Scott Campbell, Head of Digital COE - Finance/FP&A at Philips, presented "Digital Finance at Philips".

Michael Nudelmann, Director of Controlling and Head of Corporate FP&A at SWAROVSKI, presented the Predictive Sales Planning Journey at his company.

The session's highlight was a presentation titled "NextGen Forecasting Use Case," delivered by Gizelda Ekonomi, Group Financial Planning Transformation Senior Manager at Vodafone.

Hashim Ahmed, CFO of Jaguar Mining Inc., showcased the company's innovative approach to planning using Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning.

Tom Byrne, MD of T&B Software Solutions, shared his examples of Machine Learning Potential.

Paulo de Souza, Head of the School of Information and Communication Technology at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia, presented his insights.

Vignesh Dumonceau, CFO at Flex Switzerland, shared his vision and experience on digital Financial Planning and Analysis.

Join the FP&A Trends Webinar on 10 October at 11:00 AM EDT / 5:00 PM CEST to learn how to successfully implement ZBB from senior practitioners and thought leaders.

Join us on the 28th of September to gain insights into the fundamental principles of AI, understand how it can enhance accuracy and efficiency in financial forecasting, and learn practical strategies for implementing AI tools in their day-to-day work.  

In this article, the author shares his experience in an extraordinary project - the Asfordby Mine acquisition by British Coal. Although the project was completed years ago, the techniques and technology used for planning and analysis were leading-edge and may still interest FP&A professionals.