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Prakrit
Nepal
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
Connection
Prakrit Nepal sits at the intersection of corporate finance and digital transformation, driving strategic growth through advanced data capabilities. He currently serves as the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) at Connection (NASDAQ: CNXN), a Fortune 1000 technology solutions provider. In this role, Prakrit shapes corporate strategy by leading critical initiatives across financial planning and mergers and acquisitions (M&A), while building and scaling high-performance analytical teams. He is responsible for strategic analysis, deploying advanced analytics dashboards, and establishing objective, data-driven frameworks that optimize executive decision-making. Prakrit's background encompasses M&A evaluation, business partnering, complex financial modeling, and leveraging AI and advanced analytics platforms across manufacturing, startups, and technology companies. His focus is transitioning traditional finance departments into forward-looking, predictive assets. What ties it all together is a core belief: great analysis only creates value when it's communicated well. Prakrit is known for weaving together analysis, dashboards, and AI-driven visuals into cohesive narratives that drive decisions. By developing top-tier talent and combining that storytelling instinct with automation and scalable BI tools, he equips his finance team to deliver accurate work faster and connects financial execution directly with long-term strategic goals.
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29 October 2026 10:15 - 10:45
The Attention Deficit: Engineering AI-Guided Decision Ecosystems Over Static Reports
Finance leaders have spent years perfecting dashboards, reports, and KPIs - yet many executives remain overwhelmed by data and under-equipped to make timely decisions. Static, reports often demand interpretation rather than action, particularly for non-finance stakeholders who need clear direction, not more numbers. This session explores how AI can move beyond simple automation to become an architectural co-pilot, helping finance teams design intelligent decision ecosystems. By adding AI as a toolset to build products that elevate models, analysis, and insights that can transform fragmented reporting into connected, bespoke contextual experiences that surface the right insights at the right time. The result is a shift from passive reporting to active decision supportā€”empowering executives to engage with data naturally, understand the commercial impact, and act with greater confidence and speed. Key Takeaways: - Move beyond dashboards: Learn why traditional reports create cognitive overload and how AI can deliver insights in context, not just data. - Design connected decision ecosystems: Discover how to integrate AI, BI platforms, automation, and tailored interfaces into a seamless finance experience. - Drive faster, better decisions: Explore practical strategies for enabling executives to interact with finance through AI-guided recommendations rather than static reports.