Benoît Cayla

Global Technology Alliance Strategist • Solutions Management Advisory

SS&C Blue Prism

With over 20 years of experience in various integration projects (data, process and applications), Benoit has developed a comprehensive skill set. His journey has taken him through nine different companies, allowing him to see the industry from the perspectives of a service provider, customer and software vendor. Benoit’s extensive experience has naturally led him to engage in large-scale digital transformation projects, particularly in the insurance and finance sectors. Deeply passionate about AI, including machine learning, NLP and deep learning, he joined SS&C Blue Prism in 2019. Starting as a presales solution consultant, Benoit transitioned to an AI analyst role and now manages technical alliances. This position enables him to leverage his expertise in AI and automation, helping customers optimize complex business processes. Currently, as part of the TAP presales organization, Benoit focuses on developing their generative AI value proposition for major accounts in financial services, telco, manufacturing, and healthcare globally. Collaborating closely with TAP partners, strategicpartners and various internal teams, Benoit identifies key market opportunities where SS&C Blue Prism and TAP technologies can drive significant business value. He creates impactful solution demonstrations and supports go-to-market activities, developing marketing collateral and delivering comprehensive sales and presales training. He also evangelizes at marketing events and supports partner sales/consultants with customer opportunities.

Kristof Schum

Gen AI Segment Lead

Amazon Web Services

Kristof is responsible for the regional system integrator and technology partner strategy of the AWS GenAI Stack’s LLM (Large Language Models) and FM (Foundational Models) layer. After five years of management consulting experience and an MBA from Wharton, he joined Amazon as a product manager to lead the build of a machine learning model for the Amazon Global Selling team. In the field of artificial intelligence, he specialized on personalization and automatic summarization, which he also taught to developers and ML Engineers at Amazon Machine Learning University. He led the global machine learning partner team in Seattle for 5 years and now focuses on the European generative AI community.