Sunday, 07 June, 2026 / 6:00:00 PM - 7:30:00 PM BST
Ground Floor
Registration and information hours for the day.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 7:30:00 AM - 6:15:00 PM BST
Arcadia 1
Join us in the Exclusive Member Lounge where you can enjoy barista coffee and snacks each day! Rest your feet, charge your devices, network among peers, meet with a Gartner Executive Partner, or find a quiet space to get some work done. If you’d like to book a private meeting room, just ask us for more information at the welcome desk! Rooms are available for you on a first come first served basis. We look forward to hosting you! For more information regarding your conference benefits, please visit your [Exclusive Member Experience page](https://www.gartner.com/en/attendees-navigator/emea/fesu26/member-experience).
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 7:30:00 AM - 6:15:00 PM BST
Level 1
Discover cutting-edge tools, diagnostics and actionable resources at the Gartner Showcase. Visit our demo space for a personalized walkthrough of our business and technology insights platform and learn how Gartner's leading tools like AskGartner, Accelerators, and Finance Budget & Efficiency Benchmark can help you make faster, smarter decisions on your mission-critical priorities.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 7:30:00 AM - 7:00:00 PM BST
Appointment Room 4509536
Registration and information hours for the day.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 7:30:00 AM - 7:00:00 PM BST
Level 1
Visit the Finance Xpo to evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Engage with your peers, Gartner analysts, and exhibitors. Attend a stage session to see technology in action.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 9:30:00 AM - 10:15:00 AM BST
Arora 6
As organizations adapt to AI, many early efforts fall short. Yet, some companies unlock extraordinary value from their AI investments. In this keynote at Gartner’s 2026 Finance Symposium, discover the strategies and mindsets that set such leaders apart. Learn how CFOs become architects of AI-driven transformation, driving innovation, efficiency and competitive advantage in an AI-first enterprise. Join us to explore actionable insights and the pivotal role finance will play in shaping the future of business.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 10:15:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM BST
Level 1
Join us for refreshments in a brief break between sessions.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 10:30:00 AM - 10:50:00 AM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 1
Most enterprises have the same finance stack: ERP for actuals, DWH for consolidation, BI for dashboards, FP&A for planning. Yet finance still spends too much time reconciling definitions, explaining mismatches, and rebuilding “one version of the truth” every month. In this session, we discuss what AI can realistically automate in finance when it runs on governed data, and where it creates risk when the foundation is weak.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 10:30:00 AM - 10:50:00 AM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 2
This session explores how intelligent, agent-driven AI is reshaping accounts payable operations, moving AP beyond basic automation toward a more responsive, proactive, and continuously improving function. Cut through the hype to understand what practical, real-world AI-enabled AP looks like today – from machine learning to agentic AI, and how organizations are putting it into production.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 11:00:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM BST
Arora 7
Seventy-four percent of CFOs are personally leading change management as organizations struggle to achieve successful and sustainable transformation. In today's highly complex, uncertain environment, traditional static approaches no longer work. This session explores how adaptive, always-on change management — focused on continuous iteration and responsiveness to stakeholder needs — can accelerate outcomes and help navigate volatility more effectively. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 11:00:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM BST
Arora 6
Long-term value realization has become increasingly challenging, and most CFOs have already executed multiple rounds of cost reductions. A repeat of a successful 2025 session, this will explore how the top finance teams use the unique selling points of their companies to develop a differentiated cost structure strategy, and how to prioritize spending on areas that will produce the best long-term returns. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 11:00:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM BST
Peninsula A
Emerging technologies such as generative AI, agentic forecasting, and simulation are poised to transform strategic planning—not only improving the quality, speed, and timeliness of strategy, but expanding who can participate. This session provides an overview of these nascent capabilities and what CFOs should do now to prepare. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 11:00:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM BST
Arora 1
The speed of Cloud ERP development has outpaced traditional Finance Change Management approaches. Finance teams must therefore reframe how change is absorbed and measured, focussing activities to ensure real operational impact. This session discusses a rhythm for governing change that allows finance to retain control, absorb releases predictably and operate at the cadence of the cloud. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 11:00:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM BST
Peninsula B
A fundamental obstacle to better forecasting is the entrenched accounting perspective we apply to data. Join the session to learn how FP&A leaders can unlock the full potential of data by shifting to a paradigm centered on business drivers and their relationship to a forecast model. This will enable the framing of data required to provision driver-based machine learning models. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 11:00:00 AM - 11:20:00 AM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 1
The financial close and consolidation solutions support automation, compliance and collaboration within an organization’s group close, consolidation and reporting processes. CFOs will use this research to assess vendors best suited to support transformation within accounting processes. Join the session to learn more.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 11:45:00 AM - 12:15:00 PM BST
Arora 1
