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Noufal
Basheel
Director of Strategy Transformation
PepsiCo
Noufal Bousher is a strategy leader with over a decade of experience working at the intersection of consumer behavior and corporate finance. His work focuses on helping organizations make better decisions about growth, market positioning, and investment priorities. At PepsiCo, he is part of the Away From Home (Foodservice) strategy team, where he has led initiatives spanning go-to-market strategy, technology, finance, marketing, and new product launches. His role brings together commercial insight and financial rigor to support decision-making in a dynamic, consumer-driven environment. Previously, Noufal was a Project Leader at Boston Consulting Group, advising clients across regions on large-scale growth strategies and cost optimization. Earlier in his career, he worked in treasury and finance transformation, leading modernization initiatives within a global conglomerate. He brings a global perspective shaped by experience across the US, Middle East, and Asia, combining analytical depth with a practical approach to solving complex business problems.
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24 June 2026 15:45 - 16:15
Trust at scale: Governing AI-driven finance without slowing it down
As finance teams embed AI and automation into forecasting, reporting, and scenario modelling, governance becomes the difference between accelerated insight and institutional risk. Speed is easy to advocate for. Sustained executive trust is harder to earn. This keynote examines how leading finance organizations are designing governance frameworks that allow AI-driven planning and automation to scale without compromising control, transparency, or board confidence. Rather than treating governance as a brake, the focus is on how disciplined data architecture, model validation, and accountability structures actually increase decision confidence at scale. Key takeaways: - Design governance frameworks that enable AI adoption without introducing unmanaged risk - Build transparency into automated models so executive stakeholders trust outputs - Align data, controls, and accountability to protect credibility as finance moves faster - Balance innovation and discipline without defaulting to overcontrol