The FP&A Trends Webinar
Inside the Crystal Ball: Five Transformative Trends in FP&A in 2026 and Beyond

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Five Essential FP&A Team Roles that Power Strategy and TransformationWhat will FP&A look like in 2026? For leading organisations, the future is already taking shape — driven by AI, continuous planning, and real-time decision-making. But for most, the journey is just beginning.

This webinar explores five visionary trends already redefining FP&A in the most forward-thinking teams. Together, they form the blueprint for Autonomous Finance — a self-learning, decision-oriented FP&A core that anticipates, adapts, and orchestrates across data, systems, and teams.

A recording of the event will be shared afterward with everyone who registers.

The Panel:

  • Michael Coveney, Analytics Thought Leader and Author, Head of Research at FP&A Trends Group
  • Adam Hancock, Vice President, FP&A at EBSCO Industries, Inc.
  • Gavin Fallon, SVP, Solutions at Board International
  • 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.

 

Michael Coveney

Michael Coveney spent 40+ years in the software analytic business with a focus on transforming the planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes. He has considerable experience in the design and implementation of Business Analytic systems with major organisations throughout the world. He is a gifted conference speaker and author where his latest book ‘Budgeting, Forecasting and Planning In Uncertain Times’is published by J Wiley. His articles have also appeared on www.fpa-trends.com, that encourages innovation in FP&A departments.

 

Adam Hancock

Senior Director, FP&A - EBSCO Industries, Inc.

Adam started his career as a CPA with PwC, auditing several large companies in the retail, manufacturing, and hospitality space.

After pursuing his MBA, Adam led several roles in Corporate FP&A and Strategic Planning at American Airlines, Financial Operations in the Southeast region at SCA Health (subsidiary of Optum Health).

Now at EBSCO Industries, he's recently launched a new Corporate FP&A division to modernize planning and analytics for EBSCO’s 14 diverse portfolio companies.

Adam has a BS in Accounting from Samford University in Birmingham, AL and an MBA from Georgetown University in Washington D.C.

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-hancock-5173b36/

Subject:

Inside the Crystal Ball: Five Transformative Trends in FP&A in 2026 and Beyond

Date:
Time:

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CET
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM GMT
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Agenda:
  • The Five Visionary Trends Shaping the Future of FP&A
  • AI in FP&A: From Early Wins to Future Momentum
  • FP&A AI Agents and Embedding External Drivers into FP&A Forecasts
  • Conclusions, Recommendations, and Q&A Session
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