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Karim
Abdelbarry
Senior Finance Manager
Vodafone
Karim Abdelbarry is Senior Finance Manager at Vodafone, based in the United Kingdom, where he currently manages the Group Cybersecurity, Group Technology Strategy & Architecture, and Data & Analytics functions. He previously held a Senior Finance Manager role managing Vodafone's Software Asset Management function, covering global SaaS and cloud consumption and licensing. Karim has spent nearly 13 years at Vodafone, progressing from Revenue Accountant to Senior Finance Manager across finance and technology functions. His path included Global Finance Business Partner for Technology (VOIS IT), Finance Business Partner for Technology in Egypt, and General Ledger Supervisor, where he led the S16 project implementing IFRS 16 lease recognition changes. Earlier in his career, Karim worked as a Customer Service Representative at CIB Egypt and Etisalat Misr before moving into finance. He is known for building deep technology finance expertise across cost management, financial planning, and business partnering throughout his tenure at Vodafone.
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11 November 2026 14:00 - 14:30
Fireside chat - When AI drafts the forecast: What should FP&A still own?
AI-generated forecast commentary, scenarios, assumptions, and recommendations are moving into live planning cycles. That changes the stakes. A polished output can influence investment choices, margin decisions, hiring plans, and board narratives before finance has fully tested the logic behind it. This fireside examines the accountability gap now opening inside AI-enabled FP&A. As automated analysis becomes more embedded, finance leaders need stronger review points, clearer decision rights, tighter model governance, and a sharper view of which assumptions deserve challenge before they harden into direction. Expect a senior discussion on what finance must stop accepting at face value, how teams build control without slowing the business down, and where FP&A’s value shifts when the machine can produce credible analysis at speed. Key takeaways: - Examine how AI-generated forecasts, scenarios, and commentary can influence decisions before the logic has been properly challenged. - Learn how senior FP&A teams are redesigning controls, review points, and decision rights around AI-enabled planning. - Explore what finance must stop accepting, re-own, and govern differently as AI moves deeper into forecasting workflows.