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Belgium 21-10-25 Squad Only Physical english

AI in Practice ; What it really takes to move from pilot to production

Every organisation has a handful of AI pilots. But very few have scaled them. The models are accurate. The vision is clear. But something’s always in the way; lack of infrastructure, unclear ownership, security concerns, or just plain fatigue. This is a conversation for people in the messy middle of the AI journey, those navigating the leap from promising prototypes to operational value.

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Belgium 21-10-25 Invitation Only Physical english

CIONET Round Table - From Disconnected Data to Unified Insight ; Building a 360° customer view to unlock commercial growth

In today's competitive landscape, customer expectations have never been higher. They demand a personalised, seamless experience at every touchpoint, from initial marketing contact to post-sale service. Unified data is at the heart of creating engaging customer experiences and is meant to fuel the 360 profile.  However, for many organizations, a complete picture of the customer is fragmented, with critical data scattered in disconnected systems and departments.  This exclusive roundtable will bring together Digital Leaders active in multiple industries to discuss a critical challenge: breaking down data silos to build a true 360° view of the customer. We will explore how to solve the complex integration challenges that prevent a unified view, and how to transform disparate data into a single source of truth. Join us to: Discover how to overcome the technical hurdles of integrating critical business systems, such as ERP and CRM platforms, to unify customer data. Explore real-world case studies on how organisations have successfully created unified customer insights to enhance personalisation and boost commercial and operational efficiency. Discuss best practices for turning fragmented data into actionable insights that can anticipate customer needs, drive revenue growth, and foster long-term loyalty. This is a unique opportunity for Digital Leaders who are ready to transform their customer engagement strategy and unlock the full potential of their data.

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Belgium 22-10-25 Invitation Only Physical english

The End of the Firewall

Enterprises are questioning whether private networks and stacked firewalls are still worthwhile investments. A newer approach operates on the open internet with Zero Trust, eliminates perimeter complexity, and reframes cybersecurity as a business performance metric for boards and audit committees. This is a closed-door, peer discussion, not a lecture. We’ll examine the promise and its pitfalls: Are the promised savings significant, or are they too good to be true? What risks do you introduce? How does this collide with your installed base, legacy OT, entrenched processes and team competencies, and how do you overcome that without breaking operations or credibility with the board? Two senior leaders from global companies will spark the dialogue with lived experience: Kurt De Ruwe, CIO AkzoNobel Frank Bolata, CIO Syensqo    

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October 21, 2025 Squad Session Squad Only Physical english

AI in Practice ; What it really takes to move from pilot to production

Every organisation has a handful of AI pilots. But very few have scaled them. The models are accurate. The vision is clear. But something’s always in the way; lack of infrastructure, unclear ownership, security concerns, or just plain fatigue. This is a conversation for people in the messy middle of the AI journey, those navigating the leap from promising prototypes to operational value.

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November 4, 2025 Squad Session Squad Only Virtual english

From Backlog to Value ; Prioritising what matters when everything feels urgent

You’ve got a roadmap, a backlog, and a lot of pressure. Every team wants their feature. Every stakeholder claims urgency. And your developers? They just want to deliver something meaningful. But how do you prioritise in a way that serves the business, and keeps the team sane? If your backlog keeps growing and your outcomes stay flat, this session helps you turn intent into value, without losing control.

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November 18, 2025 Squad Session Squad Only Physical english

Business Process Driven Architecture ; Designing systems that follow how your organisation actually works

Too often, architecture is drawn top-down, neat boxes, elegant flows, and little connection to the way teams really work. But what if we flipped it? What if our systems evolved from the actual processes, pains, and needs that drive the business? If you’re tired of systems that look good on slides but frustrate in practice, this session will ground the conversation where value is created, at the process level.

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How TeleClinic future-proofed their support with AI-powered automation

When the pandemic made automation a necessity, TeleClinic turned to Ultimate for an automation solution that could provide empathetic and efficient customer support at scale. Three years later, TeleClinic continues to trust Ultimate for the future success of their CX.

 

TeleClinic at a glance

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The customer

TeleClinic is a platform that matches patients with doctors for online consultations via mobile app.

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The market

Since launching in 2015, TeleClinic has emerged as Germany's leading provider of telemedicine. They serve a two-sided market of healthcare professionals and patients.

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The support team

A team of 20 customer service agents provide round-the-clock support to TeleClinic users.

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The channels

TeleClinic offers automated support via both ticket and chat.

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The situation

When the pandemic created an unforeseen spike in demand, TeleClinic knew they needed to automate. Since then, their unique use cases have called for an even more sophisticated automation solution

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The solution

Not only did Ultimate help agents manage a 500% uptick in requests during the pandemic, but it has since enabled them to separately serve both doctors and patients via two custom-built bots.

 

Why TeleClinic continues to trust Ultimate

TeleClinic experienced a 500% increase in requests during the pandemic, which was overwhelming for their support team to say the least. From where they saw it: they could either hire and onboard a lot more people quickly, or automate processes to support their existing team. When faced with this decision, it was clear that AI-powered automation was the only logical choice. After researching other competitors, TeleClinic chose Ultimate as the best automation solution to meet their complex use cases in serving both doctors and patients. They also needed to work with an automation provider located in the EU to ensure GDPR compliance, and Ultimate fit the bill. 