Mark G. Peterson, Executive Vice President of Advocacy at the AICPA, will provide a focused briefing on the political, legislative and regulatory developments shaping financial strategy and compliance. He will outline the current policy landscape, highlight emerging risks and opportunities for finance leaders, and share forward looking insights to help organizations anticipate and prepare for potential shifts globally and in region. CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 11:45:00 AM - 12:15:00 PM BST
Peninsula B
CFOs face pressure to adopt AI, but overreliance on offline spreadsheets creates financial risk and fuels the system underutilization trap that blocks planning‑platform value. This session provides an executive playbook for deploying explainable AI within your Financial Planning System (FPS). Learn the strategic governance, data disciplines, and lineage requirements needed to turn AI outputs into defensible decisions in executive decision forums. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 11:45:00 AM - 12:15:00 PM BST
Peninsula A
An AI-enabled autonomous finance function won't happen on its own; it must be planned and designed. In this session, CFOs will learn how to create a structured finance AI roadmap that turns ambition into action. Develop the foundational building blocks, align initiatives with strategic goals and sequence activities and workstreams in a clear, step-by-step plan that will guide your journey and maximize impact. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 11:45:00 AM - 12:15:00 PM BST
Arora 6
Controllership is the largest and most underappreciated finance subfunction. Digital innovations are usurping controllership teams’ legacy responsibilities, calling into question the function’s traditional jobs and value proposition. This session will discuss how the Controllership function continues to evolve roles and workflow to capitalize on digital acceleration in accounting. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 11:45:00 AM - 12:45:00 PM BST
Market Brasserie Restaurant
Build new relationships and learn in a fun, fast-paced networking session. Connect peer-to-peer in focused conversations sharing your professional journeys, current goals, or challenges for 2026. Build new relationships in a fun, fast-paced networking session made up of six 8 minute meetings.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 12:15:00 PM - 1:45:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo and Thamesview Pavilion
Visit the Finance Xpo or head to the Thamesview Pavilion for a bite to eat! Join us to network with your peers and make new connections. Engage with your peers, Gartner analysts, and exhibitors while enjoying delicious food and beverages. Evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Attend a stage session to see technology in action. To see the Lunch Menu, please click [here.](https://emtevp.gcom.cloud/events/fesu26/assets/15000538_15000538.pdf)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 12:15:00 PM - 1:45:00 PM BST
Cutty Sark, Greenwich Suites, Level 2
Today’s workplace is more demographically diverse than ever. For the first time, four generations are working together, sharing the same workplaces, working on the same projects, vying for the same career opportunities. As a manager, you need to understand how to get the best from your multi-generational teams. This presentation will show you how to do it, and how, by harnessing ‘DQ’ (digital intelligence) and ‘EQ’ (emotional intelligence), you and your team can achieve excellence.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 12:45:00 PM - 1:05:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 1
ERP systems can report spend after the fact, but they cannot govern the spend they never reach. This session shows how CFOs and Finance leaders can close the spend governance gap across decentralised and tail spend with proactive controls, real-time visibility and audit-ready data, without replacing their ERP or slowing the business down.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 12:45:00 PM - 1:05:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 2
Merck transformed a highly manual expense audit process into an AI-powered finance risk operation. In this session, Merck shares how AI helped shift teams from repetitive reviews to higher-value investigation work, improving visibility into risky transactions, strengthening controls, and enabling auditors to focus on behavioral risk patterns humans cannot easily detect at scale.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 1:10:00 PM - 1:30:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 1
Volatility, AI investment pressure and board scrutiny are reshaping the CFO role. Today’s finance leaders must build trust while guiding strategy, governance and transformation. This session outlines a practical CFO trust framework for balancing growth, risk and accountability. Learn how CFOs move beyond efficiency toward true transformation and how to modernize core finance processes with confidence.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 1:10:00 PM - 1:30:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 2
Autonomous Finance is no longer a future goal — it's a competitive necessity. This session moves past the buzzwords to explore AI as core architecture for the resilient enterprise. Using real-world lessons from Vitality's journey, discover practical takeaways for unifying financial, controls, and risk data, dismantling manual chaos, and building the organizational readiness to drive decision velocity in volatile markets.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 1:35:00 PM - 1:55:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 1
By 2030, 90% of transactional finance work will be handled by AI agents capable of reasoning, deciding, and acting autonomously. As finance teams still spend most time on execution, the role will shift. This session explores next-gen finance: the changing role of finance (judgment, exceptions, relationships), design principles for agentic-led finance (roadmap), and high-ROI agentic AI use cases focusing on value creation and automation at scale.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 1:35:00 PM - 1:55:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 2
The future of finance belongs to CFO's who use "Algo Quotient" (AQ) to lead hybrid teams of humans and AI Colleagues. By automating implementation to a single day, the human role shifts from technical setup to high-level judgment, ensuring AI agents deliver real results or face being "fired" for underperformance.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 1:45:00 PM - 2:15:00 PM BST
Arora 1
