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Gaurav
Walawalkar
Finance Manager
Amazon
Gaurav Walawalkar manages high-stakes financial operations by blending systems architecture with strict fiscal discipline. His career focuses on building the control systems that allow enterprises like Amazon and American Airlines to scale their technology footprint without eroding profit margins. At Amazon, Gaurav authored the long-range financial roadmap to move a business segment from a $200 million baseline toward a $12 billion revenue goal, managing a combined portfolio of nearly $1.2 billion in revenue and operating expenses. Moving past manual spreadsheets, he engineered an automated transaction policy that acts as a real-time margin filter. This system programmatically screens out low-yield commercial bids to protect profitability during high-volume growth phases. Earlier, at American Airlines, Gaurav led a fundamental restructuring of how the airline evaluates its underlying technology assets. Serving as the Functional Product Owner for the enterprise Apptio deployment, he managed the migration away from legacy annual project funding into an agile, product-centric total cost of ownership model. This taxonomy gave engineering leaders instant visibility into unit-level infrastructure consumption across complex hybrid cloud environments.
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29 October 2026 11:05 - 11:50
Panel - The future of FP&A: What will separate great finance teams by 2030?
The role of FP&A is evolving faster than ever. As AI and automation take over routine reporting, variance analysis, and financial modelling, the value of finance is shifting from producing insights to influencing decisions. Tomorrow's leading FP&A teams will be defined not by the reports they create, but by their ability to partner with the business, shape commercial strategy, and drive performance. In this forward-looking panel discussion, senior finance leaders will explore how the FP&A function must evolve to meet the demands of the next decade. From AI-enabled workflows and commercial business partnering to talent development and modern operating models, the discussion will examine what will separate great finance teams from the rest by 2030. Join industry experts as they share practical insights on building more strategic, commercially focused, and future-ready FP&A functions. Key takeaways: - Understand how AI and automation are redefining the role of FP&A, enabling finance professionals to focus on higher-value strategic and commercial activities. - Discover the capabilities that will distinguish leading finance teams by 2030, from commercial acumen and business partnering to modern operating models and technology. - Learn practical steps to future-proof your FP&A function by developing the skills, culture, and processes needed to become a trusted strategic partner across the organisation.