The Power of Driver-Based Planning in the Age of AI
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When your assumptions change, how easily can you see the impact in your models? The FP&A Trends Survey 2025 shows that only 2% of organizations use dynamic, AI-powered driver-based planning, yet they achieve significantly higher forecast quality. Many teams still rely on static models and fragmented data, limiting their ability to respond. AI enables real-time prediction and simulation, but the challenge is combining it with driver-based thinking to make planning more responsive and effective.
Join this FP&A Trends webinar on June 10th to explore how Driver-Based Planning in the age of AI is transforming forecasting and decision-making. Learn from senior finance practitioners how to build dynamic models, uncover key drivers, and enable real-time, scenario-based planning.
A recording of the event will be shared afterward with everyone who registers.
The Panel:
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Olga Rudakova, FP&A Trends Ambassador and Discussion Facilitator
Olga Rudakova
Olga is a finance professional and data skills trainer. Olga is passionate about data insights and data visualization. With over a decade of corporate career in FMCG and Retail she was supporting various business units towards data-driven decision making.Thriving for continuous optimization and change.
Mariya Guttoh
Mariya Guttoh is a Director of FP&A and Treasury at a high-growth global fintech, where she leads financial planning, forecasting, treasury, and large-scale finance transformation initiatives across multiple emerging markets. She specializes in building tech-enabled, AI-ready finance functions that support rapid growth, product expansion, and better decision-making.
Mariya holds an MBA in Finance and International Business and completed a post-graduate program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning focused on business applications. She is a frequent speaker on AI in FP&A, data-driven finance, and change management.
Julian Scutari
International CFO and FP&A leader who has built and led planning and business finance teams in complex, global organizations. He most recently served as VP Global FP&A at ITT (public industrial) and previously spent 13 years at Kimberly-Clark (public CPG) and 7 years at SC Johnson (private CPG) in senior finance roles across North and Latin America.
Julián has worked and lived in more than 10 countries and partners across cultures and functions to translate strategy into measurable outcomes through driver-based forecasting, performance management, and finance transformation. His current focus is practical AI in finance: reducing manual work, improving insight quality, and accelerating decision-making, while strengthening data integrity, governance, and economic accountability. He is bilingual in English and Spanish and contributes through speaking, writing, mentoring, and coaching.
Oliver Sullivin
Global Head of FP&A at Unit4
Oliver has 24 years of cross-vertical experience in transforming clients' planning, analysis, and reporting processes and landscapes, with an emphasis on business modelling. Working with a range of enterprise class performance management and business intelligence platforms, for both vendors and partner organisations.
Oliver has a deep understanding of all areas of an organisation's analytics journey; from solution consulting to implementation and guidance, to support and on-going customer success.
Subject:
The Power of Driver-Based Planning in the Age of AI
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PDT 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CEST 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM BST * the registration link will translate it to your time zone
Agenda:
Driver-Based Planning and AI: Key Concepts
From Static Models to Dynamic, AI-Enabled Planning
Key Challenges and Practical Implementation Steps
Leveraging AI to Scale Driver-Based Models
Conclusions, Recommendations, and Q&A Session
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When your assumptions change, how easily can you see the impact in your models? The FP&A Trends Survey 2025 shows that only 2% of organizations use dynamic, AI-powered driver-based planning, yet they achieve significantly higher forecast quality. Many teams still rely on static models and fragmented data, limiting their ability to respond. AI enables real-time prediction and simulation, but the challenge is combining it with driver-based thinking to make planning more responsive and effective.
