Boards and investors don't actually want to hear about AI. They want to hear about velocity, and CFOs are increasingly the ones expected to translate one into the other. This session moves past FTE savings as the measure of AI's value and into the metrics boards actually respond to: cycle time, decision speed, capital deployed faster. It's about what it takes to present agentic workflows in a way that builds confidence rather than raising more questions than it answers. Most sessions on AI ROI stop at productivity math. This one is about translation, turning technical capability into the language of trust that boards, CEOs, and investors actually respond to. Key takeaways: - A framework for reframing AI's value from FTE savings to the cycle-time and decision-speed metrics boards actually care about - What to say, and not say, to a board when presenting the results of agentic workflows - How to build the kind of confidence that gets the next investment approved, not just the current one explained

4 discussions will run in parallel, each focused on a challenge CFOs are actively navigating right now. Choose the table most relevant to you and join a candid, peer-led conversation with CFOs facing the same pressure and trade-offs. Each table is moderated by a senior finance leader to keep the discussion grounded, practical, and relevant, with no presentations and no passive listening. Come prepared to challenge assumptions, compare approaches, and share what is actually working in your organisation. A snapshot of this year’s roundtable themes: - From science to scale: The CFO's role in leading the R&D-to-commercial pivot with Fabien Vial, Uniqure - How to address uncertainty/volatility & build resilience as a finance leader with Kate Walsh, Multiplier - Where the line still holds: what CFOs won't hand to AI, even now - Sounding sure when you're not: how CFOs actually talk to the board mid-uncertainty Connect with peers carrying the same accountability, benchmark decisions candidly, and leave with perspectives you can apply immediately in your own organisation.