How do finance teams thrive amid volatility while doing more with less? Join Pigment and Drei to explore how modern planning, AI, and process transformation enabled smarter decisions, improved efficiency, and stronger team impact - turning resource constraints into a catalyst for growth.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 1:45:00 PM - 2:15:00 PM BST
Arora 5
CFOs face pressure to turn AI into measurable enterprise value. In this session SAP and their customer BP share how to move from pilots to autonomous finance at scale while maintaining control and continuity. Hear how SAP and BP explore key foundations such as trusted data, controls, and governance—while reinforcing where human judgment remains essential in an AI-driven environment. We will also examine how agentic AI shifts finance from a reporting function to an active driver of decisions embedded across the business.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 1:45:00 PM - 2:15:00 PM BST
Arora 6
AI is no longer an experiment; it’s rapidly transforming finance performance across planning, close, and reporting. CFOs who act decisively can unlock measurable ROI, faster insights, and competitive advantage, while others risk falling behind. This session provides real examples where AI delivers the greatest impact, how to scale from pilots to production, and how to prepare your finance organisation for the emerging era of Agentic AI.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 1:45:00 PM - 2:15:00 PM BST
Arora 7
Join Stuart Collins (BDO UK) and Laurence Tracol (SkyScanner) as they share how moving from legacy systems to Workday enables real-time visibility, stronger control and AI-driven decisions – transforming finance into a true growth driver. They will share how they manage risk, streamline complex reporting and use live analytics to drive decisions that keep the organisation moving forward.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 1:45:00 PM - 2:15:00 PM BST
Peninsula A
CFOs are under pressure to deliver autonomous finance, yet automation alone rarely closes the execution gap. This session positions autonomy as a discipline, not an end state, exploring how outcome based, AI enabled models improve resilience, accelerate close and forecast, and elevate finance from processing to decision support. Attendees leave with clarity on where autonomy creates value and the leadership choices required.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 1:45:00 PM - 2:15:00 PM BST
Peninsula B
Join this session to discover how Chiesi, a global biopharmaceutical group, has been transforming financial planning by rethinking the model, processes and tool. Operating across 30+ countries, Chiesi faced increasing complexity and changing organisation needs. Through the PCR (Planning, Consolidation & Reporting) program, the company is building a “One Finance” model to enable greater flexibility and explore new opportunities with AI.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 2:30:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM BST
Arora 1
Taking on a CFO role is an exciting and rewarding career milestone, but the skills that help you succeed as a CFO aren't always the same ones that helped you achieve the role. This session will look at success factors that accelerate a new CFO's time to impact and best practices in ensuring a successful first few years as a CFO. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 2:30:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM BST
Peninsula B
AI is already changing how finance work gets done, but many teams are still organized around role composition designed for a pre‑AI world. As AI reshapes how work flows through finance, roles at the entry, middle, and leadership layers need to be rethought so expectations are clear, skills stay relevant, and teams can actually deliver impact. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 2:30:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM BST
Arora 7
This is a conceptual strategy session for leaders whose organisations are already comfortable with the AI ROI conversation and are ready to go beyond it. It goes deeper into the thinking behind the keynote, examining the emerging logic of advanced organisations as they shift from one-off gains to broader questions of workforce redesign, changing functional boundaries, and the operating philosophy choices that define the AI-shaped organisation. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 2:30:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM BST
Arora 6
Technology is now a strategic growth engine, not just an operational tool. Forward-thinking CFOs are moving beyond outdated metrics and embracing outcome-driven metrics (ODMs) to measure technology’s true business impact. This session presents a framework for CFOs to quantify the real value of tech investments. Learn how ODMs reveal financial returns and key intangible benefits like brand reputation, employee engagement and innovation that drive competitive advantage. Equip yourself with the insights and tools to ensure every dollar delivers measurable outcomes aligned with your organization’s most important priorities. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 2:30:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM BST
Peninsula A
As the finance function evolves, CFOs must champion the shift toward autonomous accounting to unlock real-time visibility and actionable insights. The journey begins with the strategic adoption of AI-powered automation and innovative operating models, facilitating seamless and continuous financial processes. This shift not only accelerates reporting and analytics but also fosters a culture of agility and ongoing improvement. Forward-thinking CFOs investing autonomous journey will best support growth and respond proactively to disruptions. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 2:30:00 PM - 2:50:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 1
Cloud ERP finance applications are rapidly evolving as automation, AI, and composable architectures reshape the market amid rising regulatory and economic pressures. CFOs can use this session to identify vendors that deliver data-driven insights and future-ready finance solutions.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 2:30:00 PM - 3:30:00 PM BST
Market Brasserie Restaurant
Build new relationships and learn in a fun, fast-paced networking session. Connect peer-to-peer in focused conversations sharing your professional journeys, current goals, or challenges for 2026. Build new relationships in a fun, fast-paced networking session made up of six 8 minute meetings.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 3:15:00 PM - 3:45:00 PM BST
Arora 7
