Conversation with Daniel Dines, Founder & CEO of UiPath

n this RAISE Summit fireside chat, Daniel Dines (CEO & Co-founder, UiPath) explores how robotic process automation (RPA) and agentic AI are converging to drive the next wave of enterprise productivity. In conversation with John Furrier, Dines reflects on UiPath’s journey from pre-AI automation leader to orchestrator of AI agents at global scale, with over 10,000 enterprise customers.
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Key discussion points include:

• RPA meets AI agents: How RPA’s foundation of mimicking human keystrokes and workflows extends naturally into AI-driven orchestration.
• End-to-end value: Why enterprise AI success lies in mastering workflows, orchestration, and human-in-the-loop processes—beyond the hype.
• Orchestration at scale: From single bots to fleets of agents; balancing master-agent vs. workflow-driven models depending on the use case.
• Lessons from RPA: Building a horizontal platform is hard—startups should aim for vertical agents with deep domain expertise, then plug into broader ecosystems.
• Vertical vs. horizontal play: Why industry-specific AI (e.g. price & inventory optimization with UiPath’s PIK acquisition) complements horizontal orchestration.
• Global entrepreneurship: Insights from scaling UiPath from Romania to Japan to the U.S., and why European founders must think globally from day one.
• Government adoption: Contrasts between forward-leaning governments (Singapore, Dubai, U.S.) and slower EU institutions; the case for bold public-sector AI adoption.
• Founder’s mindset: Execution speed as the ultimate advantage—embrace failure, run fast, and seize the unique opportunity in today’s AI boom.

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