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Gary
Smith
Head of Finance
Liva Healthcare
Gary Smith is Head of Finance at Liva Healthcare, a role he has held since September 2025. His career shifted toward the start up and scale-up world during his MBA, and he has since built a career at the intersection of controller and entrepreneurship, drawn to the problem solving challenges of scaling businesses, whether in-house operations, investment rounds, or M&A. Prior to Liva Healthcare, Gary was Head of Finance at Bunch and Financial Controller at Proxymity, where he built expertise in KPI reporting across multi-entity and multi-jurisdictional structures. His core expertise spans strategic finance, including M&A and investment rounds, technical accounting such as audit oversight, consolidations, and compliance, and systems and automation through multi-software ERP integrations. Gary's current focus is on the practical application of AI within the finance stack, working to automate the "old world" of accounting and modernize the finance function for scale-up businesses.
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04 November 2026 13:00 - 14:00
Moderated roundtable discussions
Multiple discussions will run in parallel, each focused on a challenge finance leaders are actively navigating right now. Choose the table most relevant to you and join a candid, peer-led conversation with peers 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: - Measuring AI effectiveness in lean teams with Gary Smith, Liva - Transition finance beyond green: why financing imperfect companies may be more important than financing perfect ones with Isabel Divanna, The Carbon Trust - Running FP&A across multiple markets and brands: what actually breaks consolidation with Gloria Orphanidou, CondĆ© Nast - The trade-offs behind every hedging call with Richard Leon, West Kent Housing Association Connect with peers carrying the same accountability, benchmark decisions candidly, and leave with perspectives you can apply immediately in your own organisation.