Finance leaders aren’t resisting AI—they’re resisting unmanaged risk. As organisations embed AI into core financial and compliance processes, many initiatives stall due to concerns around auditability, regulatory exposure, and loss of control. In this session, Avalara and Oracle NetSuite will share how global enterprises are operationalising AI in compliance-critical environments—without compromising trust. Drawing on real-world implementations, we’ll show how organisations are reducing manual intervention, accelerating reporting, and improving audit readiness. Through practical examples in indirect tax and e-invoicing, we’ll demonstrate how control frameworks, AI-driven automation, and real-time transparency deliver both efficiency and regulatory confidence.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 3:15:00 PM - 3:45:00 PM BST
Peninsula A
CFOs need to show ROI from their investments in AI. However, AI’s value won’t scale at the speed of technology—it scales at the speed of people. Finance must change how work gets done, how teams are organised, and how people add value. In this session, we’ll share research backed thinking that finance leaders can use to evolve the work, workforce and organisation and drive value for finance and the enterprise.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 3:15:00 PM - 3:45:00 PM BST
Peninsula B
Can Finance truly scale AI beyond pilots? Hear how IBM is doing it as “Client Zero"—advancing an AI-first Finance function from transformation to enterprise impact. With ~40% FP&A cost reduction and ~1M tasks automated, learn how AI, digital labor, and data are driving faster decisions and redefining Finance’s strategic role.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 3:15:00 PM - 3:45:00 PM BST
Arora 1
Autonomous accounting is shaping the future of finance, but true autonomy requires more than AI. In regulated environments, exceptions, reconciliations, and judgment at the edge of the balance sheet remain critical. This session explores a human-in-the-loop model where AI and automation improve efficiency, while finance leaders retain control, auditability, and accountability for financial truth.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 3:15:00 PM - 3:45:00 PM BST
Arora 5
As volatility becomes the norm across global markets, finance organisations are being pushed beyond traditional FP&A toward a more autonomous, technology‑driven operating model. In this session, Global Business Travel shares how it implemented four AI‑powered forecasting use cases to transform the way finance plans, predicts, and acts. The presentation explores how machine learning forecasting has been embedded across demand, revenue, cost, and cash scenarios—automating previously manual processes, improving forecast accuracy, and enabling faster, more confident decision‑making. By shifting finance from retrospective analysis to predictive and prescriptive insights, the company is laying the groundwork for Autonomous Finance: a model where systems continuously learn, forecast, and recommend actions with minimal human intervention. Attendees will gain practical insights into the implementation journey, governance considerations, and measurable efficiency gains—along with lessons learned on scaling AI responsibly across finance functions. The result is a blueprint for finance leaders looking to move beyond FP&A and build a more agile, automated, and insight‑driven finance organisation.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 3:15:00 PM - 3:45:00 PM BST
Arora 6
Are you delivering tangible value with AI in FP&A? This session cuts through complexity, revealing the data layers and strategic setup required for intelligent enterprise-wide planning. Gain actionable strategies on how to achieve financial performance excellence by implementing a robust, value-driven AI blueprint. Learn how to transform your FP&A processes into a competitive advantage, ensuring you thrive in the AI-first era.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 4:00:00 PM - 4:30:00 PM BST
Peninsula B
Crafting effective presentations for the board of directors feels like more art than science. However, CFOs who consistently meet the board's expectations and get what they need in this setting realize they can take the guesswork out of board interactions by following a few simple rules. Learn how to apply these practices in your own presentations to drive predictable, strategic discussions with the board. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 4:00:00 PM - 4:30:00 PM BST
Peninsula A
This session will explore the eight forces that will reshape finance functions between now and 2030. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 4:00:00 PM - 4:30:00 PM BST
Arora 7
If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it— AI is no exception. Yet, CFOs should not focus solely on immediate, hard financial ROI (typically in the form of cost savings) from AI, given longer time horizons and nonfinancial impacts. This session will explore a framework for how CFOs can navigate the costs of investments and confidently determine the value of AI initiatives to shape enterprise strategy and impact.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 4:00:00 PM - 4:30:00 PM BST
Arora 6
This session explores how government finance departments can reorganize to function effectively with fewer employees by prioritizing mission-critical work. As agencies face workforce reductions, leaders must identify essential functions that directly support organizational goals, ensuring limited staff focus on high-impact activities. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 4:00:00 PM - 4:30:00 PM BST
Arora 1
As CFOs accelerate AI, many initiatives stall due to data, governance and ownership decisions. This session shows how to avoid three common AI traps:- waiting for perfect data, over‑trusting AI, and setting it live without ownership—so AI scales safely and delivers value. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 4:30:00 PM - 5:15:00 PM BST
Level 1
Join us for refreshments in a brief break between sessions.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 4:45:00 PM - 5:05:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 2
Finance leaders face a challenge of adopting "black box" AI that lacks auditability and adds risk to financial operations. In this session we'll share BlackLine's 'glass box' architecture, where every AI action is governed by policy and fully traceable, while delivering significant business impact, like accelerating reconciliations by an average of 80%.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 4:45:00 PM - 5:05:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 1
Experience SAP’s AI first finance vision in action. This deep dive demo shows how trusted AI and connected data reinvent planning, consolidation, and performance. See agentic assistants predict, simulate, and act in real time—giving CFOs unprecedented speed, control, and strategic impact.
