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About
The CFO Connect Summit is back this fall, bigger and bolder than ever.
This year, the entire conference is dedicated to exploring AI in finance.
Over three action-packed days, you’ll hear from top finance leaders and AI visionaries who are reshaping the future of the field. Every session is designed to help you stay ahead of the curve, from big-picture strategy to practical execution.
Expect insights on everything from:
Meet our Speakers
Learn from the best and brightest in the industry. More to be announced soon!
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Pauline Babel
CFO, Spendesk
Bio
Pauline Babel
Pauline Bellée-Babel is the Chief Financial Officer at Spendesk, where she leads strategic and operational finance to drive the company’s next phase of sustainable growth. A graduate of EM Lyon Business School, Pauline began her career at EY before holding senior finance roles at Parrot, Forvia, and Aviv (SeLoger, MeilleursAgents). At Aviv, she scaled MeilleursAgents to profitability and double-digit growth, then successfully integrated it with SeLoger, France’s largest real estate marketplace. With deep expertise in scaling high-growth SaaS businesses and a strong focus on customer needs, Pauline brings both transformational finance leadership and firsthand insight as a former Spendesk customer.
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Dan Zhang
CFO, ClickUp
Bio
Dan Zhang
Dan Zhang is a Finance Executive with a proven track record of driving revenue growth and margin expansion at tech companies. With broad industry experience from both Enterprise software and Product-led-growth SaaS businesses, Dan brings a wealth of operating expertise to drive efficient growth and increase the enterprise value. Currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer at ClickUp, Dan oversees Finance, Accounting, Corp Dev, People/HR, and Legal, helping the company reach scale by capital allocation, strategic decision support and public readiness. Previously, as Finance executive at the AI company People.ai, Dan played a pivotal role in transforming the Financial strategy, GTM repeatability, and Operating discipline.

Ryan Roccon
CFO, Zapier
Bio
Ryan Roccon
Ryan Roccon is the Chief Financial Officer at Zapier, the most connected AI orchestration platform enabling enterprises to automate work at scale. He leads the company’s financial strategy and operations, drawing on years of experience guiding both startups and established companies through growth and transformation. Ryan is recognized for designing scalable financial systems and leveraging data and AI to drive smarter, faster decisions that sustain long-term success.
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Jessica Pillow
Global Head of Total Rewards, Deel
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Jessica Pillow
Jessica Pillow is a global compensation leader with 15+ years of experience designing equitable and strategic pay programs. As Global Head of Total Rewards at Deel, she oversees compensation across 100+ countries. Previously, she held leadership roles at HubSpot, WeWork, and Gartner, driving innovative rewards systems, equity strategies, and performance management in diverse, global teams. She holds a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) and Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) designation from World at Work.
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Michael Kuntz
VP Finance, n8n
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Michael Kuntz
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Gabriel Hubert
CEO and Co-founder, Dust
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Gabriel Hubert
Gabriel Hubert is the CEO and co-founder of Dust, a platform that transforms how enterprises work by enabling teams to build AI agents powered by their company's knowledge. Alongside co-founder Stanislas Polu formely of OpenAI, he has grown Dust into a leading platform serving hundreds of companies, including Clay, Spendesk, and Qonto. Gabriel was previously the CPO at Alan, a European health scale-up. In 2011, he co-founded TOTEMS with Stanislas Polu, a data analytics company that was acquired by Stripe in 2014 where he then spent 5 years working on geographic expansion and product.
Run of the Show
Check out agenda below. More sessions to be added soon.
2:45 - 3:00 PM CET
3:00 - 3:50 PM CET
4:30 - 5:15 PM CET
5:15 - 5:30 PM CET
3:00 - 3:30 PM CET
4:30 - 5:20 PM CET
3:30 - 4:50 PM CET
Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to your most pressing questions.
CFO Connect Summit is our annual virtual conference for finance leaders, featuring expert roundtables, interactive sessions, and peer networking.
Each year, sessions focus on the most relevant industry topics, offering actionable insights and inspiration from fellow finance leaders to help you level up as a finance leader.
CFO Connect Summit is a free event. Save your spot before you forget!
Yes, we're still looking for a few expert speakers for this year's sessions.
All sessions will be recorded and emailed to registrants after the event. If you cannot attend the session, register anyway to receive the recordings after the event.
CFO Connect is a private community for high-growth finance professionals created by Spendesk.
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