Digital and automatized labour, brought about by new tools, may have a major impact on the operation of financial services firms. Advances in robotics process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence are enabling the automation of a wide range of business processes without the need for complex or expensive technology.

In this second presentation within a mini-series on robotics, Subject Matter Advisors from EY Japan will outline some practical applications for robotics for major overseas headquartered Banking and Capital Markets firms in Japan. Topics will include:

· Business Context, Drivers.

· Why is RPA the next big disruptor.

· Local opportunities and challenges

· Banking and Capital Markets specific example use cases

· How to deliver sustainable benefits - Transitioning RPA from tactical to strategic

Rody Posthuma  leads the international IT Risk and Assurance  practice in Japan covering Risk Assurance and Risk Transformation services to the Financial Service Industry. Rody is a global IT audit partner in charge of a number of global Financial Services clients and provides IT  Risk Advisory services to  tier 1 Banks and Insurance companies.   Rody has over 23 years of  experience in advising clients in a range of areas such as IT Governance,  IT risk management,  IT regulatory compliance, Project risk management , IT security, Business Continuity, Operational Risk, IT assurance, IT compliance and deployment of Risk Systems.

Gary Stanton has over 30 years of experience in banking and securities and a practitioner and consultant in regulation, sales, trading, customer service and operations. He is responsible for the business development and delivery of projects for major clients of EY Financial Services Advisory Practice in Japan and is a member of the EY Global Financial Services Risk Management Leadership Group.