March 12th, Day Two
9:00 am - 9:30 am
EST
Factors Influencing AI Adoption in Financial Accounting: Focus on Accounts Payable
Simon Plattel -
Managing Director & CEO,
Cevinio
- Key factors that contribute to successful utilization of AI technologies in financial accounting processes.
- AI technologies in AP and AR: RPA, ML and LLMs.
- Organizational Factors influencing AI Adoption (Organizational readiness, technical expertise, technological infrastructure).
- Challenges and Barriers to AI Adoption
Sponsored by: Cevinio
9:45 am - 10:30 am
EST
The Roadblocks To Creating An End-To-End P2P Process (And How To Overcome Them)
Julie Schwendimann -
Vice President, Global Shared Services Operations,
Stanley Black & Decker
Rob Jackson - Former VP, Finance Operations, Sage
Adam Hermann - NBS S2P Head of P2P, Nokia
One of the biggest factors preventing AP from optimizing, is the lack of data and process standardization. Without a standardized and centralized process, it is very difficult to get the full benefit from any intelligent automation implementation and reach optimum productivity levels. In this session we discuss what might be hampering your process transformation and how you can build a roadmap to a true end-to-end procure-to-pay process. We’ll cover global process ownership, digital workflows and process governance
10:45 am - 11:15 am
EST
The Future of Finance: Leveraging Automation and E-Invoicing
Jamie Langan -
Account Executive,
Pagero
Mark Carlson - Account Executive, Pagero
Manual invoice processing is increasingly problematic, resulting in inefficiencies, constant errors and even security risks. To address these issues, many organizations are adopting automation to increase accuracy and operational efficiency. This session will cover global trends in business automation and examine why electronic invoicing is gaining traction within companies and governments around the world, and how streamlining financial processes support digital transformation and compliance for global organizations. In this session we’ll cover:
- Challenges of manual invoice processing in the current business landscape
- Growing trends in AP/AR automation and e-invoicing
- Using automation to drive e-invoicing compliance initiatives
