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Gartner CFO & Finance Executive Conference dives deep into key topics for CFOs and finance leaders around AI, growth strategy, cost management and more to help you address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

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Autonomous Finance: Resetting Financial Leadership in a Changing Economy

In today’s uncertain economy, CFOs must drive cost agility, finance transformation, digital acceleration and AI adoption while leading change and upskilling their teams. This conference offers the opportunity to learn from thought leaders and CFO peers to enhance real-time decision making.

Gartner CFO and Finance Executive Conference 2025 provides a blueprint for how CFOs make the right investments and drive the right innovations while managing costs and stakeholder expectations.
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Wednesday, 10 September, 2025

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM BST

CFO Circle Ask the Expert: The Role of CFO in Data Governance
Valeria Di Maso, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
As per 35% CFOs, poor data quality is a barrier to AI adoption. Adopting a proactive, strategic approach to data governance can help improve enterprise data quality, support informed decision making and drive long-term success. Join this exclusive CFO peer-to-peer discussion, led by a Gartner expert, to explore the critical role of CFOs in advancing data governance initiatives within their enterprises. ... Show More Show Less

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM BST

Data Governance Buy-In: Overcoming the Resistance Dilemma
Valeria Di Maso, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Implementing D&A governance can feel burdensome, requiring shifts in attitudes, behaviors and data practices. Finance transformation leaders can ease this by partnering with functional leaders to employ change management strategies, ensuring teams are well-prepared, and embrace the changes and benefits. ... Show More Show Less
Thursday, 11 September, 2025

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM BST

insightsoftware: The Modern CFO's Advantage - AI-Powered Technology for Strategic Impact
Shameek Bhushan, SVP - JustPerform, insightsoftware
CFOs are expected to be strategic advisors and change agents, but disconnected systems fragment their team's focus. This session explores human-first software that changes the dynamic. Discover how AI-powered, no-code financial solutions create space for strategic work that drives real value. Get actionable insights for operational challenges, driving efficiency, and choosing tools that support your workforce. ... Show More Show Less

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM BST

IBM: Transform Finance with Agentic AI-Driven Efficiency, Integration and Compliance
Monica Proothi, VP & Senior Partner, Global Finance Transformation Lead, IBM
Yuhong Yin, Director, Product Management & Engineering, Planning Analytics & Controller, Data Platform, IBM
Diego Rodriguez, Vice President and CFO Europe, Middle Ea, IBM
Naomi Hill, VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE AND OPERATIONS, C, IBM
Finance leaders face rising complexity and pressure to deliver more, faster. Discover how agentic AI is redefining finance, helping teams automate forecasting, boost agility, and unlock strategic value. Join us to explore how IBM Consulting, Watsonx, and IBM Planning Analytics
enable AI-driven, agentic transformation across finance, turning it into a true driver of growth and competitive advantage. ... Show More Show Less

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM BST

Ask the Expert: How to Select the Right Metrics and KPIs in a Complex Data Landscape
Matthew Mowrey, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Selecting the correct KPIs for your organization can be challenging, particularly considering the complex data landscape and constantly evolving company goals and objectives driven by high uncertainty in the marketplace. Join this highly interactive session with Gartner experts to discuss how to choose actionable KPIs, connect them to the organization's goals and develop a reporting strategy around them. ... Show More Show Less

02:45 PM - 03:30 PM BST

Ask the Expert: How to Mature Finance D&A Governance Framework
Valeria Di Maso, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
FP&A leaders view data and analytics governance as essential for advancing analytics and AI, yet many struggle to establish effective frameworks, hindering progress. Join this interactive session with your peers to engage with a Gartner expert and address your pressing questions on building and maturing an effective finance data and analytics governance framework. ... Show More Show Less

02:45 PM - 03:15 PM BST

A Practical Approach to Implementing Data Governance That Enables AI
Clement Christensen, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Did your organization's last data governance effort hit the mark or miss the boat? We know high quality data is crucial for AI, but many finance leaders are stuck dealing with the beast that is data governance—often viewed as boring and not on the radar for business leaders. Join this session to discover a fresh and practical approach that will help finance leaders tackle data governance head-on and set the stage for AI success. ... Show More Show Less

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