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Episode Synopsis
This special episode formed part of FP&A Con 2025 which saw a record-breaking 1500 registrants.
The guests:
Nathan Bell, Managing Partner, VAi Consulting, is among the most in-demand experts. Bell has unique experience– having started in computer science, before leading finance teams at Native American Bank, Digital Media Trends and Gartner– where he advised hundreds of FP&A teams facing chaotic data situations).
Anna Tioma former CFO of Sandoz and Softeq. Most recently she has pivoted to become a fractional CFO at Blend2Balance.
Anna Yamashita, Solutions Consulting at Data Rails who has worked across SAS finance throughout her career where she helps FP&A teams implement modern performance management solutions.
In this session:
How AI is being applied in real FP&A workflows today
Predictive analytics as the gold standard
Getting to a single version of truth with AI
ROI in AI
Mastering Data Management
Misconceptions about AI in finance and security
Co-pilot, prompts
Bonus: Security and AI
The guests:
Nathan Bell, Managing Partner, VAi Consulting, is among the most in-demand experts. Bell has unique experience– having started in computer science, before leading finance teams at Native American Bank, Digital Media Trends and Gartner– where he advised hundreds of FP&A teams facing chaotic data situations).
Anna Tioma former CFO of Sandoz and Softeq. Most recently she has pivoted to become a fractional CFO at Blend2Balance.
Anna Yamashita, Solutions Consulting at Data Rails who has worked across SAS finance throughout her career where she helps FP&A teams implement modern performance management solutions.
In this session:
How AI is being applied in real FP&A workflows today
Predictive analytics as the gold standard
Getting to a single version of truth with AI
ROI in AI
Mastering Data Management
Misconceptions about AI in finance and security
Co-pilot, prompts
Bonus: Security and AI
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