ledger
                                     payment                                  Issue checks

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Accounts Receivable Example
                       Look for activities that are : labor-intensive, require accessing multiple
      RPA
                       systems, are repetitive or can be audited for compliance periodically

    Document AR
                                        Review customer               Maintain customer            Update customer
     policies and
                                             credit                      master files                   data
     procedures

         Review ERP data                                                                                           Calculate and
                                                                                    Run periodic credit
         against contract                      Order entry                                                       generate customer
                                                                                         checks
              terms                                                                                                   invoice

                                        Capture customer                                                      Bill / credit
  Sales agreement                                                       Credit Check
                                          order request                                                        customer

Aged invoice write-     Special aging                                                                     Generate and send
                                                 Sales Tax recovery        Cash Application
        off              reporting                                                                         dunning email

                                                                      Match payment to                     Collect customer
Bad debt provision                         Update AR
                                                                       outstanding AR                          payment

                                                Bad debt reminder      Resolve queries

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General Accounting Example
                        Look for activities that are : labor-intensive, require accessing multiple
      RPA
                        systems, are repetitive or can be audited for compliance periodically

                                    Document rules for
 Document Policies                                                  Maintain Chart of
                                    accruals and other
  and Procedures                                                       Accounts
                                      journal entries

                         Automatic Journal        Intercompany                        Auto-accrual of
                                                                                                           Data entry
                          Entry generation        reconciliation                      unpaid invoices

                                       Prepare non-                                                      Enter
                                                                     Perform period
                                     recurring journal                                             accrual/recurring
                                                                          close
                                          entries                                                   journal entries

Develop forecasts by     Automate any
                                                                             Account                        Account
 pulling data from     manually generated
                                                                          reconciliations                reconciliations
 multiples systems          report

                                      Post to General              Review and approve               Perform account
       Reporting
                                          Ledger                   account statements                reconciliations

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Emerging technologies are shaking things up across the enterprise…

               Strategy                                         Operations                                    Customer Engagement
                                                                                                         These technologies are already reshaping almost
      These technologies are opening                  Artificial intelligence, robots, drones,
                                                                                                         every dimension of companies’ interactions with
      up a slew of new opportunities                    and 3D printing can all improve
                                                                                                           their customers, from sales and marketing to
            and corresponding                          operational efficiency and provide
                                                                                                                   billing and after-sales support.
              considerations.                          significant competitive advantage

                             Compliance                                                             People and Talent
        This is an often overlooked aspect of the business model. We
                                                                                          The eight technologies are creating brand-new job
        believe these emerging technologies will see many companies
                                                                                        categories, but a worrying consequence may be slower
       scrambling to adapt to - and trying to influence - the resulting
                                                                                        job growth. Concurrently, new technologies beget new
      regulatory landscapes. The regulators themselves are likely to be
                                                                                                  companies and new job categories.
                        in a catch-up mode for a while.

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Benefits of Emerging Technologies Adoption

          Reduced costs                        Increased Productivity
  Using data to truly understand the         Resources can now focus on more
       business and leveraging               value-added tasks as RPA can take
    automation to drive efficiency              up the time-consuming and
      across business processes.                      repetitive tasks

        Increased quality                       Increased Compliance
   Leveraging the power of RPA, is           RPA tool provides full audit trail of
  the best way to go, when you have          processes performed and are rule-
       to get it right every time.                         based

          Available 24/7                      Non-invasive Technology
   Capable of processing around the            There is no need to change the
  clock completing the work that, up,        underlying systems or technology
     until now, humans have been              as RPA is deployed on top of the
                 doing                            systems and applications

                                                Insights and Analytics
         High scalability                    Insights to drive and transform the
   An easily expandable workforce,           business can be generated from the
    instantly trained and deployed             increasing data footprints both
                                                   internally & externally.

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The future of work video

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Conclusion

                                      The winning formula

     Strategy formulation                    Implementation                          Quality Assurance

Knowing where to apply RPA and D&A      Having a laid out plan is just the   To ensure you realize the benefits of your

        is the key to success.             beginning of the journey.                      digital strategy.

   This starts with formulating an    Next is to develop & implement the          Assurance that current RPA

enterprise-wide strategy, develop a     Analytics & Digital strategy.        initiatives/projects are carried out in

    roadmap and governance                                                     line with best practices to achieve

           framework.                                                        management’s expectations is also very
                                                                                                key.

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