CFO Connect Summit 2025
The CFO Connect Summit brought together 1,500 finance professionals and leading experts
for 3 days dedicated to AI in finance.
Scroll down to watch the session replays below.
Learn | October 07
Explore how AI is reshaping finance - from the CFO’s career path to measuring real ROI -
featuring practical guidance, benchmarks, and today’s top tools.
Future-Proofing Your Finance Career: Upskilling, Salary Trends, and Thriving Alongside AI
This session explores how finance professionals can adapt and thrive in the AI-driven future, highlighting key upskilling opportunities to stay relevant in evolving roles. Attendees will gain insights into emerging salary trends, the growing value of digital and AI fluency, and strategies to position themselves for career growth amid automation and transformation in finance. Practical advice will empower finance leaders to balance technology adoption with continuous personal development to future-proof their careers.
Speakers:
Jessica Pillow, Global Head of Total Rewards at Deel
Mike Tsang, Finance Director at ARIA
Dav Masaon, Co‑founder at Zanda
Measuring What Matters: How CFOs Can Accurately Assess ROI from AI Initiatives
This session addresses the real-world challenge CFOs face in accurately measuring AI ROI amid unpredictable outcomes and evolving technology. It will provide practical frameworks for capturing not just cost savings but also productivity gains, risk mitigation, and strategic advantages—key pain points expressed by finance leaders today. Attendees will learn how to overcome data gaps, manage uncertainty, and benchmark AI investments to make informed, value-driven decisions in an increasingly AI-driven finance landscape.
Speakers:
Ryan Roccon, CFO at Zapier
Dan Zhang, CFO at ClickUp
Lucile Cornet, Partner at Eight Roads
Engage | October 08
Discover strategies to drive AI adoption across the business: playbooks for culture
change, hands‑on Copilot use cases, and building an AI‑ready finance team.
The CFO’s Transformation Playbook: Driving AI Adoption, Cultural Change across the Enterprise
This session equips CFOs with the strategic playbook required for enterprise-wide AI adoption, highlighting the shift from technology deployment to sustained cultural transformation. Senior finance leaders will explore executive practices for championing AI as a business imperative, including empowering teams to build their own agentic tools, navigating the build-versus-buy dilemma, and reimagining success beyond traditional metrics.
Speakers:
Gabriel Hubert, CEO & Co‑founder at Dust
Julien Lafouge, CFO at Photoroom
Jérôme Tomasini, Startup & VC Partnerships, Southern Europe at Stripe
Real AI Use Cases: How Microsoft Copilot Integrates with Your Daily Workflows
In this session, David will cover how Microsoft Copilot can be useful for your teams. With lots of hype around the topic, David uses his contagious energy and his CPA background to democratize what you can really do with Microsoft Copilot. David will show you a few use cases on how to use Copilot, including how to do high level data analysis, how to write complex excel formulas in a second and also how to use Copilot Chat to save precious hours at work.
Speaker:
David Fortin, CPA, Founder at Piggy Bank Accountant
6 Steps to build an AI Ready Finance Team
In today’s rapidly evolving finance landscape, AI is no longer optional it’s essential. Join Rebeca Bichachi as she shares 6 practical steps to build an AI-ready finance team, from developing data-driven skills to fostering a culture of adaptability. Attendees will walk away with actionable strategies to future-proof their teams and unlock AI’s full potential in finance.
Speaker:
Rebeca Bichachi, CPA, Product Marketing at NetSuite
Act | October 09
Learn how to turn insight into action: compare leading AI finance platforms,
then dive into integrating tools across workflows for measurable impact.
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Integrating AI Tools Across Financial Workflows
Integrating AI tools across financial workflows enables finance teams to automate manual tasks, improve data accuracy, and enhance forecasting for smarter decision-making. This session distils the key practical benefits—reduced errors, faster reporting, and optimised compliance—while outlining how finance leaders can overcome adoption challenges to achieve efficiency at scale.
Speakers:
Yubo She, Head of Technical Accounting at OpenAI
Ido Peled, Head of Finance Data & Technology at Adyen
Pauline Babel, CFO at Spendesk
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