Data Analytics and AI for FP&A Teams

Episode notes

This special episode formed part of FP&A Con 2025 which saw a record-breaking 1500 registrants. The guests: Nathan Bell, Managing Partner, VAi Consulting, is among the most in-demand experts. Bell has unique experience - having started in computer science, before leading finance teams at Native American Bank, Digital Media Trends and Gartner - where he advised hundreds of FP&A teams facing chaotic data situations). Anna Tioma former CFO of Sandoz and Softeq. Most recently she has pivoted to become a fractional CFO at Blend2Balance. Anna Yamashita, Solutions Consulting at Data Rails who has worked across SAS finance throughout her career where she helps FP&A teams implement modern performance management solutions. In this session: How AI is being applied in real FP&A workflows today Predictive analytics as the gold standard Getting to a single version of truth with AI ROI in AI Mastering Data Management Misconceptions about AI in finance and security Co-pilot, prompts Bonus: Security and AI

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