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Intelligent Automation seamlessly combines the power of AI chatbots, RPA (Robotic Process Automation), and IDP (Intelligent Document Processing), facilitating smarter and faster workflows, resulting in much greater business efficiency.
The market shift to Intelligent Automation is already well underway, with companies eager to embrace digital transformation to get back on their feet and create a future-proof strategy. 
Join Laiye International's CEO, Ronen Lamdan, IA Thought Leader, Pascal Bornet, Universidad Católica de Temuco's CIO, Dr. Oriel Herrera Gamboa and Moderator, Brian Briggs as we unveil the impact of Intelligent Automation and why it should be the top priority for enterprises in 2022 and beyond.

Recently we sat down with Nada Ahmed, the Vice President of Transformation at Aker Solutions. Nada was featured in the 2020 list of Top 50 Women in Technology in Norway and shares some valuable insights with regards to her career in technology and transformation. 

Aker Solutions delivers integrated solutions, products and services to the global energy industry. They enable low-carbon oil and gas production and develop renewable solutions to meet future energy needs. By combining innovative digital solutions and predictable project execution they accelerate the transition to sustainable energy production. From our conversation it was clear that Nada was passionate about the environment and working hard on the transition from traditional to renewable forms of energy at Aker Solution. 

Alongside her role at Aker Solutions Nada is also very productive in her industry, for example she’s currently serving as the Board Director at Greig Maritime Group. Nada is also head of the board of the Polytechnical society Digital Leadership Community and, on top of this, regularly hosts LIVE events on LinkedIn to connect with those in her network. Nada explains how she is constantly working on her transformation journey both professionally and personally with this being clear to see through the way she is continually bettering herself but also using her insights and knowledge to help and educate others through the work she does both in her communities and online.

In this interview, Nada discusses her passion for Agile leadership as well as Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. Nada explains why she believes this to be so important when building a team and also gives advice on how to manage a diverse team and how to get the work culture right. As well as this, she expresses her passion for encouraging other females into tech and STEM careers, giving advice of how and where to get started. 

Nada talks about how important it is to recognise and appreciate different leadership traits that are different from tradition which can be brought to the table through introducing more women into leadership roles. She talks about her own leadership style and how she aims to lead her teams by example, showing them that it’s okay to be unsure and ask for others help.

In this interview, we also discuss Nada’s career to date, how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected her industry and the exciting projects she has coming up at Aker.

We recently sat down with Elisabeth Mostofi Nejad-Duernsteiner, a Global Pharmaceutical Marketing Leader with a breadth of experience across a variety of therapeutic areas and regions around the world. She has a proven launch record with innovation and digital health and applies a patient-centric mindset with the vision to drive equity and equality to improve healthcare. 

An Economist by trade, Elisabeth brings an alternative business approach to pharmaceutical marketing and starting in the industry as a Commercial Representative, she recognises the importance of the customer and how to sell to your audience. 

Elisabeth is extremely passionate about driving patient centricity, focusing on individual patient needs. She discusses how many healthcare care research tools such as questionnaires and research studies are often biased to a certain group of people, sometimes unconsciously, and how this can have an effect on the wider population and underrepresented groups. Data on the safety and efficiency of drugs are normally derived from male patients and therefore we need to include data from females and people of different ethnicities to generate data and research that is truly representative and inclusive. 

Along with this disparity in research, Elisabeth also discusses the issues concerning access to healthcare, particularly in countries such as Latin America and Africa, a cause that she is extremely passionate about. 

In this interview,  Elisabeth also shares her insights on leadership. She discusses how to establish an area of “psychological safety”, an environment where people can feel comfortable voicing their uncertainties and can ask questions, express concerns and put forward ideas without judgement is extremely important. Elisabeth advises that an increase in agility and curiosity paired with an organisation that allows failure can drive transformation success forward.

Recently, we had the pleasure of speaking with the Head of IT and Business Systems at Satellite Applications Catapult, Leia Mills, about her career journey in the technology sector. 

*Views and opinions expressed in this interview and article are personal to the interviewer and interviewee and are not those of Satellite Applications Catapult.

In this interview, CTOO and Head of Technology at iptiQ by Swiss Re, Bilge Mert discusses the challenges she has faced in her career but also the achievements she is most proud of. Holding several leadership positions throughout her career, Blige also shares her insights on what makes a great leader such as “creating a psychologically safe culture where you can fail and talk about failures” and curating diverse teams.

Eman is a powerhouse in her industry, holding B.S and M.S. degrees in electrical and Medical engineering, six years of experience in Software and hardware engineering in the automotive industry she is also Vice-Chair at CBI Thames Valley and board member of Local enterprise partnership Buckinghamshire and sits on the advisory board for UK5G. 
It was Eman’s father that inspired her to become an engineer. That inspiration paired with her passion for problem-solving was the catalyst that prompted her to pursue a career in STEM. After studying, Eman went on to work within software engineering. Starting at Bosch in software and hardware development in 1999, she has moved up the ranks gaining a director position in 2010 which she has held since. She is now Head of Political Affairs and Government Relations at Bosch UK. 
Eman is passionate about encouraging more women and young girls to pursue a career in STEM and explains how this starts with encouragement from an early age. Eman also discusses the value of finding a strong mentor when it comes to growing within your career and gives advice on how to find the best mentor for you.     
When asking Eman what achievement she is most proud of in her career, she explained how using the word proud doesn’t sit right with her and that she feels more grateful for her success and achievements. Something which is extremely humbling and refreshing to hear from someone who has achieved so much.