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 5:15:00 PM - 6:00:00 PM BST
Arora 6
Disabled people are the largest historically underrepresented group, numbering over one billion worldwide. Organizations that prioritize accessibility benefit by gaining access to a much larger audience, improving the experience for both disabled and nondisabled people, and facilitating further innovation. Join us for an engaging presentation with Haben Girma, the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School and bestselling author as she shares how she became an advocate and what we can do to make our communities more inclusive. CPE Credit: 0.8; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None
Monday, 08 June, 2026 / 6:00:00 PM - 7:00:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo
Join us for a networking reception on the Finance Xpo where you can engage with your peers, Gartner analysts, and exhibitors while enjoying delicious food and beverages. Evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 8:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM BST
Arcadia 1
Join us in the Exclusive Member Lounge where you can enjoy barista coffee and snacks each day! Rest your feet, charge your devices, network among peers, meet with a Gartner Executive Partner, or find a quiet space to get some work done. If you’d like to book a private meeting room, just ask us for more information at the welcome desk! Rooms are available for you on a first come first served basis. We look forward to hosting you! For more information regarding your conference benefits, please visit your [Exclusive Member Experience page](https://www.gartner.com/en/attendees-navigator/emea/fesu26/member-experience).
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 8:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM BST
Level 1
Discover cutting-edge tools, diagnostics and actionable resources at the Gartner Showcase. Visit our demo space for a personalized walkthrough of our business and technology insights platform and learn how Gartner's leading tools like AskGartner, Accelerators, and Finance Budget & Efficiency Benchmark can help you make faster, smarter decisions on your mission-critical priorities.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 8:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM BST
Appointment Room 4509536
Registration and information hours for the day.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 8:00:00 AM - 3:45:00 PM BST
Level 1
Visit the Finance Xpo to evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Engage with your peers, Gartner analysts, and exhibitors. Attend a stage session to see technology in action.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 9:00:00 AM - 9:45:00 AM BST
Arora 6
We’re at a crossroads. Certainly since the COVID-19 crisis but even before that, we have been evolving into a world with many new types of disruptions. There’s this potent cocktail of global platforms, information, intelligence, and automation that is accelerating the pace of change. But technology is no longer the biggest driver of disruption. What’s coming at us is ecological, biological, societal and geopolitical in nature and this is just the beginning. These many disruptions are going to evolve into seismic shocks that will completely overturn how we live and work. Think about the rising sea levels we might experience in coming decades. Or pandemics like COVID-19. Or the cold (trade) war between the US and China. CPE Credit: 0.8; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 9:45:00 AM - 10:30:00 AM BST
Level 1
Join us for refreshments in a brief break between sessions.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 10:00:00 AM - 10:20:00 AM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 1
ERP was never built for SaaS. Zero inventory, no patience for 18-month rollouts, complexity that grows by the quarter. Yet finance teams are stuck with systems never designed for how they operate. Jonathan Sanders and Sabrina Castiglione dig into why traditional ERP fails the modern finance leader, what "organic" software that grows with the business looks like, and how CFOs can stop wrestling systems and start driving strategy.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 10:30:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM BST
Arora 6
As organizations accelerate their investments in data and analytics, the expectations for CFOs are rapidly evolving. This session will explore how CFOs can transcend traditional finance roles to become enterprise data visionaries, enablers, and business partners — unlocking the full value of D&A investments and driving measurable business outcomes. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 10:30:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM BST
Arora 7
Although CEOs, boards, and investors expect simultaneous top-line growth, bottom-line expansion, and capital efficiency (i.e., efficient growth), no more than 5% of companies are able to achieve it. This session teaches replicable lessons from efficient growth company CFOs on how to manage costs, capital, cash, and AI investments for delivering long-term value. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 10:30:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM BST
Peninsula B
Despite AI success stories and advancing AI technology, finance leaders are approaching AI with renewed caution. While data show a deceleration in the pace of AI adoption in finance, those organizations that can quickly pilot and implement AI are are seeing greater efficiency and effectiveness. Join this session to benchmark your organization’s AI adoption, impact and speed of implementation against your peers — and refine your strategy to build momentum for AI adoption. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 10:30:00 AM - 11:00:00 AM BST
Peninsula A
While the adoption of AI has had a minimal impact on accounting headcount to date, 29% of accounting executives anticipate headcount will decrease between 6% and 15% in the next three years. To take advantage of the dominant areas of AI-driven transformation in accounting, Corporate Controllers need to change the jobs to be done in the department. This session will discuss how Controllers can shift accountants’ focus from compliance and maintenance tasks to proactive analysis and business partnering. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 10:30:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM BST
Market Brasserie Restaurant
Build new relationships and learn in a fun, fast-paced networking session. Connect peer-to-peer in focused conversations sharing your professional journeys, current goals, or challenges for 2026. Build new relationships in a fun, fast-paced networking session made up of six 8 minute meetings.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 11:15:00 AM - 11:45:00 AM BST
Arora 1
CFOs must evolve from financial stewards to strategic growth engines. Join Coupa to learn how leading organisations leverage Agentic AI to turn market volatility into a competitive edge. We’ll move beyond the balance sheet to explore the AI-driven foundations and cultural shifts required for a resilient, high-speed finance function. Discover how to orchestrate intelligence and ensure profitability in an era of constant disruption.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 11:15:00 AM - 11:45:00 AM BST
Arora 7
AI and agentic workflows are transforming finance, enabling organizations to move beyond automation toward autonomous, end-to-end transaction processing. Over the past three years, Reckitt has partnered with AppZen to transform Accounts Payable (AP) and Travel & Expense (T&E), delivering measurable results in cost savings, processing efficiency, and workforce productivity. Join this session to hear how Reckitt is building trust in AI agents, governing a hybrid human-agent workforce, and preparing for the next era of autonomous finance.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 11:15:00 AM - 11:45:00 AM BST
Peninsula A
Finance leaders don’t just need more data, they need faster decisions and strong controls. In this joint session, Microsoft and Serrala share what works to scale AI in finance: clear priorities, embedded workflows, solid data governance, and a human-in-the-loop approach to build trust. Microsoft presents proven AI patterns, while Serrala shows how its platform brings them into daily CFO operations.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 11:15:00 AM - 11:45:00 AM BST
Peninsula B
In 2026 and beyond, CFOs are steering companies through a volatile environment. Geopolitical uncertainty, fragile demand, and tighter capital markets increase risk across revenue, margins, liquidity, and investments. A CFO’s role isn't confined to Finance—it’s to guide the enterprise through uncertainty and influence decisions across functions. How can CFOs turn AI & tech disruption into measurable business impact?
