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Two Experts, one goal: clear consolidation
Natália Ferreira Silva and Patrick Van Gaelen share practical methods for real-time consolidation, currency control, management reporting, and a predictable close. 15 Oct 2025 | 10:00 am BST | Save Your Seat.
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With over 70% of organizations expected to ditch Excel as their primary planning tool by 2026, clinging on looks less like prudence and more like denial.
THE BIG INTERVIEW
Q&A: Pleo’s CFO on the real test of efficient growth
Pleo CFO Søren Westh Lonning reflects on the moment rapid growth outpaced infrastructure and the deliberate reset that followed. In this interview, he explains how finance teams can balance speed with sustainability, manage risk at scale, and define what efficient growth really means.
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CFO TRANSFORMATION UNDER REVIEW
Enterprise spending on GenAI is slowing as finance leaders recalibrate their priorities in a shifting macroeconomic environment. Just 26.7% of CFOs expect to raise GenAI budgets in the next 12 months, according to a recent PYMNTS Intelligence survey (from the chart below) of 60 enterprises. That compares with 53.3% a year ago, a steep decline that highlights a pivot from experimental adoption to more disciplined deployment, even as interest rates begin to ease and capital markets loosen.
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EVENT BY LUCANET
Two Experts, one goal: clear consolidation
Natália Ferreira Silva and Patrick Van Gaelen share practical methods for real-time consolidation, currency control, management reporting, and a predictable close. 15 Oct 2025 | 10:00 am BST | Save Your Seat.
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THE CFO REPORT
How to Build an Unfair Advantage as a Fractional CFO
Michael King, founder of KFE Solutions and coach to hundreds of Fractional CFOs, shares 8+ years of hard-earned lessons on how to build an unfair advantage as a Fractional CFO. From scaling firms to creating lasting client impact, this episode is packed with insights for finance leaders looking to grow smarter and faster.
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