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AI in finance that actually works- Where CFOs are seeing measurable ROI

David Chavez, CFO, CVS Health

The data truth problem- Fixing fragmented finance data without a 3-year transformation program

Diego de Arağao, SVP, Balance Sheet Executive Decision Support, Data Analytics & AI, Citi

When insight doesn’t translate into action- Fixing the breakdown between analysis and executive decisions

Caroline McAuliffe, SVP & Head of Corporate Finance, Fannie Mae

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What you’ll get

out of the summit

→ The AI accountability map – where peers are actually letting AI touch the forecast, pricing, or close, and how they're structuring sign-off.

→ A redesigned team blueprint – how CFOs are restructuring finance now that automation owns more of the transactional work, and exactly where they're still refusing to hand over judgment.

→ A capital allocation gut-check – how peers are deciding what actually gets funded, cut, or delayed.

→ A CFO network worth keeping – candid, off-the-record conversations with peers carrying the same budget and board pressures.

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Break the cycle

Step out of budget-defense mode for one day and get a clear read on which parts of your 2027 plan are actually built to bend.

Collaborate

Trade perspectives and real mistakes with peers carrying the same tariff exposure, AI bets, and board scrutiny you are.

Spark new ideas

Leave with a specific answer to the question every CFO in the room is quietly asking: what happens when this plan doesn't survive contact with reality.

November 17, 2026
Embassy Suites Magnificent Mile
Chicago

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Own the AI forecast

AI is doing more of the modeling, but authority over the forecast doesn't move with it. What properly trained data and a real audit trail actually look like, and why "the model said so" isn't an acceptable answer when a number misses.

Borrowed conviction

How CFOs win boardroom arguments before they can fully prove the numbers, and what it costs them when they're wrong.

Margin under pressure

Capital and sourcing calls when the cost pressure isn't only coming from inside the business. Tariffs, rates, and input costs as the sharpest current case, and where CFOs are choosing to absorb, automate, or pass it on.

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The 2027 budget gets approved, then reality moves. How much has to shift before you actually reopen it, and what it costs to wait too long, or move too fast.

When the plan breaks

Product Marketing Manager

Where the job actually sits now: less owning every approval yourself, more setting the guardrails that let your VPs and directors make the call without you, and knowing when that's actually working.

The modern CFO

Product Marketing Manager

Strengthen your strategic leadership and elevate your impact as CFO by driving enterprise-wide planning, performance, and transformation.

Strategies to succeed

Product Marketing Manager

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Embassy Suites Magnificent Mile
Chicago

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