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.

Two speakers shared their presentations: Asif Khan, the Global FP&A Lead at PayU, Netherlands, and Xavier Fernandes, the Analytics Director at Metapraxis, United Kingdom.

In this article, the author refers to her previous experience that revealed the importance of Business Partnering in the organisation. According to her, to be a successful finance leader, we should learn about our business from day one. The earlier you know about your business and can translate the knowledge into financial numbers, the sooner you become a valuable team member.

In this newsletter issue, we delve into the realm of Predictive Planning and Analytics, exploring its opportunities, challenges, and strategies for successful implementation.

The author of this article illustrates the importance of aligning the type of Profitability Analysis with the requirements of the individual situation. He also explains what definition of Profitability Analysis is the most appropriate one.