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 12:00:00 PM - 12:30:00 PM BST
Arora 6
In today’s VUCA finance landscape, managing team emotions is increasingly challenging amid constant, unpredictable change. While operational change management is well-established, addressing the emotional impact of volatility and uncertainty is often overlooked—yet vital for successful transformation. This session shares practical strategies to integrate emotional intelligence into change management, helping teams remain engaged and resilient through complexity and ambiguity. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 12:00:00 PM - 12:30:00 PM BST
Peninsula A
Standard reporting hides the real story behind margin performance. This session covers three powerful profitability analysis techniques — customer, channel and profit-volume-mix — that help CFOs uncover hidden margin erosion and make smarter decisions. Learn how to start simple, iterate fast and embed these insights into planning and performance management — even with imperfect data. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 12:00:00 PM - 12:30:00 PM BST
Peninsula B
CFOs are being challenged to show tangible results on AI initiatives with limited capital and finite capabilities. They can’t afford to waste scarce resources on low-impact AI initiatives. This session shows how to select, evaluate and prioritize AI use cases to build a focused portfolio that can maximize AI ROI while managing technology and organizational risk. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 12:00:00 PM - 12:30:00 PM BST
Arora 7
Explore how NIQ responded to major business changes including private equity ownership, a significant acquisition, and rapid divestiture by launching a comprehensive finance transformation. This session demonstrates how NIQ integrated 40 finance systems into unified global platforms, standardized processes, and established global capability hubs to drive efficiency and scalability. Learn how the consolidation of SAP, OneStream, Sidetrade, Relish, MSD, and other systems into a single ecosystem enabled NIQ to achieve sustainable cost savings and a best-in-class 1.5% cost-to-revenue run rate. Whether your organization is facing growth, restructuring, or digital transformation, discover actionable strategies for leading finance through change and building a future-ready function. CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 12:00:00 PM - 12:30:00 PM BST
Arora 1
Fragmented data and siloed technology often hinder next-gen FP&A decision support. This session delivers a strategic blueprint for aligning data flows, architectures and advanced technologies — like data virtualization, autoML and GenAI — across forecasting, scenario planning and integrated outputs. Learn to design supportive data architecture, reduce inefficiencies and optimize costs, transforming FP&A into a scalable, technology-driven decision support powerhouse. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 12:00:00 PM - 12:20:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 1
Discover how financial planning software, Magic Quadrants and Critical Capabilities can transform your vendor evaluation process. This session provides insights into comprehensive market overviews, vendor quadrant comparisons and evaluation guidance. Join this session and learn to leverage MQs and CCs to make informed decisions that align with your business objectives and support digital FP&A transformation efforts.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 12:30:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo and Thamesview Pavilion
Visit the Finance Xpo or head to the Thamesview Pavilion for a bite to eat! Join us to network with your peers and make new connections. Engage with your peers, Gartner analysts, and exhibitors while enjoying delicious food and beverages. Evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Attend a stage session to see technology in action. To see the Lunch Menu, please click [here.](https://emtevp.gcom.cloud/events/fesu26/assets/15000539_15000539.pdf)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 12:30:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM BST
Cutty Sark, Greenwich Suites, Level 2
Join us for a dynamic keynote with Peter Hinssen, visionary futurist and author. In a world where uncertainty is the new normal, Peter will share how CFOs can embrace disruption, drive innovation, and lead boldly, even when change is the only constant.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 12:45:00 PM - 1:15:00 PM BST
Peninsula A
Every vendor claims AI-powered finance, but which capabilities are truly innovative versus repackaged automation? This session cuts through noise with real use cases showing what intelligent EPM delivers today: autonomous reconciliations in minutes, real-time conversations with planning data, and self-service reporting with insights. Get practical guidance to evaluate AI capabilities and build a CFO-ready business case.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 12:45:00 PM - 1:15:00 PM BST
Arora 7
As a multinational operating across 31 countries and integrating more than 100 acquisitions, Bunzl faced fragmented Finance operations, multiple ERPs and limited Cash visibility. Learn how Bunzl partnered with Sidetrade to deploy an AI-native, standardized and scalable Order-to-Cash model, improving cash performance, accelerating decision-making and strengthening operational resilience without first harmonizing ERP systems.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 12:45:00 PM - 1:05:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 1
AI tools, such as Claude, have made Excel more powerful than ever—but they haven’t solved the challenges of enterprise planning. As soon as organizations move beyond individual use cases into cross-functional planning, gaps emerge. This session demonstrates how data, AI and Excel work together to deliver Orchestrated Planning. Learn how to combine AI-driven speed with a governed financial data foundation and orchestrated workflows.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 12:45:00 PM - 1:05:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 2
AI can transform siloed data into trusted, actionable intelligence that drives collections, liquidity, and risk decisions with unmatched accuracy and speed. Leveraging AI for collections and credit risk and expediting the in-flow of cash to the organization, Accounts Receivable departments play a pivotal role in sustaining the financial health of a company. Learn how AI is supporting the initiatives of the Office of the CFO.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 1:10:00 PM - 1:30:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 1
