Gaurav Sharda

Chief Technology Officer Beacon Mobility

Wednesday, March 18, 2026: Main Program

3:00 PM “AI Colleagues” That Take Action in Shared Services - What They Are, How They Work, What it Takes to Deploy Them

Discover how companies adopt a low-risk path to 70%+ automation across HR, IT & Finance

Shared services teams are being asked to cut costs, accelerate response times, and improve employee experience, often with flat or shrinking headcounts. Yet, recent SSON Digital data shows that organizations are stalling in automation efforts, with over 60% still stuck in early-stage adoption, running isolated RPA or AI initiatives that have yet to scale across functions. Traditional automation and chatbots haven’t delivered the step-change leaders need, because they stop at answers instead of action. This session will show how leading organizations are breaking through that ceiling by deploying agentic “AI colleagues” that safely automate 70%+ of shared services work across HR, IT, and Finance. You’ll discover a low-risk, proven adoption path that delivers measurable results.

You’ll see “AI colleagues” in action - “AI colleagues” employees can talk with, Slack/Teams/email with, through a real life customer example.

By attending, you’ll learn:

  • How shared services teams automate 70%+ of manual HR, IT & Finance work using out-of-the-box AI colleagues
  • Why agentic AI colleagues outperform chatbots, taking full actions in ERP, HRIS & ITSM systems with little human intervention
  • Real-world multichannel examples: AI colleagues resolving calls, emails, tickets & chat requests like human support staff
  • How pre-built integrations with Workday, ServiceNow, SAP & Oracle shorten deployment from months to weeks.
  • The financial impact shared services leaders are seeing cost takeout, faster SLAs, and higher employee satisfaction 

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Gaurav.

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