Three years later, Ultimate’s automation solution continues to help remove barriers in access for people seeking telemedical support – and to the doctors looking to provide it. For example, both patients and doctors are able to self-serve much more quickly through the platform, with a whopping workload reduction of 18.9 hours per ticket. TeleClinic has also been able to steadily reduce costs, with €100,504.42 saved in 2023 alone. They’ve achieved all this while keeping their agents happy, too. Due to upticks in requests during hay fever season or when there is a stomach bug going around, agent workload remains stable thanks to automation. As a result, agent NPS score has been a steady 8.5/10. From a global pandemic to hay fever season, TeleClinic feels prepared to weather whatever the future holds thanks to Ultimate's automation solution.

 
 
“Giving the right answer to our users is crucial to us. We wanted to work with a EU-based company to ensure GDPR compliance, and Ultimate could provide the right mix between suggestion and automation.”

Philipp Weidenbach
Head of Patient Operations, TeleClinic

 

Total savings in 2023: €100.5 K
Workload reduction per ticket: 18.9 hrs
Chat automation rate: 37%
 
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AI use case spotlight: prioritizing requests

  • TeleClinic’s support team accommodates both time-pressed doctors and patients in need. They needed an automation solution to make it easier for doctors to prioritize requests so that patients could receive care faster.

  • They have successfully launched a second Doctor Bot that structures and categorizes requests, then forwards them to the right department to ensure they are connected with the right human agents as quickly as possible. 

  • As a result, doctors are able to input data more efficiently, meaning that patients receive the care they need at a much faster rate. In fact, automation has resulted in a workload reduction of 18.9 hours per ticket.
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AI use case spotlight: accurate responses to sensitive questions

  • Telemedicine is a complex, sensitive matter, where a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work. That's why automation at all costs would never be the right solution for TeleClinic.

  • Rather, TeleClinic’s agents have really appreciated the way their bots offer a helping hand when it comes to customer care. As one agent put it, “Thanks to the bot we now get pre-structured client requests and it makes it so much easier to really support them with their actual concern.”

  • Ultimate's platform is GDPR and SOC-2 type 2 compliant, so TeleClinic can be sure their customers' sensitive medical data is always protected.

 

 

The success story

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Custom-built virtual agent

Telemedicine is a naturally complex industry so TeleClinic loves our solution that provides tailored support to both time-pressed doctors and patients in need.

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Scalable solution

With a bot taking care of common customer requests, TeleClinic can meet fluctuating demand — without increasing agents’ workload.

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Secure data handling

Given the sensitive nature of the requests TeleClinic’s support team handles, they needed an automation partner they could rely on to treat customer data securely.

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Headless automation platform

Their bot sits inside their existing tech stack and seamlessly integrates with their CRM, Zendesk. Ultimate analytics dashboard provides clear and easy to use stats.

 

Next on their automation journey

In a high-stakes and ever-changing industry like telemedicine, TeleClinic is always thinking about how they can up their support game by using the best that CX automation has to offer. They are currently curious about how they can harness the potential of UltimateGPT , which uses generative AI to offer even more empathetic and efficient support as they continue to scale. 

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Digital Transformation is redefining the future of health care and health delivery. All stakeholders are convinced that these innovations will create value for patients, healthcare practitioners, hospitals, and governments along the patient pathway. The benefits are starting from prevention and awareness to diagnosis, treatment, short- and long-term follow-up, and ultimately survival. But how do you make sure that your working towards an architecturally sound, secure and interoperable health IT ecosystem for your hospital and avoid implementing a hodgepodge of spot solutions? How does your IT department work together with the other stakeholders, such as the doctors and other healthcare practitioners, Life Sciences companies, Tech companies, regulators and your internal governance and administrative bodies?

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The Telenet Business Leadership Circle powered by CIONET, offers a platform where IT executives and thought leaders can meet to inspire each other and share best practices. We want to be a facilitator who helps you optimise the performance of your IT function and your business by embracing the endless opportunities that digital change brings.

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Découvrez la dynamique du leadership numérique aux Rencontres de CIONET, le programme francophone exclusif de CIONET pour les leaders numériques en Belgique, rendu possible grâce au soutien et à l'engagement de nos partenaires de programme : Deloitte, Denodo et Red Hat. Rejoignez trois événements inspirants par an à Liège, Namur et en Brabant Wallon, où des CIOs et des experts numériques francophones de premier plan partagent leurs perspectives et expériences sur des thèmes d'affaires et de IT actuels. Laissez-vous inspirer et apprenez des meilleurs du secteur lors de sessions captivantes conçues spécialement pour soutenir et enrichir votre rôle en tant que CIO pair. Ne manquez pas cette opportunité de faire partie d'un réseau exceptionnel d'innovateurs numériques !

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CIONET is committed to highlighting and celebrating female role models in IT, Tech & Digital, creating a leadership programme that empowers and elevates women within the tech industry. This initiative is dedicated to showcasing the achievements and successes of leading women, fostering an environment where female role models are recognised, and their contributions can ignite progress and inspire the next generation of women in IT. Our mission is to shine the spotlight a little brighter on female role models in IT, Tech & Digital, and to empower each other through this inner network community.

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