AI adoption is not without risk. From data quality issues to resource constraints, many teams struggle to maintain control during transformation. Join FlexTecs to learn how leading organisations protect process integrity, while attempting to drive continuous improvement through AI.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 1:10:00 PM - 1:30:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 2
AI and automation are transforming tax and finance. Built on a strong, governed foundation, they improve accuracy, trust, and decision-making. In this session, Vertex and EY will share practical insights on governing AI to strengthen compliance, reduce risk, and scale finance operations with confidence—supported by intelligent tax technology and trusted data.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 1:35:00 PM - 1:55:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 1
As volatility increases and decision windows narrow, organizations are moving from hindsight reporting to predictive planning. This session shows how AI improves forecast accuracy, accelerates decisions, and delivers trusted, governed insights across finance, workforce planning, and KPIs—proven through client examples and IBM’s own Client Zero transformation.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 1:35:00 PM - 1:55:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 2
ElevenLabs hit $330M+ ARR in three years with 400 people across 45 countries — by treating AI as core infrastructure. Mark McDonnell (Finance at ElevenLabs) joins Robbie Wenden (Ramp) to break down what operating a global, AI-native business at this pace really looks like: what a lean finance team requires from your ops stack, where AI reshapes roles versus replacing them, and what breaks first when you scale fast.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 2:00:00 PM - 2:30:00 PM BST
Arora 1
CFOs are increasingly collaborating with CIOs, but the relationship has not always been as productive as possible. We will discuss tactics and strategies for a more productive relationship with your CIO that drives cost-efficient digitization. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: Non
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 2:00:00 PM - 2:30:00 PM BST
Peninsula A
This session will provide clients with a summary of the key attributes of frontier finance teams in 2030. This is a core part of the Finance 2030 workstream, and it provides an overview of "what the function will look like" in the future. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 2:00:00 PM - 2:30:00 PM BST
Arora 6
Discover how leading enterprises are using scenario planning to navigate uncertainty and drive resilience in turbulent times. This session reveals practical frameworks, real-world examples and cutting-edge technologies that transform how CFOs can anticipate and respond to change with an adaptive strategy. Join us to gain actionable strategies that will empower your financial leadership and future-proof your organization. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 2:00:00 PM - 2:30:00 PM BST
Arora 7
CFOs underestimate how much organizational realities and each cloud ERP implementation phase’s goals drive the need for tailored finance resources. CFOs must balance the right mix of internal and external resources across each phase of an ERP implementation to drive stronger returns on investment. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 2:00:00 PM - 2:30:00 PM BST
Peninsula B
FP&A teams have a dirty secret: many spend over 70% of their time accessing, cleaning and transforming data before analysis even begins. With AI, FP&A leaders can now automate their data supply chain, unlocking transformative opportunities for Finance. This session will detail how to implement agentic retrieval augmented generation (RAG), adopt product thinking in Finance, and prepare CFOs for how to transform their FP&A teams. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 2:45:00 PM - 3:15:00 PM BST
Arora 1
While a PwC survey finds 75% of UK CEOs see AI transforming business, trust remains the biggest barrier. Hear from finance leaders as they share their blueprint for creating a trusted foundation for agentic financial operations. Learn how to implement governance for accuracy, leverage a unified platform to ensure data integrity for confident AI-powered decision-making, and build an agentic-ready culture founded on trust and transparency.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 2:45:00 PM - 3:15:00 PM BST
Arora 5
AI is making it easier than ever to build AP automation. But what works in a proof of concept doesn’t always hold up in production. This session explores where AI delivers value, where it falls short, and what organizations often overlook when building internally, from integration and control to long-term ownership and cost.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 2:45:00 PM - 3:15:00 PM BST
Arora 6
Most finance leaders have invested in AI. Few can point to where it changed the business. The reason isn't the model or vendor. It's the operating model underneath. This session covers the four eras of computing, the five-layer model finance needs now, and where most pilots stall. You leave with three things: a framework to assess your readiness, a view of the layer competitors are already moving on, and one question worth putting to your board.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 2:45:00 PM - 3:15:00 PM BST
Arora 7
Discover the blueprint for a global finance transformation across 80+ countries. Learn how ECU Worldwide, a logistics leader, leveraged a centralized, AI-powered model to cut manual work by 60% and unify fragmented operations. Hear directly from senior leaders at Datamatics on the strategies that drove unprecedented efficiency and governance.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 2:45:00 PM - 3:15:00 PM BST
Peninsula A
In this session, we will examine real-world, practical applications of AI agents across Order-to-Cash and demonstrate how leading organizations are achieving game-changing improvements in cash flow, productivity, and customer experience. We will outline a proven approach to move from pilot projects to enterprise-wide deployment. This session is designed for finance leaders ready to move into truly autonomous finance.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 3:15:00 PM - 3:45:00 PM BST
Level 1
Join us for refreshments in a brief break between sessions.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 3:20:00 PM - 3:40:00 PM BST
Finance Xpo Stage 1
Why AI Value is Invisible to Traditional Finance, and How to Measure It. AI-enabled economic value exists but is heavily distorted or invisible in traditional financial metrics, GDP, and corporate ledgers. While CFOs face urgent boardroom pressure to prove AI ROI, legacy financial tools are structurally blind to these invisible returns.
