0191 - Talking about Robots with Mark O'Connor

Hosts: Manali Dixit and Kushagra Mathur We are very pleased to welcome Mark O’Connor. Mark is Head of Public Sector at ABP and has been involved in technology centred transformation initiatives across his career.·       To start, could you give us short sketch of your career to date.·       Can you tell us about ABP’s mission?·       Where does process automation fit within the technology consulting ecosystem?·       What values and mindset do you rely on in your role as a consultant?·       Things to keep in mind when working with clients?·       The impact of automation is often cast as a negative, jobs lost, that kind of thing, how valid are the fears and criticisms, how do you deal with it as a service provider?·       Talk about the differences and challenges that public sector brings vs private sector.·       <extra questions from class>Well, we’ll wrap up there.Thank you for sharing your ideas with us today.Notes:ABP Consultancy - https://www.abpconsultancy.com ABP School of Automation - https://www.schoolofautomation.tech/partnersSelf-Sufficiency Model for Consulting (ABP approach)https://www.uipath.com (automation tools provider)AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Voltaic FluctuationsArtist: Ben PruntySource:  https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben PruntyCover Art Title: Complex collageArtist: Allen HigginsSource: vignette_version.pptxLicense: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Podcast LicenseDesign Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.