John Adams

CFO MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Agenda Day 1

9:00 AM Beyond Spend Analytics: Utilizing AI to Make Better Financial Decisions

In this session, John Adams, CFO, MIT Lincoln Labs, will share how they are using AI to analyze organization-wide spending and make strategic decisions about costs. This effort goes beyond identifying better spending opportunities, but explores how AI can be used to understand the cost implications of their operating decisions. In short, the session will examine:

  • Using AI for spend analytics and financial decision making
  • How to refocus on value-adding spend and take out waste
  • Employing AI to make a smarter, next-generation finance function