08:30–09:00
Foyer
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Registration & Coffee
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09:00–09:10
Main Stage
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Welcome Remarks
Michael Lazzari, Director, APAC Sales
Neil Murphy, Chief Revenue Officer
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09:10–9:50
Main Stage
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Intelligence That Works — Document AI in the Era of Agentic Automation
Enterprises are moving beyond generic AI toward solutions that deliver reliable, measurable results—especially in the document-heavy workflows that power their business. In this keynote, we introduce how ABBYY’s purpose-built Document AI models and domain-specific VLMs enable agents to read, interpret, and act on business-critical documents with accuracy and confidence.
We will share the latest market trends, customer outcomes, and the rapidly growing need for standards-based, trustworthy extraction as the foundation for safe and scalable agentic automation. Attendees will see how high-quality document intelligence is transforming workflows across finance, operations, compliance, and customer experience, and why “intelligence that works” begins with getting your documents right.
Speaker :
Max Vermeir, Vice President, AI Strategy, ABBYY
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9:50-10:35
Main Stage
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Keynote: A 7-Step Plan to Embed AI Into Your Organization
AI is everywhere, yet most organizations are still stuck in initiatives that don't scale. The real question is not whether to adopt AI, but how to embed it structurally beyond the hype so it becomes part of how your organization actually operates.
This session presents a concrete 7 step plan to build a living AI model in motion: from designing the right governance and roles to creating the accountability that make it last. We will discuss how to assign ownership, spark genuine enthusiasm across teams, and turn AI from a side project into a core organisational capability.
Because purposeful AI transformation is not just about the technology. It is about the people, the structure, and the will to make it real.
Speaker :
Dado van Peteghem, Author & Keynote Speaker on Technology & AI
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10:35-11:00
Foyer
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Coffee Break
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11:00-11:45
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Business Track 1
The Hybrid Approach: Making GenAI Production-Ready
Generic LLMs promise flexibility but often fail on accuracy, predictability, and cost control in document-heavy workflows. In this session, we demonstrate how ABBYY’s hybrid approach—combining purpose-built Document AI with our GenAI portfolio —delivers fast wins and production-grade performance. Learn how zero-shot extraction, auto-labelling, improved user experience, and domain-specific optimization unlock measurable impact across finance, compliance, operations, and customer onboarding.
Speaker :
Slavena Hristova, Director of Product Marketing
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Technical Track 1
Making LLM Document Extraction Work in Production
Go inside ABBYY’s Purpose-Built AI architecture and see how we combine domain-trained document models with foundational LLMs to minimize hallucinations, control token usage, and maximize extraction accuracy. This hands-on session walks through practical implementation patterns that make GenAI usable in real-world document workflows.
Speaker :
Nick Carr,Director of Pre-Sales
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11:45–13:15
Expo/Foyer
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Lunch | Ascend Central
Enjoy lunch while exploring the partner ecosystem, connecting with experts, and checking out live demos. |
13:15–14:00
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Business Track 2
Setting the Standard for Safe, Scalable AI
AI adoption without standards increases enterprise risk. In this session, learn how ABBYY is shaping the standard to define how LLMs extract, structure, and validate business-critical documents. Discover how standardized document intelligence reduces compliance risk, ensures consistency across systems, and enables scalable AI governance.
Speaker :
Jon Knisley, Product Marketing Manager, Process AI
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Technical Track 2
Standardizing Document Structures for Enterprise AI
Today’s document data formats are fragmented—XML, JSON, hOCR, ALTO—creating integration complexity. This session introduces a new standard for document extraction co-created by ABBYY. Learn how it unifies document structure representation, simplifies downstream integrations, and provides a stable backbone for enterprise-grade AI systems.
Speaker :
Max Vermeir, Vice President, AI Strategy |
14:00–15:00
Main Stage
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The Essential Context Layer in Your AI Infrastructure
Every AI system that reasons over documents depends on structured, reliable context. Learn how ABBYY delivers that essential context layer through FineReader Engine and FineParser, providing structured, AI-ready output in DocLang and JSON, flexible Docker deployment, and a context layer your entire AI stack can depend on.
Max Vermeir, Vice President, AI Strategy
Nick Carr, Director Pre-Sales
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15:00–15:15
Main Stage
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Customer Spotlight
See how leading enterprises are putting ABBYY's Document AI platform to work solving real-world document and data challenges. The session closes by honoring featured customers with the Enterprise AI Impact Award.
Michael Lazzari, Director, APAC Sales
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15:15–15:30
Main Stage
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Closing Remarks
Michael Lazzari, Director, APAC Sales
Neil Murphy, Chief Revenue Officer
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15:30–16:30
Expo | Foyer
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Networking Reception at Ascend Central
Network with peers over drinks and light bites.
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