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 3:45:00 PM - 4:15:00 PM BST
Arora 7
Effective delegation is essential for CFOs to maximize impact and develop future finance leaders. Discover what sets successful CFOs apart in delegation and how you can adopt these proven practices to delegate more effectively and achieve better results. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 3:45:00 PM - 4:15:00 PM BST
Peninsula A
Employee productivity is not enough. If you want value from AI, you need to reengineer processes, change team structures, renegotiate contracts with providers or change insource/outsource labor mixes. But these pathways to value can vary greatly in effort. Join this session where you'll learn about a practical framework, cases and actions you can take to get to the value from AI. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 3:45:00 PM - 4:15:00 PM BST
Arora 5
Finance needs specific roles to advance its digital initiatives and improve processes. Join this session where we'll demystify the differences between process ownership and product ownership, helping you decide when, why and if global process owners and product owners are needed. Learn how to build accountability for technology-driven process improvement and how to foster effective collaboration and synergy between roles to maximize results. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 3:45:00 PM - 4:15:00 PM BST
Arora 1
Elevate your FCCS business case by highlighting intangible benefits like enhanced decision-making via AI enabled capabilities and agility to adapt to market changing conditions. Address risks from poor data quality, low process maturity, and talent gaps. This holistic strategy ensures CFOs realize the full strategic benefit of a financial close and consolidation solution. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 4:30:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM BST
Arora 5
This session will include how CFOs and finance leaders can use a negotiation cheat sheet with 10 innovative and powerful negotiation tips and techniques as an integral part of the negotiation planning process. This sheet can serve as your at-a-glance negotiation playbook for all significant technology negotiations for cost optimization and risk mitigation. Attendees will receive this cheat sheet as a take-away from this session. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 4:30:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM BST
Arora 7
CFOs face growing pressure to strategically plan and fund AI investments across organizations for growth and innovation. Traditional project-based funding models can starve technology investments and limit their impact, leaving organizations at a disadvantage. This session explores AI-suitable funding models — product, block, and value-stream-based — for smarter investments and stronger enterprise planning. Learn how AI-specific funding provides the speed, flexibility and governance needed to maximize the value of AI investments, ensuring they are directly aligned with your organization’s strategic priorities and business outcomes. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 4:30:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM BST
Peninsula A
Despite rising pressure for CFOs to demonstrate returns on decision support investments, most stakeholders consider finance’s support suboptimal. CFOs should anchor finance decision support to the five hallmarks of high quality: frame, input, options, trade-offs and action. Join this session to receive a sequential framework for effectively applying these hallmarks to your team’s operational decision support. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 4:30:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM BST
Arora 6
Despite AI’s potential, its current impact in finance remains limited, partly because finance employees fear it may diminish their value and replace their jobs. CFOs must transform AI avoiders into AI champions by designing finance job roles to emphasize the work humans uniquely perform, phasing AI development to meet employees where they are and by sharing and improving AI’s behind-the-scenes infrastructure. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Business Management and Organization; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)
Tuesday, 09 June, 2026 / 4:30:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM BST
Arora 1
CFOs face pressure to adopt AI, but general‑purpose tools cannot solve the specific forecasting challenges inside Finance. This session explains the operational reality of predictive, generative, and agentic AI built directly into financial planning software (FPS). Learn how to use a three‑tier maturity model to compare nine FPS AI use cases and select a targeted, high‑value option that delivers auditable FP&A results. (CPE Credit: 0.6; Field of Study: Finance; Delivery Method: Group Live; Program Knowledge Level: Basic; Prerequisites: None; Advanced Preparation: None)