At the Digital Middle Eastern FP&A Circle, senior finance practitioners and thought leaders from Novartis, Takeda Business Solutions, Barclays and Jedox explored the winning formula for FP&A Storytelling. 

The aim of this discussion was to generate suggestions and ideas for future meetings, using the collective input of the group for maximum benefit.

Flavio Caruso, Chief Financial Officer Cluster Europe at Sandoz, presented an intriguing case study on leveraging AI/ML and automation tools to drive digital transformation.

Larry Maisel, a thought leader, seasoned business executive, and author, delivered a presentation on the application of AI-enabled capabilities in the Supply Chain domain.

In two articles, based on the recent webinar "XP&A in action: Enhancing FP&A Agility with Supply Chain Planning", the author discusses the future of xP&A and supply chain planning. This second article focuses on autonomous planning and the finance professional's role.

The meeting's highlight was a case study presented by Frederic Peeters, VP of Finance at Bekaert's Steel Wire Solutions.

This discussion focused on generating suggestions and ideas for future meetings, ensuring the group benefits from collective input.

In this video, Dr. Ji-Hyun Hwang, Global Business Control, Large Corporates and Financial Institutions at SEB, shares her experience with Continuous Planning for Sustainable Development.

Tanja Schlesinger, VP Business Intelligence OneSource at DB Regio AG, and Saul Mateos, Sr. FP&A Director at Expedia, shared the case studies from the field.

Two speakers shared their presentations: Igor Panivko, CFO of Konica Minolta Ukraine, and Kevin McConnell, Intelligent Technologies Solution Strategy expert at SAP USA.