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5 days to Money 20/20: What CFOs learned last year and what's next
From AI and embedded finance to the realities of global regulation, last year’s agenda offered a sharp preview of the CFO priorities shaping 2025. Here’s what to keep front of mind before you land in Amsterdam.
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
The illusion of spend control in a multi-entity world
What finance leaders call “oversight” is often just a high-level view of last month’s transactions. The illusion of control comes from spreadsheets, retroactive reporting, and best-case assumptions about compliance.
THE BIG INTERVIEW
Q&A: Cox Enterprises' CFO on why finance needs a bigger imagination
Cox Enterprises President and CFO Dallas Clement shares why modern finance leaders must think like strategists, storytellers, and steady hands in a volatile world. From long-term bets to people-first capital planning, Clement unpacks how the CFO role has evolved far beyond the numbers — and why that’s a good thing.
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PROACTIVE INVESTORS
OpenAI could go public under new structure, finance chief says
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN FINANCE
AI Drives Real-Time, Continuous Auditing in Modern Financial Services Workflows
AI-driven continuous auditing is addressing costly inefficiencies and error risks in manual financial audits by enabling real-time monitoring, objective data validation, and automation. Financial institutions benefit from improved compliance, rapid risk detection, and more informed decision-making as expert leaders urge audit teams to blend AI skills with traditional judgement.
WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO
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Vision, Technology and Leadership Define Modern CFO Success in a Data-Driven World
Success for CFOs hinges on mastering high-quality data, adopting advanced technologies like AI to streamline finance operations, and exercising effective internal communication to translate financial complexity into actionable insights. CFOs must take ownership of data governance and proactively champion transformation.
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