All 2027 Conference Sessions

Gartner Finance Symposium/Xpo 2027 dives deep into key topics for finance around AI, leadership, talent, strategy and more to help you address your organization's mission-critical challenges.

2027 Conference Theme

Orchestrating Enterprise Performance in an AI-First World

This year’s conference theme focuses on how CFOs must lead organizations where people and digital workers collaborate, using real-time insights. As AI risk compounds and pressure to demonstrate value grow, CFOs must unlock capacity, elevate talent and empower teams to drive performance and profitable growth.

Explore our conference sessions below, all developed with this theme in mind.

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Experience how CFOs and finance leaders gain practical insights, exchange ideas with peers and engage in relevant discussions that help them to strengthen their impact as a finance professionals.
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Monday, 01 March, 2027

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM AEDT

Finance 2030: The Finance Workforce at Breakaway Firms
Nadia Bulkin, Director Analyst, Gartner
By 2030, CFOs at the breakaway firms will lead a workforce of digital talent that will regularly build new technology capabilities and accomplish core finance tasks by leveraging AI and tools. As a result, finance will scale and accelerate decision support and help overcome growth anchors. ... Show More Show Less

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM AEDT

Roundtable: Top Future Competencies for Accounting and Reporting in an AI-First Finance Function
Hilary Richards, VP Analyst, Gartner
As accounting work becomes increasingly automated and AI-enabled, CFOs must rethink the competencies needed for these teams to remain effective. Join this interactive peer discussion, lightly facilitated by a Gartner expert, to explore the skills that will define success for accounting professionals going forwards – ranging from risk management, to business acumen - and how to develop those skills at scale. ... Show More Show Less
Tuesday, 02 March, 2027

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM AEDT

5 Generative AI Skills Finance Teams Can't Afford to Ignore
Ash Mehta, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Generative AI is elevating the finance organization from running manual processes to providing insight driven leadership. In this session, learn the Generative AI skills every finance professional must have to enable faster decisions, speed close cycles, improve forecasts and craft compelling narratives. ... Show More Show Less

01:45 PM - 02:30 PM AEDT

Roundtable: Top Future Competencies for FP&A in an AI-First Finance Function
Hilary Richards, VP Analyst, Gartner
As FP&A work becomes increasingly AI-enabled, CFOs must rethink the competencies needed for these teams to fulfil the promise of faster, more impactful decision support. Join this interactive peer discussion, lightly facilitated by a Gartner expert, to explore the skills that will define success for FP&A professionals going forwards – ranging from data storytelling, to critical thinking - and how to develop those skills at scale. ... Show More Show Less

03:30 PM - 04:00 PM AEDT

Scale Finance AI Value Through Product Management Skills
Heather Wilson, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Finance leaders must look beyond traditional processes to unlock long-term value from enterprise AI investments. Learn how developing product management capabilities and mastering the software development life cycle enables finance teams to scale successful AI initiatives. ... Show More Show Less

04:15 PM - 04:45 PM AEDT

Common Finance Skills That CFOs Should Stop Prioritizing
Nadia Bulkin, Director Analyst, Gartner
Finance faces an unprecedented upskilling challenge as it transitions to the age of AI. Data science, context engineering, and algorithm validation are just a few examples of non-traditional finance skills that will be part of the future landscape of finance competencies - putting significant pressure on finance employees. But not all current finance skills need to be retained - as AI's outputs and inputs improve, some finance skills move toward obsolescence. Use this session to appropriately calibrate your talent strategy and upskill smarter, not harder. ... Show More Show Less

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