The FP&A Trends Webinar. Augmenting the Finance Function with AI
The FP&A Trends Webinar was proudly sponsored by:
AI is already reshaping forecasting, planning, and decision-making in finance. The real challenge is no longer understanding AI—it’s making it work in practice.
Check out the recording of the FP&A Trends Webinar to explore how finance teams can augment their capabilities with AI and turn potential into performance. It was the second session in a 4-part series based on the 2026 Future Ready CFO Report, which shows how finance teams can scale AI beyond isolated use cases.
The Panel:
Gopi Singh, EPM Director & FP&A AI Leader at PwC US
Finance Director with over 20 years of experience in Financial reporting (Internal, External, PLC, Board), FP&A, Performance Management, Systems Implementation, Multinational Project managements, Transformation & Change Management, M&A, BPO & SSC.
Experience working in different company sizes ranging from Start-ups to large PLC and PE backed and experience working in various different sectors including manufacturing, retail, pharmaceutical, FMCG & Practice.
Founder member of the London International FP&A board regularly delivering talks on FP&A related subject matters.
Christopher Wittman is a senior finance executive with more than 18 years of experience leading financial reporting, forecasting, cash flow, and performance management across complex global organizations. As Director of FP&A at Microsoft, he oversees enterprise financial performance across revenue, accounts receivable, allowance methodologies, and cash flow, delivering clear, decision-ready insights to senior leadership. He is known for combining operational rigor with strategic perspective to strengthen forecast accuracy, elevate reporting discipline, and advance finance modernization through automation, analytics, and AI-enabled solutions.
Over the course of his career, Christopher has held senior finance leadership roles at Microsoft, Amazon, and Procter & Gamble, spanning treasury, e-commerce, operational finance, and large-scale transformation. He has led cross-functional teams through periods of growth and change, built scalable operating models that improve compliance and audit readiness, and supported executive decision-making on matters critical to business performance and capital stewardship. He holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame and degrees in both Economics and Sociology from California State University.
Gopi Singh
Gopi has 14+ years leading finance transformation across FP&A processes and EPM implementations for Fortune 100 companies in tech, media, and telecommunications
Spearheads EPM thought leadership on leveraging planning platforms and fit-for-purpose AI and ML solutions to modernize and automate financial planning and forecasting
Antonio Rosa
Antonio Rosa has 20 years of experience gained at leading vendors of performance management applications, with a strong focus on FP&A solutions. He has been involved in numerous international planning projects across industries such as banking, retail, and manufacturing.
Antonio currently holds the position of Associate Director for FP&A solutions at CCH Tagetik, where he is responsible for driving innovation, defining product strategy, shaping roadmaps, and delivering data-driven solutions that enhance planning, forecasting, and performance analysis. He combines strategic vision with a strong interest in Artificial Intelligence and Agentic AI, enabling more intelligent, automated decision-making and enhanced business insights.
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