The FORA Council

The FORA (the Future of Operations in the Robotic Age) Leadership Council, shaping the future of business operations and services

In 2017, HFS Research established the FORA Council, a private invitation-only council for leaders in the operations industry focused on shaping automation and AI solutions. Space is restricted for very senior executives tasked with driving critical automation and AI initiatives that impact their organizations and the industry at large.   Council Meetings   The quarterly council meetings will be held online, in an invite-only setting. Logistical information on the quarterly online meeting will be distributed well in advance to all the council members. Based on the Leadership Council's findings for the meeting, HFS will create a quarterly mandate which we publish on our website, listing the council members who participated in the discussion.   Membership   The FORA Leadership Council is a private group of industry leaders, selected by HFS Research. Space is restricted to the following:   - Very senior executives tasked with driving critical automation and AI initiatives that impact their organizations and the industry at large - Enterprises with greater than 1000 employees with Automation and AI initiatives, as well as leading services and technology firms in the space - No more than two members per organization are permitted   Don't see your company represented on the list below? Contact HFS to learn more.

FORA Statement of Principles

- Active participation

- Open and honest discussion

- Respect for needs and interests of others

- Investment of time, energy, and resources

- Commitment to finding solutions v. just raising problems

- Determination to message clear, concise recommendations to industry based on the collective learnings of the group

Key stakeholders from the following companies are active members of the FORA Leadership Council:

AB InBev

Abbott

AbbVie

Accenture

ActiveOps

Aetna

AntWorks

arago GmbH

Ascension

Automation Anywhere

AXIS Capital

Bloomberg LP

Blue Prism Software, Inc.

Blue Shield of California

BNP Paribas

Boeing

Capgemini

Celaton

CIBC

Conduent Corporation

Convergys

Corning Incorporated

Credit Suisse

Deloitte Consulting

Desjardins

DXC

End to End Service

EPAM

EY

EXL Service

Galliford Try

General Mills

Genpact

GlaxoSmithKline

Hanover Insurance

HCL Technologies Ltd

Hexaware Technologies

HGS

HSBC

IBM

Independence Blue Cross

Infinote

iNVATERRA

IPsoft, Inc.

ISG

JP Morgan Chase

Knowledge Capital LLC

KPMG LLP

Levi Strauss

Lincoln

LinkedIn

Lloyds Banking Group

Mars Inc

McDonald's Corporation

Medtronic

Mindfields

MUFG Union Bank

Nasdaq

NBC Universal

NEEOPS

Neuralify

NGA Human Resources

NICE

Novartis

NTT DATA UK

Option3

Pegasystems

PepsiCo

Prudential Financial

PwC

Redwood Software

RGP (Resources Global Professionals)

Robiquity

Robotic Desktop

Roboyo

SIG, Sourcing Industry Group

Softomotive

Standard Life Aberdeen plc

Symphony Ventures

Tech Mahindra

The Coca-Cola Company

Thoughtonomy Ltd

Travelers

UBM Asia Ltd

UiPath

UMSL/MIT

Underwriters Laboratories

Unilever

Vestas

Virtual Operations

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

UBS

Wipro Technologies

WorkFusion

WonderBotz

Zurich Insurance 

* A number of companies have been taken off the list by request. Prefer not to be listed? Let us know.