Sumeet Pathak is an IT professional with in depth experience in Banking and Finance vertical. He has more than 18 years of experience in top tier regional and global banking institutions. Over the course of his career, Sumeet has led major functions and projects covering financial, digital and core banking products with team spread across multiple geographies. An early adopter and now avowed evangelist of Software Automation, Sumeet has been at forefront of Intelligent Automation strategy and execution in two global banks. An expert in delivering multi layered and complex projects, Sumeet has built automation CoE from scratch and led automation of over 250 wide ranging processes. Currently he leads premiere European Bank, Societe General's, Automation CoE and is involved in driving it as a strategic initiative across the group. Sumeet has a Masters in e-commerce degree from Deakin University in Australia. He is an avid runner and has ran half marathons in several famous cities around the world.

Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth, aiming to be the trusted partner for its clients, committed to the positive transformations of the world. Active in the real economy for over 150 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Societe Generale employs over 149,000 members of staff in 67 countries and supports on a daily basis 31 million individual clients, businesses and institutional investors around the world. The Group offers a wide range of advisory services and tailored financial solutions to secure transactions, protect and manage assets and savings, and help its clients finance their projects. Societe Generale seeks to protect them in both their day-to-day life and their professional activities, offering the innovative services and solutions they require. The Group’s mission is to empower each and everyone who wants to have a positive impact on the future. Societe Generale supports 31 million individuals, professionals, companies and institutional investors worldwide, placing Corporate Social Responsibility, innovation and digital technology at the heart of its activities to continuously enhance the client experience, advance the economy and contribute to development.